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If you’ve been to The Rumpus Shop recently (in the last 24 hours) you might have noticed there is now a Rumpus Women Literary Calendar. You might wonder how we could be so sexist. Or at least, that’s the email I got earlier.
What happened was, I suggested we should do a Rumpus Women Calendar. It was kind of a joke. But then Antonia Crane decided she really wanted to do it. So she wrangled pictures of Rumpus women enacting scenes from their favorite books. The pictures are all sexy, but only a few are revealing.
Someone asked why we didn’t do a Men of The Rumpus Calendar featuring pictures of Isaac and covered in grease, working on cars, shirts off, a cold beverage and a gun on a ledge nearby. And the reason is because we are lazy. If some man (say Seth Fischer, or Michael Berger) had taken the initiative that Antonia took, I don’t think there would be much opposition. The possibility still exists for a Men of The Rumpus Calendar.
They’re expensive to make, so we’ve only ordered 100 of them. About 40, or more, are being taken by participants. So it’s really a limited edition. They ship December 1.
More pictures shortly.
November 7th, 2010 at 7:22 am
Please oh please: A Rumpus Men Calendar.
November 7th, 2010 at 8:42 am
As one of “the men” of The Rumpus I’m going to take a poll among my friends and see whose willing to make this happen. And then it shall!
November 7th, 2010 at 8:47 am
Yes! Do it, Michael. As one of the women of the Rumpus I can tell you that we had so much fun doing this. I’d love to see a Men of The Rumpus in 2012.
November 7th, 2010 at 9:09 am
Being men, all we know how to do is stand around and look pensive, so we need to find people with photographic know-how, and the ability to make us look good and stuff. I will search through my contacts, perhaps “Facebook” it. Any suggestions from the Rumpusy World, much appreciated and needed.
November 7th, 2010 at 9:11 am
Well I’m in. (And Mike, last time I checked, we live with a photographer. We just have to talk her into doing it for free.)
This calendar is awesome! Nice work, Antonia.
November 7th, 2010 at 9:20 am
We need more than 100 copies. I have 100 people who want copies.
But, yes, this was wonderful to be a part of The Men of the Rumpus would be glorious.
November 7th, 2010 at 9:41 am
Good thinking Seth! Now, what will the theme be? The gold standard by which all is judged has already been set by the women.
November 7th, 2010 at 10:22 am
For a men’s theme, how about “compromising positions?” I don’t think there’s any need to get more specific than that.
November 7th, 2010 at 10:45 am
There could be no more perfect theme than Seth’s suggestion – unquestionable.
November 7th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
You all are hilarious. I anxiously await a “Men of” calendar.
November 7th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
I just know that Isaac needs to wrestling a bear if there’s a men’s calendar. I won’t have it any other way.
November 7th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
I know just the bear …
November 7th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
If I’m wearing a slip and fishnets, would that be infringing on The Rumpus Women territory?
November 7th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Not at all Stephen, although it might infringe on my personal comfort zone. But who am I kidding? I don’t have one. If you wear a slip, I’ll wear a dress. Seth, can you wear that teddy I had tailored for you? And I know just the garters that Isaac could pull off, as it were.
November 7th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
Now, now, Mike. We DO want to make a calendar people might actually want to buy. While I bet Steve looks good in a slip and fishnets, and you might look good in a dress (depends on the dress, I guess), I do not look good in a teddy. I will have to think on mine a bit.
November 7th, 2010 at 5:54 pm
I already have a lot of very revealing photos of myself we could use in the calendar.
November 7th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
Can’t we all just admit that what we really want is a Twelve Months of Isaac calendar?
November 8th, 2010 at 8:23 pm
Gabby, I’m torn. I want several months of Stephen in football gear, leather daddy drag and the fishnets/teddy combo and I want pornographic photos of Isaac, with tape across his mouth. If you put Isaac and Stephen together, they make one age appropriate boyfriend for me.
November 10th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
I just stumbled onto this.
Mom… if you’re reading this… just… just stop. OK?
November 12th, 2010 at 8:53 am
Maybe next year there can be a co-ed calendar?