I am reading a true-crime book about an 1841 murder in New York, and when I got to to point where the trunk was opened and the body discovered, they quoted a contemporary newspaper as saying the trunk emitted a “noisome effluvia.”
This has become my very favorite phrase of the week. I picture Noisome Effluvia as a 1940s stripper at the Troc (not even good enough to work at Minsky’s). Something like this (SFW): http://www.weirdwildrealm.com/filmimages/burlesque_sandrastorm.jpg
When you get tired of that, look into “disjecta membra”.
I remember her, from “Disjecta Membra and Her Hollywood Blondes!”
I think Noisome Effluvia opened for the Ramones at CBGB once.
I spent a while in Italy a couple of months ago wondering who the heck Della Sinistra was, and how I could meet her - she put me in mind of Cruella DeVille from 1,001 Dalmations. Never did find out.
When I first moved to New York and was working in the gommint district, I saw signs on every other door reading Al por Mayor, and I wondered which party he belonged to and when the election was.
She was probably hanging out with Ben Venuti.
For the longest time, while watching Law & Order, I was wondering why so many judges had the first name Honey, and why it was always abbreviated.
I homebrew, so am very familiar with Noisome Effluvia.
****I can’t link it because I am on the BB tablet and we’ll its BB, but the wiktionary entry on noisome goes all the way back to the Latin inodium. I would love to see “noisome effluviua” in a newspaper or tv show today.
“This just in! noisome effluvia expelled from politicians mouth! More after the break! Stay tuned!”
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You know what would be a good but unusual stripper name? Corpus Delicti. She could dress up in a goth costume and work the retro burlesque circuit. As a bonus, she could tell her customers she’s a law student and see which ones get it.
Corpus Delecti:
She’ll Make You Stiff!
Noisome Effluvia:
Her Perfume Will Overwhelm You!
The Troc in Philly used to be (in)famous for its stripper marquees:
Takya Vestoff:
Sweetie of the Tsars!
Carlotta Tendant:
You’ll Want to Park with Her All Night!
Scarlett O’Fever:
She’ll Destroy Your Nervous System!
Wasn’t that where Sunova Beach performed?
So this thread is down to listing the best stripper/poledancer/hooker pseudonyms now? Here’s one:
Local, uh, “commercial service provider” in the local alternative news-weekly classifieds: Miss Cheri Swelz.
Tomorrow (today) I’m really going to regret posting this, but—has anybody else ever heard of a “queef?” (A vaginal fart.)
Well, I do know “Queef Latina” would be a *great *drag name.
I think that was Frank Sinatra’s illegitimate daughter.
Back in the 90’s some of my friends were very active in the campaign to Free Motorola Pager. She fought so hard for the people of Nicaragua, the idea that she would spend the rest of her life in a prison in Managua was just unthinkable. The grassroots movement was incredible. You used to see those posters everywhere … .
