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!
Having a hard time making your minimum number of daily posts?
Hoedown, eh?
Taking advantage of typos again, are we? Sigh. (See @2.)
This piece only lacked a major literary reference and the concluding line “It is all a mystery to me.”
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.
most boring slog post ever. Come on! You people are much more clever than this!
Not to totally miss the point, but “ho” is actually used pretty widely in San Francisco Sex Worker ephemera.
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.
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.”
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.”
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.”
fuck you all. i thought it was funny.
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!