About Putting on Clown Makeup
The Putting on Clown Makeup meme, also known as Clown Makeup Tutorial, features a step-by-step sequence of a person applying clown makeup. It is commonly used to show someone making increasingly foolish arguments, defending weak logic, or making decisions that lead to self-sabotage.
The template is based on SmiffysFancyDress’s YouTube video “Male Clown Make-up Tutorial,” posted on October 28, 2015. The meme gained popularity on social media in 2019, with the earliest known version documented by Know Your Meme dating to May 21, 2019.
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- Galaxy Brain: Maps escalating levels of intellectual absurdity through vertical panels.
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