Walk around ideas - Page 6

Paboberto · #51 (**permalink**) 01-01-2008, 02:02 PM

I heard a story once on the clown yahoo group I was in, about a clown at a fair who saw a woman with a weiner dog, and so he went back to his car got his over sized hot dog foam buns, and then followed the dog around the fair trying to get it to step into the buns... with much insuing hilarity.

EEK · #52 (**permalink**) 02-19-2008, 12:48 PM

The pigeon gag

My favourite routine. I have an old (1980's) joystick control from a huge old computer.

Pigeons are quite fearless of humans and will only fly away if really feeling threatened. Most of the time, they will simply walk away from you as you approach them.

As you walk up to an individual pigeon, use your joystick (control stick) to look as though you are in remote control of the pigeon. Simply follow the pigeon wriggling the controller and looking as though you're concentrating hard.

You can offer instructions to the bird, just after it has changed direction, so if it veers to the left say "Over to the left now".

If the bird does eventually fly off - lean back with the controller and 'manage' its flight.

Great fun to do and always goes down really well with a crowd.

Scruffy · #53 (**permalink**) 02-19-2008, 08:05 PM

That's a great gag, Eek.

Hopscotch the clown · #54 (**permalink**) 02-19-2008, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gumball

One on my favorite walk-arounds is my dog "Frank"

It is an invisible dog leash with a plastic hot dog in a bun attached to it ( I found it at Toys R US) I tell everybody that I went to a pet shop and asked for a weiner dog and that is what they gave me. His name is Frank. At first I thought that I was getting ripped off, but he is quiet and doesn't eat much and he has really cute buns! If they want to see one of the trick he does, I throw it on the ground and tell Frank to play dead or stay - and he doesn't move. Or I them that he loves to be scratched behind the ears - and when they do, I tell that that it is the wrong end and they better wash their hands. There are so many word plays with it. I get so many laughs with it!

Hey Gumball, I bought that leash also and just the other day I finally was able to find something to fit inside . A rubber Duck (dog toy) I tell everybody it is my new puppy and his name is Duke. This one little boy asked do you spell that Duke or Duck..... I thought that was cute.. it has a birthmark on its back that looks like a target...They even let me take him into McDonalds because it was thundering outside and he gets very afraid during storms!!!!

Fitzwilly · #55 (**permalink**) 02-19-2008, 11:38 PM

Haven't seen you around in awhile Hopscotch. Glad you posted and look forward to seeing you at the Spring Fling.

Scruffy · #56 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 02:05 PM

These are a couple of great ones especially since it's a election year.

Take two pieces of Foam board and build a picket type sign. One side reads "Vote for me!" The other side reads "SEND A REAL CLOWN TO WASHINGTON!!" just flip the sign back and forth so people get to see both sides.

Also find a large heavy duty cardboard type barrel. paint it white, with the words "political analyst" on both sides of the barrel and mount wheels or a hand type cart to facilitate pushing it. Toss a garden shovel and and old push broom it the barrel.
.... Follow behind the politicians

Scruffy · #57 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 02:51 PM

Meet Scooter!

Scooter is my pet skunk.
He has be descented. He can't smell a think with the clothes pin! I've taken him to a couple parades and great response and we went to the county fair. He was a big hit. Scooter is mounted to a rebuilt invisible dog leash. The support rod is 1/4 inch steel rolled to the correct curve with a flat plate welded to the leash mount. He is held to a vintage roller skate with black zip ties, you really can't see them in the photo.
Back in September, I used Scooter in a parade where a bull dog was happily sitting on the curb with his owner watching the parade pass. As soon as Scooter came in to view. the dog looked at the prop, shuddered a little bit, got up and moved behind his owner... And very carefully observed from a safe distance.
..... I think it was the voice of experience!

Paboberto · #58 (**permalink**) 03-15-2008, 01:22 PM

A variation on a theme: I got my first set of juggling clubs today in Seoul... hehehe... I just had a thought: you could juggle teddy bears, and call them your juggling "cubs"... but that is not the point, the point is the clubs might great pidgion landing and taxi-ing wands. Let some crumbs out on the sly in front of a flock of pidgeons on the town square and there is lots of fun to be had!

Pinky Shortcakes · #59 (**permalink**) 03-23-2008, 06:07 PM

Have a board with plastic whales glued on it. The sign says "Save the Whales! Collect the whole set!"

PetalsTheClown · #60 (**permalink**) 04-09-2008, 04:19 PM

SaphireSue, I loved your mirror idea and I set out to find a compact mirror to carry in my pocket. But,I was pleasantly surprised to find a mirror at a consignment shop that looked like a big lollypop. I took it with me while clowning at church. I would take it out and show people my big lollypop and then tell them that I have a picture of my friend on the other side and asked if they wanted to see. Of course they did and when I showed them, it was a mirror and they saw themselves. I had a lot of friends that day.