Attack of the clowns

As you may remember from this post, Karneval (I misspelled it before, oops) is coming up in Germany and clowns are the major decoration. This is true in more than one establishment window.

Behold:

In the window of a hairdresser

And then:

A perfectly normal shop window

This one is for an interior design company. But what is that lurking on the left side?

They're everywhere.

Clearly German's haven't gotten the message. Clowns aren't funny or cute, they're terrifying. The internet confirms it.

Mr. Chuckles, please stay out of my pre-Lenten non-revelry. My dreams would appreciate it.