Posted on 09/26/2009 3:00:01 AM PDT by Silly
-- from the 1912 edition of "Dame Curtsey's book of party pastimes for the up-to-date hostess," by Ellye Howell Glover:
"Chapter X: Pastimes for October. For Allhallow Eve"Did you ever attend a Bête Noir party? Well, they are great fun. Of course, everyone knows that "bête noir" is the French for whatever a person detests or cordially hates. So all the guests appeared wearing what to them was their greatest horror.
So, what would be an example of a "Bête Noir" costume?
An unmarried girl of uncertain age convulsed the crowd when she appeared with a fringe of lemons around a green overskirt and passed lemons, which were candy boxes filled with candy in exact imitation of lemon quarters. *Which brings me to my point: Why not organize a group to dress up and march in this year's Village Halloween Parade? How can we, as conservatives, Republicans, libertarians, and others who detest or cordially hate Barack Obama (our greatest horror) convulse the throngs of parade-goers?
What sort of outrageous tomfoolery could we engage in to make a political point and offend all the right people, namely, New York liberal Village idiots?
Now, it may be too late to construct a two-story, animated stick puppet in the likeness of Our Great Leader, but I'm sure if we put our heads together, we can think of something.
One idea I had today, after viewing a new video of New Jersey schoolchildren singing praises to Obama during Black History Month, would be to dress as school children, and sing "Praise Obama" repeatedly to the tune of Beethoven's Ode to Joy, and "Jesus Loves the Little Children," with Obama's name instead of Jesus. We could be led with a banner for the "B. Bernice Young Elementary School, Burlington Township, New Jersey," and carry socialist propaganda placards. Maybe if we're lucky, people will call us racists!
If you think this is a bit over the top, you can read the actual lyrics of a song sung by children at this very school.
If you have ideas for the parade, or wish to participate by marching, designing, or planning, please leave your ideas as comments to this article, and send me a UE mail with your contact information.
In the next few days, I hope to have a planning meeting set up for anyone interested.
-- Paul Klenk
* This is from a book that, in its own words, is written "for the benefit of the thousands of people who have no time to do their own thinking." Sounds like the Democratic Party Handbook.
A few us young Republicans are encouraging conservatives to march in this year's Village Halloween Parade.
The purpose is to present messages in theatrical, over-the-top formats, by dressing in costumes and carrying banners, etc., that will provoke thought and reactions on the part of liberals, and show our presence to conservatives in the City.
To become involved, please join our Facebook group here:
NYC 2009 Halloween Parade Event for Conservatives
This event will allow many forms of participation and expression. If you have ideas of
This event will allow many forms of participation and expression. If you have ideas of your own, and would like to march with us, or simply get support or ideas for how to be successful on your own, please join our group.
there are some levels it is just not good to sink down to
Here are some of my suggestions:
Call your line of March the B. Bernice Young Alimentary Worshipful Church of the Most Magnificent Kenyan. By the way, who was B. Bernice Young to get a school named after her?
Buy a bunch of that little book of quotes of Obama and set some of them to song while waving the books-or use some of his quotes not in the book- “Mine eyes have seen the glory of all 57 states” On second thought, buy them second hand so the author gets no royalties.
Finally, being this is the Village, to get them really excited (and you’ll probably win the prize)hold up a big sign saying “Obama loves the little children” and immediately behind it have someone in an Obama mask performing simulated sex on a child. Again since this is the Village, preferably male.
You asked for over the top.
I asked for over the top, and I got it! Thanks! LOL!
We are at the other end of the state - BUT you gave me an idea!
I’m going to cram as much information on some business card stock to add to treats for the 100 or so trick or treaters to hand to their parents!
Ya know, an Obama-as-joker mask should make a killing!
“Bête Noir” French, literally ‘black beast’!
Sounds racist to me.
I guess Ellye Howell Glover and Dame Curtsey must have been racist.
I love the animated photo... never fails to make me laugh.
Took me a while to chance the connection down, thanks for the fun.
You ROCK, Silly!
Thanks, kid!
I’ve been meaning to ask you all morning: What does it mean to “chance the connection down”?
Just wondering,
Silly
Hrmmm... $100 bucks, and it looks like crap. Like I said, make a killing.
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