I bet you all are wondering how many posts I can actually squeeze out of the GermanFest.  I’ve got this post here, and then by my calculations there’s at least one more to address the AFTER GermanFest party.  Sort of like the Oscars and their after-parties, but more spectacular.  And glamorous.

I blame my brother.

For everything, really.  But, specifically, I blame him for how this family Polka’s.  He taught us all to Polka in our early 20’s.  But, we referred to FavoriteChild’s style of Polka as Bumper Polka since it involved a little less style and a whole lot more slamming into each other.

It was SO much fun.  And, a little dangerous.  Hence, we now know no other way to Polka.  We have since passed our unique Polka-ing talents onto a second generation.  Poor things.

Here’s what went down at the GermanFest Polka Contest.  In their neutral corners we have AUBS! & Freak, Emmy & Jon, Singing Sally & Bud, and Magoo & Jake B.  SweetGuy and I decided to withdraw from the competition, and give everyone else a fighting chance. 

Frank and Aubs, while they were quite likely the best athletes on the floor, lacked shall we say… an ability to move in the same direction at the same time.  At all.  The word KLUNKY comes to mind.  DOWN FOR THE COUNT.

Notice I have no picture of Emmy & Jon?  That’s because their entire strategy was to run away, in separate directions, from the judges, who tagged couples when they deemed them out of the competition.  Their plan may have backfired as their darting in separate directions about the dance floor, oddly drew a little added attention to themselves.  TAG, YOU’RE OUT.

Bud and Singing Sally were game.  They may have gained a few extra twirls around the dance floor from what I call the “mature” effect.  You see, high school students are the judges.  They are much quicker to tag out one of their own than say someone a year or two (decades) older than them.  But, you can only ride the senior citizen discount for so long.  SEE YA.

Jake B. and Magoo were actually pretty good, by golly:

There’s a reason for this.  Magoo is not actually related to this family.  And, I think I mentioned Jake B. excels at stuff and it’s irritating.  Proof positive:  He like for reals knows how to Polka.  Like without causing injury to his fellow polka-er.  See what I mean?  Irritating.  Soon the dance floor looked like this:

Two couples remained.

At stake?  A gift card AND POLKA CONTEST BRAGGING/SMACK TALKING RIGHTS FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES is all.

And the judge tags out….

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Curses! 

So, so close.

No one in our party won.  No one in our party injured anyone else.  A Lose-Lose situation if I ever saw one.

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