who hates/fears clowns? (coulrophobia) I do........nt

[clarice]

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I'm not really afraid of them, but

they irritate the hell out of me.

[clarice]

2. When I was little....

I went to a birthday party that had a clown that was every bit as creepy as John Wayne Gacy.
I immediately started crying....and this clown....knowing that I hated him....would stare at me out
of the corners of his red eyes.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Eek.

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Clowns do scare kids. I do not think people should hire clowns for kids' birthday parties.

[femmocrat]

4. Not afraid. Just not amused.

Other than the republican clown car, I just don't find them funny.

[hlthe2b]

5. only this one...

(John Wayne Gacey)

[clarice]

6. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek.nt

[BlueJazz]

7. Creepy, disgusting things.

[IcyPeas]

8. oh no, not another Donald Trump thread.

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[frogmarch]

9. I thought they were a different race of people

when I was around 4 years old. I still remember Mom explaining that they were regular people wearing face paint and costumes. That was when I got scared of clowns.

[clarice]

10. I think they ARE a different race of people. lol.nt

[trof]

11. I always had a soft spot for Emmet Kelly...'Weary Willie"

Willie was the poor beaten down hobo that the whole world crapped on.

One of his best bits was 'sweeping up the spotlight' at the end of his bit.
AS the grip narrowed the focus, Willie swept it away.
Great gag.
Wish I could find a video.

[LiberalElite]

12. Here ya go!

https://vimeo.com/7098350

[trof]

27. THANK YOU! Loved it.

[clarice]

19. He was the ONLY good one. nt

[malthaussen]

29. I remember him and the act.

But he is definitely on the short list of clowns who are not creepy.

-- Mal

[UTUSN]

13. There's a name for it? I'm more to the hate side. Also, all performers.

I'm sorry but when I see "performances" it's ewww, including "high" art. (Am talking about ... never mind)

[Glassunion]

14. Those fuckers should burn in eternal torment.

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I should see one flayed and roasted over an ever-so-low flame to be spinkled in salt, cut from the fabric of human existence, and sliced ever so thin over a pyre of human suffering and served to a pack of rabid rats, than allowed to breathe my ever-so-precious air.

Other than that, I'm cool with them.

[clarice]

20. nice!! nt

[ailsagirl]

15. I never particularly cared for them...

but they never frightened me. (Of course, there weren't any scary clowns back then, either)

[a la izquierda]

16. Clowns and spiders. Good lord.

The only thing worse would be a clown with a pet tarantula.

[2theleft]

17. I will have nightmares just from reading that.

I agree 100%.

[elleng]

18. My daughter did, when she was little;

began at an early Halloween. She's 27 now, with a 1 year old of her own. Haven't asked whether she's still afraid of clowns.

[sharp_stick]

21. I did have a soft spot for Twisty

in American Horror Story.

[clarice]

22. OMG !!! Thanks, I needed that.lol

[DawgHouse]

23. It depends on the clown.

If they are sweet and funny, that's okay but not if they are from the mind of Stephen King.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

24. I liked Bozo as a kid but most of the ones I've seen since then give off a creepy vibe.

(L to R: Ringmaster Ned Locke, Bob Trendler the bandleader, Bozo, Oliver, and Sandy)

[clarice]

25. Yes.....Bozo was cool. nt

[London Lover Man]

26. Well, we had Blinky the Clown on TV

He was our local TV clown, and a good one.

But some clowns creep me out, but not all of them - I have met the freakiest clowns ever. There's Ouchy the Clown (has a website), there's Aaron Zilch who's a clown that abuses himself (staples stuff on his boddy - his gimmick) Name? Sleaz0 the Clown.

[mackerel]

28. They're annoying and my sister dresses like one.

[clarice]

32. lolololololol. nt

[malthaussen]

30. No, but I love Judy Collins...

-- Mal

[clarice]

33. Me too!!! nt

[stevenleser]

31. Some clowns...

[clarice]

34. *shudder* couldn't watch it. nt

[tonekat]

35. I Actually Had a Therapist

Who had paintings and tchotchkes with clown themes in her waiting room and treatment room! I always wanted to say, "Um, this is not a good idea...you need to redecorate." She finally did.

[CrawlingChaos]

36. Stay away from Chicago clarice

Clowns are, um.... up to something.

There seems to be an epidemic of clown-related terror of late.

[clarice]

37. OMG !!!!! *pees her pants* nt

[CrawlingChaos]

41. To paraphrase the late Lon Chaney...

There is nothing funny about a clown in the moonlight.

[clarice]

42. What movie was that from? nt

[Initech]

38. I'm afraid of Republican clowns... does that count?

[clarice]

39. Yes, If they have floppy feet. nt

[yuiyoshida]

40. Well this one is especially nasty