Killer Clowns
You're Wrong About
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The End of Clowns as Child Entertainment?
The archetype of the fool stretches across time, it dates back to ancient times. Ancient Greece had an actual profession where a man would come to funerals and do impressions at the expense of the dead person. The idea was that if you're roasting dead people and the community that's mourning, it would help vent the anxieties about death. That's also the origin of your mom jokes.
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