Lo!
The ‘great’ war
between the two
circus companies was
about to commence.
***
The Ringmaster called for
the clowns,
he called for the geeks,
he called for
the flying elephants
and the ferocious lions.
***
“Suit up and arm ye-selves,” he cried. “We’ll teach those second-rate interlopers!”
***
Across the river, the
other circus was fast asleep.
***
Cried the Ringmaster,
“Bison Bob’s Wild West Vaudeville & Indian War Battle Reenactment Show,
will rue the day they
ever heard the name,
Col. Beauregard ‘s Famous Flying Traveling Circus & Side Show-Supreme of 1873!“
***
The strongman wheeled out
the mighty circus cannon,
and aimed it at the rival circus.
***
A hush fell over the circus folk.
And then,
said the ringmaster,
“Fire!”
***
Boom went the cannon!
***
“Aaaaaghhhhhhhhhhh!” cried the human cannonball.
PROMOTED AD
t r e f o l o g y 
This war spawned a film franchise, known as GREAT CIRCUS WARS:
-The Cannonball Menace
-Attack of the Clowns
-Revenge of the Fuse
-A New Shot
-The Circus Strikes Back
-Return of the Bozos
-The Cannon Awakens
-The Last Bozo
-The Rise of Sky Wackos
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Haha I knew you wouldn’t let me down. Thanks, DM
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Wow. Color me impressed.
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Did their animosity go up in smoke with a bang?
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Just to update you, Pam, no, It did not. But thank you for your offer of hope.
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They should stop clowning around and merge into a show-stopping big top good time.
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Alas, these days their performances are limited to those held during the witching hour at potter’s field.
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Harry know about this?
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Pffft!
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Thanks, B
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I think lividemerald has said it all.
What does trefology have to say on the subject of clowns?
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Funny enough, I was just asking myself that same question.
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Did the weapons of war escalate? Human mortars? Human short-range nuclear missiles? Perhaps cluster bombs composed entirely of face-bound pies? This clown-on-clown violence must stop!
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You’d think clown on clown violence would be quite comical, and at the start it usually is, but then it just get’s sad.
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Ah yes, the bloody Circus Wars of 1892, 1947 and 1985. Some of the greats died in those clown drive-by’s … Bobo, Hobo, Dodo, Pasty and Lemons.
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Haha yes, poor Lemons. I miss him the most.
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Always wanted to run away and join a circus.
Rethinking that plan tonight. :)
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Haha! Wise decision. Thanks, Seliza
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One of my heroes’ “The Human Cannonball”
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Yeh, they’re alright.
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Thank goodness.
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A real happening! History repeats!
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I’ll have to read up on it. Thanks!
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Good
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