Look, everyone, our forum-friend “mostly_useless” made it in the news!
Chicks dig the big shoes.
Well, you know what they say about a man with big shoes…
Big socks? 
How on earth did you come to the conclusion that mostly useless is the Northampton Clown? Winning the Spring Thing Competition and being an infamous clown seem almost mutually exclusive. That said, I could just as well be wrong!
Perhaps Marshal is secretly the nameless detective featured in his games?