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Eleanor Burns's avatar

This reminds me of an article I read on Punch as a sacrificial victim, while researching Commedia dell'Arte. (https://nefariousgenius.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/wicker-man-article.pdf) Not that I think we need to put Trump in a wicker man, per se...

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A. R. Yngve's avatar

Footnote: James B. Twitchell wrote about Punch and Judy puppet theater in his book "Preposterous Violence: Fables of Aggression in Modern Culture" (1989).

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A. R. Yngve's avatar

Being the Sacred Fool certainly has its risks...

When comedians are targeted by angry audience members, is this the ancient ritual being reenacted? (I'm starting to sound like Dr. Quatermass in an old script by Nigel Kneale...)

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Tim Lieder's avatar

You didn't once mention the insane clown posse or juggalos. Shame shame whoop whoop

https://open.substack.com/pub/marlowe1/p/stories-published-here-fiction-extra?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=sllf3

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A. R. Yngve's avatar

You're right, I overlooked "Juggalos"...they are not well known on my side of the Atlantic Ocean. How many Juggalos are there? Links to more information are welcome.

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Tim Lieder's avatar

No. Luigi did it because health care sucks. Blaming Todd Philip is a stretch.

Also art the clown is fucking hilarious

https://open.substack.com/pub/marlowe1/p/stories-published-here-fiction-extra?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=sllf3

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