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  interesting. This is great to hear but I think if I saw this, I'd assume it was the apparition of the grim reaper.
context: "Let me take your blood pressure or this clown is gonna EAT you!" >
  
  So Dr. Oz should be present at children's hospitals? >
  
  Nice. >
  
  Clowns are creepy. >
  
  And I've never even watched Patch Adams. >
  
  How about a dog? Clowns are not universally loved. >
  
  Dog might be problematic in an emergency room setting where you don't have a chance to find out a patient's allergies before they could be in proximity with a dog.  Plus, Cynophobia is as much of a real condition as Coulrophobia.