So Close It Makes Your Pulse Race

As if clowns were not scary enough on their own, Big Apple Circus introduces four-legged cross dressed clown doing a disco dancing move on their promotional fliers.

Something about this man or woman disturbs me. I am not sure if it is his/her striking resemblance to Mrs. Doubtfire (whom despite his role as super nanny still does not cease to frighten me) or his/her old fashioned britches (see: underwear) that are falling to the ground.

Additionally, what's with the pearls? And the housewife dress? This person is definitely ill equipped for dancing, even if he/she is rockin' 4 legs. It is obvious that the circus official who created this character did so under the bizarre notion that old grannies sell and did not give any thought to the practicality of the idea.

And yeah, okay, I'll give them that the granny clown is definitely optimal to the typical drunk old man clown grabbing his balls while the makeup runs down his face. But is this really all they could come up with? Couldn't old granny be wearing something a little less homely, and dare I say maybe even a little risque? Now that would for sure draw a crowd. The little kiddies might not understand why they keep looking at her, but their parents will. Or at the very least, why does it have to be grandpa dressed up in grandmas clothes, instead of grandma dancing around in her own getup?

"Every Seat is so close it makes your pulse race!!"