Beth receives a mysterious envelope in the mail. The postmark is undiscernable. She opens it up cautiously and is baffled by the content: a front row ticket to the circus. She throws the ticket away in disgust and anger. Then she ponders what she is REALLY doing on this Friday after Thanksgiving and digs the ticket out of the garbage and smooths away the wrinkles and creases (on the ticket, you dummies!)
Beth is not sure what one wears to the circus - so she calls Marilyn for fashion advice. (Which is a HUGE mistake, if you ask me - which you didn't so you must suffer the consequences.
) Marilyn, who informs Beth that she is an expert in what to wear to the circus (I'll just bet you are, my dear!), suggests a black leather mini-skirt, fishnet stockings, and a orange sequinned halter top. She offers to lend Beth hers. Beth gratefully takes Marilyn up on her offer, except for the stocking - ick!
Beth arrives and is escorted under the big top. The seats are great! The Ringmaster winks at her during the opening. She is given free, unlimited cotton candy and a candy apple, which is a bit messy. The flame eater (who is sooooo hunky in his unitard outfit) pulls Beth upstage to assist with his show. Her face is a mess from all the candy apple, so he kissy-faces her to get it off. It ends up in his mustache, but that's a whole other story......
The knife thrower is next - and here's where we have the requisite "incident" - have you ever noticed that there is always an "incident" with Beth and Marilyn? Beth is strapped onto the Wheel of Death and a clown spins the wheel - quite hard. Beth is going around and around! She's screaming and yelling, and if truth be told, I think she likes it! The knife thrower makes the mistake of taking a final peep at Beth before donning his blindfold, which proves to be his undoing........ yep, Beth has done it again - no standard issue circus-going black undergarment.
The knife thrower gets the shakes and twitters. Another clown assists with his blindfold and then spins the knife thrower around a couple of times. Then another clown hands the thrower a complete set of ginzu knives!
Chaos reigns. Knives are being hurled in every direction. One slices the ropes of the aerialists, who come crashing down, luckily the net saves them. Another knife nicks the flame thrower in a sensitive area, he in return, spits out flames, narrowly missing the lion but setting a small fire in the hay. A clown runs up with a bucket of water and trips, spilling the contents on Miss Trixie, the bareback pony rider. Miss Trixie's mascara runs, scaring the monkeys. The monkeys begin swinging from the big top. The Ringmaster finally gets the fire under control. The lion is in a real snit by now and bites all the balloons, making them sound like gunfire....... pop, pop, pop, pop. Beth is still spinning round and round and giggling - hysterically.
The clowns are sprinting in all directions. One pulls up in a tiny car and they all bail in. The monkeys reach down and pull off the clowns' wigs, exposing them as .......... gasp! ............ the YaYas. The clowns make a break for it.
The last I heard, the clowns were foot pedaling the car to Canada. Beth took off with both the Flame Eater and the Knife Thrower. And the Ringmaster has banned all of us from ever attending the circus again!
Thanks A LOT, Marilyn! 
Oh - and Happy Birthday, Beth!!
Pam
Glad you're feeling well enough to shop today 
Good morning everyone!!
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