Trooper York: “Life's hard. It's even harder when you're stupid.

Friday, August 1, 2014

“Life's hard. It's even harder when you're stupid.

"Sorry Duke I do the best I can."
"That's ok pilgrim. Look your face matches my shirt."
"It takes a real man to wear a pink shirt."
"Don't make me smack you."
"Sorry Duke."

32 comments:

rcocean said...: When did wayne ever wear a pink shirt?

I call BS.; August 1, 2014 at 8:21 PM
ndspinelli said...: The Museum on Fire Island?; August 1, 2014 at 8:36 PM
chickelit said...: Though still controversial, I think it's important to recast American heros as gay (or at least more sensitive). It makes it much easier on today's man. At least that's the thinking in the 537XX zip codes.; August 1, 2014 at 9:11 PM
Evi L. Bloggerlady said...: Thank goodness they could never say that about John Wayne…; August 2, 2014 at 11:44 AM
Evi L. Bloggerlady said...: He dresses sort of questionable in that photo, but look where is eyes are going.; August 2, 2014 at 11:45 AM
Chip S. said...: Jebus. The hands on hips, the outthrust knee, the pink shirt…you sure that's not Jake Gyllenhaal?; August 2, 2014 at 11:53 AM
chickelit said...: "Sorry Duke I do the best I can."
"Thath's ok pilgrim. Look your fathe matches my thirt."
"It takes a real man to wear a pink shirt."
"Don't make me thmack you."
"Sorry Duke."

FIFY; August 2, 2014 at 12:12 PM
MamaM said...: It isn't just the dress, it's the pose and over all artifice used.

Looks like the pink shirt goes back to Wagon War, where the color appears more salmon than pink, with black buttons and a blue bandanna that isn't draped like a silk scarf. While Wayne's upper body steals the show in the photos, with this rendition, the package wrinkles have their own story to tell.; August 2, 2014 at 3:08 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: I had a pink Aeropostale shirt back in the 90's. it was one of my favorites. NTTAWWT; August 2, 2014 at 11:05 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: It looks like I'm going to be in Jersey a little longer.

My brother in laws car we are using to drive down is still at the mechanic.

Not too swift, my brother in law.; August 2, 2014 at 11:08 PM
chickelit said...: The car isn't a Chevy Nova is it?; August 2, 2014 at 11:09 PM
Trooper York said...: Jeez I'm glad this a closed blog.; August 2, 2014 at 11:12 PM
rcocean said...: Yes, you can wear a off-red (salmon) shirt when you're on a horse pointing a six-gun at Kirk Douglas!; August 3, 2014 at 12:45 AM
rcocean said...: Napoleon wore a frilly shirt, and conquered half of Europe and banged every chick from Moscow to Cairo.

Context. Its like Trooper, sure he fits bras for a living, but he almost died from too much booze and steaks - for Gods sake. Talk about Not Gay.; August 3, 2014 at 12:48 AM
blake said...: I thought Napoleon ended up with the slutty Josephine, who kept herself entertained while he was off campaigning with other, uh, members of the court.

But maybe they had an understanding.; August 3, 2014 at 3:33 AM
Evi L. Bloggerlady said...: Lem, given how hot and humid Florida is in the summer, a delay may be a good thing; August 3, 2014 at 2:14 PM
Trooper York said...: The costume they have the Duke is the same one he wore in the "War Wagon" which of course had a very gay costume designer. (Redundancy warning.

The thing is the people running the museum all seemed to be gay so of course they posed the Duke in as gay a pose that they could come up with to make him look bad.

Par for the course for NYC.; August 3, 2014 at 4:49 PM
Paddy O said...: Pink didn't become girly until the 1940s, so technically the costume is historically accurate.

The pose with him in a frilly tutu, though, is definitely questionable.; August 3, 2014 at 5:39 PM
Chip S. said...: The hat really needs a small floral arrangement.; August 3, 2014 at 6:15 PM
rcocean said...: "The costume they have the Duke is the same one he wore in the "War Wagon" which of course had a very gay costume designer. (Redundancy warning."

Disagree dude. They changed the Duke's shirt from off-red to Light Pink. Then they got rid of the dark buttons and the blue neckerchief and also lightened up the vest. There's a picture of the Duke from "Rio Bravo" almost wearing the same thing, only the shirt is much redder. Commies today aren't red, they're pink!; August 3, 2014 at 8:49 PM
rcocean said...: The problems if the Duke poses in a Gay manner. He needs a six-gun or a Winchester. But maybe that would've been too scary for the Liberals visiting the place.; August 3, 2014 at 8:51 PM
rcocean said...: "I thought Napoleon ended up with the slutty Josephine"

No her dumped her for Marie Louise of Austria who had a father who was a big-wig in Vienna. Both Napoleon and Josey were swingers, if you know what I mean. The French Revolution will do that to you.; August 3, 2014 at 9:06 PM
ndspinelli said...: I have a pink dress shirt I wear w/ a beige suit. Pilgrims.; August 3, 2014 at 9:57 PM
Chip S. said...: I'm impressed that something you bought in the '70s still fits, nd.; August 3, 2014 at 10:07 PM
windbag said...: I used to wear pink all the time because my m-i-l dressed me. She worked at a department store and got free shit all the time. We wore so much Tommy Hilfiger, Polo, and Nautica it was pathetic. Best dressed paupers in the land, I claimed. Anyhow, I never knew what colors I was going to get, but didn't care. Free is my favorite color.

So, this young punk we know always used to refer to me as "Windbag, who wears the pink shirts." Never to my face or within earshot, but cowards are like that. So one day I was wearing my pink shirt and ran into him. I told him, "Notice I'm wearing a pink shirt? One day, if you ever get comfortable with your masculinity, you too can wear pink shirts without caring what others think of you." Dick.; August 3, 2014 at 11:51 PM
ndspinelli said...: Chip, You are the funniest commenter on any blog I read. I actually did wear a beige suit @ my outdoor wedding in KC. It was 3 piece[1977] but a white shirt. We got married outdoors and it was 98 degrees. My suit looked like James Brown's after a performance. I was 190lbs. I'm 225 now, but have tipped 280.; August 4, 2014 at 10:08 AM
ndspinelli said...: Windbag, Thanks for having my back.; August 4, 2014 at 10:10 AM
blake said...: I've almost always had a pink shirt in my rotation somewhere. In the '80s, pastels were big, and I still don't think Don Johnson looked effeminate in "Miami Vice", e.g.

Sometimes the Russian girls titter, but Russia is pretty messed up vis a vis ideas of masculinity.

Otherwise, it's a good color on me.; August 4, 2014 at 1:07 PM
windbag said...: I usually buy pink underwear, but for some reason the crotch always discolors and fades to a sort of rusty brown hue. Must be some glitch in the dyeing process at the plant, huh?; August 4, 2014 at 1:16 PM
ndspinelli said...: My white underwear would always turn pink until I got married and learned of separating colors.; August 4, 2014 at 3:01 PM
windbag said...: separating colors

Racist.; August 4, 2014 at 3:54 PM
ndspinelli said...: Separate but equal laundry.; August 4, 2014 at 4:54 PM

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