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'''Camp Land-A-Man''' is a girls-only summer camp that teaches girls proper etiquette and posture. | '''Camp Land-A-Man''' is a girls-only summer camp that teaches girls proper etiquette and posture. | ||
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[[Marge]], [[Patty]], [[Selma]], [[Helen Lovejoy]], [[Cookie Kwan]], [[Luann Van Houten]] and other girls were sent to Camp Land-A-Man for a summer. Among other things, they learned the finer points of manners such as depriving themselves dessert, walking with their heels together, and using the correct utensils during meals. | [[Marge]], [[Patty]], [[Selma]], [[Helen Lovejoy]], [[Cookie Kwan]], [[Luann Van Houten]] and other girls were sent to Camp Land-A-Man for a summer. Among other things, they learned the finer points of manners such as depriving themselves dessert, walking with their heels together, and using the correct utensils during meals. | ||
The boys from [[Camp See-A-Tree]], the boys-only camp across the lake, were sent to Camp Land-A-Man for an evening. At first they were excited about getting to visit the girls' camp, but were quickly disappointed when they learned they were being sent there to wash dishes in the kitchen. | The boys from [[Camp See-A-Tree]], the boys-only camp across the lake, were sent to Camp Land-A-Man for an evening. At first they were excited about getting to visit the girls' camp, but were quickly disappointed when they learned they were being sent there to wash dishes in the kitchen. | ||
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Camp Land-A-Man is a parody of {{w|Finishing school|finishing schools}} in general, which in the USA largely passed out of fashion in the 1960s. | Camp Land-A-Man is a parody of {{w|Finishing school|finishing schools}} in general, which in the USA largely passed out of fashion in the 1960s. | ||
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*[[Camp See-A-Tree]] | *[[Camp See-A-Tree]] | ||
*[[Camp Flab-Away]] | *[[Camp Flab-Away]] | ||
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[[Category:One time locations]] | [[Category:One time locations]] | ||
[[Category:Parodies]] | [[Category:Parodies]] | ||
Revision as of 06:01, December 23, 2011
Camp Land-A-Man
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Camp Land-A-Man is a girls-only summer camp that teaches girls proper etiquette and posture.
History
Marge, Patty, Selma, Helen Lovejoy, Cookie Kwan, Luann Van Houten and other girls were sent to Camp Land-A-Man for a summer. Among other things, they learned the finer points of manners such as depriving themselves dessert, walking with their heels together, and using the correct utensils during meals.
The boys from Camp See-A-Tree, the boys-only camp across the lake, were sent to Camp Land-A-Man for an evening. At first they were excited about getting to visit the girls' camp, but were quickly disappointed when they learned they were being sent there to wash dishes in the kitchen.
Behind the Laughter
Camp Land-A-Man is a parody of finishing schools in general, which in the USA largely passed out of fashion in the 1960s.
