A surprising thing happened to me over the July 4 holiday: I
almost laughed at a clown. Hard to believe, I know. Clowns these days tend to
be homicidal maniacs, spooky pedophiles, or depressing drunks who can’t get
another job. But legend has it that, once upon a time, clowns were circus
characters who did funny things, and people loved them….

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