We're going to have to import and pass these out, rather than the domestic product.
We'll make the Rookie of the Year sorry he or she ever ventured out.

The "Flushies," named for a talking toilet given out at the first Flushies in 1996, is the annual event at which the Not Ready for the Algonquin Roundtable Society pauses to honor (and by "honor" we mean "attempt to cover in abuse and ridicule") many who have appeared in The Style Invitational in the past contest year.

As are all Society events, the Flushies is open to all Invitational contestants, fans, critics, shills, lurkers, mutually co-dependent enablers, wannabes, and guests.

There may be musical entertainment (not necessarily talent – and that may be stretching the definition of entertainment, too), and some notable Losers are expected. The Empress herself will be there but probably will not jump out of a cake. There will be plenty of opportunities to meet and mingle with other Losers, but don't let that stop you.

DATE: Saturday, May 11, 2013

TIME: 12 p.m. - 1 p.m., Meet and Greet the Appetizers; 1 - 2 p.m., Dine; 2 - 3 p.m., Program

We will choose our entrees during the first hour, and you will get better parking then.

LOCATION: Jake's American Grill, 5018 Connecticut Ave., Washington DC 20008.

COST: $35 per person (cheap). There will be a cash bar (no, not to buy cash…).

DIRECTIONS:

From the Capital Beltway, I495, take Exit 33S, Connecticut Ave., MD 185, toward Chevy Chase. Turn onto Connecticut Ave. [By the way, on Connecticut Ave. the initial speed limit is 35 mph, but it drops to 30 after you’ve gone about a half-mile. DO NOT EXCEED THE SPEED LIMIT OF 30 MPH. The street is riddled with speed cameras.]

Stay on Connecticut Ave. You will have to travel through one traffic circle but you can pretty much follow the crowd, or take the fourth exit out of the circle to remain on Connecticut. Travel about 2 more miles and Jake’s is on the right, immediately adjacent to the Exxon station on the right, just past Nebraska Ave.

FREE PARKING:

PLEASE NOTE: We are limited to 70 people at this event. Please RSVP with your check ($35 per person) to Elden Carnahan, 327 Montgomery St., Laurel MD 20707. Questions may be addressed to Dave Prevar at daveprevar@aol.com, who eventually gets around to checking email, so don’t think you are being ignored.