The tragic history of the Ice Capades, via Sheila O'Malley. I never saw the Ice Capades in person, but I still feel I lived the experience through the numerous television commercials. Same goes for the Lippizzaner Stallions (which is still a going concern, as far as I know.)
At any rate, the Ice Capades clearly had a powerful effect on me, because to this day, even though I know it's wrong, I still almost think "capade" is an actual word. I'll even slip up and use it sometimes when I'm not thinking. As in: "hey, when are the capades supposed to start?" or "Honey, I'm not really in the mood for a capade right now."
Posted by Dr. Frank at March 18, 2005 04:47 PM | TrackBack
what about yanni and his magic flute?
that didn't harm you for life?
Posted by: just me at March 18, 2005 08:37 PMOk, time to remove that word from my vocabulary. I never really got the escapade pun, which was probably for the best.
Posted by: Dave Bug at March 19, 2005 01:13 AM"The show's deus ex machina was an entrance by a skater dressed as James Bond who had fireworks spewing from his body."
Makes perfect sense. What ice show is complete without a flaming skater?
Posted by: sheckie at March 19, 2005 01:35 AM*groan....followed by polite applause*
Posted by: r a e d y at March 19, 2005 02:18 AMMy god. I never even noticed the "escapade" pun at all until now. I am truly ashamed. Maybe i just never gave the Ice Capades a single thought in 28 years. Although now that I know Pat Robertson owned the thing makes me wish I had. I mean, I'd pay five bucks to see Christ on Ice...
Posted by: c. at March 19, 2005 03:24 AMI've been waiting and waiting for the comments to go back up. Mr. Dr. Frank, do you happen to know where I can get my mitts on a blue Songs About Girls shirt? Lookout & Ebay were dead ends...
Posted by: Manda Magpie at March 19, 2005 07:51 AMDoes this mean that my sexcapades in the Omega quadrant are unquantified because "capades" is not really a word?
Posted by: Zaphod at March 19, 2005 03:51 PMWell I bet that radiator feels quantified!
Posted by: christopher at March 19, 2005 04:12 PMhttp://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=757&e=1&u=/nm/20050318/od_nm/belgium_dogs_sex_dc
By "Omega quadrant," do you mean animal refuge?
Hey, Chris at least she wasn't cold or rusty. It ws a hot time!!!
Posted by: Zaphod at March 20, 2005 04:12 AMOKAY...that's enough bad jokes and i know bad jokes let me tell you...no actually don't.
Posted by: just me at March 20, 2005 05:27 PMC'mon baby, Zap needs a good laugh.
Posted by: Zaphod at March 23, 2005 10:27 AM
ahem,if you ask me that way good betrothed sir,i will not at all be inclined to aquiesqe(forget it i cant spell that word)your request.