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Clowns are not vile. The 'odditorium' was where a collection of odd and good curiosities were exchanged for our enrichment. We lost the good 'ole American slang.
I don't either wish 'us' to go toward 'unroningness.'
lit; Desolation. None of us are a 'skildir.' The term meant a potential 'saint' who sure could do some fun sinning. It's a Norse term and St. Kilda, in the late 1800's, did what's done here. Just Expose corruption. It's not screwy if we try to be true. Even a sad-sack clown is just working at self-improvement. Clowns scary? nonsense.
Well, i 'welkin' (old word for the clouds) I do that before the sunsets. This was a watching the nicest a 'wekin's' kinda' day. Thank you.