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I
Hate Clowns
Big,
round red noses and floppy, floppy shoes; orange fright wigs
and all that makeup. You just know they can't be up
to any good.
There's
an actual name for the actual condition of being terrified
by clowns. It's called coulrophobia. If you look that up online
you'll find a link to Rodney Blackwell's "I Hate Clowns"
web site. It's what you'd call "definitive".
But
let's not stop, or even linger thoughtfully, at the phobia
stage; let's take it straight to the next level of detestation
and loathing. Still with me? Good. You're home.
I
Hate Clowns offers stylish and funny t-shirts, hoodies
and other gear that are devoted to, well, hating clowns. It's
a sort of a niche, though it turns out to be a pretty big
one, as niches go.
When does a niche stop being a niche?
If we round up all the clowns and put them in detention camps
at Guantanamo Bay, it'll have happened slightly earlier.

How
do I Hate Thee? Let Me Count the Ways

Without
further ado or ballyhoo, I present for your consideration
the simple, understated "I
Hate Clowns"; the classic "Can't
Sleep - Clowns Will Eat Me"; the Coulrophobia Varsity
shirt and hoodie; and the raffish, debonair "Clowns
are Humor Challenged", distressingly shown as a Handicapped
sign. Dang it, they're getting the good spaces, too. At least
the little monsters car pool.
More? You want some more of this, you
painted kewpie? Okay - take the "Clowns
Suck - Way" street sign, the "Coulrophobia
Definition", and last but not least, the ever-stylin'
"Anniversary
Edition Logo".
This
reviewer is stumped; how to review goods that speak so eloquently
for themselves? Go have a look.
And if this wasn't your cup of tea,
hold on - Rodney's also got it in for mimes.
And, you know, nobody likes those guys.
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