Originally, they were part of a Detroit street gang called the Inner City Posse, and when they formed the band (which was also originally called Inner City Posse) there were three of them.
Back in the day I had one of their VHS tapes - I don’t remember what it was called but it had the Great Milenko on the cover IIRC. On it, they explained that they were in the Inner City Posse - which was as much a gang as anything - and they got kicked out, but they didn’t want to change everything that they had written ICP all over, so they backronymed Insane Clown Posse, kind of as a joke, and it stuck. I honestly never could tell if this story was made up as a joke or if that’s what really happened.
Or the average juggalo…
All of that said, I like the line from Big Money Hustlas: “…and all over some bitch-ass money. It’s always about some bitch-ass money.” Kinda sums up how I feel about the world these days.
I just wish I hadn’t had to watch the whole movie to see it.
Hostile Dialect,
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That presents an interesting philosophical question: where does one draw line line between real clowns, and guys who just dress like clowns and put on clown makeup?
I haven’t seen it in years but one part that stuck out to me back then was, “Aight, everybody get down, this is a stickup - and I’m wearing a gorilla suit which means I don’t give a FUCK!!”
My girlfriend’s 14 yr old daughter is a self-proclaimed juggalo. I reminded her they werent even cool ten years ago or so when they were sorta relevant.
I then asked if she got the new MC Hammer “gangsta” cassette. She gave me a blank stare. My girfriend giggled.
Lording your superior taste over a child, and acting smugly dismissive about her heroes. I bet you feel like a big man. Her mom sounds like a real peach too :rolleyes:.
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CircleofWIllis
The same line we draw between real doctors and somebody just wearing scrubs.
Clown college takes 4 years?
Eight, if you count pre-clown.
Hostile Dialect,
Hostile Dialect, Narcissist
And 3 months to learn to drive the tiny car.
With doctors, though, there’s a certifying authority, same as with lawyers and police officers, and you can get in trouble for impersonating any of them. There’s clown college and official clown organizations, but no civil or criminal penalties for just going it on your own. So if you dress up like a clown, are you really a clown or just a guy dressed up like a clown? This kept me up for a while last night.
I know you guys are just joking around, but clown college is actually gone. Closed about 10 years ago IIRC.
The original clown college (Barnum & Bailey/Ringling Bros.) is gone, but there are lots of other clown schools. Here’s one, for example.
I guess the dividing line is whether or not you act like a clown. You have to actually squirt people with the lapel flower.
“I’m not a clown, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.”
The Barnum & Bailey one did (just looked that up), but there’s a famous international clown college in France that has been open for decades/centuries and I really, really doubt it’s closed.
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Hostile Dialect, Narcissist
I had to look them up on youtube. Are they the KISS of rap?
Nope–much, much less popular.
That’s about the only difference.
Hostile Dialect,
Hostile Dialect, Narcissist
Didn’t know there were other clown colleges, thanks. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised but it’s just . . . weird. Especially in 2009.