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Today, what seemed to be a shameless boingboing plug of useless hipster gear turned out to be oh-so much more.
The pair of "Dirty Dishes" gloves pictured with the post just happend to say "Miss Spontaneous Combustion" above the requisite strumpet. The stalkers curious who've read my about me page might recall that I (though not an outlined pinup on dishwashing gloves) am a sort of a Miss Spontaneous Combustion myself, according to the whimsical votes of high school classmates. But I had never heard of T-H-E Miss Spontaneous Combustion…
How did I manage all these years to not find out that Fannie Bell Flemming, aka Blaze Starr, aka Miss Spontaneous Combustion was a fiery, red-headed 50s burlesque star—not just some run-of-the-mill stripper, but a really famous sensation with a namesake movie about her political love affair and her own Wikipedia article (the pinnacle of fame in my book)! According to rotten.com, she even knew JFK quite personally.
Apparently Blaze (heh) was given her name by her first manager, but made it stick by stripping on a burning couch. And she's still naughty—Fannie Bell only retired from stripping at 51 (!) and now owns and manages the same club at which she was once the headline stripper. And she sells jewelry.
Well. The things you can learn from a pair of dirty dishwashing gloves.
Mike said,
Senior Superlatives
With the seniors this year getting their superlative, I have mentioned recently to a couple of friends that you were \"most likely to spontaneously combust.\" The senior superlatives this year are kinda lame this year, so I\'m hoping that they\'re better next year when I graduate. I\'m going to wring someone\'s neck if mine has anything to do with chess. Do you know if I\'m allowed to have any input on things I want it NOT to say?
comment posted on April 19, 2006 at 16:08
lauren said,
nope, not up to you at all
And unfortunately most of them end up being lame. Eg: Madeline, \"Most likely to bring Cheetoes to graduation\"; Anne, \"Most likely to get mayo in her hair\"; Carole [saludatorian], \"Most likely to challenge Ben [valedictorian] to a cage match.\" I think I was the only one to get a superlative worth making small talk over later in life.
comment posted on April 19, 2006 at 22:21
Shawn Lea said,
Everything and Nothing
OK, they had me until the $69. For a pair of kitchen gloves! I think not. (I know, I know. There supposed to be art, but still.) I guess I\'ll just stick to my Gloveables. ;)
comment posted on May 15, 2006 at 14:09