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Caption This for 5/11/2018

Posted May 11, 2018 4:45 PM by MaggieMc

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05/11/2018 4:54 PM

The local fire department's response to cuts in the uniform budget.
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05/11/2018 5:10 PM

After they spent so much money on those rubber galoshes to cover their clown shoes, there was none left over for the rest of the gear! Bunch of Bozos anyway!

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05/11/2018 5:04 PM

Let's hope they send plenty of fire fighter clowns as their squirting flower boutonnières only have so much water volume.

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05/11/2018 5:12 PM

If they fit fifty circus clowns in one dinky car, you would think that truck could hold at least 200!

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05/11/2018 5:25 PM

Cop is telling them that they all need safety vests so that they are more visible!

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05/11/2018 5:54 PM

After years of therapy, Stephen King recalled the memory of a traumatic fire at his parents' house when he was a youngster.

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05/11/2018 10:45 PM

As the circus is in town the local fire department's response time has improved dramatically!

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05/12/2018 4:03 AM

Yes officer we are not clowning around, we are answering an emergency, and we will not be fooling around when we get there.
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05/12/2018 5:14 AM

Their Volkswagon broke down but they still tried to put on a show. Not as impressive though.

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05/12/2018 8:20 AM

Bit of a segue but Larsen's always funny

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05/14/2018 3:49 PM

GA from me for great Gag Art...

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05/12/2018 10:29 AM

Hey, where's the fire? I think you're you're just all dressed up with nowhere to go.

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05/12/2018 9:02 PM

HEY!!!! Just where do you clowns think you are going in such a hurry? To a fire?
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05/12/2018 10:12 PM

Officer, there's a ladder truck on fire, and we were putting on a show for a local charity and are the nearest firefighters to be able to respond!

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05/13/2018 12:15 PM

This is fake... clowns never respect traffic signs

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05/13/2018 1:43 PM

"Where's the parade, Officer?"
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Officer: “The parade was last week”

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05/13/2018 1:55 PM

"No fooling Officer, this is Municipal Property and we represent the Establishment".
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05/14/2018 9:25 AM

"So, where's the fire? There's something funny about your story, bub."

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05/14/2018 9:58 AM

Hey, those are the engineers that I work with, a bunch of clowns always putting out fires!
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05/14/2018 12:25 PM

Are we all bozos on this bus?

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05/14/2018 1:03 PM

Review board: "How did this happen?"

Village President: "So, you see, as village president, I listed with a professional job placement agency, that I needed (8) professional firefighters... "

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05/14/2018 1:06 PM

You have a out of control fire?

Hire us, (8) clowns and a fire truck

Call or email us below...

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05/15/2018 2:34 PM

They were warned: Too much clowning around on the job and you'll get fired!
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05/15/2018 2:56 PM

Clown Lives Matter

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05/16/2018 10:02 AM

Alright, alright! Where's the fire?
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05/16/2018 10:29 AM

"Blessings in disguise!"
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05/16/2018 1:10 PM

I just hope these ''cures'' aren't worse than our ''colds'' ...

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05/16/2018 1:13 PM

Clown 1: "Did you put water in this so we can put out the fire?"

Clown 2: "if you mean water as in confetti, Yes I did."

Clown 1: "Lock and load fellow clowns, we're all going to a fire."

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05/17/2018 7:50 AM

Artifacts emerge as "drainig the swamp" continues

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05/17/2018 12:16 PM

This is a first for the DNC. They obeyed the law, by stopping at the stop sign.

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05/17/2018 12:17 PM

The DNC is hard at it on the campaign trail and has changed their slogan from a blue wave to a .... Rainbow wave. GO CLOWNS!

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05/17/2018 9:49 AM

I've had it with these monkey-fighting clowns on this Monday to Friday TRUCK!!!

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05/17/2018 9:54 AM

In-"tent" group fired up by funny business!
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05/17/2018 10:28 AM

Cop: Don't you need a ladder truck?

Fire Chief: We either use stilts or, if it's a really tall structure, the human cannon ball is put into service.

Cop: What if someone needs to get down from a higher floor?

Fire Chief: We have the big hoop trampoline, although it does takes a while to replace the paper center after each use.

Cop: Sounds good! Carry on, but keep your speed down. You don't want anyone's hair to get frizzy.

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06/16/2018 5:52 AM

Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb

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