Burlesque, Surf Culture, Hot Rods, Mexican Wrestling, etc. (pick one) in Tiki Culture - General Tiki

M martian-tiki Tiki Socialite Joined: Sep 19, 2009 Posts: 479	M martian-tiki Posted posted on Tue, Aug 17, 2010 4:35 PM On 2010-08-17 07:48, woofmutt wrote: [ Mr and Mrs White arriving at a backyard luau in Middlestatus, Oklahoma in 1959 wouldn't have been surprised to see torches, mugs and lights in the shape of island gods, people wearing clothes with garish tropical prints, and hearing Martin Denny playing on the record player. But they probably would have been more than a little confused if many of their friends were wearing Fezzes* and there were a couple of burlesque dancers performing off to the edge of the yard. *All the White's friends belonged to the Moose Lodge. Typically Mr. White does not invite Mrs. White to the parties with his friends that have a couple of burlesque dancers present. (deep thought: Both burlesque dancers and Fezzes have tassels!) Incidentally the current incarnation of Doctor Who realized he is quite fond of wearing a fez and proclaims to the naysayers "fezzes are cool". Note the recent spike in the search term fezzes. This will eventually result in a new wave of fez culture. http://www.google.com/trends?q=fezzes&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all [ Edited by: martian-tiki 2010-08-17 16:35 ]

On 2010-08-17 07:48, woofmutt wrote:
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Mr and Mrs White arriving at a backyard luau in Middlestatus, Oklahoma in 1959 wouldn't have been surprised to see torches, mugs and lights in the shape of island gods, people wearing clothes with garish tropical prints, and hearing Martin Denny playing on the record player. But they probably would have been more than a little confused if many of their friends were wearing Fezzes* and there were a couple of burlesque dancers performing off to the edge of the yard.

*All the White's friends belonged to the Moose Lodge.

Typically Mr. White does not invite Mrs. White to the parties with his friends that have a couple of burlesque dancers present. (deep thought: Both burlesque dancers and Fezzes have tassels!)

Incidentally the current incarnation of Doctor Who realized he is quite fond of wearing a fez and proclaims to the naysayers "fezzes are cool". Note the recent spike in the search term fezzes. This will eventually result in a new wave of fez culture.

http://www.google.com/trends?q=fezzes&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all

[ Edited by: martian-tiki 2010-08-17 16:35 ]

Post #549090 by martian-tiki on Tue, Aug 17, 2010 4:35 PM