July 21, 2009

The Glitter Cult (My Coworker, Eddie, made up a new religion)

The Fourth Coming

 of the Pride of the Universal Rupaul MaryLou Retton Glitz and Glam of GlitterGymnastics-ism

Tenants of the Faith: The Glitter Cult is a very sacred and sound religion, demanding the utmost in dedication and devotion from it’s followers. We hold to the ideals of the faith and strive to follow the outlines of the faith. Please know that any deviation from our religious scriptures WILL NOT BE TOLERATED*.

*(Please see Commandment #14 for further clarification)

Commandments of the Faith

  1. Thou shall always keep within easy reach something shiny, reflective or sparkly.
  2. Thou Shalt love sequins.
  3. Thou Shalt Believe in Life after Love, after Love, after Love, after Love…..
  4. Thou shall not go to parties that thou does not deign to go to unless thou are so hung over that thou needest the food intake or thou just needs the religious experience of “Hair of the Dog” and thou-est sees no reason to purchase thou’s own alcohol if it is being provided for free at an unpleasant party where thou can just get divinely hammered and thus forget the party ever happened to begin with.
  5. Thou Shalt love alcohol and all of the magic that comes with it. Thou Shalt understand that a hangover is the Deities way of telling thou that thou hath not drank enough. In order to fully understand thou must drink mixed drinks at every opportunity with complete impunity, morning, noon or night with no fear of retribution or of a backlash from our nemisis cult, Alcoholics Anonymous.
  6. Thou Shalt DANCE at every opportunity. Dancing in the Streets. Dance in the Sheets. Dance at work. I just wanna dance with somebody who loves me!
  7. Thou Shalt not regret. Regret takes up time that thou should be dancing.
  8. Thou Shalt flirt and make ‘eyes’ at cute boys whenever possible. Im addition, thou shall make out with cute boys recklessly and feel no shame in asking them to lift up their shirts so you can check out their pecs and abs. Orgies are messy, but sometimes necessary. Indulge in boys at least once a week.
  9. Thou Shalt Love Thyself, Cause if thou can’t love thyself then who the Hell can you love?
  10. Thou Shalt watch the broadway play “Wicked” and love it. Defy Gravity. Carry a broomstick.
  11. M&M’s and chocolate are a healthy food group and a perfect alternative to apples and granola. They make your coat shiny.
  12. Thou shalt make up relationships with famous people in order to make thyself look popular, and all in the cult shall believe your delusions of grandeur.
  13. Drugs are bad. Unless you mix them with alcohol, in which case it’s a party mix.
  14. Thou Shalt only break the Commandments up to thirty two times per week.
  15. Thou Shalt create new Commandments as Thou needest in order to stay glamorously moral.
  16. Anything served in an oversized martini glass is considered high class and elegant. It must be drunk immediately regardless of previous libations that Thou hath partaken in.
  17. Thou Must own at least three pieces of Religious Iconography:

Current Holy Items of the Faith:

Ruby Slippers

Glittery Tiara

Feathered Boa

Golden Lasso

Large Wearable Butterfly Wings

Anything made by Bob Mackey

HUGE Dolly Parton Wig

A conviction for Indecent Exposure in a Men’s Public Restroom

Male Back-Up Dancers

Anything David Beckham sweated on

Holy God-Like Figures of GlitterGym-ianity.

Cher

Madonna

Bette Midler

Elton John

George Michael

Cyndi Lauper

Freddy Mercury

Robert Smith from the Cure

David Bowie

Kylie Minogue

Miss Piggy

Annie Lennox

Dolly Parton

All the Golden Girls

Wonder Woman

The Charlie’s Angels

Shirley Bassey

Demi-Gods of the Faith

Lady Gaga

J. Lo (but only in the Waiting for Tonight Video)

Carol Burnett

That girl singer from Evanescence

Nichole Kidman in Moulin Rouge

High Priests of GlitterGymnastics-ianity

Tiffany

Debbie Gibson

Veruca Salt

Prairie Dawn from Sesame Street

Debbie Harry and Blondie

Beyonce

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

Altar Girl

Dakota Fanning

The little boys from “Billy Elliot”

The Current Glitter Pope:

Grace Jones