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I Sing the Ego Electric

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The Gospel of Le Clown

Praise White Baby Jesus! Hallelujah! Le Clown has a Press Releases section!

Blogger Adam Something Something from My Right to Bitch recently published an enthusiastic article on the blog that we have come to known, and love, as A Clown on Fire. Adam’s post sparked a Eureka moment: this post is not the only tribute to Le Clown’s blog. These posts should be compiled and gathered under one circus tent—a very large, ego-stroking shrine of love if you willfor Le Clown to bask in the genteel applause of his Carnies, and for you to enjoy. And envy. But Le Clown is not petty, so strike out the envy part, as it is not very becoming of a clown.

The Press Releases section is bound to grow large… and larger. Your magnificent™ accolades will not fall through the cracks. I am humbled by your eulogies, poems, odes, the monuments you have erected and the babies you have named after me. The Press Releases section is my show of appreciation for your devotion and adulation [feel free to stop me anytime]… I’m somewhat confident that I have aggregated most of your postsif I have missed one, speak now or forever hold your peace, and that goes for you too, future trophy posts.

With fame comes trolls, and the art of trolling. Le Clown is not a crowd-pleaser, and detractors will rear their ugly heads. Such is life. Le Clown will ignore your diatribes, whether they are on your own site, or in my comment section. Let it be said: even though I will choose to disregard your vituperation, personal invective hurts, the author behind Le Clown is not immune to your bitter railings.

As for witnessing Le Clown get all high and mighty on your women’s issues’ social commentary published on your post, or the likes… Let bigots be bygones. You want to write a controversial piece on a topic you know nothing about? Be my guest—it is your right to publicly channel your best Tara Reid.  Who am I to rain on your parade? I will invoke my right to avoid your post, and to live with you peacefully on this blogosphere.

So say we all.

Trolls

Trolls, by The Ringmistress.

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Discussion

128 Responses to “I Sing the Ego Electric”

  1. Did I miss a kerfuffle of rudeness from a misguided & assinine reader on your blog?

    Posted by Rutabaga the Mercenary Researcher | November 8, 2012, 09:15
  2. I am (paranoidly) grateful I am not the person(s) in that final paragraph… and amused by those in the previous paragraphs… and generally tickled by most things le clown.

    Posted by talesfromthemotherland | November 8, 2012, 09:17
  3. Buzzkill. I was looking forward to going a few rounds with whoever may offend your Magnificence. But if you want to take the high road and be all mature about it, I guess that’s your right.

    Posted by Madame Weebles | November 8, 2012, 09:20
  4. Le Clown,
    Okay, so my accolade to The Clown is in there. You get to live. Lucky you. I am waiting for posts praising my AliceGreatness™ anyday now.
    Alice

    Posted by aliceatwonderland | November 8, 2012, 09:23
  5. I don’t have any hater yet, guess it means I’m not famous, I said guess as if there was a chance of me being famous.
    I like this Press Release idea, really nice.
    I have to read the articles that I haven already read.

    Posted by Doggy's Style | November 8, 2012, 09:23
  6. Is that a Furby? I kind of miss being terrified into submission by Furby who I locked in my closet as a child many a sleepless night. Yep, that must be a Furby.

    Posted by becca3416 | November 8, 2012, 09:28
  7. Cher M. Le Clown,
    I do not know how to make the tm work on the comments (or anywhere else, for that matter) and am, therefore, tongue-tied.
    So sorry!
    xoM

    Posted by Margarita | November 8, 2012, 09:30
  8. Le Clown,
    Excellent idea. And thanks for the press here. The Ode had to include you. Oh, and BTW, I love Sara’s drawings, thanks!
    Cathy

    Posted by Cathy Ulrich | November 8, 2012, 09:31
  9. I would totally write something, but ever since I found out that you enhanced your junk in that one picture, I’m feeling really disillusioned.

    Posted by misslisted | November 8, 2012, 09:38
  10. Amen!

    Posted by asklotta | November 8, 2012, 09:38
  11. If you’re ever in need of back up against the trolls, I do a mean roundhouse kick. And by that I mean I’m pretty good at sitting on the couch. Seriously though, I suppose this is the downside of being a kickass blogger. People get jealous. It sucks, it hurts, but rest assured knowing for every troll, there’s a shitload of people you make laugh on a consistent basis. No easy feat, my friend!

    Posted by Ericka Clay | November 8, 2012, 09:57
  12. Ur stoopid n a fkn loser. LOL!

    Posted by saradraws | November 8, 2012, 09:58
  13. Sometimes…meaning more often than not…you take my breath way with your syntax. Your wiseness tempts me to cash in my Green Stamps for new and improved brain cells… instead of the soup ladle JOTS needs to complete her stainless service. Obviously…meaning more often than not…you inspire.

    Posted by jotsfromasmallapt | November 8, 2012, 10:10
    • Jots,
      Thank you. The Ringmistress and I were having a couch conversation about you last night:
      Me: Dude, isn’t Jots magnificent™?
      The Ringmistress: A class act.

      Everything written was said, but the trademark symbol.
      Le Clown

      Posted by Le Clown | November 8, 2012, 11:41
      • You and The Ringmistress didn’t see me? I was right in the middle of the two of you….whispering “magnificent Jots, magnificent Jots…” into the electrifying air that surrounds. Glad you got the message.

        Now…let’s move on….

        Posted by jotsfromasmallapt | November 8, 2012, 12:38
  14. Le Clown
    Might you be a Battlestar Galactica Fan?
    Just a question…
    Marie

    Posted by Marie | November 8, 2012, 10:26
  15. Did you write this post so you could use “vituperation” in a sentence?

    Posted by robincoyle | November 8, 2012, 10:31
  16. I’m thrilled and honored to be the link on the other end of your “future trophy posts” and hope that I live up to your standards on Sunday, your Highnessness. :-)

    Posted by thecheekydiva | November 8, 2012, 10:34
  17. Yet another of your marketing tricks. I await the “I hate Le Clown” buttons. The word “hate” should be replaced with a heart broken in two.

    Posted by Curmudgeon-at-Large | November 8, 2012, 10:39
  18. You won’t believe this but you were actually in my dream last night. I was reading blogs before I nodded off, that must have done it.

    Posted by joehoover | November 8, 2012, 10:42
  19. Le Clown has a small-minded, opinionated, disrespectful, fanatical, indignant, repugnant, pathetic, shitstain antagonist? Battlestations!
    Press releases are great! How do you live with yourself?

    Posted by SocietyRed | November 8, 2012, 11:02
  20. Le Clown, 
    Just the other day you visited my mustache photo… Thanks but this isn’t about me. The point is it did in fact inspire and ode to your Le Awesomeness! I’ll place it here in your honor. 

    Wait a minute… My first response was, oh a comment on my post. This is a normal occurance and of nothing to boast.
    But as minutes passed and my mind began to clear, it became apparent that I did not realize what had transpired here.
    The comment was from, the red nosed one.
    This can only mean but one thing, a thing guaranteed to my step to add bounce and spring!
    Le Clown or as I prefer Le Pitre! A visit, this rare clown has paid to me, while I sit on my bed in awe with bare feet.
    The honor is most dubious and quite rare indeed. For a lowly girl of bottom feeder blogging clout. To be paid a visit by Le Clown whose magnificence and greatness there is certainly no doubt!

    Posted by There's a frog on my Sprocket! | November 8, 2012, 11:34
    • Alison,
      I do remember that comment! If it would have been a post, you would be there sitting with the Greats. Hint. Hint.
      Le Clown

      Posted by Le Clown | November 8, 2012, 11:36
    • Oh, and I am confused (kinda a normal state being that I am 18 and blonde)
      But how dare someone insult you when they post of something they have no knowledge and Le Clown offers the insight that only he maintains in his magnificent mind.
      Personally when I post on subjects I have no knowledge of, basically all my posts besides those about body hair I appreciate my misconceptions being corrected. Especially when done, by someone quite my superior.
      I am certain you were their superior, for this would be an easy task for you…. It’s your thing! Being great and all that you are. Thus, they should have been honored and erected statues in your likeness.
      alison

      Posted by There's a frog on my Sprocket! | November 8, 2012, 11:41
      • Alison,
        That person didn’t insult me. She insulted women. And I should have done the mature and sensible thing and just close the tab, and move to another post instead of commenting on that person’s blog. It was a waste of my time, and it ended up irritating me. And I was the one who irritated myself with my responses to the post. No one else was to blame.
        Le Clown

        Posted by Le Clown | November 8, 2012, 11:51
        • Le Clown,
          Good to know… This means I can rien in the enlisted posey that I formed to track said offender down and string them up by their thumbnails for mistreating my friend.
          But I understand rarely can anyone invoke irritation in me but I do so to myself on a regular basis.
          Bashing on the ladies is simply mean… We are cool inspite of most of us having the inability to grow mustaches, regardless of the effort we apply to the task. Thanks for defending us all the same = )
          alison

          Posted by There's a frog on my Sprocket! | November 8, 2012, 12:03
  21. Some things never change. I’m absent for over a week, yet your ginormous ego is here, magnificent and grand to welcome me back. Thank you.

    Posted by Brigitte | November 8, 2012, 11:52
  22. Interestingly, my partner Sara is terrified of clowns. However, I’m wondering if you offer tutorials on achieving this breed of Greatness. If so, where do I sign up?

    Posted by Kathryn McCullough | November 8, 2012, 12:32
  23. Le Clown,
    Awesome! This is what’s so great about Le Clown, you share your glory! I don’t know what you’re referring to in your post, but I think you’ve haven’t really made it as a blogger until you have pissed off someone. Right?
    TBF

    Posted by The Bumble Files | November 8, 2012, 12:36
  24. Le Clown,

    I trust that when I become offensive (which seems inevitable) that you will let me know. Also, Starbuck reminds me of Uma Thurman… looking at her face it seems like it should be ugly… but instead she is hot… and I don’t know why. Frackn’ A.

    -Soul Walker

    Posted by Soul Walker | November 8, 2012, 13:15
  25. People have named their child Le Clown – really????

    Posted by Long Life Cats and Dogs | November 8, 2012, 13:23
  26. I’m sorry to hear there were some misgivings and unkindness shown towards you, Le Clown. People can be hurtful and somewhere they are sad inside for it. On the outside, they don’t fecking care. Just so you know. And they spout off meanness.
    I’m glad you pulled your Clown hat over your ears, looked at the Magnificent (do I have to TM this every time I write it?) that is Le You, and let those peeps slide out of your memories.

    I’m liking this PR page. So many fans. So much fun. Let haters be haters. They aren’t invited to the Clown Fest.

    Posted by iRuniBreathe | November 8, 2012, 13:24
  27. Excellent idea as usual, Le Clown. And fuck the haters. More vituperation should scare away trolls; they hate vocabulary.

    Posted by rollergiraffe | November 8, 2012, 14:14
  28. Le Clown, you make me feel like I’ve been Freshly Pressed. BFF. I think our egos should meet for lunch soon, mine will buy.

    Posted by Adam S | November 8, 2012, 14:27
  29. As others have said, haters gonna hate. They’re just jealous of your general magnificence™. And of The Ringmistress. Some folks out there think that bullying is the way to go. One day they may learn. But if not, well, you can always delete their comments, right?

    Posted by faithhopechocolate | November 8, 2012, 15:02
    • Faith,
      I will moderate trolling before it even makes it on this page. Life is beautiful, and I have no patience of trolls and their waste of time. Now on to someone’s blog to make their life miserable!
      Le Clown

      Posted by Le Clown | November 8, 2012, 17:17
  30. Look at this. A page to promote posts that promote you. This is ingenious. I wonder, does this mean I should write more about you? (and it makes me feel good to know that I had more than one post that said good things about Le Clown and Sara. I had forgotten about this one.)

    Posted by Brother Jon | November 8, 2012, 17:37
  31. Well said and great picture by the Ringmistress! I guess the price of fame and fortune in the blogosphere is the trolling so think of it as moving on up. Also, I had to look up “vituperation” which as an English teacher made me feel so scholarly stimulated. Keep fighting the fight!

    Posted by biggreenmeanie | November 8, 2012, 17:41
  32. Celebrity is difficult. I should know or rather I don’t, but Hugo has told me some stories of fans who have turned on his brilliant bald head. All I know is that I’ve now made it my life goal to warrant a spot on that press release page. My previous life goal was winning ‘stache glasses from Jules and those are presently in the mail.

    Posted by speaker7 | November 8, 2012, 17:51
  33. Oh good. I’m glad to see you stopped by my place today. I didn’t get around to telling you I gave you a fat mention today . . . along with Madame Weebles.

    Posted by robincoyle | November 8, 2012, 19:15
  34. You are killing me.

    What size clown hat will you need to fit that at head of yours? It’s almost knitting season. LMAO

    Posted by javaj240 | November 8, 2012, 21:11
  35. I love swimming in your blog Le Clown. Sing away!!! And yes, that new clown art is MAGNIFICENT!!! I saw you thank the artist and I am amazed the the fucking brilliance you bring out it us. Clown on!!!

    Posted by isawbobdylaninaspeedo | November 8, 2012, 22:28
  36. Were I to have another baby, he would surely be named Le Clown.

    Posted by Deliberately Delicious | November 9, 2012, 00:20
  37. “Even though I will choose to disregard your vituperation, personal invective hurts, the author behind Le Clown is not immune to your bitter railings.”

    Aaaaww, I’m touched! Till now I always thought Le Clown was a man who didn’t believe there was a God besides himself (like me), but there it was… A hint of humanity.

    Although I am always twisting your leg, biting your wing, pulling your armpithair and shaving your moustache for #Movember while your blog takes its digital nap. I think it goes without saying that I think of you as a great man, standing out in a crowd of fools and I respect you.

    So might you run into any trolls on your journey, feel free to redirect them to me as I’d love to chew on their ugly faces in your honor.

    Posted by Daan van den Bergh | November 9, 2012, 03:08
  38. ah phooey ignore the trolls, us goats will clip clop our way over the bridge and strike terror into the hearts of those trolling trollites. We all love Le Clown, his Ringmistress and all the acts in his tent of Carnie joy! xx

    Posted by scienerf | November 9, 2012, 05:31
  39. I just checked out your new “Press Release” section. You do know people are talking about you … a lot! Your Le Clown ears must be burning constantly.

    Posted by Michelle Gillies | November 9, 2012, 13:53
  40. So say we all indeed, fellow Battlestar geek.

    Posted by travellingmo | November 13, 2012, 16:17

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