I'm with you on the joke part, minus 20 lines of capitalized haha's..
There were only 14 lines actually.
Anyway, I really like to flourish with E decks. Regular master's to be specific as they are a thick stock. They fan well. They have smooth edges, and they keep their shape pretty well. Split Spades are too good to be used for flourishing in my opinion and I prefer them for magic.