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Two clowns shot dead at circus

edition.cnn.com — Why are you laughing?.

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drunkentoad, on 10/12/2007, -86/+28Funny! on so many levels
- geodescent, on 10/12/2007, -13/+230I lol'ed at the description but I don't know why. Is that bad?
- shifty2, on 10/12/2007, -72/+25its not funny at all you insensitive prick! 2 people are killed and that sucks.
- Fejerro, on 10/12/2007, -9/+183The fact that 2 people are dead is horrible. The fact that 2 clowns are gone........well.......
- futureb, on 10/12/2007, -19/+266HONK HONK!
- junkalam, on 10/12/2007, -36/+6Take a shot at the clown
  Don't worry he's down
  His life is a joke
  Can't hurt you he's broken
  He prayed once to God
  God gave him the nod
  Just do like you do
  We're laughing at you
  
  MASTERS OF REALITY - Take A Shot At The Clown
- SinisterDexter, on 10/12/2007, -12/+250Remember folks... You can't spell "Manslaughter" without "Laughter Man"
- SnowPuffKing, on 10/12/2007, -9/+14"I lol'ed at the description but I don't know why. Is that bad?"
  
  You should listen to Charles Mingus' "The Clown".
  
  If he was a true clown. Laughter is what he would have wanted.
- LycoLoco, on 10/12/2007, -4/+28Hold on - I've played this case in Phoenix Wright! I can help!
  
  Berry Big Circus, here I come!
- Tallon29, on 10/12/2007, -14/+8Well they got their 50 cents worth ...
- Akaji, on 10/12/2007, -17/+33@Sinisterdexter
  
  Perhaps it'd be more appropriately "Man's Laughter"?
- Chompy, on 10/12/2007, -9/+27Send in.. the clowns..
- OMGWTFROFLMAO, on 10/12/2007, -4/+219Never bring a pie to a gunfight.
- longboarder543, on 10/12/2007, -4/+70"To me, clowns aren't funny. In fact, they're kinda scary. I've wondered where this started, and I think it goes back to the time I went to the circus and a clown killed my dad."
- danobrien23, on 10/12/2007, -2/+25ughhh how annoying would it be to get stuck behind that funeral procession?
- ophilye, on 10/12/2007, -5/+25No dead clown joke is complete without Red Meat...
  
  Once, my brother and I were out in the desert and we came across this dead clown. It looked like he had been dead there for weeks.
  His face was all shriveled and his eyes sunken in. So we took two ping pong balls and drew black dots on them, and put them over the clowns eyes.
  Then we laughed real hard at that clown.
  
  http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/1998-03-23/index.html
  http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/1999-06-28/index.html
- Disclaimer, on 10/12/2007, -7/+4Thanks for the good times....
  
  http://www.glowfoto.com/viewimage.php?img=22-094552L&y=2007&m=02&t=jpg&rand=7394&srv=img4
- over900, on 10/12/2007, -19/+4See, no one cares about the jews.
- CrankyPants, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3La Commedia e finito.
- daven1986, on 10/12/2007, -8/+1@tallon29
  
  that is funny on so many levels!
- theguz4l, on 10/12/2007, -3/+15"Never bring a pie to a gunfight."
  
  thats the funniest thing i've read all day
- JJVH, on 10/12/2007, -3/+45"ughhh how annoying would it be to get stuck behind that funeral procession?"
  
  It would actually go pretty quick, considering they would all fit inside of one, very tiny hearse.
- Cl1mh4224rd, on 10/12/2007, -16/+3"Im in ur circus, killing all ur clownz!"
- anjinash, on 10/12/2007, -9/+3dugg for the description alone. Too bad it wasn't mimes :)
- gbarger, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1"ughhh how annoying would it be to get stuck behind that funeral procession?"
  
  -at least they'd all be in 1 car.
  
  -sorry, already beat to it.
- Sophistifunk, on 10/12/2007, -5/+3Red Meat FTW!
- southwestnut, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12At a clown funeral, do the visitors have frowns painted on?
- cheekdog, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1@disclaimer...you sick mother *****! you could have put a warning, although i guess being dugg down should have been enough of one. ***** you!!
- Disclaimer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1@cheekdog
  
  heh.... I got that pic off of google images under "dead clown." He's alive. Unlike the 2 clowns in this story..... :o(
- jesuschrysler, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The tragically ludicrous? The ludicrously tragic?
- bobbyi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It will truly be hard to fill their shoes.
GreasedMonkey, on 10/12/2007, -6/+78The guy was probably afraid of clowns. That's arguably Steven King's fault...
- drunkentoad, on 10/12/2007, -4/+97Perhaps, but im guessing that the clowns were more afraid of him.
- professorChaos, on 10/12/2007, -18/+6AHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
- Chompy, on 10/12/2007, -12/+3No, it was Steven Spielburg's fault; a little movie he produced in 1982 called Poltergeist.
- texpundit, on 10/12/2007, -7/+6It's John Wayne Gacy's fault.
- merreborn, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2Actually, it was Columbia. Bet the clowns were smuggling part time, and did something to piss off their 'employers'
- diggerphelps, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7No.
  Actually it was Colombia -- the country, not Columbia -- the University.
- hplasm, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1newsflash: Steven King seen fleeing from Clown Murder scene: film at 11.
- tommyboy180, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Nothing Chuck Norris can't handle
Arcesius, on 10/12/2007, -6/+98Wow, after reading the article I feel really bad. Two clowns shot dead at a cheap circus, and all they wanted to do was entertain! Poor clowns =( *tear*
- polymorphist, on 10/12/2007, -12/+35I chuckled myself when I saw the title and thought it was some sort of joke...but now I feel sorry for those poor folks and how messed up that country is over there...
- fordhamwt, on 10/12/2007, -9/+28@polymorphist
  Don't even act like the same, or worse, ***** doesn't happen over in the good ol' US of A.
- ell0bo, on 10/12/2007, -6/+3I too felt horrible, but then I found myself thinking... I wonder if they honked as they were shot? And the age old question, if a clown dies, does his smile look like an upside down frown?
- lar3ry, on 10/12/2007, -4/+0It could have been worse.
  
  Chuckles the Clown was killed when he got stepped on by an elephant...
- gnslngr1919, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5"Don't even act like the same, or worse, ***** doesn't happen over in the good ol' US of A."
  
  Yup. We beat everybody. We don't care if its a good thing or not. All that matters is that we win.
- cheekdog, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1will someone please define the word "*****" for me? i know the word "*****," and i know "shi'ite", but wtf is "*****?"
- mattcoady, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@cheekdog:
  
  Watch trainspotting
Skunkhair, on 10/12/2007, -6/+24oh, c'mon, as much as their death sucks...they were clowns! I'm sure they can find the humor of the story as much as I do when I read the headline, chuckle and then say "oh, wait...no.. that's not funny, that sucks."
- Krymore, on 10/12/2007, -7/+5Clowns are the winged spawn of Satan. =l
- crawfishsoul, on 10/12/2007, -5/+16If only they were mime's....
- FullBleed, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1@ Krymore
  Since when have clowns had wings?
Preternatural, on 10/12/2007, -5/+42Either someone took their childhood fears a little too far, or those clowns was dealin'.
Sundownvf111, on 10/12/2007, -5/+37who's laughing now........
- ja1217, on 10/12/2007, -9/+23Clowns aren't usually the ones laughing if they are doing their job right.
- moofer, on 10/12/2007, -9/+19Killing jokes wherever possible... ja1217 - the AntiFunny
- ja1217, on 10/12/2007, -7/+6@moofer
  So I applied some logic, cut me a break.
  
  EDIT: I accidentally put this comment down below too...dig it down
- dtfinch, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I managed not to laugh until I read your comment.
dark1587, on 10/12/2007, -6/+8Why am I reminded of Adam Sandler for some odd reason?
- Fejerro, on 10/12/2007, -6/+19"Hey kids! I bet you thought that I was dead! But when I fell over I just broke my leg and got a hemorrhage in my head!"
caddar, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8Now they are in the big squeaky shoes in the sky...
antoniojvr, on 10/12/2007, -10/+59Clowns put the laughter in manslaughter.
- monarch00, on 10/12/2007, -7/+9way to rip off a teeshirthell.com shirt ;)
- texpundit, on 10/12/2007, -12/+7"Rape is no laughing matter...unless you're a raping clown!"
trenchcoat, on 10/12/2007, -7/+28Stop me if you heard this one...
loker269, on 10/12/2007, -4/+52I guess the Colombian drug lords got tired of their funny business..... [/endbadpun]
- ja1217, on 10/12/2007, -9/+18and you all thought that the white stuff on their face was just makeup....
  no wonder they always seemed so happy
- moofer, on 10/12/2007, -11/+2Beware the joke ruiner...
- ja1217, on 10/12/2007, -11/+3@moofer
  So I applied some logic, cut me a break
DenTPuzz, on 10/12/2007, -5/+74Tomorrow, in respect, all the remaining clowns will be wearing their trousers at half mast.
- patientXero, on 10/12/2007, -2/+20I think the term LOL is overused. . . but in this case, the people around me in class just looked at me like "What the ***** are you laughing at, psycho?"
- follower64, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2That made my day!!! The Best Comment Award goes to dentpuzz!!!
meshman, on 10/12/2007, -20/+11Bush and Cheney were killed? There is a God.
- duggtodeath, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I dugg you up!
greedonever, on 10/12/2007, -3/+29That was the funniest short uninformative description I have ever read on Digg.
- DrewBlood, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4It's proportionate to the 8 sentence article I guess.
bcknkd, on 10/12/2007, -12/+2You are all going to hell for this thread.
- moofer, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15Save me a seat.
- follower64, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0Race ya there!
tcquad, on 10/12/2007, -5/+29I'm laughing because I'm a bad, bad man.
swordphish, on 10/12/2007, -17/+2It's sad to think, everyday you Diggers are digging your way deeper into an enternity in hell. Have fun.
- JoeNapalm, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3
  Deeper into an eternity?
  
  So, I'd better shape up, or I'll have to burn for forever...and a day?
  
  -Jn-
- Wootery, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1shape up? That doesn't sound very christian to me!
  
  You're allowed to say sorry at any time - why bother?
- yuravian, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2So if I digg this story because I am honestly sad it happened, I am digging myself deeper into hell?
thesoze, on 10/12/2007, -10/+1i'm surprises that wasn't me - I hate clowns and their midget friends
lishnetzy, on 10/12/2007, -7/+41I can't believe all of you are clowning around when we're talking about people's lives here.
- mike81890, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3[phil_seben_voice]
  
  ha HA
  
  [/phil_seben_voice]
nkap, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1Sounds like a Matlock episode I once saw - blame the T.V.
indyinno, on 10/12/2007, -24/+1Don't give such cheap titles and remarks for something that is very sad...some cheap comments trying to support this ***** title....cheap.....cheap....cheap...
- Vironex, on 10/12/2007, -4/+14Awww, you're no fun when you're drunk.
moofer, on 10/12/2007, -3/+20Why can't people remember the rules... You're supposed to shoot mimes, not clowns.
- SinisterDexter, on 10/12/2007, -5/+26Don't you know... A Mime is a terrible thing to waste.
- nam20485, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Yes, but the real question is, should we use a silencer when do the shooting of the mimes?
- hplasm, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3If a tree falls in the forest and hits a mime, does anyone hear the laughter?
darzeecompany, on 10/12/2007, -3/+40It's gonna take a lot more than two to fill up that tiny hearse...

I'm a bastard :)
- thcobbs, on 10/12/2007, -8/+2Second joke that I really laughed at on Digg....
  
  God, I'm going to hell....
  
  But only for my "What's better than being Superman?" joke....
  or the "What do you tell a woman with two black eyes?"
  or the "What's better than winning the Special Olympics?"
  
  Damn, I really am on the fast track to hell.
- Eazy~e, on 10/12/2007, -9/+24Two cannibals are eating a clown.... One turns to the other and says, "Does this taste funny to you?"
- follower64, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2How does the "What's better than being superman" one go? The two black eye one is a classic
- arktos, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1@follower64
  i'm guessing it ends in a Christopher Reeves cripple joke.
  
  "Whats better than being superman?"
  
  "Not being a quadriplegic."
- thcobbs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Tasteless jokes for everyone!!!
  
  What's better than being superman? Being able to walk....
  
  What's better than winning the Special Olympics? Not being retarded.
  
  What do you tell a woman with two black eyes? Nothing, you already told her twice.
  
  How many women does it take to change a lightbulb? None, she can cook in the dark
  
  I think I'll stop now... Karma is a real bitch about these things.
- hplasm, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1They get bigger once the doors and roof fall off..
gabrielwalker, on 10/12/2007, -8/+2I've always hated clowns.
batmn42, on 10/12/2007, -5/+33Two cannibals are eating a clown and one says to the other, "Does this taste funny to you?"
imac79, on 10/12/2007, -8/+1'Cause clowns suck!
Rikkochet, on 10/12/2007, -7/+3The headline sounds like Corleone family language, don't it?
smokmnky, on 10/12/2007, -6/+7Reminds me of that episode of Mary Tyler Moore were the TV clown died and no one would be sad about it and Mary was all mad, then at the funeral she couldn't stop laughing and everyone else was sad and giving her these terrible looks.

(Ok I just dated myself)
- nkap, on 10/12/2007, -9/+4ewww, you dated yourself? is that considered incest?
- brstilson, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10"is that considered incest?"
  
  I think it's just masturbation
- carpeclunes, on 10/12/2007, -4/+7Its not like anyone else would date you.
- SteveDeGroof, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2"Chuckles Bites the Dust" Yeah, I remember watching that when it first aired.
  
  "Chuckles the Clown is dead. It was a freak accident. He went to the parade dressed as Peter Peanut and a rogue elephant tried to shell him." Classic.
thcobbs, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2If only we had a song to express our feelings......

"The Tears of a Clown" - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

Ahh, The Miracles really were ahead of their time.
dwrmusic, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5i saw this yesterday and i thought.. ya know, their life was about making people laugh, so is it really bad if their death is funny to me?
ArchonSG, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3After reading the article I felt bad for laughing out at the title.
Circus was there to give some entertainment to the poor and some psycho frakked up pussy goes up and blow the clowns away.
No motives are known at this point so it could be anything from being drug related gang bang to radical religious zeal killings. /shrugs
TRON84, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8Best laugh I had all day. Too bad it's about something so tragic!
landmonster, on 10/12/2007, -12/+4Clowns are *****.
- thcobbs, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6No, clowns are jesters....
  
  edit: ok, even I couldn't leave that comment....
KingVegas702, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13I think we show all laugh at them....there clowns.... its want they wanted......
analyze, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6There was a clown named "Pepe" who was shot dead last year in Columbia. I'd be worried if I were a clown in Columbia.
Source: http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/latest/200702221018/clowns_shot_dead_in_colombia
- brstilson, on 10/12/2007, -5/+14Being a clown anywhere is a sign that your life isn't quite the best it could be at this point.
- logotype702, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6COLOMBIA.
- jasmar, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1I second that... Colombia!
  Such a common mistake. I have seen it spelled that way in many atlases, and on the news all the time.
MrKC, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6It's hard to get away from the shooters, the big shoes and funny hats always slow you down!!!!
brstilson, on 10/12/2007, -2/+19I laughed hardest at some of the comments and I feel terrible. Everyone in this thread is going to hell.
- Zaxx, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1does that include you?
coheedcollapse, on 10/12/2007, -3/+18I vote this description as "best of the year". Not only was it psychic, but it made me laugh harder.
- analyze, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0Is there a "best of the year" digg article?
- analyze, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I guess the answer is no.
apothekari, on 10/12/2007, -5/+5It brings laughter to the poor!, KILL IT!!!
minimart, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1I may be going to hell, but that is certainly the most amusing thing I've seen on digg.

.. They must not have been too funny. xP
Antha, on 10/12/2007, -4/+13To me, clowns aren't funny. In fact, they're kind of scary. I've wondered where this started and I think it goes back to the time I went to the circus, and a clown killed my dad.

--Jack Handy
- skyfire1, on 10/12/2007, -8/+3Well just remember, rape is no laughing matter unless you're raping a clown.
PurpleD423, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1Digg for the comment.
brstilson, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2You know a clown is good when news of his death even invokes laughter. This is top digg material.
Suspicious, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0I Dugg it cause of the description that's all. After this I'm gonna read the article.
AgentAnderson, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6Inaccurate.
The only way to kill them is with a silver stake through the heart.
ParasyteStuie, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1I'd like to think they would have WANTED us to laugh. :D
rshu4you, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0cancel
effedup, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2Were the clowns drunk and riding tricycles they stole from poor columbian kids?

Cuz if they were it's totally justified.

It's better than a drunk clown riding a tricycle he stole from a little poor columbian kid. and then killing HIMSELF!

:)
I'm going to hell, I know that. I just want a better room next to the big guy, yaknow?
moofer, on 10/12/2007, -5/+3You can view the obituaries at:

http://www.clownpenis.fart
itsbecca, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1What?! No pictures? This reminds me of a couple of Redmeat comics:

http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/1998-03-23/index.html
http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/1999-06-28/index.html
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