This is where it gets weird

[Cringe the Clown]

There are so many things to say, but I'll keep it very, very truncated. I'm an asocial entertainer catering to coulrophiliacs across the metro Detroit area. Background is like something out of a Chuck Palahniuk story. Relationship status is currently unstable, but diverse. Days are mostly spent writing, and dad'ing. Ambitions are to live punk af, subvert authority, and die young even if it's 90 years from now.

On breaks at my normie job I vape under the stairs away from everyone. Occasionally somebody calls my name from the breakroom, and I appear with a wire hanger to retrieve stuck food from the vending machine for them. I see the act of showing somebody they can fight back more important than simply saving their Snickers bar. The day I see someone grab that hanger for themself, and abort a pastry from the machine, I'll know I was a net win for the good guys.

Became poly because most people suck at monogamy. Realized most people just suck at relationships in general, and I can be happy with mono, or poly. Consequently, I'll never fit in with either group. I mostly date myself now, and I'm happy with that.

 

[kdt26417]

Greetings Cringe the Clown,
Welcome to our forum. Please feel free to lurk, browse, etc.

I see you are in the metro Detroit area. I was in that area for over twenty years (thru early in 2006), so, small world. I also see that you fight against the machine. I applaud you for that. I believe most of us have some monogamy in us, and some polyamory (the percentages may vary). But I also believe that fitting in is a dubious honor, so I'm glad if you don't aspire to it. It looks like you've been an official member here since April 11. I hope you've enjoyed your stay so far.

Sincerely,
Kevin T., "official greeter"

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[JaneQSmythe]

Cringe the Clown

YIKES!!!

Rewatching Fight Club 8,763 times is as as close to a Chuck Palahniuk story as I ever want my life to be.
But dying young of old age is a worthy finish to a lifetime of sticking it to the man.
"Realized most people just suck..." could pop a period right there YET most is not all and, while the overwhelming majority of everyone must suck at least some of the time, the degree, quality, and vectors of said suckitude lends itself to paint a portrait of the inane so fascinating as to be almost mesmerizing - Doncha think?

Jane("Just-sayin'-is-all")Q

 

[Cringe the Clown]

Cringe the Clown

YIKES!!!

Rewatching Fight Club 8,763 times is as as close to a Chuck Palahniuk story as I ever want my life to be.
But dying young of old age is a worthy finish to a lifetime of sticking it to the man.
"Realized most people just suck..." could pop a period right there YET most is not all and, while the overwhelming majority of everyone must suck at least some of the time, the degree, quality, and vectors of said suckitude lends itself to paint a portrait of the inane so fascinating as to be almost mesmerizing - Doncha think?

Jane("Just-sayin'-is-all")Q

That clown isn't me. The Cringe in the picture is what we call a haunt. I'm a traditional hobo, or tramp clown. Specialty is delivering singing telegrams, dry humor, and drinking without smearing my paint. Also do wakes, and bar mitzvas.

Fight Club is great. Haunted is my no1 recommendation for anyone wanting to read his stuff though. There's a short story in there called Guts that the author likes to bust out at book readings because it consistently makes people dry heave.

People sucking keeps one sharp at least. Imagine trying to drive without a firm distrust in the ability of other drivers use turn signals.

 

[JaneQSmythe]

Thank Goodness!!! And now I know something I didn't before!
I was a hobo clown for dress up day in kindergarten - it may have shaped my life. I still remember wearing my dad's old orange tennis shoes...
When I die young of old age, I definitely want a tramp clown at my wake.

Welcome aboard!

 

[icesong]

Fight Club is great. Haunted is my no1 recommendation for anyone wanting to read his stuff though. There's a short story in there called Guts that the author likes to bust out at book readings because it consistently makes people dry heave.

Ooof. I keep trying to forget I ever read that story and failing… ;-)

 

[Cringe the Clown]

Greetings Cringe the Clown,
Welcome to our forum. Please feel free to lurk, browse, etc.

I see you are in the metro Detroit area. I was in that area for over twenty years (thru early in 2006), so, small world. I also see that you fight against the machine. I applaud you for that. I believe most of us have some monogamy in us, and some polyamory (the percentages may vary). But I also believe that fitting in is a dubious honor, so I'm glad if you don't aspire to it. It looks like you've been an official member here since April 11. I hope you've enjoyed your stay so far.

Sincerely,
Kevin T., "official greeter"

Notes:

There's a *lot* of good info in Golden Nuggets. Have a look!

Please read through the guidelines if you haven't already.

Note: You needn't read every reply to your posts, especially if someone posts in a disagreeable way. Given the size and scope of the site it's hard not to run into the occasional disagreeable person. Please contact the mods if you do (or if you see any spam), and you can block the person if you want.

If you have any questions about the board itself, please private-message a mod and they'll do their best to help.

Welcome aboard!

Thanks for the welcome from a fellow Detroiter. Do you ever revisit the city?

 

[Cringe the Clown]

Thank Goodness!!! And now I know something I didn't before!
I was a hobo clown for dress up day in kindergarten - it may have shaped my life. I still remember wearing my dad's old orange tennis shoes...
When I die young of old age, I definitely want a tramp clown at my wake.

Welcome aboard!

I personally have nothing against haunts, but they're controversial in the clownmunity because they don't fit into the traditional pie-ararchy. A lot of oldheads have a narrow view on what constitutes humor, what a clown's job is, and who we can work for. It's not my style, but fear can make people laugh. They work on the same concept of building tension, and rhythm, and giving that relief of there not being a consequence.

Can't figure out how to upload pictures yet, but a link might work. As you'll see, I dress more like a Kirby Vacuum salesman than an extra from the purge.

https://imgur.com/vQq65DQ

 

[kdt26417]

Hello Cringe the Clown,

The length of the plane rides from Albuquerque to Detroit daunt me, so I haven't been there since 2006. My two poly companions go there often about once a year, they have family there.

Regards,
Kevin T.