# Prancercise: a "new" ridiculous thing I had to share with you **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 31, 2013, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761 "2013-05-31T01:36:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761/1 "2013-05-31T01:36:38Z")
So this morning, I discovered the oddness that is the [Prancercise fitness regimen](http://prancercise.com/). First, it was [just the YouTube video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-50GjySwew), then I discovered that [folks](http://theweek.com/article/index/244887/watch-the-hilarious-revival-of-failed-80s-fitness-craze-prancercise) [have blogged](http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/cultist/2013/05/prancercise_joanna_rohrback_in.php)[about her](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/29/prancercise-joanna-rohrback_n_3351722.html?ir=Comedy). Apparently[CNN is now covering this story](http://situationroom.blogs.cnn.com/2013/05/30/bet-you-wont-do-this-exercise-in-public/?iref=allsearch). I can’t be the only person who has to question why she’s wearing attire more fit to dining at the country club on top and spandex leggings on bottom. It’s a little, uh, disconcerting; between the odd outfit combination, her obnoxious voice and the quasi-pornoesque background music, I’m very confused. ---
**Author:** ![Mrs.Cake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761/2 "2013-05-31T01:40:14Z")
Nice to see that Olive Oyl is doing well in retirement. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761/3 "2013-05-31T01:44:28Z")
This isn’t some sort of My Little Pony tie-in? ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761/4 "2013-05-31T01:51:11Z")
Oh, I totally forgot: people have been writing [book reviews](http://www.amazon.com/Prancercise-The-Physical-Spiritual-Excellence/product-reviews/159594690X/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1) on the Amazon website. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761/5 "2013-05-31T02:50:53Z")
How strange. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761/6 "2013-05-31T02:57:03Z")
I saw this on CNN last night. Words fail me. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761/7 "2013-05-31T02:59:30Z")
No reference to the Ministry of Silly Walks yet? This place is slipping. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761/8 "2013-05-31T03:00:34Z")
I can’t imagine why she disabled comments on Youtube. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761/9 "2013-05-31T03:11:41Z")
The cameltoe really _makes_ her YouTube video. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761/10 "2013-05-31T03:16:51Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > The cameltoe really _makes_ her YouTube video. Yeah, when she screeched “Now I’m gonna show you the Prancercise box!” I thought “I’m pretty sure we’ve seen enough already”. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761/11 "2013-05-31T03:41:22Z")
Man, people are deliciously, fabulously loony. I love her. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761/12 "2013-05-31T03:43:23Z")
That’s not a woman! That’s Daniel Tosh. This will be on an upcoming episode, just watch. Shit can’t be real. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761/13 "2013-05-31T05:18:21Z")
And god only knows what else she does with her horse. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761/14 "2013-05-31T05:22:01Z")
Oh sure, if one person does this it’s weird. If you got a GROUP to do it, though, it would be a pretty epic flashmob. ETA: Or possibly a really confusing rendition of West Side Story, depending. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761/15 "2013-05-31T11:34:50Z")
This totally works! I’ve been on this exercise program for a week now, and twenty pounds of unsightly dignity have just melted away! ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761/16 "2013-05-31T11:45:13Z")
Let’s get some exercise! Wait, lemme get my pearls. Oh, and don’t forget the camel toe! I think I’ll add in some fairy wings, and a unicorn horn. Yes, much better. Don’t forget the lsd laced sugar cube.If I’m gonna get picked up for public intoxication, may as well play it for real. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761/17 "2013-05-31T13:29:58Z")
If three doctor’s wives buy her video, she’s a hit sensation. If three doctors sign off on her, she’ll be signing autographs on the walls with a crayon between her toes. Only in America ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761/18 "2013-05-31T14:15:11Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > If three doctor’s wives buy her video, she’s a hit sensation. > > If three doctors sign off on her, she’ll be signing autographs on the walls with a crayon between her toes. > > Only in America “Toes” should be singular in this case. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761/19 "2013-05-31T14:17:24Z")
It’s threads like this that make me either very sad or very glad (haven’t decided yet) that I don’t have access to watching online videos. The image of the dvd cover and the descriptions are frightening enough. I really can’t imagine what this looks like in motion. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761/20 "2013-05-31T14:53:17Z")
> [@nashiitashii](#): > > Oh, I totally forgot: people have been writing [book reviews](http://www.amazon.com/Prancercise-The-Physical-Spiritual-Excellence/product-reviews/159594690X/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1) on the Amazon website. “I was prancercing and accidentally pranced my way onto a rock and sprained my ankle. The doctor tried to shoot me! Stay away, unless you have strong legs.” 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761.md?page=2)