Wizard of Id by Parker and Hart for November 10, 2011

Would you mind if I don’t look?

The man in the corduroy trousers crossed the room toward her. She could hear his pants.

I can see a couple of guys wearing corduroy hanging upside down in the dungeon.

AH,the smell of wet corduroy in the morning.

…off with their heads!

And shortly…he turned on them.

If they were in Royal Purple, he might have gone for them!

When the cord wears out it just leaves the roy.

No longer will King Fink be able to sneak up on people.

Corduroy pillows are making headlines.

Wait… Since when were cords ‘slick’?

It looks as if there would be a pun in there…except there isn’t. From Wikipedia: While the word “corduroy” looks as though it should have a French origin, as if derived from “corde du roi” (“cloth/cord of the king”), in fact there is no such phrase in French (in French, corduroy is called velours côtelé). The word, like the cloth, is of English origin, probably from cord plus the obsolete duroy, a coarse woollen fabric.

SCATY_423: thanks for the lesson.

This is preparation for Corduroy Appreciation Day which is typically on 1/11, 11/1 and 11/11, but this year we have the granddaddy of them all, 11/11/11.

I know, some people have waay too much time on their hands. Like the ones who celebrate Pi Day on March 14… although at least then you can eat pie. Yum!

They must be looking for a ‘small’ market

Hark! The king approaches. (“zoop, zoop, zoop, zoop”)

And then there is always the danger of having to run while wearing corduroy, and suffering from the humiliation and pain of a crotch fire….

haven’t seen it worn recently. by anyone. as in the last 50 years….

Cords are hot when worn in summer!

I thought they were the Corduroy APPRECIATION Club… After they see HIM in them, they won’t appreciate them anymore!

Corduroy certainly makes one’s presence known.