THERE IS A STORY THERE.
ASIDE FROM BEING CHRONICLE’S UNOFFICIAL MASCOT, THEY WERE
MADE IN MASSACHUSETTS AT THE ONE TIME PRODUCT, HOME TO THE WIDELY
POPULAR BREED OF PINK FLAMINGO LAWN ORNAMENTS.
>> THAT WAS WHERE WE MET THE COUPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE
PLASTIC WONDERS.
>> MEET NANCY FEATHERSTONE, HOMEMAKER AND SEAMSTRESS.
>> I HAVE MADE ALL MY CLOTHES SINCE I WAS 12 YEARS OLD.
>> THI IS ALL THE FRAUD IN A FACTORY YOU CAN ACTUALLY WEAR
COMFORTABLY.
>> MEET DONALD FEATHERSTONE, MANUFACTURER OF THE PAIN FROM
ENDO -- PINK FLAMINGO LAWN ORNAMENT.
SEPARATELY, YOU MAY NOT NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THE
FEATHERSTONE. PUT THEM TOGETHER AND A PATTERN STARTS TO EMERGE.
>> ♪ [LAUGHTER]
>> FOR BETTER OR WORSE.
>> 24 HOURS PER DAY.
>> IN PLAS AND PRINTS.
THEY HAVE DRESSED TOGETHER EVERY SINCE 1979.
HERE IS THE OBVIOUS QUESTION, WHY?
>> BECAUSE IT IS FUN.
EVERYTHING IS TWO BY TWO.
WHEN YOU GO TO THE CLOSET TO PACK FOR A TRIP, YOU JUST PULL
OUT TWO.
>> NANCY FOLLOWS ONE WORLD.
>> WE DON’T DO UNISEX.
I DO NOT WEAR SLACKS, DONALD DOES NOT WEAR SKIRTS.
I DON’T WEAR TIES.
♪ YOU GET THE PICTURE.
CHARACTERS, WE HAVE MET OUR SHARE.
I EVEN WORKED WITH A FEW.
SOMETIMES WE FIND THEM AND SOMETIMES, THEY FIND US.
>> HI, THERE.
IT IS ME AGAIN.
I DON’T HAVE TO BE A PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS TO LEARN THE
RULES OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR.
>> IS IT ME?
HIM OR HE?
FURTHER OR FARTHER?
MY CHALLENGE TONIGHT, TO HOPEFULLY GO, REGARDLESS OF
WHERE, ON AN ASSIGNMENT WHOM MANY WOULD NOT, SHOULD THAT BE
WHICH? PUT UP WITH, OR SHOULD THAT BE --
HOW IS YOUR ENGLISH?
>> ENGLISH, VERY WELL.
>> VERY GOOD.
>> ADEQUATE.
>> I DON’T THINK IT IS THAT GREAT.
>> GRAMMAR AND USAGE, IT IS A MINEFIELD OUT THERE.
WHAT IS WRONG HERE?
CHECK OUT THE SIGN.
12 ITEMS OR LESS.
THROUGH LEASE SPEAKING, IT SHOULD BE 12 ITEMS OR FEWER.
FEWER IS FOR COMFORTABLE ITEMS, AS IN, FEWER CANS.
LESS IS FOR THE UNCOUNTABLE IS LIKE AIR OR GASOLINE.
YOU WOULD NOT SAY FEWER WATER.
IT MAKES PURISTS CRAZY.
>> I WOULD YOU FEEL SO STRONGLY THAT YOU ACT UP THE PHONE AND
CALLED CHRONICLE?
>> I THINK PEOPLE IN THE ELECTRONIC MEDIA, AFFECTING THE
LANGUAGE.
>> THIS IS PETER TIBBETS SUGGESTING YOU STOP ABUSING THE
LANGUAGE AND I WON’T HAVE TO LEAVE ANNOYING MESSAGES.
>> IT IS REFERRED TO AS CARDIS TRY, A MESMERIZING BLEND OF CARD
MANIPULATION AND ARTISTRY.
>> HOW MANY HOURS DID IT TAKE YOU TO LEARN THAT?
>> THAT ONE WAS MY ENTIRE CHILDHOOD.
>> IT WAS A SIMPLE DECK OF CARDS, BUT IT HAS BEEN HIS
TICKET O A MAGICAL RIDE.
>> THIS OUR SHOW.
IT IS CALLED PENNANT TAYLOR -- PENN AND TELLER.
>> WE ARE CURIOUS TO SEE HOW HIS TALENTS TRANSLATE TO THE KITCHEN
TABLE, NO LIGHTS, SMOKE OR AFTER SOME LAST-MINUTE FIXES O
HIS HAIRDO, HE RUNS THROUGH A SERIES OF TRICKS.
>> HOW?
HOW?
>> THEN HE PROMISES TO GO SLOW SO WE CAN SEE HIM MOVE A CARD
FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE DECK TO THE TOP.
>> I WILL TELL YOU WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> OK, YES.
>> MAYBE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT.
>> FIRST, I RANDOMLY PICK OUT THE KING OF SPADES & IT.
-- AND SIGN IT.
>> I WILL PUT IT IN THE MIDDLE FOR NOW.
I WILL BE VERY FAIR.
IT IS NOT ON THE BOTTOM, IT IS NOT ON THE TOP.
I DID NOT ROLL MY SLEEVES UP.
WHEN I ROLL MY SLEEVES UP, THE CAR IS GOING TO GO TO THE TOP.
-- THE CARD IS GOING TO GO TO THE TOP.
♪ >> OH MY GOD.
>> I DON’T THINK YOU LEARNED ANYTHING.