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Old 06-29-2008, 04:59 PM   #29
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7 words that are 4bidden on the 4ums...

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...lawn flamingo and the airstream... in the zeitgeist...
sorry i' but there is no way the f word and a word can be used in the same sentence (or thought) with the z word...

otoh, congratulations on being only the 2nd person to try!

http://www.airforums.com/forums/263918-post6.html

i sure hope this doesn't start a trend...

otooh, the g word (a relative of the z word) has been tried more often and successfully...

http://www.airforums.com/forums/225583-post34.html

followed by the O word...

http://www.airforums.com/forums/225587-post36.html

otooOh, if you plan to go much further with the 2 dollar vocab...

please read the first 532 posts of THIS thread (before the gamers, gamejacked it...) 4 the true 'zipirt here...

Hijacking

besides WAY before birds adorned trailers, people and flowers and golf balls did!

http://www.airforums.com/forums/263978-post148.html

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Old 06-29-2008, 06:41 PM   #30
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Wow, that was deep...

now for some reason

EYE

want

to say nothing....

Hey to each his own...

Eye just

simply want to know why the flamingo....
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Old 06-29-2008, 06:55 PM   #31
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Eye just

simply want to know why the flamingo....
I suppose it beats a turkey vulture.
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Old 06-29-2008, 07:09 PM   #32
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Not everybody "gets" the same things. I "get" pink flamingos. I "get" Hawaiian shirts. I "get" camping. I "get" VWs.

I don't "get" a lot of things other people "get." But if we all "got" the same things, life would be a drag.

Not everyone "gets" silver shiny aluminum trailers, after all.

And thank goodness for that.

Great response. We should celebrate our differences. I tend to not sweat... the things I don't get.
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Old 06-29-2008, 07:43 PM   #33
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filamingo?

no!

4 dose 'dat r or wanna b....

theeengk turkey...

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So ... not turkey vulture. Turkey! 'cept I still don't care much for the leftovers... tastes like whooping crane.
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Old 06-29-2008, 07:46 PM   #34
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Ya Know, I still don't quite get it either, but I have two. I plant them at either end of the awning to remind me to duck. They keep me from crackin my skull on the awning arm when they are at a low altitude,LOL
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Old 06-29-2008, 07:51 PM   #35
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Ya Know, I still don't quite get it either, but I have two. I plant them at either end of the awning to remind me to duck. They keep me from crackin my skull on the awning arm when they are at a low altitude,LOL
See? They're not only cheesy, but useful, too!
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Old 06-29-2008, 08:52 PM   #36
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the plastic flamingo is pink 4 a reason...

lettuce not 4get the original LIVING bird is also pink...

they R a beautiful bird so what better way to honor them than with a plastic effigy?

plastic pink birds are cheep so low income trailer dwellers can afford them and put them on their lawns...

This has carried over 2 the AS culture n become ticky TACKY art...

So enjoy! or paint a plastic turkey pink! FU like turky buzzards better, try this link...

Latex Vulture - Halloween - Archie McPhee Toys, Gifts & Novelties

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Old 06-30-2008, 12:06 AM   #37
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I dont think it is a matter of " getting it", as much as is it a tradition. Why do we only eat turkey and all the trimmings on Thanksgiving? Because it is a tradition. We could easily invite the family over at any given time and cook up A turkey but we dont. I never paid much attention to the flamingo until I got an Airstream. I think they are to some, a symbol of camping. It reminds us of what a great time we have when out on the road or relaxing by the campfire. So for me, Airstream's and Flamingo's go together just like Turkey and Dressing.
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Old 06-30-2008, 04:36 AM   #38
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Well, this has been an entertaining thread. I still do not "get it", however, I never did sweat it. I hope all those out there that like their pink Flamingos continue to display them proudly. I on the other hand am trying to find a way to alter my trap thrower to throw the flamingo. Pink is a good color for the eye to track as streaks across the sky. The three dimensional shape is also more realist than the clay discs we currently use.
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Old 06-30-2008, 07:34 AM   #39
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2air is hittin the sauce again tomato sauce that is....
... don't you mean cranberry sauce?



I have teh flamingos. Wife likes pink. I don't mind. Nothing to get. too simple?
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I on the other hand am trying to find a way to alter my trap thrower to throw the flamingo. Pink is a good color for the eye to track as streaks across the sky. The three dimensional shape is also more realist than the clay discs we currently use.
The weight of the head at the end of the long neck will cause an erratic flight path, resulting in a much more difficult target.
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The weight of the head at the end of the long neck will cause an erratic flight path, resulting in a much more difficult target.

True, Terry, and I don't think it would get much distance either. Silhouette shooting may be the best option.
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The weight of the head at the end of the long neck will cause an erratic flight path ...
Yes, the flamingo's head can get a bit weighty...
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