Current Events > Whatever happened to the mass clown panic in 2016?

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A_Good_Boy 08/27/23 12:42:10 AM #1:	A bunch of people all over the world were dressing up like clowns and were scaring people. And all for what? To commit crimes, to market a movie, as a supernatural harlequin threat unleashed upon the world? Did anybody here witness or know anyone that was attacked by a killer clown? --- Who is? I am! <cite>A_Good_Boy posted [p:975687058] in Whatever h... [t:80547773]...</cite> <quote>A bunch of people all over the world were dressing up like clowns and were scaring people. And all for what? To commit crimes, to market a movie, as a supernatural harlequin threat unleashed upon the world? Did anybody here witness or know anyone that was attacked by a killer clown? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DarthDemented 08/27/23 12:47:06 AM #3:	I remember someone in my town saying they saw one at this particular turn on a back road. I know the turn they were talking about. It was the same one I took every day to work. There wouldn't have been any creepy clowns there because if you drive off that curve you're going up someone's driveway. Pretty sure the people that lived there had better things to do than dress up like clowns. --- Paula Wood. My love, my life. 1980-2021 https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198210788964/#sort=order <cite>DarthDemented posted [p:975687126] in Whatever h... [t:80547773]...</cite> <quote>I remember someone in my town saying they saw one at this particular turn on a back road. I know the turn they were talking about. It was the same one I took every day to work. There wouldn't have been any creepy clowns there because if you drive off that curve you're going up someone's driveway. Pretty sure the people that lived there had better things to do than dress up like clowns. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
A_Good_Boy 08/27/23 1:01:46 AM #4:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Do you know which movie it was? --- Who is? I am! <cite>A_Good_Boy posted [p:975687345] in Whatever h... [t:80547773]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Do you know which movie it was? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BloodMoon7 08/27/23 1:03:53 AM #6:	People started being more horny for clowns than scared of them. I'd fuck a clown. --- My maid will hear about this. <cite>BloodMoon7 posted [p:975687378] in Whatever h... [t:80547773]...</cite> <quote>People started being more horny for clowns than scared of them. I'd fuck a clown. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Axiom 08/27/23 1:04:27 AM #7:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_(2017_film) <cite>Axiom posted [p:975687388] in Whatever h... [t:80547773]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_(2017_film)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
A_Good_Boy 08/27/23 1:13:54 AM #8:	Axiom posted... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_(2017_film) https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/entertainment/movies/2016/09/28/ gags-filmmaker-sheds-light-his-creepy-clown/90737560/ It seems as if the creepy clowns predate even the idea of a movie. Clowns were roaming the streets and some filmmaker thought it would be a good idea for a horror movie and decided to make a film based on the phenomena that was already happening. --- Who is? I am! <cite>A_Good_Boy posted [p:975687525] in Whatever h... [t:80547773]...</cite> <quote>Axiom posted... </cite><quote>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_(2017_film)</quote>https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/entertainment/movies/2016/09/28/ gags-filmmaker-sheds-light-his-creepy-clown/90737560/It seems as if the creepy clowns predate even the idea of a movie. Clowns were roaming the streets and some filmmaker thought it would be a good idea for a horror movie and decided to make a film based on the phenomena that was already happening. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trumble 08/27/23 2:55:09 AM #9:	Some random in a group I was in on Facebook messaged me once and asked if I "wanted to get that clown thing started in NZ". Pretty sure he was just the type who found that shit funny, but who knows. --- See children, Trumbles are bad, and if you don't believe me ask your dad... <cite>Trumble posted [p:975688345] in Whatever h... [t:80547773]...</cite> <quote>Some random in a group I was in on Facebook messaged me once and asked if I "wanted to get that clown thing started in NZ". Pretty sure he was just the type who found that shit funny, but who knows. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 08/27/23 2:59:49 AM #10:	It killed Ronald McDonald's career <cite>Zikten posted [p:975688369] in Whatever h... [t:80547773]...</cite> <quote>It killed Ronald McDonald's career</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Atralis 08/27/23 3:03:58 AM #11:	They were picked up by animal control and neutered but clowns are even less likely to be adopted than pit bulls so most were destroyed. <cite>Atralis posted [p:975688406] in Whatever h... [t:80547773]...</cite> <quote> They were picked up by animal control and neutered but clowns are even less likely to be adopted than pit bulls so most were destroyed. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedeaLysistrata 08/27/23 3:04:52 AM #12:	Zikten posted... It killed Ronald McDonald's career every time you say kill i imagine 'doing/did amazingly well' --- updated 5/22/2023 https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1568-100-presidents <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:975688418] in Whatever h... [t:80547773]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite><quote>It killed Ronald McDonald's career</quote>every time you say kill i imagine 'doing/did amazingly well' </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ubergeneral3 08/27/23 4:49:38 AM #13:	Clown panic happens every 5 years. So we are due for another one around 2026 --- Guillotine/Gulag 2020. You didn't vote Bernie now pay the price. Eat the Rich <cite>Ubergeneral3 posted [p:975689046] in Whatever h... [t:80547773]...</cite> <quote>Clown panic happens every 5 years. So we are due for another one around 2026 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pagliacci 08/27/23 5:24:53 AM #14:	Well, personally I blame Stephen King and that sort of folk. When I was young, people were not afraid of clowns! You looked forward to seeing them! Clowns were fun and made you laugh and gave you candy. And here comes Mr. King sayin' "a clown is the devil and he lives in the sewer and he's gonna gitchee!!!" OH!!! What an awful thing to tell a child! So that's what happened, and I'd wag my finger at him and say the same thing to his face... "You ruined a good thing with your tall tales, Mr. King, and shame on you!" --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZS97-lKUcQ <cite>Pagliacci posted [p:975689231] in Whatever h... [t:80547773]...</cite> <quote>Well, personally I blame Stephen King and that sort of folk. When I was young, people were not afraid of clowns! You looked forward to seeing them! Clowns were fun and made you laugh and gave you candy. And here comes Mr. King sayin' "a clown is the devil and he lives in the sewer and he's gonna gitchee!!!" OH!!! What an awful thing to tell a child! So that's what happened, and I'd wag my finger at him and say the same thing to his face... "You ruined a good thing with your tall tales, Mr. King, and shame on you!" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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brestugo 08/27/23 8:21:09 AM #15:	Pagliacci posted... Well, personally I blame Stephen King and that sort of folk. When I was young, people were not afraid of clowns! You looked forward to seeing them! Clowns were fun and made you laugh and gave you candy. And here comes Mr. King sayin' "a clown is the devil and he lives in the sewer and he's gonna gitchee!!!" OH!!! What an awful thing to tell a child! So that's what happened, and I'd wag my finger at him and say the same thing to his face... "You ruined a good thing with your tall tales, Mr. King, and shame on you!" "The comedy is finished!" --- Putin delenda est <cite>brestugo posted [p:975690295] in Whatever h... [t:80547773]...</cite> <quote>Pagliacci posted... </cite><quote>Well, personally I blame Stephen King and that sort of folk. When I was young, people were not afraid of clowns! You looked forward to seeing them! Clowns were fun and made you laugh and gave you candy. And here comes Mr. King sayin' "a clown is the devil and he lives in the sewer and he's gonna gitchee!!!" OH!!! What an awful thing to tell a child! So that's what happened, and I'd wag my finger at him and say the same thing to his face... "You ruined a good thing with your tall tales, Mr. King, and shame on you!"</quote>"The comedy is finished!" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlockAddition 08/27/23 8:24:35 AM #16:	Clown panic? We called it covid <cite>BlockAddition posted [p:975690326] in Whatever h... [t:80547773]...</cite> <quote>Clown panic? We called it covid </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
A_Good_Boy 08/27/23 1:40:04 PM #18:	BlockAddition posted... Clown panic? We called it covid That's the 2nd clown panic --- Who is? I am! <cite>A_Good_Boy posted [p:975694665] in Whatever h... [t:80547773]...</cite> <quote>BlockAddition posted... </cite><quote>Clown panic? We called it covid</quote>That's the 2nd clown panic </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
XxKrazyChaosxX 08/27/23 1:56:54 PM #19:	I remember when that was going on some hot goth girl where I live tried to start what she called a "All Clown Lives Matter" rally. Her goal was to show that clowns weren't scary or something. --- "I woke up at four am by accident in time for the paper to be delivered. Guess what? It's not a kid on a bike, it's a man in a car." - Kevin Malone <cite>XxKrazyChaosxX posted [p:975694954] in Whatever h... [t:80547773]...</cite> <quote>I remember when that was going on some hot goth girl where I live tried to start what she called a "All Clown Lives Matter" rally. Her goal was to show that clowns weren't scary or something. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Zikten 08/27/23 2:45:01 PM #21:	It couldn't have been connected to IT. Part 1 came out over a year at least after this event. This would have been the most early movie promotion in history <cite>Zikten posted [p:975695798] in Whatever h... [t:80547773]...</cite> <quote>It couldn't have been connected to IT. Part 1 came out over a year at least after this event. This would have been the most early movie promotion in history </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ragnarokius 08/27/23 2:51:37 PM #22:	A_Good_Boy posted... Do you know which movie it was? IT was what I figured. I remember reading it was a publicity stunt and I guess always assumed as a way to get killer clowns back into the modern zeitgeist. Unless I'm misremembering that happened not long before or right around the time ITs trailer did. --- https://tinyurl.com/hhcb7k5d https://tinyurl.com/yre5pjxe <cite>ragnarokius posted [p:975695940] in Whatever h... [t:80547773]...</cite> <quote>A_Good_Boy posted... </cite><quote>Do you know which movie it was?</quote>IT was what I figured. I remember reading it was a publicity stunt and I guess always assumed as a way to get killer clowns back into the modern zeitgeist. Unless I'm misremembering that happened not long before or right around the time ITs trailer did. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TMOG 08/27/23 2:54:42 PM #23:	The clowns felt empowered after we elected Trump <cite>TMOG posted [p:975696005] in Whatever h... [t:80547773]...</cite> <quote>The clowns felt empowered after we elected Trump</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LiqiudusSnake 08/27/23 2:57:04 PM #24:	Zikten posted... It couldn't have been connected to IT. Part 1 came out over a year at least after this event. This would have been the most early movie promotion in history I think you underestimate how much people will run with something after its first announced, which was years before it came out. Considering the hype the first miniseries always got, as soon as the movie was announced people probably just ran with it. --- If we are but brief cracks of light between two infinite darknesses, why do anything but flicker and extinguish? <cite>LiqiudusSnake posted [p:975696049] in Whatever h... [t:80547773]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite><quote>It couldn't have been connected to IT. Part 1 came out over a year at least after this event. This would have been the most early movie promotion in history</quote>I think you underestimate how much people will run with something after its first announced, which was years before it came out. Considering the hype the first miniseries always got, as soon as the movie was announced people probably just ran with it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
firedoom666 08/27/23 3:10:36 PM #25:	Ubergeneral3 posted... Clown panic happens every 5 years. So we are due for another one around 2026 That makes me imagine clowns are some sort of cicada brood. They live most their life underground in a larval state and mature and emerge every 5 years to reproduce and die --- We're on a journey to forever! Dreams eternal in a wondrous world without walls We are Forever, wondering what the future holds <cite>firedoom666 posted [p:975696310] in Whatever h... [t:80547773]...</cite> <quote>Ubergeneral3 posted... </cite><quote>Clown panic happens every 5 years. So we are due for another one around 2026</quote>That makes me imagine clowns are some sort of cicada brood. They live most their life underground in a larval state and mature and emerge every 5 years to reproduce and die </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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