Date:         Tue, 10 Mar 1998 09:56:56 EST
From: The Great River of Ink <mbarker@MIT.EDU>
Subject:      [WRITERS] FILLER: Writers POLL: burlesque

Today, you have been crowned head of fools and given the great scepter
of burlesque.  You have three chances to excite laughter or contempt
by extravagant images, to lampoon, to put someone or something into
the limelight of ludicrous representation, exaggerated parody, and
grotesque satire.  Yes, for a short time, you can ridicule a topic of
your choice, presenting a ludicrous imitation, caricature, complete
and utter travesty, or even a gross perversion.

What are the three topics?  People, places, events, whatever...humor
comes in many colors (and melts in your mind, not in your hand:)  I'll
even provide the numbers for you:

1.
2.
3.

As the crowned head, of course, you may choose to wield your wand
yourself and bash them, bash them, knock them on their keisters...  or
you can ask one of your subjects to pin the tail on the donkey.  So,
please, either write up the buffoonery or tell us who you would like
to write--and how?

tink

(incidentally, what kind of wood has burlesques?)