Men who wear lycra in public don't have any brains.
That's according to entertainer Gary McCormick who will be pairing with Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt at the Clarendon Hotel in Waverley on November 5.
McCormick said: "We should stamp out men wearing lycra in public.
"They are an eyesore and the offending garments
should only ever be worn in the privacy of their bedrooms."
McCormick is in the Pull Yourself Together party and he wants to see this country get back on track.
There's no holding back from the master of sardonic wit when he holds the duo up as the embodiment of good Kiwi blokes.
"Never show emotion - only tragic people do. We don't want people turning into Shortland Street."
It's time Kiwi men became manly again, he said.
"They should dress more sensibly, in basic walk shorts and leather sandals, and forget the moisturiser and conditioner."
He says New Zealand men are falling off their perch and points to the women who criticise the male sex too much.
"We get a lot of flak for nearly everything. There's blanket condemnation that we're all b******s." He says he and Shadbolt have the qualifications for their Vision of the Future of New Zealand; Mayor Shadbolt has 41 convictions, was re-elected for another term and is the longest-serving mayor in the country.
McCormack's part in the duo is something about "genius" and "fronting up".
Clarendon Hotel co-owner George Kent says Rotary Waverley Aotea Club (RWAC) was coming on board on the night to help raise funds for the guide dog appeal.
RWAC would run raffles on the night and $3 from each meal would go towards the guide dog appeal.
Clarendon Hotel, Waverley: November 5. Gary McCormack and Tim Shadbolt, meals from 5.30 - 7pm, show at 7.30pm, tickets from the Clarendon - $48 meal and show; show only $25.
