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   occam to Howard   
   Re: Brexit Clown Panic?   
   03 Oct 21 09:11:44   
   
   From: nobody@nowhere.nix   
      
   On 30/09/2021 19:19, Howard wrote:   
   > Brexit visa restrictions leads to shortage of clowns in Northern Ireland:   
   >   
   > https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-58733754   
   >   
   > It sounds like Covid also plays a big role, to be fair, as clowns dispersed   
   > to home countries during lockdowns. But where it was once possible for   
   > Pierre Le Boufon and Gustav Komiker to throw pies in Belfast at the drop of   
   > a battered bowler or top hat, new work visa rules make it difficult for 20   
   > foreign clowns to pile into a VW and take a ferry over when a circus is   
   > hiring.   
   >   
      
   Someone should tell Northern Ireland that we have a perfect candidate   
   for their clown shortage - our PM, Boris the tousle-haired buffoon.   
      
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