# Clowns in woods try to lure children with money, residents say
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [August 31, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567 "2016-08-31T14:27:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567/161 "2016-09-21T03:04:05Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#):
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> There are woods in Pennsylvania? I thought it was all corn.
Seriously? Is there sand in the Sahara?
> [@Biotop](#):
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> [Pennsylvania Clown rumor](http://timesleader.com/news/local/588970/is-there-really-a-clown-on-the-san-souci-parkway-facebook-says-so)
So now it’s happened. They’ve reached my state. I’m locking the deadbolts.
_Glances around before whispering_… I hear that there are out of disguise clowns hidden among the Syrian refugees. :eek:
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### Author:  [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2016, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567/162 "2016-09-21T04:07:58Z")
> [@davidm](#):
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> Seriously? Is there sand in the Sahara?
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> So now it’s happened. They’ve reached my state. I’m locking the deadbolts.
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> _Glances around before whispering_… I hear that there are out of disguise clowns hidden among the Syrian refugees. :eek:
[Please be careful, there are more in Pennsylvania](https://www.google.com/amp/wnep.com/2016/09/20/clowns-reportedly-harassing-children-in-schuylkill-county/amp/?client=ms-android-verizon). Lock the door! Hide!
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### Author:  [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2016, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567/163 "2016-09-21T12:34:40Z")
> [@davidm](#):
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> … I hear that there are out of disguise clowns hidden among the Syrian refugees. :eek:
That’s diabolical!
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### Author:  [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2016, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567/164 "2016-09-21T14:26:05Z")
[Kids are prepared](https://www.google.com/amp/boston.cbslocal.com/2016/09/21/clowns-attacks-woods-georgia-girl-knife-school/amp/?client=ms-android-verizon).
Anyone want to guess how this is all going to end? Somehow, I don’t think well.
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### Author:  [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2016, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567/165 "2016-09-21T14:30:27Z")
[Latest Virginia Clowns](https://www.google.com/amp/wjhl.com/2016/09/20/tazewell-county-virginia-sheriffs-office-responds-to-multiple-clown-sighting-reports/amp/?client=ms-android-verizon)
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### Author:  [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567/166 "2016-09-21T16:28:57Z")
[Auburn University Police Clown Advisory](https://www.google.com/amp/reason.com/blog/2016/09/21/the-clown-panic-comes-to-college/amp?client=ms-android-verizon)
Good words here. It is not a good idea to wear a clown mask right now. Do not join vigilante groups looking for clowns.
Also, enjoy the Sesame Street video at the end of the bulletin.😨
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### Author:  [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567/167 "2016-09-21T17:27:22Z")
> [@Biotop](#):
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> [Latest Virginia Clowns](https://www.google.com/amp/wjhl.com/2016/09/20/tazewell-county-virginia-sheriffs-office-responds-to-multiple-clown-sighting-reports/amp/?client=ms-android-verizon)
Ha ha, well since this report originates from “Tazewell County,” I’m going to go ahead and assume that the local police know what to do with bad scary clowns.
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### Author:  [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567/168 "2016-09-21T18:20:09Z")
[A Tennessee Clown Makes a Cut](https://www.google.com/amp/wkrn.com/2016/09/21/teen-says-he-was-attacked-by-clown-in-coffee-county/amp/?client=ms-android-verizon)
[Who’s that at the window?](http://www.tribdem.com/news/clown-was-peeking-in-cambria-county-woman-s-window-according/article_89a0ac6e-7f9e-11e6-9635-830c20356552.html)
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### Author:  [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2016, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567/169 "2016-09-21T18:51:42Z")
Perhaps they _are_ Killer Clowns from Outer Space.
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### Author:  [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567/170 "2016-09-21T19:25:16Z")
[A female Clown breaks in](http://www.al.com/news/anniston-gadsden/index.ssf/2016/09/gadsden_police_investigating_c.html)
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### Author:  [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567/171 "2016-09-21T20:10:23Z")
This one is just great:
[Interview with a Creepy Clown](http://www.gq.com/story/we-talked-to-one-of-the-creepy-clowns-currently-terrorizing-the-south)
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### Author:  [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567/172 "2016-09-21T21:49:00Z")
> [@Biotop](#):
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> [A female Clown breaks in](http://www.al.com/news/anniston-gadsden/index.ssf/2016/09/gadsden_police_investigating_c.html)
That’s near where I grew up. 😃
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### Author:  [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567/173 "2016-09-21T23:01:30Z")
> [@Biotop](#):
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> This one is just great:
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> [Interview with a Creepy Clown](http://www.gq.com/story/we-talked-to-one-of-the-creepy-clowns-currently-terrorizing-the-south)
> [@](#):
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> … trying to lure children into woods with candy, money, and lasers …
Lasers? Does anyone else envision the lasers being used the way one might use a laser as a cat toy?
Honestly, though, the clown I would be most concerned about is [the one played by Louison](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101700/), because that guy brings some very bad people along.
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### Author:  [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2016, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567/174 "2016-09-21T23:56:19Z")
[Mississippi’s got Clowns](http://m.wdam.com/wdam/db_389262/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=wKzZyYFu)
So far in the past month or so: South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Arizona, and Pennsylvania. Did I miss anybody’s clown?
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### Author:  [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567/175 "2016-09-22T00:36:02Z")
So it isn’t safe to dress up as John Wayne Gacy for Halloween anymore?
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### Author:  [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567/176 "2016-09-22T00:45:32Z")
And how many clowns are there? They must be breeding like rabbits if they’ve infested the entire southeast within 10 days. Clowns breed?
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### Author:  [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2016, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567/177 "2016-09-22T00:50:15Z")
> [@KRC](#):
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> And how many clowns are there? They must be breeding like rabbits if they’ve infested the entire southeast within 10 days. Clowns breed?
No, they _recruit_ like rabbits.
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### Author:  [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2016, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567/178 "2016-09-22T01:12:06Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#):
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> No, they _recruit_ like rabbits.
I guess we are only hearing scary reports from the people who chose to run away…
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### Author:  [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2016, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567/179 "2016-09-22T01:33:31Z")
> [@Biotop](#):
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> This one is just great:
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> [Interview with a Creepy Clown](http://www.gq.com/story/we-talked-to-one-of-the-creepy-clowns-currently-terrorizing-the-south)
From that link…
> [@](#):
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> …a tri-state collective of sociopathic murder clowns…
:eek:
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### Author:  [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/764567/180 "2016-09-23T01:58:46Z")
[Clowns invade Illinois](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://fox2now.com/2016/09/22/scary-clown-sightings-reported-in-granite-city/amp/&ved=0ahUKEwid9vu7saTPAhUJ9YMKHfYICI0QqUMIHTAA&usg=AFQjCNH8EgwO_Xqj63WvMhy4hzTLr8gMwg&sig2=yB_78Psb8GQBNYjhXtWIkg)
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