Stimmungskanone

BOOM! A big cannon shoots a clown right through the circus tent. He lands, pops up with a grin and starts telling jokes. The crowd laughs and cheers - after all, clowns are there to drum up a good mood. "Stimmung" is a German word for mood, and a Stimmungskanone (literally: mood cannon) is someone who always creates the right party atmosphere. A clown fires off his jokes and tricks one after the other, not unlike a great party guest. Just be careful about becoming the target of a punchline, or you may end up the one who looks like a clown