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Great Gag Ideas from your Vice President:
Gag Ideas
Well HELLO Joeys of the World Clown Association! Cliff Hartmier
Just a quick scenario that developed during the
evening prior to writing this article! So Deanna and the car, while in park. While a good effort was put
I went out for dinner at a “Major forward, the engine was revved at the top revolutions
North American Restaurant but apparently a piston ring broke and then a major
Chain” and we both decided to
consider our appetites and take repair was required. Could this be
some food home. However, we a base for a group clown skit?
had plans to go to another clown’s
home for some socializing and I am going to carry on from an
cards. As I did not want to leave article written last year of “Gags
the food in the vehicle, I brought in my parade bag.” At the top is a
the containers inside and stored bag which is striped and is quite
them in the fridge. Just like tying fashionable considering my clown
a string to one’s finger in order name of Mister Stripes”. Below
not to forget something; I left my the bag to the right is a piece of
vehicle keys in the fridge on top chocolate cake to supply energy
of the food containers. Another which is needed to entertain.
thought came during the evening Actually, it is a waxed candle but it
in that “Maybe I should put a roll is always good to show the crowds
of toilet paper in the fridge so I would not forget to that a “food break is needed”. But,
go to the bathroom prior to leaving?” Yes, I have a I always change my mind and put
strange sense of humor! the piece of cake back in the bag
and save it for later as the show (Parade) must go and
In my younger days, I credit start walking again. One could only wonder what the
a group that I belonged to that parade watchers are thinking when the cake is taken
provided me the opportunity to out and put back in the bag as we
try clowning. Unfortunately, I all know, cake is not that durable
attended a funeral of the sister of (but yummy).
two of the members this weekend.
During the service, the brother Below the cake is the “World’s
recalled an incident that could be Tiniest Alarm Clock”. We as clowns
the start of a group skit. Imagine like our props either oversized or
a mother with three kids. She has undersized but normal size is not
a sudden urge to go to the store so appropriate for clowns. Personally,
she leaves the children in the car I have not used this prop yet, but
to wait for her since some are old there is potential! The clock has
enough to look after the others. For a button size battery contained
the short time that the mom was in within and a small switch on the
the store, the sister who was in the front seat was being back that turns the alarm off and
tormented by her brothers in the backseat. In order to on. If the alarm is set to go off near
quiet them, she braced one foot on the accelerator of the time, then a routine of trying
to sleep with the parade watchers
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and the finger on the switch, the clock would start
chiming within a second of trying to sleep by the
