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Quote from: jmlynch1 on June 26, 2013, 11:55:07 AMQuote from: WillieWatanabe on June 26, 2013, 06:35:05 AMSome of you need to watch Without a Paddle. I showed a lot of restraint last night not bringing this up along with Prison Break. Also, that bar in KCMO.never seen either
Quote from: WillieWatanabe on June 26, 2013, 06:35:05 AMSome of you need to watch Without a Paddle. I showed a lot of restraint last night not bringing this up along with Prison Break. Also, that bar in KCMO.
Some of you need to watch Without a Paddle.
The campaign against the 'Four Pests' was initiated in 1958 as a hygiene campaign by Mao Zedong, who identified the need to exterminate mosquitoes, flies, rats, and sparrows. Sparrows – mainly the Eurasian Tree Sparrow[1][2] – were included on the list because they ate grain seeds, robbing the people of the fruits of their labour. The masses of China were mobilized to eradicate the birds, and citizens took to banging pots and pans or beating drums to scare the birds from landing, forcing them to fly until they fell from the sky in exhaustion. Sparrow nests were torn down, eggs were broken, and nestlings were killed.[1][3] Sparrows and other birds were shot down from the sky, resulting in the near-extinction of the birds in China.[4] Non-material rewards and recognition were offered to schools, work units and government agencies in accordance with the volume of pests they had killed.By April 1960, Chinese leaders realized that sparrows ate a large amount of insects, as well as grains.[3][2] Rather than being increased, rice yields after the campaign were substantially decreased.[1][2] Mao ordered the end of the campaign against sparrows, replacing them with bed bugs in the ongoing campaign against the Four Pests.[3] By this time, however, it was too late. With no sparrows to eat them, locust populations ballooned, swarming the country and compounding the ecological problems already caused by the Great Leap Forward, including widespread deforestation and misuse of poisons and pesticides.[1] Ecological imbalance is credited with exacerbating the Great Chinese Famine, in which at least 20 million people died of starvation.[5][6]
Empowered, the student-led band threw away the traditional marching music and military-style uniforms, eventually settling for a mostly rock and roll repertoire and a simplified uniform consisting of a white fishing hat with red trim (and as many buttons as will fit), red blazer, black pants, and "the ugliest tie you can get your hands on."
The LSJUMB is still banned from Disneyland due to antics, such as taking over the mic on the Storyland Canal boats, they did while visiting in Anaheim for the 1972 Rose Bowl. Disneyland officials were upset with the "true story" behind the ride. Additionally the Rose Bowl committee still requires advance review if the band marches in the parade due to their plan to ride golf carts instead of marching in 1971 and their having kegs of beer on a red wagon and passing out drinks to the crowd
In 1999, when UCLA football players were caught in an ADA-accessible parking scandal, the Band formed a disability-accessible symbol on the field, and wheeled the Stanford Tree in on a wheelchair.
In 2004, the Band drew national attention and Mormon ire for joking about polygamy during a game against Brigham Young University. The Dollies appeared in wedding veils with the Band Manager of the time kneeling and "proposing" to each in turn as the announcer referred to marriage as "the sacred bond that exists between a man and a woman... and a woman... and a woman... and a woman... and a woman."
In the springtime and at non-athletic events, band members appear at performances (and sometimes even at rehearsals) wearing "rally" attire, which can range from swim suits to Halloween costumes to furniture and pets, always displaying their freedom from the usual rules of fashion. The Badonkadonk Land Cruiser is used as a band support vehicle.[3]
These are my two absolute favorite unsolved mystery pages on wikipedia.Taman Shud case. The timeline of events is just really captivating.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taman_Shud_CaseDyatlov Pass incidentI think this may have been previously mentioned, but pretty intriguing.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_pass_accident
QuoteIn 2004, the Band drew national attention and Mormon ire for joking about polygamy during a game against Brigham Young University. The Dollies appeared in wedding veils with the Band Manager of the time kneeling and "proposing" to each in turn as the announcer referred to marriage as "the sacred bond that exists between a man and a woman... and a woman... and a woman... and a woman... and a woman."
Rhodes included American students as eligible for the Rhodes scholarships. He said that he wanted to breed an American elite of philosopher-kings who would have the United States rejoin the British Empire.
So we have all heard of Rhodes Scholars because...well, they all go to KSU...but did you know about Cecil Rhodes and why he founded them?QuoteRhodes included American students as eligible for the Rhodes scholarships. He said that he wanted to breed an American elite of philosopher-kings who would have the United States rejoin the British Empire. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_RhodesThe guy founded de-beers and carved out his own country in Africa (Rhodesia). Very, very, very interesting guy.
Quote from: ben ji on January 27, 2014, 08:16:39 PMSo we have all heard of Rhodes Scholars because...well, they all go to KSU...but did you know about Cecil Rhodes and why he founded them?QuoteRhodes included American students as eligible for the Rhodes scholarships. He said that he wanted to breed an American elite of philosopher-kings who would have the United States rejoin the British Empire. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_RhodesThe guy founded de-beers and carved out his own country in Africa (Rhodesia). Very, very, very interesting guy."We say Zimbabwe now, don't we?"
he knew full well the futility of trying for a crotch hold on an opponent with eight crotches.
The Giant has been described as "renowned for its manhood",[15] "markedly phallic",[2] "sexually explicit"[16] and "ithyphallic".[17] The Giant sports an erection, including its testicles, some 36 feet (11 metres) long, and nearly the length of its head.[18] It has been called "Britain's most famous phallus".[19] One commentator noted that postcards of the Giant were the only indecent photographs that could be sent through the English Post Office.[20]
