There’s an epidemic sweeping America, and neither of the presidential candidates are even addressing it. We’re talking clowns, people. We are right smack in the middle of the great clown panic of 2016 and as we inch closer to Halloween, things are only looking to get worse before they get better. Whether or not the bulk of these clown sightings turn out to be hoaxes remains to be seen, but as children are starting to be targeted and there have actually been suggestions of violence, people are taking this stuff very seriously, and schools in some parts of the country have actually been shutting down amid threats.
Enough is enough! As Samuel L. Jackson would say, had there ever been a sequel to Snakes on a Plane, only with clowns: we have had it with these mothereffing clowns on this mothereffing plane. In response, the Twitter hashtag #IfISeeAClown quickly gained steam today, as people joked about what they would do if they were ever approached by one of these red-nosed, squeaky shoes wearing scourges of the circus. (For the record, I would probably just kick the clown in the nuts and run away.)
Here are just a few of the reactions on Twitter:
#IfISeeAClown it's gone SEE these hands 😤 pic.twitter.com/MS96ze13GW
— johndav.iD (@johndav_iD) October 3, 2016
Me if i see a clown before it sees me 😂😂 #ifiseeaclown pic.twitter.com/QUeLWAQhnU
— kee🦄 (@_KeeJayee) October 3, 2016
#IfISeeAClown
News: "Local Clown Sighting"
Me: pic.twitter.com/ew0m4RR53s— Hannah Trujillo (@HannahHKT) October 3, 2016
#IfISeeAClown my reaction will be situational… pic.twitter.com/q64RWJVsDv
— H.L. Chiselfritz (@RotNScoundrel) October 3, 2016
#IfISeeAClown, I would follow my Bernie Mac instincts! pic.twitter.com/ISilbXUeKi
— Ellis Mbeh (@EllisMbeh) October 3, 2016
#IfISeeAClown I'll just do u-turn.. "nope not today!" pic.twitter.com/CWTeOsAw6P
— Owen (@TheOwenMyers) October 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/markimooboooper/status/782994885175541761
https://twitter.com/powervdepapi/status/782993147639001089
#IfIseeAClown I'm putting on a clown mask and dancing my way out of danger pic.twitter.com/9JvjDEdrMb
— Nicholas Locke (@MrNickLocke) October 3, 2016
#ifiseeaclown hold my keys, hold my earrings, and hold my chill cause this clown fiona get some treats tonight. 💥👊🏾 pic.twitter.com/FWUjBTIrtM
— faith london (@donnlondonn) October 3, 2016
#IfISeeAClown … don't mess with Texas pic.twitter.com/73x3n44X6A
— Jay Nichols (@jaynichols333) October 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/Kitty2Karen/status/783009255045656576
#IfISeeAClown good thing I live in Texas… pic.twitter.com/1iTHxrpr8o
— Moira 🙈 (@MadHeyyyyyy) October 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/TKellySlays/status/783008866946551809
Ignore, after all I see him everyday on tv #ifiseeaclown pic.twitter.com/0qfRML4ggn
— Nicks (@frankylampy) October 3, 2016
#NeverClowns