A military expression for something so outlandish that you can’t believe it’s actually happening right in front of you. It comes from the low end dive bars in the Philippine islands where they sometimes have live sex acts with women on stage having sex with dogs & miniature horses or a pony.
The government is so screwed up.; Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, it turns into a real dog and pony show. It makes you sick to watch it but, somehow you just can’t take your eyes off of it because your mind can’t actually process what you’re seeing.
A demonstration or proof of concept (often done for a client) to prove the product works as sold or to show how a design on paper looks once actually built. May or may not be a waste of time. Used in the special effects industry among many others.
I have a Dog and Pony show for the director this afternoon. He wants to see how the exploding carrig looks on film.