Summerabbacat

Capsicum spray? Rodent repellant? Anti-fungal cream? A face mask? Handcuffs?

From the description of Dixie Mae's appearance it is apparent from whom Shayna learnt her cosmetic "skills". From the description of Dixie Mae's behaviour during her two visits to Two Spirits Horse Ranch, it is also apparent who influenced Shayna's egalitarianism and intellectual capacity. Mother and daughter, Dumb & Dumber , or should it be daughter and mother, Dumb & Dumber? It surely cannot be a coincidence Dixie Mae has come a-knocking on Jake's front door on the evening her son, Reed, is attending a party/sing-a-long at Two Spirits Horse Ranch. Has someone tipped her off that her son will be visiting the home of the "fudge-puckers"? Speaking of the fudge-puckers, what is the meaning of Dixie-Mae's reference to Bass as "brown-piped" @Vcs? I Googled it but could not find anything definitive. Would I be correct @Vcs in assuming the likes of Dixie Mae would also be prejudiced against Native Americans, in addition to African-Americans, Hispanics and LGBTQI persons? I imagine she would also likely look down upon anyone with an intellectual and/or physical disability. It does not leave too many people she would consider worthy of her version of God. Never leaves home without her ‘face’ and red lipstick, mid-fifties, known for being caught on church security footage ‘fornicating in the chapel’, carries her bible everywhere, prefers bouffant or beehive hairstyles. Clearly Dixie Mae is another "cherry picking" Christian. She is certainly no beauty, either internally or externally. Her appearance is somewhat reminiscent of the late Tammy Faye Messner, better known as Tammy Faye Baker, in fact, she could be a pudgy Tammy Faye, without a sense of humour or love for gay men. Loves her sparkly-blue eye shadow and red lipstick, dresses provocatively, has been said to go after anything with ‘three legs’ single or married. I am not sure why, but this description of Shayna made me think her first sexual experience may have been with a barnyard animal, perhaps a "real" stallion. All I can say is, I hope the horse was not traumatised by the encounter and had his vaccinations up-to-date.

Who knew learning to drive a car could be so "pornographic" @Mark Ponyboy Peters.

My mother did not like me listening to Kate Bush, specifically Wuthering Heights, as Kate sings it in a very high pitched voice. My mother said Kate's voice hurt her ears. When I listened to Kate I had to close my bedroom door. The first time I can ever recall the "c" word being used was by my mother. I was about 11 or 12 so she would have been in her early 30's. She was hanging up curtains she had washed and the curtain rod fell off the hooks it hung on and hit her on the head. She let fly with the "c" word as she did not know I was inside in my bedroom. She was very embarrassed when I sang out "Mum". Suffice to say, we have both used that word many times since. LOL.

Tell “Primrose” she can probably order it from the Pony Palace in Fyshwick.

I think I saw that one @drsawzall. You, sorry Randy Steel, topped Rock Hardon, and then had a three-way with Rock and Spike Long. Your gymnastic training certainly came in handy too, very impressive display of the splits on several occasions, in fact, I wondered how Rock would be able to walk after finishing that second scene. I think I got a sneak peak of your Volvo in it too.

Were you in this video @drsawzall? This song was a huge hit in Australia and nowhere else.

You were certainly very versatile @drsawzall; handsome cowboy stud, handsome surfer dude. Did you ever have a guest appearance in Magnum PI, a John Hughes teen drama with the Brat Pack, or a Falcon or William Higgins porn flick? The Pizza Boy He Delivers In Boston or These Bases Are Loaded In Boston or The Other Side Of Boston Part 2?

Bastien worshipping seems to be very prevalent amongst the students; even the teaching staff are not immune to his charms, with Herr Becker practically salivating in his presence.

To quote Ohio Express, Yummy, Yummy, Yummy.

Pretty bloody obvious you lived in Sydney wasn't it. Duh @Summerabbacat.

A teenage Paladin. Did you spend your formative and teen years living at the Central Coast too? I think you may have been a teenager when Elvis was a sensation. Was he as popular in Australia as he was in the USA?

@Laura S. Fox mentioned early in the piece the story was set in the 1980's. I have had an 80's soundtrack in my head right from the start of reading this story, but funnily enough no Madonna or Prince, both of whom I think are brilliant. My soundtrack has been almost exclusively English with lots of New Order, Dead Or Alive, the Cure, Pet Shop Boys and Bananarama. This chapter it was The Cure. Lawrence's admission that he wanted to fuck Bastien made me think of Why Can't I Be You by the Cure, a simply marvellous song, one of many they have released over the last 47 years.

@Mark Ponyboy Peters I seem to recall having P plates which were magnetic, which stuck to the car like a fridge magnet. Am I imagining this, or was this a thing?

I vaguely recall the time when the wearing of seatbelts was not compulsory, in fact, I don't remember if cars were even fitted with them. When one thinks of this now it is with horror. My parents had a powder blue Datsun Sunbird I think, which I don't recall having seatbelts. I also remember well when we were still permitted to smoke in the workplace. How filthy and inconsiderate I was, although I was never a heavy smoker. 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮