Comments on: Children’s Hospital upset by creepy clown ads for Rob Corddry's TV show, "Childrens Hospital" http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/childrens-hospital-upset-by.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: CognitiveDissident http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/childrens-hospital-upset-by.html#comment-1548707 CognitiveDissident Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184970#comment-1548707 It's the creepy clowns PLUS the generic name. Kiddie Repair Shop is a much better name. It’s the creepy clowns PLUS the generic name.
Kiddie Repair Shop is a much better name.

]]> By: IronEdithKidd http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/childrens-hospital-upset-by.html#comment-1547855 IronEdithKidd Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184970#comment-1547855 There is no such thing as a non-scary clown.  Are you thinking of mimes?  I hear clowns like to beat them up. There is no such thing as a non-scary clown.  Are you thinking of mimes?  I hear clowns like to beat them up.

]]> By: Christopher http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/childrens-hospital-upset-by.html#comment-1547781 Christopher Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184970#comment-1547781 In a no-budget film called <i>Encounter</i> I played a clown, and can attest to the fact that all clowns are scary. And not just to kids. I was scary without even trying. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwor-RCITEg&list=PL67F34BDCC14D2E15&index=2&feature=plpp_video In a no-budget film called Encounter I played a clown, and can attest to the fact that all clowns are scary. And not just to kids. I was scary without even trying.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwor-RCITEg&list=PL67F34BDCC14D2E15&index=2&feature=plpp_video

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/childrens-hospital-upset-by.html#comment-1547652 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184970#comment-1547652 Or execute a few clowns <i>pour décourager les autres</i>. Or execute a few clowns pour décourager les autres.

]]> By: Jake0748 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/childrens-hospital-upset-by.html#comment-1547592 Jake0748 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 05:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184970#comment-1547592  NOW we're gettin somewhere.  NOW we’re gettin somewhere.

]]> By: Rider http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/childrens-hospital-upset-by.html#comment-1547553 Rider Wed, 03 Oct 2012 04:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184970#comment-1547553 We should just ban billboards all together. We should just ban billboards all together.

]]> By: King_Rocket http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/childrens-hospital-upset-by.html#comment-1547480 King_Rocket Wed, 03 Oct 2012 02:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184970#comment-1547480 This is one of the best shows on TV, down with the haters. Godamn fun police will have a go at anything.  This is one of the best shows on TV, down with the haters. Godamn fun police will have a go at anything. 

]]> By: Russell http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/childrens-hospital-upset-by.html#comment-1547429 Russell Wed, 03 Oct 2012 01:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184970#comment-1547429  Talk about being insulting to clowns...  Talk about being insulting to clowns…

]]> By: Stephenson Billings http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/childrens-hospital-upset-by.html#comment-1547430 Stephenson Billings Wed, 03 Oct 2012 01:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184970#comment-1547430 This is incredibly upsetting. Everybody loves clowns! This is incredibly upsetting. Everybody loves clowns!

]]> By: Boundegar http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/childrens-hospital-upset-by.html#comment-1547309 Boundegar Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184970#comment-1547309 I wonder if they have a policy on Pennywise costumes?  It's technically not a clown.  And kids love it! I wonder if they have a policy on Pennywise costumes?  It’s technically not a clown.  And kids love it!

]]> By: dolo54 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/childrens-hospital-upset-by.html#comment-1547253 dolo54 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184970#comment-1547253 'We do observe a no-clown policy because they can be scary for some kids.' You mean all kids. That's right, in a study of 250 children at a hospital every single one said they didn't like clowns. The clowns were not amused by this study and lodged a protest.  http://digitaljournal.com/article/248959 ‘We do observe a no-clown policy because they can be scary for some kids.’ You mean all kids. That’s right, in a study of 250 children at a hospital every single one said they didn’t like clowns. The clowns were not amused by this study and lodged a protest.  http://digitaljournal.com/article/248959

]]> By: morcheeba http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/childrens-hospital-upset-by.html#comment-1547246 morcheeba Tue, 02 Oct 2012 22:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184970#comment-1547246 Well, at least people didn't mistake this ad campaign for a bomb. Well, at least people didn’t mistake this ad campaign for a bomb.

]]> By: MichaelVandiver http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/childrens-hospital-upset-by.html#comment-1547189 MichaelVandiver Tue, 02 Oct 2012 22:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184970#comment-1547189 That is scary, looks way to much like Glen Beck. That is scary, looks way to much like Glen Beck.

]]> By: Donald Petersen http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/childrens-hospital-upset-by.html#comment-1547185 Donald Petersen Tue, 02 Oct 2012 22:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184970#comment-1547185 Yeah, I saw one at a bus stop near my home, with Corddry in a bloodstained smock.  I had to drive past it several times before I could figure out WTF it was doing there.  High-grade nightmare fuel. Yeah, I saw one at a bus stop near my home, with Corddry in a bloodstained smock.  I had to drive past it several times before I could figure out WTF it was doing there.  High-grade nightmare fuel.

]]> By: Francis Delaney http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/childrens-hospital-upset-by.html#comment-1547107 Francis Delaney Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184970#comment-1547107 They're going to love "Hungry Bear". They’re going to love “Hungry Bear”.

]]> By: Funk Daddy http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/childrens-hospital-upset-by.html#comment-1547085 Funk Daddy Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184970#comment-1547085 A no-clown policy? I can get behind that. Non-scary clowns are few and far between. A no-clown policy? I can get behind that. Non-scary clowns are few and far between.

]]> By: Xeni Jardin http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/childrens-hospital-upset-by.html#comment-1547075 Xeni Jardin Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184970#comment-1547075 Typo, it's the ad campaign that was new. And the way the ads look, man, I totally get it. IT wasn't about the name. It was about the ads. The world looks different if you are an actual sick person in a hospital or en route to one every day. Typo, it’s the ad campaign that was new. And the way the ads look, man, I totally get it. IT wasn’t about the name. It was about the ads. The world looks different if you are an actual sick person in a hospital or en route to one every day.

]]> By: ericmonse http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/childrens-hospital-upset-by.html#comment-1547076 ericmonse Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184970#comment-1547076 That show is brilliant. My favorite on TV. That show is brilliant. My favorite on TV.

]]> By: Grey Devil http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/childrens-hospital-upset-by.html#comment-1547073 Grey Devil Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184970#comment-1547073  Yeah, the show's been around for a while. I think the actual hospital has little room for complaints over the show name at this point.  Yeah, the show’s been around for a while. I think the actual hospital has little room for complaints over the show name at this point.

]]> By: mouftastic http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/childrens-hospital-upset-by.html#comment-1547061 mouftastic Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184970#comment-1547061 Rob Corddry's "new" TV show Childrens Hospital premiered on December 8, 2008.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childrens_Hospital Rob Corddry’s “new” TV show Childrens Hospital premiered on December 8, 2008.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childrens_Hospital

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/childrens-hospital-upset-by.html#comment-1547059 Brainspore Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184970#comment-1547059 Maybe they should just change the name of the show to avoid a lawsuit. I suggest "Cedars Sinai." Maybe they should just change the name of the show to avoid a lawsuit. I suggest “Cedars Sinai.”

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