Thong Man is Dead. RIP, dude

From San Antonio

All I have to say is that this man is in great shape for being 52.

[Bob Hope]

“Thongs for the memories”

[/Bob Hope]

…and going over a cliff.

It’s a darn shame, too. ThongMan was this sprawling one-horse megadump’s last best hope for some Austin-style character. When he was arrested a few weeks ago, he promised bigger and better things to come. My theory is he was trying to fly. Or else it was a CIA assassination.

We have a thong man in San Diego, too!

He rollerblades along the boardwalk wearing a thong and various get-ups:

cheetah: he paints his butt with spots and wears a cat mask
4th of july: red white and blue, I think there’s a cape involved

You get the idea. So while one thong has been retired, yet another slightly different thong lives on…

“Earlier this month, however, he was arrested for stripping down to a sack. While Gottschalk’s thong had covered body parts required by law, the tan bag he was wearing did not meet that legal standard, according to a police report.”

We are sorry to report that those responsible for the sacking have been sacked.

The thinger passeth, but the thong remains …

By the way… don’t you think thay could have found a better term to use than “tan bag”?

Whew … I thought something bad had happened to Sisqo!

The thong remains the thame.

I got yer “tan bag” hangin’ right here.

[Giles]

Into every generation is born a thong man…

[/Giles]

OH NOOOOOOOO! I can’t bellieve it! Thing man was an inspiration to rebels like me everywhere and one of the few things that gave this town character. Dude! Ride on!

I am personally going out and drinking a bunch of margaritas in your honor tonight…

OH NOOOOOOOO! I can’t bellieve it! Thong man was an inspiration to rebels like me everywhere and one of the few things that gave this town character. Dude! Ride on!

I am personally going out and drinking a bunch of margaritas in his honor tonight…

And if I die…and if I’m dead, dead and gone…

There’ll be One Child Born…in this world…

To wear a Thong; To wear a Thong!!!

¯Thong strung blue…¯

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I have a couple of friends (believe it or not! :stuck_out_tongue: ), J. and C. (A couple of the nicest people you could ever meet!) J. likes to have three-day birthday parties. A couple of years ago the party was held at C.'s sister’s place at Pacific Beach. Early on a Sunday morning I was strolling by the sea wall and a guy came skating by. He was dressed as a lion – or undressed. He was wearing a thong, a mask, a tail, roller skates, and body paint. Nothing else.

I mentioned this odd sighting when I got back to the sister’s house several yards away. Her 12-year-old daughter said, “Oh, you saw Naked Man!”

So when I saw this thread, I immediately thought of Naked Man.

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And you can tell everybody
This is your thong
It might be quite thimple
Butt out there it hung.
I hope you don’t mind, I hope you don’t mind
That I stole your webdings.
How wonderful life is
When you bike in strings …
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