{"id":111962,"date":"2013-10-16T21:00:03","date_gmt":"2013-10-17T01:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/111962\/thematic-attic-thursday-finds-something-gaudy-in-the-attic\/"},"modified":"2013-10-16T21:00:03","modified_gmt":"2013-10-17T01:00:03","slug":"thematic-attic-thursday-finds-something-gaudy-in-the-attic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/111962\/thematic-attic-thursday-finds-something-gaudy-in-the-attic\/","title":{"rendered":"Thematic Attic Thursday Finds Something Gaudy In The Attic!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Fling%20Posters%20and%20Awards\/?action=view&amp;current=CPCBanner.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Fling%20Posters%20and%20Awards\/CPCBanner.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Banner\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms, sans-serif\" size=\"6\" color=\"#ff0000\"><strong>Thematic Attic Thursday Poetry Challenge<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms, sans-serif\" size=\"6\" color=\"#ff0000\"><strong>Finds Something Gaudy In The Attic!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms, sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><strong><font color=\"#ff6600\">Happy &#8220;Wear Something Gaudy&#8221; Day!<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"comic sans ms, sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><strong><font color=\"#ff6600\"> <\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms, sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><strong><font color=\"#ff6600\">That&#8217;s right, today is Wear Something Gaudy Day,<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#ff6600\"><strong> which means that it&#8217;s your chance to really stick out in a crowd.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms, sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><strong><font color=\"#ff6600\"> The word &#8220;gaudy&#8221; refers to something bright,<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms, sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><strong><font color=\"#ff6600\"> cheap, showy, outlandish, or otherwise not in good taste. <\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms, sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><strong><font color=\"#00ff00\"><br \/>\n If you tend to buck the trends when it comes to fashion<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#00ff00\"><strong> and don\u2019t consider yourself a fashionista,<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#00ff00\"><strong> today may be your lucky day!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#00ff00\"><strong> October 17 is Wear Something Gaudy Day.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#ffcc00\"><strong>Wear Something Gaudy Day actually got its start <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#ffcc00\"><strong>from the hit\u00a0<a id=\"FALINK_3_0_2\" href=\"http:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/mail\/view\/id_549119\/#\">television<\/a> sitcom, Three\u2019s Company. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#ffcc00\"><strong>One of the actors, Richard Kline, <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#ffcc00\"><strong>declared October 17th as Wear Something Gaudy Day,<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#ffcc00\"><strong> and the rest is wacky history!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;color: #000000;font-size: 1em;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/photobucket.com\/images\/gaudy\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border-style: none\" src=\"http:\/\/i313.photobucket.com\/albums\/ll388\/twistedlittlekitty23\/gaudy-4.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"gaudy photo: logo gaudy-4.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a 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center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/photobucket.com\/images\/gaudy\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border-style: none\" src=\"http:\/\/i619.photobucket.com\/albums\/tt280\/meetin_nola\/Dwayne\/P2244544.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"gaudy photo: Gaudy Gals P2244544.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#00ffff\"><strong>Write something gaudy today<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#00ffff\"><strong>or write about something gaudy.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#00ffff\"><strong> And\/or bring something that looks gaudy:<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#00ffff\"><strong>a plant \/ clothing \/\u00a0<a id=\"FALINK_1_0_0\" href=\"http:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/mail\/view\/id_549119\/#\">art work<\/a> \/ Picture \/ or a gaudy vibe.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#00ffff\"><strong>Just be creative and have fun as we share <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 3px 13px 12px 7px;line-height: 1.2em;text-align: center\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.2em\"><font face=\"comic sans ms, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#ff99cc\"><strong>October 17 Wear Something Gaudy Day 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