Your clown makeup take the place of all your other makeup.

Your shoes need their own zip code.

Your hairdresser won't return your calls. :lol:

You think stripes and plaids belong together.
You go to goodwill three times a day looking for certain things
you get the overwhelming urge where ever you go to tie a few balloons and paint faces.
You find yourself clowning out of uniform with the kids in line at Costco.

You know your a clown when you spend more on make up than your wife does

Good one,Jamz!

When you and six year old kids are telling the same jokes

you look at dog toys as great props.

you go to the dollar store and are like a kid in a candy store

when your nose is red and it is a good thing

How 'bout when ya wear y'er size 24EEEE shoes to Church on Sunday with y'er Sunday-Go-To-Meetin' clothes

or While at y'er favorite Clown Convention, ya pin on y'er Clown namebadge with great pride, and realise ya just showered and haven't even got dressed yet {OUCH!}
I sure won't do that again,,,, :lol:

you know your a clown when you have baggy pants and you know its not from loosing weight from subway.

You consider time spent at Toys R Us theraputic

When before cutting the grass, you add Bubbles to the carborator of the lawnmower

When Family vacations are planned around Magic/Clowning events

When unbeknownst to y'er spouse, you wish to name y'er newborn child Buttons, Sparkles or High Pockets.

When you continuously visit the Doctor for pains in y'er Funny Bone

When you start thinking about what size your next nose will be!

when the circus comes to town you are more excited than your kids

when you are on a plane insted of reading a book or magazine to pass the time you are making balloon animals.

when the circus comes to town you are more excited than your kids

when you are on a plane insted of reading a book or magazine to pass the time you are making balloon animals.

guilty as charged.

when picking your nose has a completely different meaning!

You know you are a clown when the you make airport security start laughing when they start checking your bags. :D

Your bumper sticker reads, " My other car is a CLOWN VICTORIA "...

When toys are a tax deduction


When you really, REALLY, want big feet and a big nose

You stand in the kids line at events

when lookin for a car and a 1973 honda civic is way too big

When hugs are more important than money

When you choose a car based on whether you can drive it with your clown shoes on or not :lol:

(continuing the clown car trend)

When searching for your next car, you imagine if it would look better with stripes or polka dots...

When you take notes while watching cartoons.

When you buy toys for your children, even though they're really for you

When you're going to a birthday party, but you're disappointed because you're not the main attraction! :)

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: yea that stinks :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
when you watch see a one of those makeover shows and you think that would be cool to do but with clowns

when you watch moster garage with jessie james and you think he should do a circus car theme show

When you buy three happy meals just so you can have toys on your dashboard of your car. :D

When somebody yells "you $&*@# Clown!" and you take it as a compliment.

When your child refuses to have you practice your face painting on them just one more time and your spouse threatens to move next door if they hear any more balloon twisting.

I would have to plead guilty to the Balloon twisting bit. Balloons make my wife nervious; she says it's the squeaking. :)

You grow "clown hair" in real life so you don't have to wear a wig...

lol nice one Ashes.

When your wife starts to yell 'Have you been using my makeup again!!!!'. (mostly when your starting out lol).

sorry just thought of another

When you walk into a shoe store and find that all the shoes are too plain and small for your liking.

When somebody yells "you $&*@# Clown!" and you take it as a compliment.

Greateful!!! Like you, when somebody say "Hey!!! Clown""" and you answer "Is it with me???"

Hahahahahha!!! These are all good ones!!! I haven't had enough "go juice" (coffee) this morning to think. <sigh> Ooooooh!

You find a wig at the thrift store and wonder what kind of character it is and start mentally putting a costume together!!!

When it snows you can use your shoes as skies (been there done that )

Your wife has twins, and the first names you think of are,

MYLAR and LATEX

when cleaning out your pockets on laundry day and you find more balloons than change

When instead of an inner child you have a inner adult. :)

When you come down stairs to break up what sound like world war three, and hear. Dad, We were practicing our pratfalls... 8)

"Okay, Carry on..."

When your office-mates at your day job see you they ask for a balloon animal.

Or they ask you if have your juggling balls.

Or they invite you to staff meetings only to see you Klown around.

When you wait til AFTER you are in costume to stop for gas just so you can watch the faces at the mini mart when you walk in

When you have more toys that your children

You know you are a puppeteer when you make people mad at your puppet and they KNOW its really you talking

when you go to a new town and the first place you look for is the magic/clown shop

I want to thank everyone who posted here I used these in a routine at the convention and everyone loved it
Some people wanted copies so I told them to come to this site

right on that is cool, maybe we will get some more members out of it.

When somebody yells "you $&*@# Clown!" and you take it as a compliment

I am semi-famous (in my own circles) as the clown who complained to Rush Limbaugh for referring to politicians as clowns because I didn't want to be associated with them publically. My logic - clowns work their tails off to get into people's hearts and politicians work their tails off trying to get into people's pocketbooks.

After my letter three years ago, he stopped using clown as an insult for politicians. Perhaps one voice (even a squeaky one) really CAN make a difference.

i went for a job interview today at a home improvment center and probably got the job and you know you are clown when they say your get a ten percent discount and the first thing you think is COOL I can build come of my props cheeper now. :D

if I've got it right, clowning is a way to express yourself... Then I've always been one. My nursery school teacher told my mum after the first week in her class (I was 5) that I was shy and they should let me be the clown I was because it was my way of getting over it. I remember my first proper 'routine' not too long after that, maybe a year later... it was an improvised mime representation of going to the loo during a school outing. People laughed, I think, you know, kids like that kind of topic...

Your know your a clown when you go out of town for your daughter's dance competition and look for the magic stores during break.

When you realize the smile you just created changed that person for one moment... and that person was you! PU

love that one PU

You know you're a clown when you walk into a store and are happy when people laugh at you!

(I went to a gig and couldn't find the people I was looking for, so I went into the store to find make up sponges and forgot I was in full clown. Too funny! Shakes head.)

Jubilee

It's funny, as I was sitting here on the computer, I had an itch on my face. Rather than scratch it, I patted it ever so gently out of habit (so as not to smear my face but I don't have it on!).

GiGi :)

You know you are a clown when, You put on your shirt backwards, not notice until you are going out the door, and think to yourself "Thats fine, I'm clown anyway, I can get away with it"

You know you're a clown when you use your wifes hairdryer to dry the noseglue on your nose, because you're in a hurry.

(True story!)

You look at someones really guady fashion faux pas, and think to yourself. "That would make a great clown shirt/ pants, ect.

You carry a single spare shoe in your car to use when you are driving. (Those 17 inch shoes are a *%$$#%% to drive with.)

You carry a single spare shoe in your car to use when you are driving. (Those 17 inch shoes are a *%$$#%% to drive with.)

ROFL :lol: Oh, so very true....

I'm lucky - there's ample room in my Chevy Tahoe for the clown shoes. BUT --
if I were to have an accident while driving in those things, I can see no end to
the grief it would cause.

So I either drive with a sandal on my right foot, or in my stocking feet.

Ashes

You know that your a clown, when you only buy your clothes at the good will (in the over sized section) :lol:

welcome patch!

BTW, you know your a clown when you can come up with twenty uses for a pool noodle.... and none of them involve a swimming pool!

You know that your a clown, when you only buy your clothes at the good will (in the over sized section) :lol:

Do you Look for "holy" clothes, Patches, hence the name?

*rimshot*

On that same note at Goodwill, or any other clothing store...

You know you're a clown when you purposely set out to find the most outrageous outfits to catch people's eye....

and then of course, you return them to their rightful owners....

(Might that be the right eye???) :)

I love the noodle one- that is so true!

You know your a clown when you LOVE this forum! Three cheers for the Clown Forum!!!!!

Ehem. :lol:

when gaudy fabric in the clearance rack brings a gleam to your eye!

you know you're a clown when you look in the pet section for a toy for your pooch and only see props.

.... when you look FORWARD to running into the sour-puss from down the street just to see if you can get him/her to smile :lol:

I love this thread....

you know your a clown when the Circus coming to town excites you more than the kids.

When you give makeup advioe to your wife. :D

When you have more makeup than your wife.

When you give makeup advioe to your wife. :D

Somehow I have this inate fear of trying that... I think it's because I enjoy LIFE!!

Im glad Im the only one who wears make up in my house

your fixing to go on vacation to the beach and the first thing that pops in your head is goody I'll get to check out the magic shops YEAH. :roll:

You know you're a clown when.......

You are going to a barbeque and the first thing you pack in the cooler is balloons.
Hot dogs come second.

when the circus comes to town you are more excited than your kids

when you are on a plane insted of reading a book or magazine to pass the time you are making balloon animals.

I am guilty too! Glad I am not the only one acting retarded at the circus! My husband gets more laughs out of watching me act like a 6 year old at the circus! He used to get embarrased, now he endures me!

When a child comes to your house & you tell them "Sorry, I don't have anything you can play with", then they ask you what are those toys in your closet? You reply "those arn't toys to be played with!" The 5 year old looks very confused..... You then feel guilty and make them a balloon!

You know your a clown when: your god kids come to visit and the only activity you can come up with for them to do is to dress them up as clowns and teach them how to put on make up! They never want to come back to "Aunt Sparkles'" house!

You start talking in your clown voice tokids in line at the store and the parents drag the child away from you saying "back away from the menatl lady".

You spend more on clown make up, shoes, and costumes than your personal make up, shoes & clothes! Most expensive shoes I own are my clown shoes!

You know you're a clown when..

Your kids have to ask you to behave and not embarass them when eating out.

I got a pair of adult D'lite [to big, got another set at the beach], my husband and me had a crowd around our dinner table and OUR kids kept telling us to put them away.

your family decides none of the birthday cakes for you in the adult section are appropriate and you always get clown b-day cakes.

you ask for clown props for your b-day.

All you want to watch is Jo Jo's Circus Cartoon and laugh more than a 3 year old!

Your grandkids get to come to your house and play "dress up" with
all the old costumes and wigs.

Ashes

sorry, all these are just comming to me.....

when all your passwords are your clown name!

when you are the only person rushing to Walmart the day after halloween to get all the make up & clown costumes at 1/2 price so you can keep it in stock to dress up kids!

When everthing in your bathroom has a thin layer of baby powder all over it.

GiGi :)

When everthing in your bathroom has a thin layer of baby powder all over it.

GiGi :)

Soooo true!!! I refuse to clean my bathroom if I have a gig the next day, or week, or month, or year..........

"Thin" layer of baby powder?

Ashes

Super white powder, you'll love it. :D

I guess I was just saying that the layer of powder in my
bathroom isn't thin - it's everywhere and you could
probably ski on it. =)


I have heard good things about the super white powders,
especially for whiteface clowns.

I actually have some "dirt" colored and charcoal colored
powders. The charcoal colored powder is great for smudges
for a hobo clown or bag lady (my wife -Petunia uses it instead
of grease paint to give her a dirty face appearance).

The "dirt" colored powder was designed to put on costumes
to give them that road-travelled appearance like in old westerns.

Ashes

Not to get too far off the "You know you're a clown when" subject, but can you put the super white powder over colors too?

GiG :)

Use Super White on white only it will make your red look pink and other colors faded