I (and likely many others) share your dislike of circuses and distrust of clowns. Yes, Shriners are puzzling. There don’t seem to be any answers, so I just avoid them all.
Jen Brown
Have never been to a shriners circus and don’t feel deprived usually small county fairs outside and no clown….just cotton candy
Bflyguy
Yes, the stuff of nightmares. Circuses, Marineland, and yes, that venerable mornic staple of bottom dwelling entertainment called the Calgary Stampede, all outdated forms of animal abuse.
Margaret Bernice Page
The part of the circus I loved was the tight rope walkers. They really did inspire me.
I am not sure if there were shriners in Australia where I grew up…I do remember the elephants and monkeys and the native animals were spared as I don’t remember seeing a kangaroo or koala.
Susan Price
I don’t get clowns either. There is something very twisted about them. And Shriners? Did you know Shriners have to be Masons? Scotish Rite, Knight Templar, Shriners . . . . all affiliated with the Masons and we’ve all read Dan Brown’s books. We know what they are up to. Don’t be distracted by those little cars.
Ruth McGregor
“Literally, never funny”!!
I know! The allure of clowns eludes me entirely! I suspect the only people who like clowns are actual clowns.
Speranza
Yes! And that in itself is creepy also!
Catherine Morrisey
I think they were trying to have fun but didn’t know how to laugh. You sensed this desperation.
I (and likely many others) share your dislike of circuses and distrust of clowns. Yes, Shriners are puzzling. There don’t seem to be any answers, so I just avoid them all.
Have never been to a shriners circus and don’t feel deprived usually small county fairs outside and no clown….just cotton candy
Yes, the stuff of nightmares. Circuses, Marineland, and yes, that venerable mornic staple of bottom dwelling entertainment called the Calgary Stampede, all outdated forms of animal abuse.
The part of the circus I loved was the tight rope walkers. They really did inspire me.
I am not sure if there were shriners in Australia where I grew up…I do remember the elephants and monkeys and the native animals were spared as I don’t remember seeing a kangaroo or koala.
I don’t get clowns either. There is something very twisted about them. And Shriners? Did you know Shriners have to be Masons? Scotish Rite, Knight Templar, Shriners . . . . all affiliated with the Masons and we’ve all read Dan Brown’s books. We know what they are up to. Don’t be distracted by those little cars.
“Literally, never funny”!!
I know! The allure of clowns eludes me entirely! I suspect the only people who like clowns are actual clowns.
Yes! And that in itself is creepy also!
I think they were trying to have fun but didn’t know how to laugh. You sensed this desperation.