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Monday, July 20, 2009

Boom / The Ladies Ho Down

Posted by Bethany Jean Clement on Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 4:01 PM

From The Stranger's electronic mailbag:

Fun for the Whole Family at the 6TH Avenue Tacoma Farmer’s Market

Tacoma, WA - The Tacoma Farmer’s Market announces that on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 the 6th Ave Farmer’s Market will host its third themed market day. This market’s “Ho Down” theme will boast live blue grass music, a scavenger hunt and more entertainment for the entire family, signifying a renewed focus on keeping the atmosphere at the markets family-friendly.

"Ho" is not acceptable nomenclature for sex workers, and as the pope just proved, falling down is NOT funny. How is a ho down theme family-friendly?

UPDATE: I know, you're right, this post is pretty lame. I thought it was funny, though, then a colleague (who shall remain nameless) said it was hi-LAR-ious, which is how you people ended up with it. And just now another colleague (a different one, who also shall remain nameless) said maybe I should've titled it "Department of Fallen Women." I'm not at all sure that this would've been an improvement.

All I'm saying is STRANGER STAFF HIVE-MIND FAIL. Sorry! Later!

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Posted by Chris from N.O. on July 20, 2009 at 4:05 PM

Hoedown, eh?

Posted by Bauhaus I on July 20, 2009 at 4:06 PM

Taking advantage of typos again, are we? Sigh. (See @2.)

Posted by bitethemailman on July 20, 2009 at 4:10 PM

This piece only lacked a major literary reference and the concluding line "It is all a mystery to me."

Posted by Ackham on July 20, 2009 at 4:12 PM

Tacoma Farmers Market refused to let a reproductive health rights group be present at their market unless they consented to having an anti choice right wing group there on the same day.

Posted by totallyspies@gmail.com on July 20, 2009 at 4:14 PM

most boring slog post ever. Come on! You people are much more clever than this!

Posted by adm on July 20, 2009 at 4:16 PM

Not to totally miss the point, but "ho" is actually used pretty widely in San Francisco Sex Worker ephemera.

Posted by Dougsf on July 20, 2009 at 4:27 PM

Guess nobody grew up in an agrarian area, like 99 percent of America was in 1900 when everyone knew this meant you should put your hoe down and have a party.

P.S.: Bacon means we kill some adorable pig, fwiw.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on July 20, 2009 at 4:38 PM

I say it's an innocent typo. Seeing how H is right next to G on a keyboard, "Ho Down" is most likely a mistyping of "Go Down."

Posted by HolyS. on July 20, 2009 at 5:20 PM

I say it's an innocent typo. Seeing how H is right next to G on a keyboard, "Ho Down" is most likely a mistyping of "Go Down."

Posted by HollyM. on July 20, 2009 at 5:21 PM

I guess if you kind of don't care about language at all, this is boring. But it's pretty funny. Next up, "Free BJs," "Cum One, Cum All."

Posted by SouthSeattle on July 20, 2009 at 5:40 PM

fuck you all. i thought it was funny.

Posted by Valkyrie on July 20, 2009 at 8:54 PM

I wanna sample me some of that "blue grass" music.

And why does it seem to require such an effort to keep a fucking FARMER'S MARKET family-friendly?

Road trip!

Posted by rob!