aphroditeskiss1

So I know this is going to sound a little bit roundabout connection wise, but it's true. The insident was published in the newspaper of the town it happened in. One of my friend's mother's friends was babsitting one of her friends kids. After the sitter had put the kids to bed, their mother called. She asked how the kids were and the sitter told her they were great; however, could the mother please put the clown statue away next time, because it freaked her out. There was a pause on the other end of the line. The mother responded by saying " Get the kids out of the house and call 911. We don't have a clown statue". So the sitter called the police from a neighbors house. When the cops were investigating, they found out that the statue was actually a midget who had escaped from a mental institution and been living in their house for six months!! Six months of eating their food, sleeping in their house, using their showers, and PLAYING WITH THEIR KIDS! I guess the kids had said stuff like "we don't want to go to school. We're playing with the clown". Being 3 and 5, the parents dismissed that as an imaginary friend. How creepy is that??

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Brooke

I am totally laughing my ass off. How could they not notice? I would notice random clowns in my house.

*WOW*

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arf

dam thats just waaaay too freaky

Stick

That sounds like the first chapter of a Steven King novel.

Mephisto2

I think it was this guy...

http://apesgrapes.da.ru/


Mr Mephisto


PS - This story isn't true. http://www.snopes.com/horrors/madmen/statue.asp

jwoody

Fuck snopes. The scourge of the paranormalists.

Here's one: Snopes is owned and run by the freemasons.

hulk

I heard it was interdimensional space nazis.

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MSD

This is obvously a joke. Some people take it too seriously.

aphroditeskiss1

Actually, it was not a joke. And I guess the parents didn't notice because their house was large enough to provide hiding spaces for Mr. Midget Clown. So if mysterious statues show up in your house, poke them with really long sticks to make sure they're not alive...

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Mephisto2

As mentioned above, this is an urban legend. It didn't happen.


Mr Mephisto

Crack

But I *want* to believe!

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aphroditeskiss1

Given the fact that my friend knows the person whom it happened to, I think it safe to say that it was indeed real. Not only that, but it was also published in the town newspaper.

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glytch

So which town is it? It should be relatively easy to verify if it was in the newspaper.

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Ishmal

WHOA. that is just freaky. if it is real it just proves you should take more notice of what your kids r saying! but even if it is a myth. just imagining it sent chills down my spine.

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Kid_Karysma

This thing just screams urban legend. "My friend's mother's friend"? What the hell is that. You might as well have said my best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard it from this guy who knew this kid.

And a newspaper article doesn't necessarily prove it. Small town newspapers print all sorts of shit.

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Stick

This should take care of any statues that are stalking you!

Mephisto2

Which town?
Which paper?
What friend?
Name?
Dates?
Location?
Reference?
Google turns up zip. Don't you think something like this (bizare chilling story that it is) would at least warrant some mention on the internet? Some mention beyond Snopes that is; a site that completely debunks the legend.


But then again, we shouldn't expect anything less from the Paranoia board. That's what it's here for, after all!


Mr Mephisto (an evil sort of clown)

MEatWad

BAh! This was from a movie or a TV show. I'll remember, I saw it just a week or two ago. LOL your friend is pulling you leg, sorry man.

Redlemon

Thus leading to the acronym FOAF, 'friend of a friend', which is the source of nearly every urban legend. Click the link to look it up. I'm standing with Mr Mephisto.

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midgets are my friends

Sargeman

Even if it was true..... Why would anyone be scared of a clown midget?

Just how tough would this guy be that anyone would have run away from it?

I've met a few small people before in my life and honestly they're not very fast so I think I could, maybe not easily, take him out with one punch, or at least pick him up and toss him out.

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Coppertop

Escaped midget clown from a mental institution? Sounds like the intro to a pr0n vid...

spindles

But my brother's girlfriend's sister went out with that midget. I swear it is true

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CityOfAngels

Gotta love this; it fits right in with the story:
"Bookings can not be taken at this time, although please try again in August when I will win my appeal.

If you want to support Apesgrapes in my attempt to get bail, please right to your local parliament member, or go and see Ronnie Campbell.

Also, kind person wanted to adopt Barnie the Clown Dog should I get sent down. If you are intersted (no Chinese or Japs and other dog eaters) please contact : apesgrapes@vegas.zzn.com

Thank you, and happy clown fun."

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guthmund

No, seriously.

How cool would it be to have your very own midget clown statue hanging round the house?

Apesgrapes, fetch me a beer!

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Carno

That story freaked me out.. I have some kind of fear of midgets.

WarriorBuddha

I know people that are freaked out by midgets and people freaked out by clowns. This story kills two birds with one stone. I highly doubt it's truth, but it is a bit of a freaky story.

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Rambosho

how could the baby siter notice the clow when the perants couldnt??

Most people would notice a 4ft clown around the house in 6 months. if you said 1 or 2 weeks maby.

Avail

I have heard multiple versions of this story, and it is obviously just an urban legand. Some versions I heard, the clown was six feet tall, others were shorter. Some versions had the clown only living in the house for a few weeks.

Charlatan

"have you checked the children?"

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Bawn

The parents dont spend all day just watching over the kids, they say they have an imaginary friend... "oh thats nice hunny". The babysitter is getting paid to watch and play with the kids, so they say somthing bout the friend, so she goes oh, let me meet him, and a retarded midget clown pops out!

Zephyr66

definitely an urban legend. either Aphroditeskiss1 is lying or someone took her for a ride.

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TheWalkinDude

Since I read this post, whenever I wake up in the night I'll lie there still for a while, then the thought will just flash into my mind:

"Midget clown"

And I'll sit bolt upright, turn on the lights and scan every inch of the room for any evidence of midgets or clowns. I need to stop coming on the paranoia forum

Zephyr66

Thats hilarious, i guess it would be kinda scary to wake up with a mdgit in your room, clown or no.

Craven Morehead

It IS hilarious. I began laughing when I started reading this and haven't quit as I read through the entire thread.

LiLi-CMA

It's times like this I wish I wasn't home alone.

It also doesn't help at all that I am gullible.

rhaevyn

True or not, that story freaked me out. I'm scared to death of clowns. lol

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aintyoboyfriend

CALL 911 WE DONT HAVE A MIDGET CLOWN!

lol. You'd think the lady would be like "what clown statue"