God save the Queen and her National Health System. When the kids were surveyed about what they liked for hospital decorations, 100% said, "NOT CLOWNS." Clowns were "too scary" and freaked even the big kids out. the British magazine Nursing Standard has the survey details, which they're hoarding behind their subscriber wall.
Don't Send In The Clowns [reuters/yahoo via dt reader sara]
They had to do a study for this?? Seriously - who doesn't know that clowns are creepy? Next they'll tell us of their ground breaking research that shows fat kids are teased on playgrounds...