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down like a clown's frown! 

Denotes a keenness or willingness to participate, in reference to a suggestion. It is generally said with contextually embellished excitement, and emphasis on the rhyming factor of the phrase.

This phrase draws its origins from the Pierrot, or 'sad clown'.

That's a clown question, bro.

Made famous by Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals. When asked if he was going to drink a beer, Harper who is only 19, replied with "That's a clown question, bro." Has since become a favorite on twitter and Facebook.
"Do you think Megan Fox would look good in a bikini?"
"That's a clown question, bro."

"Should we smoke 1 blunt or 2?"
That's a clown question, bro. Of course we should smoke 2!

That's a clown question, bro.

1. An utterance emitted by Washington Nationals rookie phenom Bryce Harper, June 12, 2012, to a Toronto reporter press conference who asked if Harper was going to take advantage of Canada's legal drinking age after his home run in a win over the Blue Jays and if so what his preferred brand of beer would be.

2. A phrase used to express dissatisfaction with a particular line of inquiry.
"Have you stopped beating your wife?"

"What the-----? That's a clown question, bro."

That's a clown question, Bro.

A sophomoric response by a douche (i.e. sweet bro) to a reasonably posed question that reflects the inability to respond due to a sheltered, unconventional, parochial upbringing and dogmatic, unquestioning belief system.
(Reporter): "Hey Bryce, you just hit a towering homerun, are you going to celebrate by having a beer?"

Bryce: "I'm not going to answer that question...That's a clown question, Bro."

But I'm not wearing a clown suit 

A statement that serves as an acknowledgement among vendors that no matter how amazing a finished product is, the client will invariably find something to complain about or request a change that actually makes it worse. The client does so while wearing a metaphorical clown suit.
We just completed the client's new website, and it exceeded their specifications in every way. I think it turned out great, but I'm not wearing a clown suit.

I want to dress up like a clown and have sex with children and kill them

I want to dress up like a clown and have sex with children and kill them
I want to dress up like a clown and have sex with children and kill them