# Knoxville Klowns Kaper, Kontemn Klanners

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 22, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knoxville-klowns-kaper-kontemn-klanners/561514 "2010-11-22T04:05:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knoxville-klowns-kaper-kontemn-klanners/561514/1 "2010-11-22T04:05:11Z")

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(This is from 2007. It’s still funny as hell.)

[“One horse-laugh is worth ten thousand syllogisms. It is not only more effective; it is also vastly more intelligent.” – H.L. Mencken](http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/03/clowns-kicked-kkk-asses/)

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> When a group of white supremacists held a rally in Knoxville, Tennessee, some folks found a brilliant way to protest their rally – they dressed up as clowns and laughed at the racist gits.

I love their routine:

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> “White Power!” the Nazi’s shouted, “White Flour?” the clowns yelled back running in circles throwing flour in the air and raising separate letters which spelt “White Flour”.
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> “White Power!” the Nazi’s angrily shouted once more, “White flowers?” the clowns cheers and threw white flowers in the air and danced about merrily.

It goes on, but I don’t want to quote too much.

Did it have an effect? [All good material does](http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/03/clowns-kicked-kkk-asses/):

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> Alex Linder the founder of VNN [a Neo-Nazi/KKK hate group] and the lead organizer of the rally kicked off events by rushing the clowns in a fit of rage, and was promptly arrested by 4 Knoxville police officers who dropped him to the ground when he resisted and dragged him off past the red shiny shoes of the clowns.

This would be great to do with Fred Phelps, I think. Even if it doesn’t provoke them it should be amusing to see what people come up with.

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**Author:** ![pudytat72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@pudytat72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pudytat72)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knoxville-klowns-kaper-kontemn-klanners/561514/2 "2010-11-22T14:03:59Z")

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What a fun way to “protest”!

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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knoxville-klowns-kaper-kontemn-klanners/561514/3 "2010-11-22T14:07:19Z")

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The Pastafarians have done similar things to the Phredites. Don’t know the link off the top of my head.