September 19th, 2008
NOTE FROM CARL:
Yarrr, me buckos! Be ye rememberin’ that this be
International Talk Like A Pirate Day, or will me
cat o’nines do yer remembering for ye? Avast! We
be scuttlin’ fer three weeks, but me hearties will
be right back on deck come the 17th of OctobARRRR!
International Talk Like A Pirate Day, or will me
cat o’nines do yer remembering for ye? Avast! We
be scuttlin’ fer three weeks, but me hearties will
be right back on deck come the 17th of OctobARRRR!
The Top 7 Reasons a
Petting Zoo Camel Is Better
Than a Broadway Musical
Petting Zoo Camel Is Better
Than a Broadway Musical
7> Most camels bear no responsibility for the existence of theater critics.
6> A petting zoo camel may stink, carry fleas, spit, and defecate in public. A Broadway singer may have appeared in “A Chorus Line.” Camels 1, Broadway 0.
5> Petting zoo camels don’t insult your intelligence by having some prancing chorus line burst out of the walls to shout-sing “Oh, I’ve a-got two huuuumps!” to clue you in to the situation.
4> If the camel smells bad you can leave in 10 minutes or so. If the guy sitting next to you smells bad, well, these tickets cost $250 per, and I ain’t leaving till the show is over!
3> Roast camel tastes better than roast human. So I’ve heard.
2> Slightly smaller chance of accidentally encountering Liza Minnelli in the camel pen than on the stage.
and the Number 1 Reason a Petting Zoo Camel Is Better Than a Broadway Musical…
1> It’s much harder to get to the 7-Eleven on the back of a bunch of people singing and dancing.
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Credits:
Selected from 20 submissions from 7 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:
Mark Weiss, Austin, TX — 1, 3 (3rd #1!)
Brad Hamer, Austin, TX — 2, 6, 7 (Hat trick!)
David Bloyer, Comer, GA — 4
Lars Eisenberg, Menomonie, WI — 5
Douglas Frank, Crosby, TX — Banner tag
Carl Knorr, Devo City, OH — GrandObserver,ObtuseFunny
RUNNERS UP list — Drama-dary
At the petting zoo, the guy behind you isn’t singing off-key.
(David Bloyer, Comer, GA)
Both always seem to cop a haughty, aloof attitude, but you can’t ride Cats.
(Larry Hollister, Concord, CA)
For the price of decent Broadway tickets, you could *buy* the friggin’ camel, and have enough left over for a fez.
(Larry Hollister, Concord, CA)
In many cases, the camel sounds much better.
(Gideon Griebenow, Johannesburg, S. Africa)
Petting zoo camels, like you, could gave half a damn about the Tony Awards.
(Lars Eisenberg, Menomonie, WI)
They’re much cleaner and more disease-free than theater folk.
(Douglas Frank, Crosby, TX)
Runners Up list name
(Douglas Frank, Crosby, TX)
(David Bloyer, Comer, GA)
Both always seem to cop a haughty, aloof attitude, but you can’t ride Cats.
(Larry Hollister, Concord, CA)
For the price of decent Broadway tickets, you could *buy* the friggin’ camel, and have enough left over for a fez.
(Larry Hollister, Concord, CA)
In many cases, the camel sounds much better.
(Gideon Griebenow, Johannesburg, S. Africa)
Petting zoo camels, like you, could gave half a damn about the Tony Awards.
(Lars Eisenberg, Menomonie, WI)
They’re much cleaner and more disease-free than theater folk.
(Douglas Frank, Crosby, TX)
Runners Up list name
(Douglas Frank, Crosby, TX)
