[Magdalen] More screws definitely seem to be coming loose...

[Grace Cangialosi]

One occasional custom in this area is for church youth groups to "sell" flamingos at $1 apiece for birthday celebrations. Someone orders a number of flamingos equal to the person's age, and then the kids plant them in the recipient's yard under cover of darkness.

Grace Cangialosi

"Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act."    Dietrich Bonhoeffer

On August 3, 2016, at 4:21 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:



In a message dated 8/3/2016 3:46:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
gracecan at gmail.com writes:

That is  totally bizarre! Do you suppose he thought she was  
plastic?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
 
 
 
 
The (plastic) pink flamingo craze is everywhere.  It would be
interesting to find how this craze originated.  Being a John
Waters fan, I tend to relate it to his first color film, "Pink  Flamingos,"
but OTOH that film already uses plastic pink flamingos, so the
phenomenon must have started earlier.
 
In any case, I have 50 of them in my garden and they are visible
from the street.  I periodically move the flock, much to the
amusement of passersby.  My Alma Mater has an annual pink
flamingo time when the main undergraduate mall is decorated.
 
Just google Bascom Hall UW-Madison Pink Flamingos.  There
are plenty of pictures..
 
 
 
David S.