Because everyone confuses "flamenco" with "flamingo" and they are entirely unrelated. Flamenco is the Spanish dance, flamingo is the pink bird. Believe me, after the 1000th time that you hear "Oh, you dance FLAMINGO!" you get kind of annoyed
Ummm...the PETA comment was sort of a joke
But I bet there really are animal rights activists who would get on our case if we printed T-shirts like that, people are so touchy about issues these days.
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