2016 lurking clowns epidemic

Violent jay and shaggy 2 dope must be enjoying this

Lurking clowns feed on fear, imo. The greater the panic over this, the more people will be inspired to clown. The solution is to stay calm, or deport all clowns.

clown threats

http://www.cleveland.com/garfield-heights/index.ssf/2016/10/instagram_clown_accused_of_mak.html#incart_river_home

The file art they're using with these is killing me.

A person dressed as the scary clown from the movie "It" poses at a convention in Argentina.

https://twitter.com/CIown_Sighting

also ^^^

Here's another one:

http://komonews.com/news/local/puyallup-student-arrested-as-creepy-clown-mania-spreads-in-w-wash

PUYALLUP, Wash. - A Puyallup high school student is behind bars Wednesday after a series of clown-related threats spiraled out of control, forcing the school to be placed in a modified lockdown Tuesday.

Tribune column here headlined "Laugh, creepy clowns. Go on, laugh."

Meanwhile this is the story my daughter brought home:

http://abc7chicago.com/news/reports-of-clowns-approaching-students-spread-to-chicago/1538828/

Just checked a Facebook parent thread here, and there are kids having trouble sleeping, no longer interested in trick or treating, spreading rumors that clowns are killing people by the dozens (kids are gullible). My fave comment: "We have clowns threatening to kill people and billionaire villains running for president, so it's proof more than ever that we need Batman."

Not hearing so many complaints about sexy clowns, I guess we have to wait until closer to Halloween for that.

clown sex is barely documented, the province of cryptozoologists and cranks

All these dudes out there just trying to impress potential Harley Quinns.

"Since you stopped leaving pornography out here you have no use for these woods, and they have become a home for the clowns. They suit us fine."

https://samkriss.wordpress.com/2016/10/05/a-creepy-clown-manifesto/

Least frightening place to see a killer clown: midtown New York. Most frightening: rural Tennessee

clown sex is barely documented, the province of cryptozoologists and cranks

― look at the morning people (Jon not Jon), Thursday, October 6, 2016 9:59 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Sad Clown Porn - why?

Toronto now too:
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/group-of-clowns-threaten-taunt-tcdsb-students-1.3103333

Thought it was spelled "clouwns" up there, live and learn

I've gotten into the worst arguments with people over whether or not "w" is a vowel when used in words like clown and drown. (It is.)

Especially when Nico says it

going to have Nico's pronunciation of "clown" in my head all day

"w" is a vowel

my fav DC Talk jam

https://youtu.be/a21DTmOP9Yw

God damn cock blocking link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJggcFYhiu4

http://www.youtube.com/ODqj9Mq39FM

Ugh. Stupid phone messing up my stupid jokes. Anyway, someone can pretend they just heard a Barbra Streisand song about clowns, and also an Elvis Costello song about clowns.

nah i'm good

How to talk to your kids about scary clowns

I am going to dress up like a clown, sneak into my kid's room at night, wake them up and say hey, it's just me, your dad, no reason to be scared of clowns.

I'm scary how? I mean, scary like I'm a clown, I alarm you? I make you scream, I'm here to fuckin' alarm you? What do you mean scary, scary how? How am I scary?

from some moron at my kids' school today:

Good afternoon Families,

Several of our schools have heard from concerned parents who said their students are talking about clowns committing potential acts of violence. Threats have been posted on Instagram and other social media platforms. Over the past few weeks, several have gone so far as to reference specific schools in Fulton County.

We are aware that some other school districts in metro Atlanta have received similar reports. Similar threats have also been made in recent weeks to schools around the country. Please know that in the majority of instances across the nation, these rumors have been deemed a hoax or a prank. While we believe the messages to be hoaxes, we will nonetheless take any threat towards our students and staff seriously and have been extra-vigilant.

We wanted parents to be aware that the Fulton County Schools Police Department is working with local authorities to investigate these reports to assess their validity. Please know that student safety is our number one priority.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call your principal.

Thank you for your support and partnership in keeping our students safe.

The fact that any administrator took the time to write and distribute that explains a lot of things that are shit-sideways.

important map: http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-definitive-map-of-americas-creepy-clown-epidemic

When a clown meets a clown comin' through the rye

The Florida school district locked down S.S. Seward Institute for a time Tuesday after a report that there was a clown at the school...

http://www.recordonline.com/news/20161004/local-school-locked-down-after-reports-of-clown-inside-school

A mob of Pennsylvania college students set out to hunt clowns early Tuesday after rumors spread that one was on the loose near campus.

http://time.com/4517709/penn-state-clown-hunt/

The Florida school district locked down S.S. Seward Institute for a time Tuesday after a report that there was a clown at the school...

http://www.recordonline.com/news/20161004/local-school-locked-down-after-reports-of-clown-inside-school

― scott seward, Thursday, October 6, 2016 3:22 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i was so confused on this being Florida, Orange County, in New York state, I had to look it up :-)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida,_Orange_County,_New_York

I wish it were the Scott Seward Institute.

"the clowns are menacing from inside the institute"

institute-toot

Wherever there's a clown menacin' a guy, I'll be there.

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1028/7399/products/170932_grande.jpeg?v=1445388342

is floppy boot stomp surging on Spotify yet

http://mashable.com/2016/10/12/batman-creepy-clowns-uk/#CieVpu7nqqqo

Yeah, this is quite tiresome already. There was a report of a guy dressed as a clown chasing a young child in a park near me in Lewisham this week. I think I might have seen him as well. I saw a guy on a motorbike with a mask on. The thing none of these reports really say is how far these guys are invested in their whole clown thing. Did the clown in the report just wear normal clothes and a clown mask like I think I saw. Cos that's just a bit rubbish really.

i'm telling you guys, it makes me feel weirded out because SHARK ATTACKS seemed ever-present and unavoidable for a week just over fifteen years ago. constant rotation on cable news, a handful of think pieces, and now it seems like nothing because September eleventh rolled around that year and no one talked about sharks

what if the clowns are a goddamn harbinger

This happened around here in the 80s too. It's actually sociologically interesting

sharks, Satanic preschool teachers, happy slapping, anti-gingerism, killer clowns, gang member initiations, it's always something

Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right...

Funny story. A friend was hosting a sleepover for her young son and a few friends. No one was sleeping, so she decided, fine, I'll take them to the park at 11:30pm to run around with flashlights until they get tired. That lasted three minutes before they ran back, scared, saying they'd seen a bunch of clowns. Fine, bad idea, she thought, and took them home.

The next day she found out from her older kid that yeah, there were a bunch of clowns that night! Apparently upperclass high school kids scaring some freshmen party in the park or something.

we've reached the thinkpiece stage:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/opinion/sunday/what-do-the-scary-clowns-want.html?_r=0