Two clowns shot dead at circus. (stop laughing)
Greater Valia
10-09-2007, 06:33
Source (http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSN2130507820070222)
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Two clowns were shot and killed by an unidentified gunman during their performance at a traveling circus in the eastern Colombian town of Cucuta, police said Wednesday.
The gunman burst into the Circo del Sol de Cali Monday night and shot the clowns in front of an audience of 20 to 50 people, local police chief Jose Humberto Henao told Reuters. One of the clowns was killed instantly and the second died the next day in hospital.
"The killings had nothing to do with the show the victims were performing at the time of the incident," Henao said in a telephone interview. "We are investigating the motive."
With an entrance fee of under 50 U.S. cents, Circo del Sol de Cali attracts mostly poor Colombians. It pitched it tents in Cucuta, near the border with Venezuela, earlier this month.
"The clowns came out to give their show and then this guy came out shooting them," one audience member told local television. "It was terrible."
Sorry for two news posts in one day, but I couldn't pass up not posting this.
:eek: We need to protect LG!
Call the Secret Service...
better protect anyone who was once a clown...
SMUNKEE!!!! WHERE ARE YOU?!?
Andaras Prime
10-09-2007, 06:41
That's really depressing...
Jeruselem
10-09-2007, 06:41
Poor clowns, getting paid very little to cheer up the poor and some idiot has to ruin it.
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
10-09-2007, 06:47
This thread has been done before. In the interests of my being a lazy attention whore, I shall use this as opportunity to repost some Classic Fiddlebottoms from the archive:
The clowns came out to give their show, and then this guy came out shooting them," one audience member told local television. "It was terrible."
The show, or the shooting?
CthulhuFhtagn
10-09-2007, 06:49
Why would I laugh?
The Brevious
10-09-2007, 06:53
Why would I laugh?
Ask tshirthell.com.
The Brevious
10-09-2007, 06:54
That's really depressing...
Predictable result of an easily-influenced mind, having suffered some of Stephen King's literature.
Barringtonia
10-09-2007, 07:01
This thread has been done before. In the interests of my being a lazy attention whore, I shall use this as opportunity to repost some Classic Fiddlebottoms from the archive:
The show, or the shooting?
I'm sure that thread purported, and I think by you, that LG might well have been involved in the shooting in his role as head of the Clown Mafia - Il Capo di Tutti Frutti - and if not by him, then at least the notorious Goofball Twins.
I'm surprised you're still alive to be honest.
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
10-09-2007, 07:03
I'm surprised you're still alive to be honest.
So am I, to be honest, though for a wholly different set of reasons.
Andaras Prime
10-09-2007, 07:06
Predictable result of an easily-influenced mind, having suffered some of Stephen King's literature.
I don't read King.
Myotisinia
10-09-2007, 08:09
The clowns were easy targets. The gunman got them one at a time as they were endlessly piling out of the back of a Volkswagon Beetle. And with those great big red shoes, running was unfortunately not an option. As each one was shot, a little flag that said BANG! came out of the barrel.......
I'm sorry. Was I supposed to take this news item seriously? My bad.
Naturality
10-09-2007, 08:16
But since it said it attracted mostly poor folk .. well they might have known the clowns.. and they were somehow related with their money. What better way to get them while making a point than in an arena .. possibly in a barrel. :(
I just watched a documentary about the risks to the fair operators and circuses of doing business in the Columbian mountain regions. it's the stronghold area of the anti-government guerrilla, if you don't support them with pesos you pay the price in blood. Although the situation has improved in the region, it is a very hard way to make a living, as the people pay almost one days wages to see a show or enjoy a ride on the bumpercars.
Naturality
10-09-2007, 09:07
I just watched a documentary about the risks to the fair operators and circuses of doing business in the Columbian mountain regions. it's the stronghold area of the anti-government guerrilla, if you don't support them with pesos you pay the price in blood. Although the situation has improved in the region, it is a very hard way to make a living, as the people pay almost one days wages to see a show or enjoy a ride on the bumpercars.
I worked with some Columbians once (no I'm not saying I'm an expert or anything near) .. and they talked about how fucking crazy that place was. Of course they were just regular folk.. I'm sure its spectacular for the rich, and the yuppie tourist broads probably just looooove looking at (and more) all the hot guys. Same everywhere I suppose.
PedroTheDonkey
10-09-2007, 09:29
Sorry for two news posts in one day, but I couldn't pass up not posting this.
Sorry? Don't be sorry. We need more posts!
Lunatic Goofballs
10-09-2007, 10:29
The story is from Feb 22 of this year. One thing you will discover is that there is no follow-up story. That's because the clown killer will never be seen again. He has been dealt with. Believe me when I say that there's no justice like angry clown mob justice. :)
The story is from Feb 22 of this year. One thing you will discover is that there is no follow-up story. That's because the clown killer will never be seen again. He has been dealt with. Believe me when I say that there's no justice like angry clown mob justice. :)
Let this be a lesson to everyone:
Laugh at clowns. Or else.
I don't read King.
You should . A good King book is IT . If you have seen the movie and you thought it was bad , then you can still read the book because they are both entierly different than on another. If , you liked the movie , it is still good to read the book.
Vampire Knight Zero
03-10-2008, 23:10
Why are you bringing up old threads?
You should . A good King book is IT . If you have seen the movie and you thought it was bad , then you can still read the book because they are both entierly different than on another. If , you liked the movie , it is still good to read the book.
Why did you perpetrate such a foul act of the necromantic arts? Are you trying to raise a horde of undead threads with which to take over the world? Can we get someone in here with some stakes and holy water?
Gauthier
04-10-2008, 00:29
Why did you perpetrate such a foul act of the necromantic arts? Are you trying to raise a horde of undead threads with which to take over the world? Can we get someone in here with some stakes and holy water?
Or even worse, trying to resurrect an army of Clown Zombies.
http://www.yugioh-cards.net/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/tp6/TP6020.jpg
:eek:
Nikkiovakia
04-10-2008, 00:36
As terrible as it is, its hard not to think its somewhat funny. Sorry.
http://www.applefritter.com/images/zombie_1-9316.jpg