Stop Clowning Around!

Man, they study everything nowadays. Here is an article about a study on ....Clowns. No, not politicians, Clowns! Seems those red nosed nabobs of comedy are, well, unloved. The poll had some sobering information...

A poll by researchers looking at what decor to put in hospital children's wards found that youngsters do not like clowns on the walls and even older ones think they are scary.

"We found that clowns are universally disliked by children. Some found them quite frightening and unknowable," said Penny Curtis, senior researcher at the University of Sheffield which questioned 250 children aged between four and 16.

I blame Krusty the Klown. How's about you?