# RIP Don Featherstone

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-don-featherstone/723260>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 23, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-don-featherstone/723260 "2015-06-23T17:14:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-don-featherstone/723260/1 "2015-06-23T17:14:36Z")

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The inventor of the Pink Flamingo.

> **[Don Featherstone, creator of pink flamingo lawn ornament, dies at 79](https://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/2015/06/22/don-featherstone-creator-of-pink-flamingo-lawn-ornament-dies-at-79/)**
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> The premiere of Judith Lindstedt’s documentary “Featherstone’s Flamingo: Pink and Proud” at the Fitchburg Historical Society in Oct. 9: FITCHBURG – One Christmas, Nanc…

If that ain’t M & P, I don’t know what is.

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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-don-featherstone/723260/2 "2015-06-23T17:45:06Z")

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I shall dress my flamingos in sack cloth & [ashes](http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=black+plastic+flamingos&view=detailv2&&qpvt=black+plastic+flamingos&id=1DD8D2AEB72D9926CD27FBB613E8DF5020C6C51D&selectedIndex=0&ccid=l24flx0%2f&simid=608019837600795666&thid=JN.Iu1BZwjuaCTUkXETk1rkhw&ajaxhist=0) to mourn.

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**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-don-featherstone/723260/3 "2015-06-23T18:41:17Z")

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I shall shed pink tears.

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-don-featherstone/723260/4 "2015-06-23T19:17:39Z")

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My daughter was given a pink flamingo with her team number on it when she finished up Field Hockey this year (she’s a graduating senior). We stuck it in the planter next to our front door.  
I put an Elf Hat that we had lying around on its head for Christmas. It covered not only the head, but part of the body, which I thought was funny. But Pepper Mill thought it went overboard. She found a miniature elf costume (for hamsters, apparently), and dressed it in that.

Ever since, she’s been finding miniature clothes from somewhere or making them to fit the Pink Flamingo for different occasions. It’s worn a sweater this spring, a prom gown when MilliCal had her prom, and a graduation gown (and mortarboard) when she graduated.

She may have to make a mourning dress now…

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**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-don-featherstone/723260/5 "2015-06-24T06:21:14Z")

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Man, too bad SNL isn’t up and running right now.

“The inventor of the pink flamingo lawn ornament died this week at the age of 79…”

… And I’m not witty enough to complete that joke.