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A Tale of Two Bozos
Bozo the Clown (Larry Harmon) has died. Bozo the President (George W. Bush) has two hundred days left in the White House.
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Bozo the Clown (Larry Harmon) has died. Bozo the President (George W. Bush) has two hundred days left in the White House.
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Comments (8)
There is no Bozo the Clown other than the late Bob Bell.
July 4, 2008 10:35 AM | Reply | Permalink
The world is full of Bozos, largely because the character was a franchise. Larry Harmon bought the license to use the character from Alan Livingston, the creator, in 1956. TV stations throughout the country paid for the right to have a local Bozo. Bob Bell was a (very famous) local Bozo.
The name Bozo, however, most probably has its origins in a character created by St Anselm of Canterbury (1033 – 1109). This character was Anselm’s foil in philosophical dialogues on the nature of good and bad and on the existence of God.
So, Bozo started out as a medieval sock puppet making the link to Mr. Bush all the more apropos.
July 4, 2008 11:46 AM | Reply | Permalink
Firesign Theatre speculated about the ubiquity of Bozos more than 35 years ago.
July 4, 2008 2:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
Bozos on public transportation, as I recall.
July 4, 2008 3:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
All of us. It was the first sentence of your previous post that inspired the memory. In fact, I intended to make my comment a reply to yours, but forgot to check the box.
July 4, 2008 3:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
Bozo the Clown has left some big shoes to fill. Yes I meant the pun.
Bozo Bush has left a trail of tears.
July 4, 2008 7:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
some I'm a clown
July 4, 2008 7:55 PM | Reply | Permalink
me too
July 4, 2008 7:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
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