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12	->''"You know how there's like three clowns? Happy, sad and scary? I'm seeing all of them! Should I laugh, cry or scream?"''
13	-->--''Webcomic/TheMulberryGallowsProject'' by Adam Marien
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15	Clowns. They can evoke laughter and fun, sympathy and pathos, or fear and creepiness. They are the source of so many tropes.
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17	!!Tropes:
18	[[index]]
19	[floatboxright:
20	'''Also see:'''
21	* ClownMedia
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23	* AfraidOfClowns: How a character can be afraid or scared of clowns.
24	* {{Clownification}}: Characters being turned into clowns or mimes, usually through a virus or magic.
25	* ClownSchool: Where you go down to learn to clown.
26	* ClownSpecies: Clowns are portrayed as being a humanoid species of their own rather than humans wearing costumes and makeup.
27	* CourtJester: An old-fashioned clown who entertains the king in a Medieval European setting. Usually not what he seems.
28	* DreadedKidsPartyEntertainerJob: People who perform at kids' parties, especially clowns, tend to suffer a lot.
29	* EveryoneHatesMimes: Mimes are feared, hated, and/or constantly the butt of the joke.
30	* FightingClown: A FightingGame character, who may either be a clown or overly silly, but ''no joke'' they are also into fighting.
31	* TheFool: A ridiculously lucky person with an overly cheerful attitude.
32	* HappyHarlequinHat: The standard, multi-pointed jester hat.
33	* MagicalClown: A clown or jester with magical powers.
34	* MistakenForClown: Someone is mistaken for a clown or jester often because they're wearing an outlandish outfit.
35	* MonsterClown: A clown who is evil and scary.
36	** EnemyMime: An evil mime.
37	** PracticallyJoker: A villain who is a clear imitation of ComicBook/TheJoker, one of the most iconic Monster Clowns ever.
38	* NonIronicClown: A clown who is happy and friendly, the way of any good clown.
39	* SadClown: Someone who masks their negative feelings by joking around.
40	* SexyJester: Attractive people dressed as clowns or jesters.
41	* SkinToneDisguise: For the clowns that need to pass as ordinary humans.
42	* TheUnwittingComedian: The one who everyone laughs at even though they're trying to be serious.
43	* VillainousHarlequin: An evil clown who is silly rather than terrifying.
44	* YourMimeMakesItReal: When mime tricks actually produce invisible objects.
45	[[/index]]
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47	!!Clown Tricks:
48	* CartoonJuggling: How juggling, a common clown trick, is depicted in animation.
49	** JugglingDangerously: A more dangerous variant where you can juggle from sharp knives to [[ChainsawGood chainsaws]] to even [[FireBreathingWeapon flamethrowers]]!
50	* ClownCar: A HonkingArrivingCar comes in, and a wacky little clown comes out, and here comes another, [[OverlyLongGag and another, and another, and another, and…]]
51	* LeParkour: The clown will pull off the most craziest acrobatics, such as, TightRopeWalking.
52	** In some cases, the clown can be an Acrofatic
53	* PieInTheFace: A common gag of a clown hurling a pie in your face. It’s funny, and sweet.
54	* PullingOutScarvesTrick: The clown shoves their hand in their throat, then out comes a little scarf, the clown tugs more, and they pull another scarf tied to the other, and it keeps going until it pulls out the clown's boxers tied to the end!
55	* {{Slapstick}}: Physical comedy.
56	* SquirtingFlowerGag: A clown has a pretty little flower on their chest, wanna smell it? PBBBT, it squirts out water…

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