ANN ARBOR, MI—In response to recent stirs caused by the “Northampton Clown,” several members of the group Sensible Tricksters Against Bias gathered in the parking lot of an Ann Arbor area Home Depot to promote awareness that not all evil clowns “want to kill [you].”
The group maintained that such a misconception contributed to the general assumption that the “Northampton Clown” had dire intentions.
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“For years, Hollywood has cast evil clowns in a negative light by depicting us as bloodthirsty killers while in reality many of us are content just to terrify people,” said an objectively sinister-looking performer in an attempt to reshape public opinion regarding the perception of evil clowns.
When questioned about the large kitchen knife he kept on his person, the objectively sinister-looking clown claimed it was “just for self-defense.”
Several nearby witnesses voiced their support for evil clowns.
“I like the idea. It makes me feel like I’m in a Batman movie,” said an exceedingly unemployed man.
Members of S.T.A.B. were clearly determined to make it widely known that the media has distorted and tarnished the image of evil clowns everywhere, as the rally went on for several hours.
Although the evil clown sympathizers stayed for most of the rally, even the most steadfast among them decided to leave before it got too dark.
The group conservatively estimates it would likely take at least 10 years for the general public to see evil clowns not as murderers, but merely scary distortions of the human form.
ALL LIES!
HE INDEED RIPPED THEM OFF!
AND, YES, WE ARE SHAMELESS GOONS! YOU THINK WE CAN THINK UP ALL THIS STUFF ON OUR OWN!!!
OK, it really just a boring Sunday morning and I feel troll-like so I thought I’d start this one on fire again.
Sorry.
Pathetic, isn’t it?
Nice article Schicklefort or whoever you are.
Thank you P. Beckert, Martin and Brian. I should also mention that my article (and very likely the Daily Mash one) are based on the same actual recent series of events.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/09/19/uk-northampton-clown/2835457/
I guess it’s more obscure than I thought.
Editor here. Can confirm this was in the system early yesterday. If we'd chosen to run it last night, would you be over at the daily mash accusing them of theft?
And why would we steal this theme? It's the Halloween season, you can't leave your house or turn on a tv without seeing clowns for the first time in months.
@Rich Pashley – When you write for sites such as Glossy News, killer clowns and such are reliable staples on slow news days. I very much doubt that the idea originated on the Daily Mash. It's just a theme, like the haunted house or the superhero. I wrote clown stories quite a long time ago. Doesn't mean I created a genre. It's just one of those things.
I can vouch for it. I’m signed in as a contributor. By coincidence, there was a clown story on NPR two days ago. Here’s the link. Looks like the clowns are taking over the world. http://www.npr.org/2013/09/18/223775470/brazils-traffic-is-a-circus-so-send-in-the-clowns
This Glossy News article was completed and scheduled yesterday, September 19th, to be displayed today. Any contributor on here can back me up on that. Not that our word would mean anything to you. Simple misunderstanding.
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/clowns-confirm-they-are-evil-2013092079673
Completely ripping off Daily Mash you shameless goons!