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Send out the clowns

January 16, 2008 Leave a comment Go to comments

I’ve always suspected as much.

From a Reuters “Oddly Enough” News item:

Don’t send in the clowns

Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:32am EST
LONDON (Reuters) – Bad news for Coco and Blinko — children don’t like clowns and even older kids are scared of them.The news that will no doubt have clowns shedding tears was revealed in a poll of youngsters by researchers from the University of Sheffield who were examining how to improve the decor of hospital children’s wards.

The study, reported in the Nursing Standard magazine, found all the 250 patients aged between four and 16 they quizzed disliked the use of clowns, with even the older ones finding them scary.

“As adults we make assumptions about what works for children,” said Penny Curtis, a senior lecturer in research at the university.

“We found that clowns are universally disliked by children. Some found them quite frightening and unknowable.”

I haven’t thought about petitioning the local Shrine unit, but you can bet which part of it that I won’t joining…
Photo image: “Killer Klowns from Outer Space”

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