circus

Clowns (MM #2629)

Are clowns starting to disappear? To clarify I’m talking about real clowns, the ones with makeup and a red nose. Clowns were everywhere when I was young, but they’re very hard to find today…

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Shutting The Big Top Down (MM #2127)

Did you hear the news? Ringling Brothers is shutting the big top down. Once the circus stopped using elephants, people stopped coming. Like so many of us, I’m partly to blame. I haven’t been to the circus in years…

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Circus Elephants (MM #1447)

This week, Ringling Brothers announced that they would no longer be featuring circus elephants in their performances beginning in 2018. And while I truly understand why so many people have been trying to make this happen, I’m still a little saddened…

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