Professor Turned Clown

Discontented with the life of a professor of economics, Dr. Charles Boas became Onions the Clown.

I'm sure this thrilled any living parents who might have helped pay for years of higher education.

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Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 05, 2014
Category: Clowns | Eccentrics | 1960s | Universities, Colleges, Private Schools and Academia

Comments

You'd have thought he would have just transferred to clown college! :lol: :coolsmile:

Posted by Tyrusguy on 02/05/14 at 10:25 AM

Veteran clown Jimmy O'Donnell looks like Lyndon Johnson.

Posted by ges on 02/05/14 at 11:46 AM

Considering the state of the economics in both the US and here in Greece I'd surmise that most economists are, already, well versed in clowning around.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 02/05/14 at 01:24 PM

I guess I could see someone who was burned out making such a change.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 02/05/14 at 07:52 PM

Ha ha ha -- instead of putting kids to sleep he wanted to make them laugh!! That's cool 😊

Posted by GirlgeniusNYC on 02/05/14 at 09:34 PM

As a clown, he was less ridiculous and less evil than in his previous profession.

Economists. F*ck'em all. F*ck'em both ways with a dump-truck's propshaft.

Posted by Richard Bos on 02/08/14 at 12:09 PM

He certainly seems happier as a clown.

Posted by Kehaar on 02/12/14 at 08:03 PM

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