Limerick: There once was a high court so cowed.
There once was a high court so cowed By some hardened goofball so loud That when he yelled boo Their wits away flew And at his feet they humbly bowed.
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The Clown and the Circus as noxious cliche.
I don’t really understand why protestors are using clowns and circuses as symbols of the Trump administration. Not that I am a fan of said administration. Far from it. But as a retired professional circus clown who spent 40 years in gaudy makeup and floppy shoes I don’t get the symbolism. I never have. To me clowns and circuses have always meant serious commitment to bring astounding talent – both animal and human, serious and comic – to audiences for a reasonable cost. To make wonders and marvels accessible to even the smallest and most remote tank town. I loved my job as a circus clown, and am proud of my slapstick heritage. It took me many years, under the tutelage of veteran buffoons who learned their trade from the likes of Charlie Chaplin and Laurel & Hardy, to learn how to present a gag and time it for maximum effect. It was an honorable profession. Run by, for the most part, honorable and professional men and women. I won’t go into the details; that whole ...