[Porsche-O-Phile]

I found them entertaining as a kid (went to the circus a few times). Clowns (in character) therefore don't bother me. The people who DO "clowning" freak the crap out of me. I've met a few and the common thread is that they all come off as people who have serious psychological disorders and a healthy dose of mental instability, possibly involving sexual deviancy and/or pedophilia.

I like watching them at the circus and stuff as they can be funny, but I'd never get any closer than a entertainer/audience type of contact. Preferably from a safe distance.