Rose's bold, rising, theatrically superb declaration ran over a thin, husky, stuttering sound, something that might have been an attempt on Porter's part to apologize or introduce himself or both, even as he juggled his glasses back onto his face and pinched at his zipper and his disordered trousers.
These declarations run counter to much of the prevailing gay pride ethos, which argues that gay men are, to borrow the title of Andrew Sullivan's 1995 book, "virtually normal".
"Changing the course at the five-day stage or at declarations runs the risk of upsetting connections, and indeed punters, by actively deciding to favour certain parties over others.
MacGill's 2-112 in the first innings against South Africa, then 3-22 against pinch-hitters chasing declaration runs.
Fassel's designation of Barber and Dayne as co-starters is not a declaration of running back by committee, even if that's exactly how it sounds.
Other Iraqi officials have said the declaration may run as long as 2,000 pages.
Blix said his views changed after January 2003 because of a greater openness by Iraq after he issued critical comments following their January 2003 declaration, which ran to 12,000 pages.
Foreign Minister Naji Sabri, who has been in the forefront of Iraqi officials denying that there are any banned programs, has said the declaration will run to more than 1,000 pages.
There's also the problem that no amount of parody can top the real thing: even on peak form, the Lonely Island could never top the aphasia-like poetry of Kanye West's declaration to run for president.
