Who’s the Clown Now? (standard:humor, 904 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Nov 07 2022	Views/Reads: 615/400	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
DI must confess that too often I am slow to hear and quick to speak. After this incident, I’m really going to work on reversing my behavior.

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Having no understanding of where that came from, I had to stop and try
to process that thought. So what was she getting at? 

"How about," she continued, "would you like a clown to be in the house
while you're asleep tonight?" 

Now I was getting nervous. So who's the clown now? 

Where this was going to end, I did not know, but I did have a little bit
of fear in that direction. 

"I was just joking," I explained. "After all, yesterday was Halloween,
and I just was joking about it." So I tried flashing a smile at her, 
but for some reason, it didn't flash. 

I was beginning to understand why some people are afraid of clowns. I
suddenly had an epiphany about something I had long ago forgotten. I 
now have resumed my fear of clowns. 

Getting out of this situation is going to take the brainpower of Bozo
the Clown. 

Knowing The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage as I do, there will be a
payback for this clown gaff. It may not be today, tomorrow, next week, 
or next month, but it will come when I least expect it. 

Staring at me, she said, "I do not think clowns are funny." 

After being a husband for over 50 years, I know that no payback is the
worst payback. Every day I get out of bed, I expect a payback in some 
form. Whenever I see my wife stare at me with a mischievous smile on 
her face, I expect a payback. I wish she would get it over and not keep 
me in suspense. 

In the meantime, I happened to run across a passage in the Bible for my
personal situation. 

James 1:19 - 1:20, “19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be
swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20 For the wrath of man 
worketh not the righteousness of God.” 

I must confess that too often I am slow to hear and quick to speak.
After this incident, I'm really going to work on reversing my behavior.


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