Bob CollinsWe’re not exactly Ground Zero when it comes to clowns but Minnesota is, nonetheless, well represented in the sudden, weird fascination with dressing up as a clown and frightening the landscape merely by being a clown.
We’ve had the occasional clown sighting on these pages before, of course, but now it’s become the 2016 version of the Macarena. Everyone is doing it for no good reason without consideration for how stupid it is.
Take Penn State early this morning when a report of a clown sighting sent America’s future leaders to the street in the hope that they could check “beat the snot out of a clown” off their still-fresh bucket lists.
3 Clowns spotted at PSU allegedly. So naturally 6,000 kids mob the streets to hunt it down. I love Penn State pic.twitter.com/P4xYx0nVhs
— Addison Carson (@AddiCarson) October 4, 2016
There are no similar reactions in Minnesota that we’re aware of but we do note that a Twitter account to document the nation’s clown sightings has a few from flyover country.
This clown has reportedly been seen walking around or near Mankato's campus earlier tonight according to a bystander. pic.twitter.com/dkmVy25SPg
— Clown Sightings USA (@ClownWatchUSA) October 4, 2016
Clown update from Waseca, MN near last night the water park on 375th with yellow hair and allegedly carrying what appeared to be a chainsaw
— Clown Sightings USA (@ClownWatchUSA) October 4, 2016
Clown spotted near Zimmerman Baseball fields Zimmerman, MN at 7:20am. No further info
— Clown Sightings USA (@ClownWatchUSA) October 4, 2016
Clown spotted in Apple Valley High school's hallways. No more information given including date and time.
— Clown Sightings USA (@ClownWatchUSA) October 4, 2016
2 sightings from Apple Valley, MN near The Pilot Knob. Possibly armed.
— Clown Sightings USA (@ClownWatchUSA) October 4, 2016
Possibly? Sure. As in possibly not.
Hey, guys, time to cool the clown hysteria–most of em are good, cheer up the kiddies, make people laugh.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) October 3, 2016
It’s only a matter of time before someone shoots a clown.
[Update 12:16 p.m.]- Farmington’s police chief invites a clown to lunch.
