Apparently this is okay in the name of philanthropy. At least that's what the good folks of the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department (VVFD) told me and my co-emcee/auctioneer, Stacey.
That's right...we auctioned off firefighters to raise money for the VVFD.
With that kind of success under our belts, we were ready to tackle human trafficking. (Note to self: practice the way things sound in head before saying out loud...).
Highlights from our banter included:
- References to Sharknado, Randy Mantooth from Emergency! and jokes about the French
- A bit about one firefighter "not being able to be here tonight because he is donating a kidney to an orphan -- and by that, we mean he is attending his future brother-in-law's stag party."
- Mentioning a fun fact that the Deputy Chief provided about himself, noting that he "enjoys workouts using strange items like sand bags, sledge hammers and kettle bells." (We said, "That doesn't seem so weird. It's the ball gags that are making people talk.")
- Talking about one firefighter attending University of Pittsburgh where she will pursue her dream of
always losing football games to West Virginiabecoming an emergency pediatric physician - Pronouncing Tobias Funke's name incorrectly and immediately getting corrected by every.single.person.in.the.audience
- Me (referring to one firefighter up for auction who had a shift that night and could not be there in person): "You know, it's hard to get people excited about bidding when they cannot see the merch." Stacey: "Did you just refer to people as "merch?"
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Jeff went for $250. Which of course made us open bidding for Tina at $251. She ended up going for $300. Girls rule, boys drool. |
"Remember...there is plenty of hand sanitizer available."
I had the least successful line of the night:
"Jeff joined the VVFD because when he lived in LA he found a man face down in his gym's hot tub and there was nothing he could to until the medic arrived. From that point on, he wanted to make sure that there was always something he could do in that type of situation...He also wanted to make sure the gym bleached the hot tub."
Too soon?
We were hoping that our shtick would bring some comparisons to the comedy stylings of Amy Poehler and Tina Fey....possibly the name Amy Schumer would be bandied about. Instead? We got a "Hoda and Kathie Lee" and "those two old guy Muppets up on the balcony."
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I'm actually understanding this comparison. |
Settin' it on fire,
Brutalism
7 comments:
Fun reading and sounds like a fun night. I didn't get the comparison with the muppets and really that's okay...I'm pretty sure I don't want to.
Hopefully you followed up the hot tub joke bomb with an abuse joke. Brings 'em back every time.
I sent the Amy Schumer video to my dad. I'm thanking you in advance and I just wish I could be there to watch his face when he watches it.
David - The "compliment" giver swore it was not a physical comparison. We're happy to believe that.
Tante07 - Abuse jokes are awesome. Crowd pleasers. But you already know that.
Sarah - That makes me so happy. Please report on his reaction.
So wish I could have witnessed the shenanigans. Did you have to set parameters around what people would get for their money? For $250 I'd be expecting full service.
Abuse jokes are funny, but not when attacking or belittling others. Keep it to self-abuse jokes.
Dori - Come next year! (Unless, of course, I'm getting fired from this volunteer gig.) We probably should have set parameters. (At least that's what our firefighter manservant is babbling about while rubbing our feet...)
Trout - Are you baiting me? You're a master baiter...
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