Phoenix Marabou Nightie Brigade

The Phoenix Marabou Nightie Brigade (PMNB) was formed in 2001 by Vivian Verte, Pinky Partz, Bambi Malone and Teenie McMeaniepants. Descendants of the original Phoenix Babydoll Nightie Brigade, the four women came together to re-establish an elite fighting force launched by their great-grandmothers in 1943. All recently widowed when their husbands' mules lost footing on a tour of the Grand Canyon, original members Hazel Verte, Beulah Partz, Henrietta Malone and Jeannie McMeaniepants gained fame when they left behind their daughters and parachuted into World War II Germany. Posing as caberet dancers, they "shagged the life out of" various high-level Nazis in order to gain information for Allied Forces. In 1958, their daughters sought to keep the tradition alive and established Phoenix's second Babydoll Nightie Brigade. Unfortunately, they lacked their mothers' spirit and usually just gathered to play Bridge and gossip about their neighbors. Then, in 1972, they passed the torch to the next generation. Influenced by the feminist movement, these women established the Phoenix Sensibly Androgynous Sleepwear Brigade. However, their pacifist leanings kept them out of conflicts and limited their activism to letter-writing campaigns. TODAY'S BRIGADE Finally, in 2001, four decendants of the original Phoenix fighting force united in marabou, using the last names of their great-grandmothers in tribute. Their aim was to correct small but important injustices. Spokeswoman Verte said, "We don't handle the big conflicts. Frankly, we're all a bit soft compared to our great-grams. Besides, who wants to go to a place like the Middle East? We already live in the damned desert. Been there, seen that. But we're always looking for injustices in lovely places like Tahiti or Milan." Transported by the first male member of the brigade, General "Mad Dog" Derrah, the PMNB and his 1961 pink caddy convertible were flown to their first mission to a classified location in Northern England. When asked how a man became involved with their group, McMeaniepants responded, "Have you seen his car?"