1.   As a three nose-ring circus, the Dennis Rodman Freak Show is about one bearded lady shy of its own late-night cable TV gig.

2.   At the turn of the century, bearded ladies like Annie Jones, Lady Olga, Madame Devere and Princess Gracie were among the most popular exhibits.

3.   All that was missing were sword swallowers, bearded ladies and dancing bears.

4.   But now everybody wants to be the bearded lady and tattooed man.

5.   But much of the action was in the sideshows, just a bearded lady shy of a Ringling Brothers extravaganza.

6.   Has anyone spotted the bearded lady yet?

7.   In a carnival sideshow season just short of featuring bearded ladies and two-headed calves, Adams would hardly be considered a freak.

8.   Instead of being considered a bigger novelty than the bearded lady at the circus, Armstrong was the focus, the target.

9.   Maybe you can get a bearded lady to sing the first national anthem at P.T. Barnum Stadium.

10.   Never mind the bearded lady.