# The Two Trick Pony And Marching Manchowder Society **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 19, 2002, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-trick-pony-and-marching-manchowder-society/143692 "2002-12-19T00:11:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-trick-pony-and-marching-manchowder-society/143692/21 "2002-12-19T03:31:42Z")
I’ll have to check my back closet and see if I still have the hooded silver-lined blue cape I made for a costume party years ago. I know I’ve “outgrown” the rest of the outfit, but the cape should still fit. And somewhere in the attic I’ve got a whip (don’t ask). ---
**Author:** ![pantom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/34f0e0/32.png) [@pantom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pantom)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-trick-pony-and-marching-manchowder-society/143692/22 "2002-12-19T04:11:01Z")
Wow. Cape, hat & sword. That would be something. Guaranteed to get you arrested. Just to let you know, there is a reasonable facsimile, I think, of the hat I own at [menshats.com](http://menshats.com). Look for the Outback Grizzly, in the Oilskin Hats section. I ordered this from this company just recently, although it hasn’t come in yet, so I don’t know if it’s stylistically a good replacement for my old Zorro hat, which is getting ratty, unfortunately. Got it in black, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Erika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/47e85d/32.png) [@Erika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erika)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-trick-pony-and-marching-manchowder-society/143692/23 "2002-12-19T04:51:54Z")
**pantom** ’s [hat](http://stores.pilotonline.com/menshats/catalog20.html), as I thought it was rather buried… ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-trick-pony-and-marching-manchowder-society/143692/24 "2002-12-19T10:22:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Hamish \* > \*\*(Western civilization, not the family. I’m not taking the blame for the invention of the family 😃 ) \*\* Hmmmn. And here I thought I finally found the person to punish for the creation of the family. _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-trick-pony-and-marching-manchowder-society/143692/25 "2002-12-19T12:44:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Hastur \* > \*\* > > Breeders actually **PAY** to watch _Queer as Folk_ on Showtime! It is more success than we thought we would see this early on. > > \*\* I know this is a jokey thread, but to let you know I find the term ‘breeders’ quite offensive. I’m sure you wouldn’t want anyone to feel as badly as you do when you’re called names because of your sexual preference. I’m not speaking for all parents/people who want kids but I personally really dislike that term. ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-trick-pony-and-marching-manchowder-society/143692/26 "2002-12-19T14:38:40Z")
> [@](#): > > We’ll go to fantasy resorts and ask for the Butt Pirate room! I am completely jealous! Can hetro’s rent this room too? If so-- its second honeymoon time! “Yarr, bend over ya scury wife!” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![minty\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-trick-pony-and-marching-manchowder-society/143692/27 "2002-12-19T14:45:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Anahita \* > I know this is a jokey thread, but to let you know I find the term ‘breeders’ quite offensive. I’m sure you wouldn’t want anyone to feel as badly as you do when you’re called names because of your sexual preference. [Good luck with that one, Anahita](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=125930). ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-trick-pony-and-marching-manchowder-society/143692/28 "2002-12-19T14:56:17Z")
There is a quote attributed to Simone de Beauvoir that is somewhat analogous to this situation: “There are two kinds of people in this world, women and human beings, and when women attempt to live like human beings, they’re accused of trying to act like men.” ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-trick-pony-and-marching-manchowder-society/143692/29 "2002-12-19T14:58:42Z")
I’m a little confused about the rant myself. Flamboyant is an adjective. It is used to describe. Not all gays are flamboyant. Not all flamboyants are gay. When you explained this in the original thread, **Garfield226** agreed with you. There really was no dispute. But we’re here in the pit anyway. Why? Some gays ARE flamboyant. I’d be willing to bet some of those that are would willingly describe themselves by that term. The word itself, though, is neither used exclusively towards homosexuals nor inherently offensive. It’s just an adjective. Well, most of the time anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-trick-pony-and-marching-manchowder-society/143692/30 "2002-12-19T15:21:07Z")
Some of my best friends are flamboyant. I think the straight men that watch Will and Grace are probably focussing on Grace. So, you’ve got flamboyant. What’s the other trick? ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-trick-pony-and-marching-manchowder-society/143692/31 "2002-12-19T16:56:41Z")
I’m desperately looking for a quote I made about my co-workers with pictures of their spouses on their desks and wedding rings and so on _flaunting_ their heterosexuality, but I can’t. Bah. Esprix ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-trick-pony-and-marching-manchowder-society/143692/32 "2002-12-19T17:24:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gobear \* > \*\*There is a quote attributed to Simone de Beauvoir that is somewhat analogous to this situation: “There are two kinds of people in this world, women and human beings, and when women attempt to live like human beings, they’re accused of trying to act like men.” \*\* And to recast the quote, I would frame it like this: “There are two kinds of people in this world, homosexuals and human beings, and when homosexuals attempt to live like human beings, they’re accused of being flaunting their sexuality.” ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-trick-pony-and-marching-manchowder-society/143692/33 "2002-12-19T17:55:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Esprix \* > \*\*I’m desperately looking for a quote I made about my co-workers with pictures of their spouses on their desks and wedding rings and so on _flaunting_ their heterosexuality, but I can’t. Bah. > > Esprix \*\* Hmm, I remember that. Ah, [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=133938&perpage=50&pagenumber=2) it is: > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Esprix \* > \*\*As I mentioned in the other thread, it seems to me that the argument here is that _The Advocate_ is, indeed, pushing some kind of agenda. In that vein, I, too, agree that we ought to remove all heterosexually-oriented magazines (which would be, I daresay, all of them) from the workplace. Shoving your weird sex life down my throat is wholly inappropriate, so I’d ask you perverted heterosexuals to keep your filthy sex lives in the bedroom where it belongs, thank you very much. And, indeed, that should go for wedding rings, pictures of your spouse on your desk, and all discussion of children as well. > > Filthy, the way you _flaunt_ your sexuality in public. It’s enough to make right-minded people feel all… _oogie_. > > Esprix \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Hamish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Hamish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamish)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-trick-pony-and-marching-manchowder-society/143692/34 "2002-12-19T17:55:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Hastur \* > \*\*Hmmmn. And here I thought I finally found the person to punish for the creation of the family. > > _sigh_ \*\* Well, I guess I don’t mind families. Except nuclear ones, which can explode, and leave a region unihabitable for decades. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-trick-pony-and-marching-manchowder-society/143692/35 "2002-12-19T18:09:11Z")
I don’t even want to know what Manchowder is, do I? Why does it give me this visual of Esprix yelling out “Hungry… Hungry Jack”? ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-trick-pony-and-marching-manchowder-society/143692/36 "2002-12-19T18:12:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Hamish \* > \*\*Well, I guess I don’t mind families. Except nuclear ones, which can explode, and leave a region unihabitable for decades. \*\* You’re a **funny** Canadian! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-trick-pony-and-marching-manchowder-society/143692/37 "2002-12-19T18:14:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lieu \* > \*\*I don’t even want to know what Manchowder is, do I? > > Why does it give me this visual of Esprix yelling out “Hungry… Hungry Jack”? \*\* Manchowder. Noun. Slang term for male ejaculate, kept warm and served in quantity iin a bowl with oyster crackers. It’s the original Hungry Man™ meal. Fit for a king, but also adored by queens. ---
**Author:** ![Akatsukami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea666f/32.png) [@Akatsukami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akatsukami)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-trick-pony-and-marching-manchowder-society/143692/38 "2002-12-19T18:19:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Hastur \* > **"Straight" men watch _Will and Grace_.** You realize, of course, that causing this is truly unforgivable 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-trick-pony-and-marching-manchowder-society/143692/39 "2002-12-19T18:20:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Anahita \* > \*\*I know this is a jokey thread, but to let you know I find the term ‘breeders’ quite offensive. I’m sure you wouldn’t want anyone to feel as badly as you do when you’re called names because of your sexual preference. > > I’m not speaking for all parents/people who want kids but I personally really dislike that term. \*\* It was said for effect within my OP, which was intended to feed into sterotypes of all kinds. If you were offended, I apologize. The personal slight was not intended. Aside to minty green: You can now get a life at most convienience stores at a reasonable rate. Right next to the lives, they have souls. You know, like the one you sold when you entered your profession. 😃 My remarks to the schmuck like minty green not withstanding, I do not believe that all lawyers lose their souls and are soulless. I have met many fine lawyers who seemed to retain their souls and humanity. minty does not strike me as one of these beings. My apologies to your fine profession being besmirched by minty’s existence. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-trick-pony-and-marching-manchowder-society/143692/40 "2002-12-19T18:20:35Z")
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