Talk:Gang Show

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[edit] What is a Gang Show?

This article tells about some gang shows that have taken place, but completely fails to tell what a gang show actually is. "an amateur variety show generally of a high standard and where the cast is made up of Scouts and Guides." just isn't enough information to give a clear picture (or any picture at all, really) of what exactly it is. (Note: This comment isn't just for the sake of argument - I really have no idea what one is.) --Tim4christ17 05:32, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

<irony> Do you mean we have to explain what Scouting (and its constituent activities) are all about? Can't we just assume that everybody knows that what we are on about is the greatest set of activities ever devised for young people? Are you serious that, just possibly, we have to explain ourselves? Albatross2147 06:27, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Well, to be honest, its actualy hard to explain what a gang show is. Its sort of Like Trying to Explain what Red is to a blind person - You can give them a technical description, tell them about light refraction and reflection, how you percive colours, and all the other scientific aspects of the Colour red till you are blue in the face, so to speak, but you still wouldn't have explained what red Is. The best we really can do is explain what it is like, and provide as much inner detail as possible, and let you draw your own conclusions, because we can't really explain to you what a Gang Show IS unless you've experienced it for yourself - either seeing a show, or Being in one. Trust me, I've been trying to explain for 10 years to people What the Brisbane Gang show is, and I've not once found a way that didn't leave people going "But what IS It?" (Churba 03:58, 17 July 2006 (EST))

It's true, it's extremely hard to give a satisfying definition of Gang Show. People only really get it once they've experienced it Dac 04:38, 17 July 2006 (UTC)