They were all done up like clowns.
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Clowns
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Since children are more scared than amused by clowns, I wonder if some comedy trope of ours will become horror fodder in 100 years.
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Comedy always includes a little tragedy. That's why there are sad clowns.
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It being hard to believe, after allegedly trying to go back to repeatedly inspiring fear using rag-tag groups of suspicious-looking clowns, despite resistance.
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