My wife and I were going through a department store and came to the Health and Beauty Aids department. I remembered something that had been said here about using moisturizing lipstick instead of clown makeup on your lips, so I decided to take a peek. You know, check price and color selection.

As I'm smearing the second or third tester on the back of my hand to admire the color, I stop for a moment, realize what I'm doing, and just burst into laughter.

Does anybody else have a story like this that they're willing to admit to?

Oh yeah....any time I need a new mascara I just go to the cosmtic counter at Shoppers Drug. (thats our big drugstore chain here in Canada) I just start asking a lot of questions about mascaras and usually the sales girl will just give you a sample tube of some. Either they think they're being hip by helping out the local cross dresser, or they're doing it to tell their friends about the conversation. Either way, I don't think they believe me when I tell them I'm a clown.

In the spirit of the title of the thread. You know you're a clown when you're at someone's wedding, as yourself, all decked out in your Sunday best, but you still can't help it....everytime someone points a camera at you, you forget you're off duty and strike an outrageous clown pose anyway.

Oh yeah....any time I need a new mascara I just go to the cosmtic counter at Shoppers Drug. (thats our big drugstore chain here in Canada) I just start asking a lot of questions about mascaras and usually the sales girl will just give you a sample tube of some. Either they think they're being hip by helping out the local cross dresser, or they're doing it to tell their friends about the conversation.

I have had a similar experience when I've gone clown hat shopping, in particular. The sales lady never believes me, I don't think, when I try to explain why I want to try on some womens' hats which I may be able to adapt to my character.

Either way, I don't think they believe me when I tell them I'm a clown.

Don't tell them THAT. Then they'll freak out!

I can't smile at a little kid anymore with out turning my face on. does that count?

My wife and I will be sitting in a resturant or a club that we frequent often and over hear someone say something funny and we will pick up on it and start a whole line of patter between the two of us. When we start getting stares from the other diners our waitress (who knows us quite well) just says don't mind them they are just a couple of clowns.

My wife and I will be sitting in a resturant or a club that we frequent often and over hear someone say something funny and we will pick up on it and start a whole line of patter between the two of us. When we start getting stares from the other diners our waitress (who knows us quite well) just says don't mind them they are just a couple of clowns.

Wow - we've been doing that for years, and never knew why. That reminds me of how I told my family that I was a clown. I said I still love your mother just as much, but this is just the way I am, and I hope that they could accept me the way I am. :)

Oh yeah. . .one type at the grocery store with my wife and daughter my wife and I were having a discussion about whose brand of mascara was better. I soon realized an elderly, obviously conservative woman behind us was giving me the "evil eye". I considered telling her I was a clown. . . .but decided it was more fun to let her think I was openly cross-dressing in front of my 8 yr. old daughter!!! Yeah I've got a wierd sense of humour. . .and I'm OK with that. . .

Some where in the archives is a thread YOU MIGHT BE A CLOWN IF
check it out ther is some funny things

Thanks, Jamz. I forgot about that thread!

You might be a clown if you get to the checkout counter of any grocery store (actually any store) and when you go to pull money our of your pocket its accompanied by balloons and balloon fragments...and walk around magic accessories...

"You might be a clown if you get to the checkout counter of any grocery store (actually any store) and when you go to pull money our of your pocket its accompanied by balloons and balloon fragments...and walk around magic accessories..."

Now that's one I've done :)

Usually I have more balloon fragments than money.

I just can't help it but when I take something out of the shelves in the supermarket I often unconsiously start juggling with it. When people see it they do sometimes give me weird looks. I do appologise then and explain them not to mention me because I'm just a clown. Which mostly brings up even weirder looks.

My fiance wishes I could stop clowning around & start acting mature.
She screamed at me "I'm not going to be sleeping with a clown"
HMM, It brought some ideas to my mind, HE HE HE!

Thats only... slightly akward

I do the juggling thing in the stores too. I will also just be at a coffeeshop and randomly start having trouble with objects. I wont be able to put something back on a shelf, or I cant put on my coat of backpack.

The folks in the produce section get kind of angry when you juggle the fruits... atleast thats what i discovered lol

Exactly how angry they get depends of how good a juggler you are...

I've noticed that. I usually juggle the soup cans, and usually I go one or two tosses past where I should stop.