# Michael Flatley: Lord of the Dunce **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 20, 2001, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flatley-lord-of-the-dunce/58751 "2001-03-20T18:28:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![magdalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2001, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flatley-lord-of-the-dunce/58751/21 "2001-03-21T14:10:04Z")
**Twisty** , that’s the funniest post I’ve read in weeks. May I steal some of it for a sig? ---
**Author:** ![hflathead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@hflathead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hflathead)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2001, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flatley-lord-of-the-dunce/58751/22 "2001-03-21T15:21:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RickJay \* > \*\* > > What kind of person calls himself a “Flathead.”? A stupid kind, that’s who. Fuck Michael Flatley and fuck his fans. > > \*\* Hmmmmm…I should be really pissed, but I’ll wait for the retraction that excludes me! later, Tom ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2001, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flatley-lord-of-the-dunce/58751/23 "2001-03-21T16:02:42Z")
Work away mag, they are all Dennis Leary gags!! ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2001, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flatley-lord-of-the-dunce/58751/24 "2001-03-21T16:07:38Z")
**RickJay** , that was a fine, fine Pit rant. I look forward to reading your posts from here on out… ---
**Author:** ![magdalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2001, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flatley-lord-of-the-dunce/58751/25 "2001-03-21T16:07:39Z")
uh-oh, I was giving **you** credit. ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2001, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flatley-lord-of-the-dunce/58751/26 "2001-03-21T16:26:16Z")
Give me all the credit you want Magdalene, I’m an attention whore, after all!!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2001, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flatley-lord-of-the-dunce/58751/27 "2001-03-21T20:09:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TwistofFate \* > \*\*Give me all the credit you want Magdalene, I’m an attention whore, after all!!! 🙂 \*\* I’m just your good old fashioned regular whore. But for five bucks I’ll don a black headband and some tight pants with the patented 12 inch cock bulge and dance for you. For a dollar more I’ll throw in a fake Irish accent. ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2001, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flatley-lord-of-the-dunce/58751/28 "2001-03-21T21:23:03Z")
ENDER, I’ve got a fiver with your name on it. (I don’t care about the fake Irish accent.) Start tappin’. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2001, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flatley-lord-of-the-dunce/58751/29 "2001-03-22T04:36:35Z")
I still like the spot that Conan O’Brien did a few years ago where he was reading letters of apology the show had “written” to various guests. One acknowledged that Mr. Flatley’s preferred nickname was “Lord of the Dance”, and not (as the show had been erroneously informed) “Swishy McJackass.” They extended their sincerest apologies. I like it. Gots a beat you can dance to. ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2001, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flatley-lord-of-the-dunce/58751/30 "2001-03-22T05:10:41Z")
I hate Michael Flatley as much as everyone else. But Irish Dancing really is something that should be commended. I was an Irish dancer for only 2 years (I regret quitting). An hour and a half of dance class left me more sore and tired than any cross country practice I’ve ever had. Ever. Also, ballet dancers get all the credit for going up on their toes. Irish dancers go up on their tippy tippy toes and they don’t get the luxury of an effin wooden block in their shoes. I could go on but I’ll spare you… However, “Riverdance” is a good show because it doesn’t have the dickhead in it. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2001, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flatley-lord-of-the-dunce/58751/31 "2001-03-22T05:26:56Z")
I enjoy watching Irish stepdancing, with or without Flatley. Without him, I’ll enjoy the dancing. If he’s performing, then it’ll annoy the hell out of my husband. Either way, I win. Incidentally, Flatheads are, or were, the ruling family of the Great Underground Empire. The most notable was Lord Dimwit Flathead the Excessive. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2001, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flatley-lord-of-the-dunce/58751/32 "2001-03-22T08:09:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lynn Bodoni \* > \*\* > Incidentally, Flatheads are, or were, the ruling family of the Great Underground Empire. The most notable was Lord Dimwit Flathead the Excessive. > \*\* Hello, sailor. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2001, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flatley-lord-of-the-dunce/58751/33 "2001-03-22T11:31:52Z")
Why yes, Smeghead, I DO keep a trusty lamp and a sword of antique Elven workmanship handy at all times. You never know when you’re gonna run into a grue. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2001, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flatley-lord-of-the-dunce/58751/34 "2001-03-22T11:32:14Z")
Heh. Michael Flatley: Fleet of Fame. Or so we can only hope. I’ve seen the first two shows but not FoF, and apparently haven’t missed anything. **Riverdance** was kind of cool – it was new, it was different, it was flashy, it featured a lot of cool moves we hadn’t seen before, plus lots of extremely talented dancers. And Michael Flatley. **Lord of the Dance** : Michael Flatley gets kicked out of **Riverdance** and starts up another show which looks suspiciously familiar. Not new, not different, same moves, still flashy, lots of talented dancers. And Michael Flatley. **Feet of Flames** : “\But…but I’m _Michael Flatley_! The Lord of the Dance! You **have** to love me! Please?”… ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2001, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flatley-lord-of-the-dunce/58751/35 "2001-03-22T20:07:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lynn Bodoni \* > \*\*Why yes, Smeghead, I DO keep a trusty lamp and a sword of antique Elven workmanship handy at all times. You never know when you’re gonna run into a grue. \*\* I thought I recognized you. I’m a dark stranger wandering around looking to deprive unwary travelers of their posessions. ---
**Author:** ![Billy\_Rubin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billy_rubin/32/3622_2.png) [@Billy\_Rubin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billy_Rubin)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2001, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flatley-lord-of-the-dunce/58751/36 "2001-03-22T22:32:09Z")
Tell us how you feel, Tigg, Really! What a great post. And nothing could be a more fitting tribute to the Liberace of our generation. I am most amused. Billy ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2001, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flatley-lord-of-the-dunce/58751/37 "2001-03-23T00:30:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Billy Rubin \* > **And nothing could be a more fitting tribute to _the Liberace of our generation_.** So you’re saying the show should be called “Flaming Feet”? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2001, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flatley-lord-of-the-dunce/58751/38 "2001-03-23T01:24:50Z")
I would love to learn Irish dancing-it looks like a GREAT workout. And I adore traditional Irish jigs. Michael Flatley calling himself Lord of the Dance is the same as Thomas Kinkade calling himself Painter of Light. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2001, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flatley-lord-of-the-dunce/58751/39 "2001-03-23T05:11:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Smeghead \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Lynn Bodoni \* > > \*\*Why yes, Smeghead, I DO keep a trusty lamp and a sword of antique Elven workmanship handy at all times. You never know when you’re gonna run into a grue. \*\* > > I thought I recognized you. I’m a dark stranger wandering around looking to deprive unwary travelers of their posessions. \*\* On a related note … xyzzy. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2001, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flatley-lord-of-the-dunce/58751/40 "2001-03-23T13:07:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Smeghead \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Lynn Bodoni \* > > \*\*Why yes, Smeghead, I DO keep a trusty lamp and a sword of antique Elven workmanship handy at all times. You never know when you’re gonna run into a grue. \*\* > > I thought I recognized you. I’m a dark stranger wandering around looking to deprive unwary travelers of their posessions. \*\* Oh, just the person I’m looking for. I found this exquisite jewelled, hinged egg. I’d like to open it, but I have neither the tools nor the expertise. Here, why don’t YOU take it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flatley-lord-of-the-dunce/58751.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-flatley-lord-of-the-dunce/58751.md?page=3)