Last week I was happy
Lottie’s last spell in the old hoosgow was, of course, in Wicked Things. Perhaps she is fated to return there over and over again. If she survives her meeting with “Boozoo”, that is.
Lottie’s last spell in the old hoosgow was, of course, in Wicked Things. Perhaps she is fated to return there over and over again. If she survives her meeting with “Boozoo”, that is.
I have faith in you, Mildred! You can’t faux pas the ovoids as badly as Tom Pendennis did, at least. I think.
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Oh dear. I just thought of a way she could. D:
Wait- Are they trying to get Mildred to design clown makeup for herself?
Or… maybe, she has to design a clown look for Lottie?
For Lottie and for herself?
They have been drafted into the clown army!
NO! NO THE EGGS!!! Poor Mildred… I’m sure Boozoo is a really well-mannered clown who just want to talk and will become a father figure for Lottie ♡.
… and then it turns out Boozoo is her father and faked his death to run off and join the circus?
First he needs to back off, though.
GASP! IT’S PERFECT! Lottie is the Clowns princess!
… still wondering if BooZoo is ShaXna…
Booxoo!
Approved! The Boss Clown is Shauna! Or rather Xhauna/Shaunaxx, and all the clowns are under her thumb, or tightly wrapped around her pinky. There’s no mystery, she will have negotiated a regular advertising contract, well laid down in meticulous Shauna fashion. Mildred and Lottie will be inducted in the ClowGuild, Mildred won’t stay because of hearth-thumps, but Lottie will take to it like a fish to water. Clown times commence!
Huf, huf. Curious to see how far I am from target…
Well if Lottie and Mildred are being forced to sit on cushions without being tied up, and being forced to apply make-up the clowns can’t be all that bad, right?
A jail like that suggests that there is no hope of escape, so why even try?
Well that definitely paints a grim picture.
I have questions regarding the clown skulls. Are those real skulls and by implication they can naturally pop their eyes out of their sockets?
Those clown skulls look surprisingly like the skulls in the Gunnerkreig Court episode The Realm of the Dead.
https://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1296
Hmm. Looks like the ol’ detectivating impulse has wobbled into the invectivating frequencies. I must confess a degree of disappointment in Lottie.
Lottie is a woman of high passions and deep emotions and her friends understand this.
High passions, deep emotions… and average height.
I wish there was a “like” button for Tim’s comment!
Note to Larry Harmon’s legal team: Boozoo is NOT to be confused with the “World’s Most Famous Clown.”
Of COURSE not. There are two extra “O”s in there.
Boozoo the Cloown.
The Woorld’s Moost Famoous Cloown!
“KEPE OAT”
At least the clowns know the importance of staying regular.
Good thing I wasn’t eating breakfast when I read you comment. I’d need a new keyboard.
Now I’m wondering if the theory going around here earlier about Shauna being the Clown Queen might have actually been accurate. It makes a certain amount of sense (should I list the various reasons it could make sense? I’m not sure). On the other hand, I can’t see Shauna condoning what was done to poor John Cloake.
Well, even the best leaders can’t be expected to know what all of their underlings are doing at all times. And I’m not sure if Shauna would reach “best” grade as the Queen of Clowns.
By the way, you have been absolutely on fire in this Comment Section. Braa-vo!
Oh, and I almost forgot to congratulate John on the clever use of the spelling “gaol”. (For those confused by this- or even just those who want a bit more information- here’s an interesting, if short, article about “gaol” vs “jail”.) https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-did-we-ever-spell-jail-gaol-
those soft g’s will getcha
Or you could substitute hoosegow (American spelling) or calaboose. Good ol’ cowboy Spanish.
Given a paint set and a dozen eggs, I would start painting the eggs. I was always more of an Easter person than a clown person.
I think the idea is to paint clown faces on the eggs. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/clown-egg-register
This is how one gets indoctrinated into juggalo culture. First it’s eggs, then painting kids’ faces at the fun fair, then you’re shouting “Whoop Whoop!” in a cow pasture with a thousand other clowns to the sound of clown rap.
Juggalos played heavy on my mind during the creation of this short series.
After gaol, then there are the pronunciation rules that allow ghoti=fish
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghoti
The difference is that “gaol” was actually the preferred British spelling of the word until the late 20th century. “Ghoti” is a made-up spelling to call attention to the inconsistencies of the English language.
My grandfather taught me that when I was five, dare I say it seventy years ago. I have taught it to my children. One of the world’s best introductions to English.
The English pronunciation rules, however convoluted and incomprehensible they may seem, do not in actual fact allow “ghoti” to be pronounced as “fish”. But it’s a fun joke.
I think you’re missing the point. “Ghoti” points out the fact that there are so many rules in English that change the pronunciation of letters under certain circumstances that you could write whole words (incorrectly) based on erroneous spelling that under certain circumstances seems like it ought to work.
Still a joke, though I appreciate your pointing out the difference between the two words above.
Sixth form… oh my god, be more British.
Thinking about Juggalos? That way magnets lies
We’ve long since reached the point of magnets: https://badmachinery.com/comic/very-street-most-peng/