> There are a lot of people at my school who claim to be scared by clowns, but some of us hav our doubts. I think, and my friend agrees with me on this, that most and possibly even all of them aren't actually afraid of clowns but are just saying that because everyone else does or they want to look odd or they want to justify having the bumper sticker that says "Can't Sleep. Clowns Will Eat Me." If I hear someone say that one more time or if someone says that he's afraid of clowns (actually, I suppose instead of the generic "he" I should have put "she" since almost every single one I've met has been a girl) I shall surely die.
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> -eric "I LOVE clowns and, trust me, so do you" sleator
> Fri 5 Jan A.D. 2001

I can understand how you might feel that way, since ( I assume) you are in high school and are surrounded by people who are trying to figure themselves out. However, I am no longer in high school, and I have no need to look odd. I also no longer have the need to display my insights into people, since I've learned that people are too complex for the casual observer to truly read. I trust that you will someday learn that lesson. Perhaps you will also learn to recognize sarcasm in its many forms.

--Jez"No please I welcome you and your friend's analysis of how I think"z"and I don't have a bumper"ka