"The couples laughed, and the clown did, too, but he didn�t really think it was funny."

"The whole scary-clown thing had gotten out of hand. Clowns now live in a world where everyone seems to hate them, or profess to do so. One of the remarks the clown hears most often, while driving, is someone in another car yelling � the words are always the same � 'Fuckin� clown!' It surprises and dismays him every time."

From "Fears of a Clown."