Okay, so maybe this is a case of Phil Mickelson being a butthole to somebody who was just trying to be friendly, but it could also be a revolutionary step toward removing assy form-questions from the sports guy/journalist equation. Sort of like Bill Engvall’s ‘Here’s Your Sign’ jokes, but more direct, and with less horrible Bill Engvall.

The conversation moves to “dumb questions,” and while Phil ribs Sands a little (the two have a past), he explains that it isn’t the dumbest question he’s been asked. That honor goes to a gentleman that works for MasterCard, who asked Phil a question that most would consider rhetorical. (via Devil Ball Golf)

“You lookin’ forward to Augusta?”

(laugh track goes here)

“Nope! Dreadin’ it! I’m thinkin’ ’bout tradin’ in m’golf clubs for a set a BOWLIN’ BALLS. Just roooll ‘em onto the green. Heeeere’s your sign.”

That’s close enough, right? Jesus, I feel so dirty.

On June 12, Washington Nationals rookie outfielder Bryce Harper responded to a reporter’s inquiry about whether or not he’d be having a “celebratory Canadian beer” with the immortal phrase, “That’s a clown question, bro”. By the morning of June 13, the Internet had beaten the joke into the ground, attributing Clown Question Bro status to everything from ICP to Pagliacci. You can find some of the best of those tweets here.

NC State head coach Tom O’Brien is still living in the morning of June 13.

Tom O’Brien, the North Carolina State Head Coach, tried to seem hip with the times at a function and used the Washington National’s Bryce Harper line “That’s a clown question, bro”. This came from a interview with Bryce Harper where a reporter asked Harper a question he did not like.

As Throw The Flag points out, it’s pretty surprising that O’Brien even knows who Bryce Harper is. His audience didn’t seem to. Well, besides that one guy who goes HENNHHHHH right before the clip stops. That guy got it HARD.

Less “clown question, bro”, more “those three things are going to carry on forever”, please.

Watching this video is like watching the birth of a beautiful child.

Via D.C. Sports Blog:

As you can see, one zealous Toronto media member in the postgame scrum asked Harper if he’ll be enjoying a “celebratory Canadian beer” after his monstrous home run. Nats PR quickly shut down the question, but not before Harper uttered the phrase that is sure to end up on a T-shirt by noon:

“That’s a clown question, bro.”

I hope you like that phrase. You’ll be hearing it a lot.

Because that is absolutely right, here are a few of my favorite #thatsaclownquestionbro tweets from this morning’s GET THE JOKES IN AS FAST AS POSSIBLE bonanza. Do you want to read them? That’s a clown question, bro.

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