The Two Trick Pony And Marching Manchowder Society

The BBQ Pit
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I now call the meeting of the Two Trick Pony And Marching Manchowder Society to order.

We’d have the secretary read back the minutes of the last meeting, but we all know he was attempting to seduce that new recruit with his eyes and subtle lip undulations and did not write down a damn thing.

Our goal of destroying the family and the whole of Western Civilization as we know it is almost in our grasp.

We have shows which prosetlyize our way of life on television with millions of people watching!

“Straight” men watch Will and Grace. When they leave their girlfriends for the garbage man, the dumped girls will make most excellent fag hags for the cause.

Breeders actually PAY to watch Queer as Folk on Showtime! It is more success than we thought we would see this early on.

So, what can we do as the coup de grace?

Well…

We must shamelessly flaunt ourselves in public!

We’ll walk down busy streets hand in hand. We’ll start kissing in public and almost look like we’re having sex before a stitch of clothing has been removed.

We’ll go to fantasy resorts and ask for the Butt Pirate room!

We shall storm the streets and behave as if we were a normal part of society, perverting the natural order and wreaking havoc on the universe at large.

Now… go out there and FLAUNT, FLOUNCE, AND BE FABULOUS!

That is all.

The reason this is a Two Trick Pony society is because just one trick is boring. You really need two tricks at once to make life interesting.

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:confused:

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Okay… I was just asked via IM why I started this thread.

Well… the term flamboyant was used yesterday in this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=151123

While Garf explained his meaning, I thought about the word, the concept, and was irritated by a society that seems to see us living our lives honestly and openly as flaunting and being flamboyant.

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:shrug:

Good to know, I guess, but I think the specific event or series of events which prompted you to make the post are irrelevant, Hastur.

It’s a damn fine rant, and a damn fine sentiment. And if I weren’t so very flamboyant with my hetero lifestyle, I’d be all over you.

Er, the rant. All over the rant.

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Screw you and your distasteful, execrable flamboyaphobia, Hastur!

What’s wrong with being flamboyant?

I’ll have you know sir that I actually truly own a red and black velvet cape.

Thanks to people like you I can’t wear it without being laughed at.

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{laughs at Scylla}

Esprix

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well, to be honest, that’s not the only reason.

you simply don’t have the legs for it, man.
:wink:

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Here’s a nice big bowl of manchowder for you to drown your sorrows in.

:smiley:

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Well seriously. What’s wrong with flamboyant. If you’re going to be anything you might as well be it flamboyantly. It’s a mark of success and pride.

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Red and black velvet cape?? I want one!!!

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I would just like to take this opportunity to state for the record that my username has nothing to do with being flamboyant. Not that there’s anything wrong with being flamboyant, of course… :slight_smile:

F_X

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I’m with Michael Ellis on this one. Is “flamboyant” yet another SDMB forbidden word?

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Why is it that certain people always equate informing them that a word or turn of phrase is offensive to some as “forbidding” it?

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Hastur, an old roomie left me a Fundie Decoder Ring, the aid of which with I note that “FLAUNT, FLOUNCE, AND BE FABULOUS” is meant to emphasize the three alliterative “F’s” – and “F” is the sixth letter of the alphabet… so… it suggests an automated response of “Get thee behind me!”

What does it all mean?

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:frowning:

But we went through all that trouble inventing it.

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(Western civilization, not the family. I’m not taking the blame for the invention of the family :smiley: )

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I’m not so sure about that - I saw his marathon pics, and he’s got some damned fine legs. Though one could make the argument that they’re more suited for running shorts than velvet capes. :wink:

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Buck, what’s the problem? I think that Hastur said it quite clearly. Let’s see . . ah, here it is:

How difficult is this?

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I’ve got a Zorro hat to go with that cape.
I actually wear the thing out, too. Frequently. It’s actually a rain hat, and it does the job, too.

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I also have an old cavalry sword!

We should get together. It would be most flamboyant!