A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
“You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!” ― Maya Angelou
I don't think they ever went anywhere. I remember teens wearing them when I was a kid (late 80's and 90's) and have seen them at mall kiosks from when I was a teen and adult. Our Walgreens started carrying them a few years back, too. It's definitely a look that needs to go away though.
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