No clowns were funny. That was the whole purpose of a clown. People la…

Terry Pratchett
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No clowns were funny. That was the whole purpose of a clown. People laughed at clowns, but only out of nervousness. The point of clowns was that, after watching them, anything else that happened seemed enjoyable ✨ Terry Pratchett (2008). Men At Arms: (Discworld Novel 15), p.164, Random House
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No clowns were funny. That was the whole purpose of a clown. People laughed at clowns, but only out of nervousness. The point of clowns was that, after watching them, anything else that happened seemed enjoyable ✨ Terry Pratchett (2008). Men At Arms: (Discworld Novel 15), p.164, Random House

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