Clowning is a verb used to describe witty, comical actions or situations. There are two categories of clowning. There is physical clowning which is when physical objects are moved or placed into a humorous position. The second genre of clowning is profile clowning. This is when one adds untrue or amusing words and phrases to another persons personal profile. The word "clowned" is used to signify a past clowning event or experience. Example: "My facebook got clowned on by my roommate." A "clown" is a person who performs clowning. Someone who is clowned upon is called the "clownee". Clowning should not be confused with joking, which is a harmful or detrimental act towards another person. How does one know when clowning has crossed the line and become joking? There are three major signs that make an act no longer clowning, but a joke. The three signs are: people crying, fights breaking out, and males getting kicked in the balls, and then claiming they did nothing wrong.

Who clowns

Clowns clown.

What is clowned upon

Common objects that are used in physical clowning are flag poles, junk, art sawhorses, and furniture. Furniture that are used most often are chairs and tables. The objects are stacked to dangerous heights, placed in humorous positions, or leaned against doors so that when the door is opened the object falls into the person entering through the doorway. Profile clowning is a more complex process. Gaining access to anothers password protected profile is difficult. One way clowns gain access to a personal profile is through guessing the password to the clownee's profile. Another way is to wait till the clownee leaves their computer while still having the profile open on their computer. Profile clowning can sometimes include photoshopped pictures.

Where clowning occurs

Physical clowning is commonly performed in rooms with multiple, easily moved objects or furniture. If a room is left unattended by an authority figure for long periods of time, it doubles its chances to be clowned upon. Profile clowning can occur on any personal profile, but facebook is the most frequently used profile. Clowns usually change the facebook profile into a profile with a homosexual tone.

Why clowning happens

The question "why do people clown?" has been asked for thousands of years. There is no one answer as to why a particular individual clowns, for almost everyone clowns for a different reason. Some clown because of boredom. Others clown in order to have something funny to look at and tell their friends about. Still others clown to make others mad or annoyed. Sometimes clowning is used as revenge for a previous act of clowning.

Future of clowning

The future of clowning is hazy. Even though there seems to be increases in clowning activity, there are many people who would like to see clowning stopped. People who wish to put an end to clowning are authority figures, the man, and people who have been clowned upon and couldn't take the joke. The latter individuals are most often square wheels (see lambda chi alpha's definition). Clowning is halted in many ways. One way is by reporting clowning facebook groups which then results in a deletion of that group. Clowning is also stopped when the clown or clowns get caught in the act by authority figures and have to discontinue their clowning. Clowning can also be stopped inside fraternities. When one fraternity member threatens to press charges against other fraternity members due to their clowning actions, the clowning actions cease. Despite the acts to end clowning, it is not going away anytime soon. It has been estimated that clowning will continue to last for at least another 100 years or so. This page is about the slang phrase; for other uses of the phrase, see The Man (disambiguation). ... A literal square wheel is a wheel that, instead of being circular, has the shape of a square. ...