{"id":14241,"date":"2014-02-19T15:07:07","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T20:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=14241"},"modified":"2017-07-28T05:15:12","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T09:15:12","slug":"america-facing-a-shortage-of-clowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=14241","title":{"rendered":"America facing a shortage of clowns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good day all. It has come to my attention that the United States is facing a critical shortage of clowns. Yes, it\u2019s true. Circuses are struggling to find people with red noses and big shoes to entertain, (And frighten), small children everywhere.<\/p>\n

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According to the New York Daily News<\/a> no one wants to be a clown anymore. Here are the details on this national nightmare:<\/p>\n

Membership at the country\u2019s largest trade organizations for the jokesters has plunged over the past decade as declining interest, old age and higher standards among employers align against Krusty, Bozo and their crimson-nosed colleagues.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s happening is attrition,\u201d said Clowns of America International President Glen Kohlberger, who added that membership at the Florida-based organization has plummeted since 2006. \u201cThe older clowns are passing away.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Membership at the World Clown Association, the country\u2019s largest trade group for clowns, has dropped from about 3,500 to 2,500 since 2004.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe challenge is getting younger people involved in clowning,\u201d said Association President Deanna (Dee Dee) Hartmier, who said most of her members are over 40.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I think I see the problem. These clowns all grew up before the internet, X-Box or streaming video. They had to use their imaginations. Today\u2019s kids have no imagination. They don\u2019t clown around anymore in classrooms, only online. They simply don\u2019t have an interest in putting on all that makeup, wearing floppy shoes and trying to make people laugh.<\/p>\n

Well, never let it be said I don\u2019t have a solution. I know where they can find over 500 clowns, all of them highly experienced. Here is a picture of them during their annual meeting with the chief clown in the process of be-clowning himself.<\/p>\n

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See? Problem solved!<\/p>\n

Thatisall<\/p>\n

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The Crisis You Won’t Hear About In The Mainstream Media – PJ Media<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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