Post #2366693

2026-04-28 00:01 UTC

You nurse your drink and watch the Lounge Car evolve into a three-ring circus. You witness so many clown-themed songs, performed so flashily. Rainbow Hair gets up to sing, and a hobo sits down next to you, replete with patchwork pants and bindle on a stick. "Nice shoes," he says. You aren't sure how to take it. "Thanks?" "Traveling for work?" he asks. You shake your head. "You?" you ask and immediately feel weird about it. "More like a retreat. Have you heard the teachings of Guru Bozo?"

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@michelestrider@mastodon.social 2026-04-29 00:01

"Say more," you answer earnestly. Hobo Clown doesn't miss a beat. "Guru Bozo teaches that the only sane response to the absurdity of life is to play the Fool. In kingly courts of yore, it was often only the Fool who dared speak truth to power. In the Tarot, the Fool..." You sip your drink and nod. Hobo Clown has a nice voice. You suspect theater training. "... continuing unbroken, even today," he concludes. "There's a study group in the dining car, if you're interested." Your drink is empty.

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@petes_bread_eqn_xls@mastodo.neoliber.al 2026-04-28 00:35

@michelestrider@mastodon.social Cult.

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@exT0LI@beige.party 2026-04-28 08:44

@michelestrider@mastodon.social Heretic! The Enlightened Clown Posse is the true path of clown based spirituality!

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@AinsleyLowbeer@mastodon.social 2026-04-28 14:44

@michelestrider@mastodon.social At this point I bail and start reading about a southern beauty shop.

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