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Night Of The Flying Ponchos.

Hey Man, Anything You Can Wear I Can Wear Better. Like, I Can Wear Ponchos Much Better Than You.

In 1946 the smash hit musical Annie Get Your Gun opened on Broadway. Loosely based on the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley, the show featured music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. The production opened on May 16, 1946 and ran through February 12, 1949, with a total of 1,147 performances.

In 1969 a new production opened off Broadway. Loosely based on the life of some freak chick named Ann, Annie Get Your Poncho featured "far out" music and lyrics by Jefferson Airplane. This mescaline-fueled production opened on May 17, 1969 and closed sometime around 3:00 pm on May 17, 1969, with a total of one performance.

Ode To Spring: A Haiku.

Spring! I dance for thee.
My skirt! With so many holes.
Panties! A good thing.

The Results Are In....

And the winner is......sly!  The slyster wowed us with a near perfect score, she answered 15 out of 16 questions correctly. Congrats sly!

And what does sly win?

Well Bob, sly will receive:

• a copy of the Threadbared book

• a collection of mix cds featuring music from the Threadbared book party (we played music from each decade covered in the book - 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s)

• and last but not least...her very own Threadbared t-shirt!

Yay! Thanks to everyone for participating....it was fun reading your responses.

Now...how about some answers?

How Well Do You Know Your Threadbared?

1. The first post on Threadbared depicted:
A group of schoolboys. Specifically, these schoolboys.

2. "The 1968 Reunion" features:   
Knitted hats. Ah yes, never are the times so jolly.

3. The Jolly Green Goober enjoys wearing:
Mirrored sunglasses. In fact, the Goob has been known to wear mirrored sunglasses on multiple occasions.

4. Threadbared has featured parody lyrics by:
The Lovin' Spoonful. Almost every quiz taker got this one right.

5. Why should Tom go out with Sandra?
She has a great personality AND she makes her own panties. And what alluring undies they are too...

6. Kimberly is employed as a:
Psychologist. That's right, Dr. Kimberly is completely qualified to dispense advice on matters of mental health.

7. In her past life Mary worked in:
Marketing. Though very similar to drug-trafficking, the field is just slightly less glamorous. 

8. Mary and Kimberly have received emails or comments calling them:
Unfortunately, the answer is all of the above. And then some.

9. Kimberly and Mary have been interviewed by:
BBC Radio. Hah! You pretty much had to guess to get this one right. We were interviewed by someone with BBC Local Radio (in the West Midlands) for a time slot at like, 12:00 am, sometime in late 2005. It's entirely possible that no one heard our interview but it was a fun experience.

10. Kimberly and Mary dedicated the Threadbared book to:
Threadbared readers of course!

11. What do pirates like to do when they're feeling crafty?
They like to macramé hanging plantARRRRs! And after they've finished with the planter, they pose in the Tampax stance and look all proud.

12. Of all the gangs at Westwood Middle School which one is the roughest?
Purple Diamond Gang. Though I'd like to point out that the Mittens of Fury are even tougher. Their reputation has suffered however, as it's nearly impossible to throw a gang sign while wearing mittens.

13. Which auteur's "early work" has been displayed on Threadbared?
David Lynch. Possibly the most bizarre knitting booklet I've ever seen. And in the last two years, we've seen some strange ones....

14. Whose tunic is indeed truly wondrous, so pleated and blousen it is?
Halvdan The Tunic-wearer. Hast thou ever seen a Croatian Shirt as pleasing to thy eyes? Come on, thou know thou haven't!

15. Where did the Walker sisters meet the McFarland twins?
The Gas 'N Sip. Why, it's the hottest spot in town!

16. Which Threadbared post has the largest number of comments?
With 76 comments A Threadbared Epic: Barbie & Ken - Living In A Crocheted Paradise is the winner. But the short-shorts gang is right behind them with 65 comments. All about short-shorts. And how people miss short-shorts. And where can people buy short-shorts. And how sexy a guy's butt looks in a pair of short-shorts. And I need to stop now because I have the feeling I'm going to have nightmares about short-shorts tonight if I don't end this immediately.

In The Immortal Words Of Navin Johnson....."Take A Chance And Win Some Crap!"

Two years ago today we started threadbared.com. Hooray! And because it's our birthday and there should always be presents when there's a birthday we'd like to offer our extremely awesome readers a chance to win an extremely awesome Threadbared Prize Pack.

All you'll need to do is take this little quiz below....

How Well Do You Know Your Threadbared?

If you'd like to participate just leave your answers in the comments. The quiz will remain up until midnight (EST) on Tuesday. The winner will be the commenter with the most correct answers. In the event of a tie the prize will be awarded to the person with the most correct answers who commented first. In the event of multiple people commenting at the exact same time with the exact same amount of correct answers there will be a dance-off. Or possibly a cage match.

Some of these answers can be found in the blog archives. Some can't. If you don't know the answer just take a wild guess. That's how I got through my SATS back in high school, it totally works!

Please note: we will be moderating comments for the next two days. All quiz entries will just be sent to our email address, they will not appear on the site. Non quiz entry comments will continue to appear as normal. Oh, and if you take the quiz please be sure to use some sort of name (not your real name necessarily, a screen name is fine). Annoymous entries will be discarded.

Now go put on your thinking toques and take that quiz!

How Well Do You Know Your Threadbared?

1. The first post on Threadbared depicted:
a)    a group of schoolgirls
b)    a group of schoolboys
c)    a man in a vest
d)    a woman in a sweater

2. "The 1968 Reunion" features:
a)    fringed vests
b)    crochet hotpants
c)    knitted mittens
d)    knitted hats

3. The Jolly Green Goober enjoys wearing:
a)    mirrored sunglasses
b)    a knitted jerkin
c)    short-shorts
d)    a fanny pack

4. Threadbared has featured parody lyrics by:
a)    Sly & The Family Stone
b)    The Fifth Dimension
c)    The Lovin' Spoonful
d)    The Cowsills

5. Why should Tom go out with Sandra?
a)    She's rumored to be easy
b)    She has a great personality AND she makes her own panties
c)    She answered his ad in the personals
d)    She's a better conversationalist than that life-sized pantyhose doll he used to date

6. Kimberly is employed as a:
a)    psychiatrist
b)    psychologist
c)    gynecologist
d)    podiatrist

7. In her past life Mary worked in:
a)    education
b)    interior design
c)    marketing
d)    drug-trafficking

8. Mary and Kimberly have received emails or comments calling them:
a)    sarcastic bitches
b)    smartass talentless bitches
c)    bitch-faced retards
d)    all of the above

9. Kimberly and Mary have been interviewed by:
a)    BBC Radio
b)    National Public Radio
c)    Howard Stern
d)    none of the above

10. Kimberly and Mary dedicated the Threadbared book to:
a)    their husbands
b)    their mothers
c)    Threadbared readers
d)    their dogs

11. What do pirates like to do when they're feeling crafty?
a)    They like macramé hanging plantARRRRs!
b)    They like to knit sweatARRRRs!
c)    They like to weave potholdARRRRs!
d)    They like to play Nintendo.....ARRRR!

12. Of all the gangs at Westwood Middle School which one is the roughest?
a)    Pink Hearts Gang
b)    Purple Diamond Gang
c)    Mittens Of Fury Gang
d)    The Crips

13. Which auteur's "early work" has been displayed on Threadbared?
a)    Ingmar Bergman
b)    Tim Burton
c)    Jean-Luc Godard
d)    David Lynch

14. Whose tunic is indeed truly wondrous, so pleated and blousen it is?
a)    Navin The Tunic-wearer
b)    Harold The Tunic-wearer
c)    Gorg The Tunic-wearer
d)    Halvdan The Tunic-wearer

15. Where did the Walker sisters meet the McFarland twins?
a)    The Stop 'N Shop
b)    The Gas 'N Sip
c)    The Gulp ‘N Go
d)    The Chug ‘N Lug

16. Which Threadbared post has the largest number of comments?
a)    Who Wears Short Shorts?
b)    A Threadbared Epic: Barbie & Ken - Living In A Crocheted Paradise
c)    Bringing New Meaning To The Expression "Sleep Tight"
d)    Golli-blog

Thank you for your participation in the "How Well Do You Know Your Threadbared?" Anniversary Quiz Bowl. Be sure to check back on Wednesday and find out if you’ve won!