A friend of mine sent me this picture to blog about. She felt the disturbing nature of the text was well suited to my particular brand of disturbing humor. I’m not sure if that’s a compliment or an insult, but I’m trying to be more of a glass is half full type of guy. So, we’ll go with compliment.

Anyway, in case you can’t enlarge the picture, here is what it says:

Pinto Bean/Hotdog Supper.

Womanless Beauty Contest.

Carolina Travelers

August 27  4 until

Wow, there’s just so much to choose from —I don’t know where to begin. First, I’m wondering if the reason it’s a womanless beauty contest is because it is preceded by a beans and hotdog supper. I have never put on a beauty contest, but I’m sure it’s hard to recruit the beauties. The Miss America people have no trouble finding beauties because they offer scholarships, world travel, and TV coverage. Guessing by the high quality of the sign, I’m guessing the only thing they could offer is skeet shooting lessons, a fun filled day of hand fishing, and an appearance on “Bubba’s Webcam of Stuff I Done and Seen.”

Since that alluring triad of enticements didn’t work on the beauties (or for any women, for that matter) they had to rely on the half dozen or so men in town who would agree to dress up like women. And of course, no drag show in the south would be complete without the musical stylings of the Carolina Travelers. I love how the sign says 4 until. No hour listed after the word until. Because if the Carolina Travelers are playing the drag show, it’ going to go late and somebody isn’t coming home tonight!

If I had the time, I would fly down and see this amazing spectacle of Southern humanity. I’m sure there are many blog worthy or book worthy moments about to happen. However, my schedule doesn’t permit it and I’m more partial to woman-full beauty contests as opposed to woman-less beauty contests anyway.

Carry on, Citizens!

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