I’ve made a few remarks lately that America is a land of sheep led by a bunch of bozos. I’m ashamed to report, that I’ve offended bozos by smearing their good name as this email points out.
” Hello George,
A reply to a comment you made on Wednesday, November 25th free daily business news publication “those of the Jeffersonian stripe were just as duplicitous, self-righteous, and morally inconsistent as the current cast of characters/clowns/bozos inside the Beltway today.” I’m loyal paying subscriber that is thoroughly entertained by your bargain priced reality wake-up preparation news analysis, Peoplenomics. I enjoy some of the humor selected in urban survival articles added to stress your point of view.
When the economy turns south, my profession is one of the first to feel the impact (disposable income) so I see what’s coming ahead (inflationary depression) and agree with some of your thinking principles, which is why I subscribe. I don’t believe the economy is as bad as the media say; it’s a lot worse.
I’m a graduate of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College and a professionally trained idiot. My studies have included classes in mime from Marcel Marceau, at Harvard University’s extension program; mime and storytelling courses from Tony Montanaro, at the Celebration Barn Theatre, in Portland, Maine; and courses in dance at the Boston Ballet School of Dance, in Boston, Massachusetts. Additionally, I have attended numerous conventions and workshops throughout North America and abroad, on topics such as ventriloquism, juggling, unicycle, balloon sculpture…
I studied puppet movement at the Rafi Peer Puppet Theatre, In Karachi, Pakistan, where I also developed and taught a circus arts program. I have designed and instructed circus arts programs for the elementary thru college level, for credit courses. I have judged the World Clown Association’s World Clown Competitions and continue to evaluate college students, for upper and advanced level credit in the circus arts. I have worked with festivals, cruise ships, theme parks, circuses and other events worldwide and have received numerous awards in the process, for extending the art of humor and culture. I have donated service and financial contributions to homeless shelters, food pantries, orphanages, and other nonprofit groups that otherwise were unable to afford such luxuries as entertainment. Laughter & joy is a great reward. The reason I’m boasting some of my training and accomplishments is to stress the point that the art of clowning is a serious profession that requires tremendous discipline as well as people skills. I take pride in my work, where I have a strict code of ethics to abide to while rendering services to the public (unlike many of the political elite).
I could have taken the path of least resistance, brought down my standards and chased money like many of the un-loyal government leaders in office, but instead I chose to follow my heart and be a hard working American, contributing to the community with my services as an entertainer (what I know best).
The entertainment that has been delivered to the hard working American people by the political elite is in no way funny. The few honest politicians are giving all the others a bad name (rightly so). Thanks to the corrupt decision makers in government, many families in the USA are now struggling to make ends meet (myself included).
Although the bone I have to pick with numerous self centered and egotistic politicians is not the funny bone, I refrain from categorizing these thugs as clowns.
Call them pirates, unemployed lawyers, or turkeys (thanksgiving) if you will, but please do not reference the politicians inside the beltway as clowns. Using the word clown in an offensive manner, such as insinuate the political elite as holding this honorable position, is an insult to the professional fool. Keep ‘em Laughing!
Sincerely,
A loyal subscriber
Please accept my most sincere and heart-felt apology. I’ll strike from here forward my use of the term ‘clowns’ and ‘bozos’.
I seek your further professional guidance on whether the term slap-stick government would be an acceptable compromise. I believe it captures the essence of current affairs without being perjorative.
Lingo Lango
Oh…of interest to the predictive linguistic pumpkin pie chew-crew at HalfPastHuman: I apologize for not being as up to date on slang as the rest of the team. It was just this morning I learnt what a turkey bark is.
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Now, where did I put my ‘day off’? I know it’s around here somewhere…
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