This whole clown thing is really strange. As someone who's just returned from a couple of weeks abroad, I have to say... What the fuck, England?!
At first I thought it was some kind of ingenious guerilla marketing campaign for the remake of Stephen King's It, which is coming out next year. In fact, I imagine the marketers for that movie are currently kicking themselves.
However, from what I can make out, it's just a bunch of saddos in a costume.
Several of these clowns have been making headlines after members of the public (aka potential victims) beat the crap out of them.
Like this guy, Ashley Symes, a 23-year-old YouTuber who decided to get shit-tonnes of followers by doing something that everyone else has already seen a million times. Well, I guess that's the Internet for you.
Credit: KickItWithAsh
In this particular clip, Ash waits at an underground carpark at the Dockside Outlet Centre in Chatham. When these two blokes come out of the door, he approaches them (albeit slightly hesitantly), and tries to creep them out.
This guy is having absolutely none of it, though. He headbutts him almost instantly and his mate chucks a milkshake over him.
The cameraman runs towards the group, shouting: "It's a prank! It's a prank!" which are apparently the three words that will get you out of any kind of trouble, ever.
"It's just a prank, bro. Chill out, bro."
If you want to see the whole video, you can check it out on his YouTube page here.
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