A severe shortage of
Clowns? From the
New York Daily News:
National clown shortage may be approaching, trade organizations fear
Send in the clowns � please!
As the �Greatest Show on Earth� returns to Brooklyn Thursday, circus folk fear a national clown shortage is on the horizon.
Membership at the country�s largest trade organizations for the jokesters has plunged over the past decade as declining interest, old age and higher standards among employers align against Krusty, Bozo and their crimson-nosed colleagues.
�What�s happening is attrition,� said Clowns of America International President Glen Kohlberger, who added that membership at the Florida-based organization has plummeted since 2006. �The older clowns are passing away.�
The numbers look pretty grim. One wag commented:
There isn't a shortage, we just keep electing them to public office.....
Sad but true.
Posted by DaveH at February 17, 2014 5:19 PM