A clown takes his car to a mechanic. The mechanic opens the hood of the car and sees miniature clowns inside the hood of the car instead of an engine.
The car would not be able to move if the car was missing an engine and clowns do not hide in the hood of cars.
Why were the clowns hiding?
I found something serious under the hood.
scene: a auto repair shop description: A clown takes his car to a mechanic. The mechanic opens the hood of the car and sees miniature clowns inside the hood of the car instead of an engine. uncanny: The car would not be able to move if the car was missing an engine and clowns do not hide in the hood of cars. entities: Clown_car, Automotive_engine, Auto_mechanic. caption: I found something serious under the hood.
A play on the term "something serious" --- usually when something serious is found, it's an issue that needs attention, e.g., mechanical attention. But finding "something serious" in the hood of a clown car is a non-clown person dressed in serious business attire.