A boy goes to the circus for the first time when he's 5. Happy as a clam, of course, because he's going to see THE CLOWNS! He's bored for the rest of the show, but then THE CLOWNS come up, and -- well, shucks -- one clown comes RIGHT UP to the crowd and asks for a volunteer. The little boy raises his hand as high as he can until it HURTS and the clown picks him up.
What's your name, son?
the clown says, in a disturbingly normal voice.
Timmy the little boy says, frightened a bit by all the commotion.
Well, Timmy, why don't you grab a hold of this here stick?
. The clown hands the boy a stick and says,
LOOK EVERYBODY, WE GOT A SUCKER ON A STICK!
Needless to say, the kid is heartbroken and vows revenge.
Ten years later, the now 15-year-old young man returns to the circus, and it just so happens that the
CLOWN
is still there.
The clown recognizes him, and does the same act, asking for a volunteer and holding out a big stick. The kid holds up his hand as high as he can, and the clown sees his face and chooses him.
"Here, kid, take this stick." The kid takes it.
"Look everyone, we got a sucker on a stick!"
ARRRRRRRRGH!
Ten years later, the now 25-year-old man returns to the circus, and the CLOWN is STILL there.
The clown recognizes him (yes, after seeing him twice in ten years), and prepares the same act, asking for a volunteer. The man holds up his hand as high as he can, and the clown sees his face and chooses him.
"Here, sir, take this stick." The man takes it.
"Look everyone, we got a sucker on a stick!"
ARRRRRRRRGH!!!!
Ten years later, the now 35-year-old man returns to the circus, and the
CLOWN
is still there (walking with a cane).
The clown recognizes him (after all, he's the only one dumb enough to ever volunteer for this thing more than once), and does the same act, asking for a volunteer and holding out a giant stick. The man holds up his hand as high as he can, and the clown sees his face and chooses him.
"Here, old man, take this stick." The man takes it.
"Look everybody, we got a sucker on a stick! HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW"
ARRRRRRRRGH!
Ten years later, the now 45-year-old man returns to the circus, and it just so happens that the
CLOWN
is still there. (in a wheelchair)
The clown recognizes him (and sighs, tired of this job and this *** loser), and does the same act, asking for a volunteer and holding out a big stick. The man holds up his hand as high as he can, and the clown sees his face and chooses him.
"Here, old guy, take this stick." The man takes it.
"Look everyone, we got a sucker on a stick!"
THAT DOES IT!!!
The guy musters up ALL HIS COURAGE and says to the clown, the CULMINATION of FORTY YEARS of TORTURE....
screw you, clown...