Archive for July, 2011
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Mr Clown and the Seven Deadly Sins: Pride
Pride [prayhd] –noun
1.) A inordinately high opinion of one’s importance, merit, or superiority.
2.) The state or feeling of being proud.
On the one hand, it’s important to take a certain amount of pride in one’s self—be it taking care to dress nicely or appropriately, to complete work and tasks in a timely and acceptable fashion, or even to conduct one’s self as a mature individual with integrity. However, as with anything pride can be taken to an extreme—leading to places no one should ever go. That’s the situation that Lisa Berry has put herself in. Lisa very much wants to be the Green River Elementary 5th Grade Class President. She has declared that she is the only person capable of leading the 5th Grade to lofty heights. She has even decided that she is the only cool person in the entire 5th Grade and is prettier than all the other girls in her class, perhaps the entire school. Her self-esteem has become so bloated by her false sense of pride in her alleged accomplishments that she acts as though she is better than every one else. She has even come to a place where she rubs her perceived awesomeness in the faces of Fran Gerkenstine and her friend Joshie Palmer every morning on the way to Science Class. Fran and Joshie have both tried to warn Lisa that she is going down a dark path—letting her pride turn her into an unbearable braggart. And, that Mr. Clown is standing right behind her this morning with one of his most favorite knives. It’s too bad that Lisa won’t stop bragging long enough to hear their warnings, isn’t it boys and girls? Poor Lisa. Her pride has really gotten her into a real jam this time!
Mr. Clown and the Seven Deadly Sins: Pride © 2011 City of Troy Productions
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Mr Clown and the Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
Greed [greed] –noun
Excessive desire, most generally associated with wealth or possessions.
Greed is a very unbecoming trait in children. But in the past few years there has been a growing epidemic wherein children have become more and more greedy—demanding their desires be fed and not being satisfied unless they have all the latest toys, games, and gadgets. But of course not even that satisfies them, as there are always more things to want. However, all Davie Fetter wants is a Kewlbacca action figure. Because Kewlbacca is the coolest! Kewlbacca is a space ape from the planet Jindor where he fights the evil Empirium in hopes of liberating the Galaxy! Sale-Mart even has a special sale going on right now! All Kewlbacca action figures are fifty percent off! And that’s just what Davie has been waiting for! This morning he broke into his piggy bank and has headed down to Sale-Mart to buy a Kewlbacca. Imagine his disappointment when he sees that Burt Sackoff has picked up every last Kewlbacca action figure and is heading to the check-out counter with all of them. Burt does not need all of those Kewlbacca action figures. In fact, one would be sufficient, but Burt wants them all. Burt’s greed has insured that Davie isn’t going to get the single Kewlbacca action figure he so dearly wanted. Or has it? Because you see Mr. Clown was at Sale-Mart buying a brand-new machete when he heard Davie crying, and he came upon the scene—and Burt’s greed has really got Mr. Clown thinking about a lesson that Burt desperately needs. And, lucky for Burt’s greed, he can have that lesson all to himself!
Mr. Clown and the Seven Deadly Sins: Greed © 2011 City of Troy Productions
Mr Clown and the Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth
Sloth [slawth] –noun
1.) constant avoidance of exertion.
2.) indolence
3.) lazy
4.) a pack or group of bears (seriously).
Movement is very important in a child’s life. If a child doesn’t get up and move–staying active, they will begin to grow fat, lazy, and complacent. Their minds become dull and sluggish, and they become disgusting little lumps on the sofa. It is vital for a child to stay active by doing chores and participating in after-school activities, organized sports, and worth-while hobbies such as stamp-collecting, model-building, wood carving, knitting, and doll-house construction. Most of the little children in Green River are very good about keeping their minds and bodies active, avoiding becoming little sloths. However, little Kelly Rothchild is not one of those children. Kelly has decided that she should spend her days sitting on the futon sofa watching television while snacking on junk food and text messaging her friends. Kelly rarely, if ever, gets off the couch when she’s home. She often will come in from school, kick her shoes off, and head straight to the couch to watch trashy talk shows. And, since Kelly’s mom is busy listening to Elvis records, she has no idea that her daughter has become a lazy little sloth. Mr. Clown has an idea. In fact he has several. One of those ideas is about a lesson. One tailor-made to show Kelly the error of lazy sloth-like ways.
Mr. Clown and the Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth © 2011 City of Troy Productions
Mr Clown and the Seven Deadly Sins: Lust
Lust [luhst] –noun
1.) intense sexual desire.
2.) uncontrolled sexual desire/appetite
3.) overwhelming and controlling desire or craving.
It is very important that children read. Reading is good for them. It fills their minds with words, fires their imaginations, and allows them to refine thinking processes. Reading the right books can help them learn how to think and problem solve. The emotional attachment that can be forged with fictional characters can often times be rewarding and lead children to strive to be better people by emulating the characters they idolize. However, Mr. Clown has become aware that certain children in the town of Green River have taken reading and idolizing fictional characters into a bad place–a place where they have become so enthralled with the “Dusk” series of books about sparkly glitter-vampires that their emotions have crossed over into the realm of lust. Mr. Clown has even seen the little children drooling over posters of the forth-coming “Dusk” movie starring Richard Clatterton. Rita, Carla, and Kiwanda have been saving their allowances for weeks so that they can sit in the theater on opening night and drool over sparkly vampires. However, Mr. Clown has decided that it’s very important that children learn that Lust is bad. And, it’s not OK to have uncontrolled sexual desires for sparkly vampires if you are under the age of thirteen. So, he has elected to go down to the Green River Movieplex and teach a very important lesson about the dangers of Lust.
Mr. Clown and the Seven Deadly Sins: Lust © 2011 City of Troy Productions
Mr Clown: Don’t Act Like Skanky Celebrities
Celebrities are not like the rest of us. They live in a make-believe world where they make movies and television shows. In television and movies, things happen for entertainment value. And these are not things that should really happen in real life where we live. However, since celebrities spend so much time in a make-believe world, they often carry it over into their real lives. And little children all over the world think it’s OK to act like those celebrities—because they are rich, famous, and desired by all. One such celebrity is Venice Sharidin. Venice is famous for nothing at all! She was born to very wealthy parents who taught her no boundaries, no manners, and gave her everything she wanted. She spent most of her early life drinking, doing drugs, and being a skank. And, we all know what a skank is, don’t we boys and girls? If you don’t, be assured that it’s not a good thing. And it’s not something any one should aspire to. One night Venice decided to make a very naughty video and then leaked it to the internet. In a matter of weeks, after billions of downloads and video views, Venice was famous! She got her own TV show (even though she has no charisma)! She made a CD (even though she has no musical talent)! She was in a movie (even though she has no acting ability)! She even wrote a book (even though she can’t read or write)! She coined her catchphrase: “That’s smokin’” (which is dumb). And, millions of little children began to look up to her. All because she made a naughty video! What a skank! One such little child is Besty. Betsy adores Venice Sharidan and has decided that she wants to be just like her idol! She’s changed her hair to look like her, bought all of Venice’s posters, DVDs, and CDs! She even bought the book “Venice’s Guide to Skank”. And after reading it Betsy has decided to use her video camera phone and her parents’ camcorder to make her very own video so she too can be a skanky celebrity just like Venice! Thank goodness Mr. Clown has stopped in to show Betsy that it would have been better to march to the beat of her own drummer and not be a skank. And, when he’s done teaching Betsy a lesson, he just might take a trip to Hollywood to visit Venice Sharidan. After all something has to be done to preserve the innocence of America’s youth.
Mr. Clown: Don’t Act Like Skanky Celebrities © 2011 City of Troy Productions
