Don’t Wear White Shoes After Labor Day
It’s a simple and long-held rule of fashion: You can’t wear white shoes after Labor Day. It’s very simple why this is: White is a Spring and Summer color, and white heels or pumps are just not acceptable once Fall is here. Everyone should know this, and everyone should adhere to this. While Fran Gerkenstine, Joshie Palmer, and their friend Denise McLaughlin understand this simple rule of fashion—going for shades other than the verboten white, poor misguided Marilyn Cooke has chosen to overlook this rule. In fact, she has decided that she is going to fly in the face of this very important fashion rule. Marilyn is one of the most fashionable girls at Green River Elementary. Other girls look to Marilyn to see what to wear. And she has decided that she is going to make wearing white shoes after Labor Day a new fashion trend. Too bad Mr. Clown reads Emily Post and believes that even the rules of fashion are important for little children to follow closely. So, Mr. Clown has decided to do a fashion intervention. He only hopes that Marilyn likes red… because that’s the color she’s going to be bringing back this Fall.
Mr. Clown: Don’t Wear White Shoes After Labor Day © 2011 City of Troy Productions
Mr Clown and the Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony
Gluttony [gluht-n-ee] –noun
1.) overindulging in eating or drinking
2.) to eat or drink in excess.
While everyone has to eat to live, people should be disciplined enough to eat only in amounts sufficient to remain healthy and fit. Overindulging in food should only occur once in a while, as a special treat or for celebration. Eating too much can lead to indigestion in the short term and in the long term it can lead to obesity, diabetes, and other serious health problems. Of all the horrors facing the children of Green River, childhood obesity is the most alarming. For the past ten years childhood obesity has risen nearly sixty percent! That’s even higher than the fifty-five percent increase in Mr. Clown related punishment deaths! And of all the children in Green River, Dougie McKendrick is the fattest boy. Every week he uses all of his allowance to buy junk food from places like the Burger Hutt, Tennessee Fried Chicken, Taco Shack, and Gemini Pizza. He also buys cupcakes and cake from the Green River Sweet Treat Bakery. And lasagna from the Green River Grocery-Mart, along with cookies, chips, and soda. Then he rushes home and eats everything he possibly can before Mr. and Mrs. McKendrick get home from work. Sometimes he is so gluttonous that it makes him sick and he lies on his back waiting for his belly to stop hurting. And then when his mom tells him dinner is ready, he still goes down and eats even more! For the last few months, Mr. Clown has been keeping an eye on Dougie, hoping he will realize his continued gluttony is going to hurt him in the long run. But, Dougie just hasn’t realized the dangerous road he’s going down. So, Mr. Clown has vowed that Dougie will not be just another childhood obesity statistic. No, not Dougie. Mr. Clown is going to save him from that particular fate.
Mr. Clown and the Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony © 2011 City of Troy Productions
Worst Birthday Ever
It was Little Johnny and Janey’s last birthday together… perhaps Little Johnny should have said “Thank you!” for the wonderful presents. Thankfully Mr. Clown was there to show him the error in forgetting good etiquette and manners. Now Mr. Clown will cut the cake for Janey! Hopefully she remembers to share!
mr clown: worst birthday ever copyright city of troy productions 2010


