Man is buried with the highest honor that a clown can receive

Insert your own joke here. (Springfield, OH News-Sun)

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[d'ep]

Finally! A good clown!

[RockyMtnMac]

That is a LOT of flowers squirting you in the face!
I saw this in an episode of Mary Tyler Moore. Did he get peeled by an elephant in a parade? Not enough info!
I wonder if they will put one of those annoying little bike horns on his headstone?

[msgelter]

Oh, I'd be the first in the "clowns are creepy" bandwagon usually, but . . .

My grandfather was a Shriner, as well as Scottish Rite Mason. (Shriners of course are a Masonic organization.) When I was a kid, all this meant to me was that he dressed up in goofy-looking hats and drove silly little cars in parades, and that he took me to the Shriner's Circus every year. It wasn't until many years later that I knew about the incredible work this organization does for the Shriner's Hospitals, especially the Burn Center in our hometown of Cincinnati. In a world where we are struggling to make our health care system function properly, as well as arguing over who is going to pay for it, the Shriner's hospitals quietly do their work and take in thousands of children every year to deal with severe burn and orthopedic cases; ALL at absolutely 0% charge. Read that again: NO CHARGE.

I would encourage you to visit their website and learn more about this labor of love: http://www.shrinershq.org/Hospitals/Main/

[Torgo]

Ugh. They could have pushed all those clowns in the grave at the same time.

[lynn]

the shriners do good work to raise money for their hospitals.
good for this man.

heres to a quiet resting place,
and here's a little seltzer in your face!!
RIP for the nice clown.

[Reno the pregnant goddess]

TWO CANNIBALS WERE EATING A CLOWN, WHEN ONE TURNS TO THE
OTHER AND SAYS: "DOES THIS TASTE FUNNY TO YOU?"

[Reno the pregnant goddess]

What's the differance between a dead cat in the road and a dead clown in the road?
There's skid marks in front of the cat.

[Reno the pregnant goddess]

What's better than a clown falling out of a window?
Another one below him.

[Reno the pregnant goddess]

Why arn't you allowed to incinnerate clowns?
They burn funny.

[LimeGreenLizard]

Oh Death, where is thy big floppy shoes? Oh grave, where is thy rubber nose?

*sigh. I gotta work on my smartass skills.

[LimeGreenLizard]

Thanks, Reno! I needed that.

[WellThen]

They buried him in an undersized coffin with 20 other clowns?

They buried him in a seltzer bottle?

His coffin had a special attachment on the end for huge clown shoes?

Instead of an eternal flame, he has an eternal spinning bow tie?

[lynn]

you all stop!!!!!
i think i just peed myself. and am snorting and giggling with my boss making her rounds...

lol--

[Wal-Mart Security]

Does this apply to anyone at a clown funeral?

"Never Laugh When The Hearse Goes By,
for You May Be The Next To Die.
first They Wrap You In A Bloody Sheet,
and Sling You Down About Six Feet.
all Goes Well For About A Week,
and Then The Casket Begins To Leak.
the Worms Crawl In, The Worms Crawl Out,
the Worms Play Pinochle On Your Snout.

little Green Bugs Of Eyes Of Red,
go Through Your Liver, And Out Your Head.
your Eyes Sink In, Your Teeth Fall Out.
the Icy Tickle In Your Spine Makes You Want To Scream And Shout!
your Stomach Turns A Moldy Green,
and Oozes Out A Whipping Cream!
(And Me Without A Spoon…)"

[kestrelmas]

He sounds like he was a very nice man who happened to be a clown... hope he rests in peace...

[thomas]

To this day, I've always wanted a Fiat 500 after my one and only circus.
Might have made an interesting casket for him, and many more.

[pnwgal]

I'm quite sure Mr. Thompson was a wonderful man who contributed much to the world around him.

However, I almost laughed myself out of my chair at the sight of those clowns hauling that casket through the cemetery.

[LimeGreenLizard]

*Sorry, it should have been "...where are thy..." Need to work on my Middle English grammer too.

[freetomato]

RockyMtnMac - that episode was called "Chuckles Bites the Dust" - IMO the funniest MTM episode ever (you can find the funeral scene on youtube).

Chuckles was dressed like a peanut and got shelled by an elephant.

I have to find that now and watch it :)

[NH]

Pennywise the clown was heard by the other clowns as the casket was lowered to its final place.

"Welcome home, Boppo. You'll float down here. We all float down here."

[305club]

What's funnier than a dead baby? A dead baby in a clown costume. My son told it to me...shoot him.

[lynn]

omg.. i laughed at 305's joke--i am so going to hell now.

[Sigh]

Unfortunately, it appears that the Shriner's Hospitals are in an economic pinch too:

http://www.squidoo.com/shriners

[Navy Chief]

@lynn - me too! Oh, well; plenty of company!

[RockyMtnMac]

Yes Freetomato! That was it! I couldn't remember if it was a peanut or a banana... All I can remember is laughing so hard @ MTM, I was crying!

[fredzilla]

Friend of mine in school used to tell dead baby jokes all the time. I laughed too. The only thing keeping me from going to hell is my new gf.. now if she could just make the 5 hour drive to get here.

[JayB]

Yes, definitely the MTM finale:

"A little song, a little dance, a little selzer in your pants..."