FreeOnes Univ. Social Studies 101
Doing OK in all my classes. Just got through a lesson on America during the 'Roaring Twenties'. Seems that Pole-Sitting was a practice for awhile. I suspect its Great Depression of the 1930's had a lot to do with the fad leaving as all fads do finally die out.
Pole-sitting is the practice of sitting on a pole for extended lengths of time, generally used as a test of endurance. A small platform may be placed at the top of the pole.
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Flagpole-sitting was a fad from 1924 to 1929. The fad began when a friend dared stunt actor Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly to sit on a flagpole. Shipwreck's initial 1924 sit lasted 13 hours and 13 minutes. It soon became a fad with other contestants setting records of 12, 17 and 21 days. In 1929, Shipwreck decided to reclaim the title. He sat on a flagpole for 49 days in Atlantic City, New Jersey, setting the enduring record. The fad died out after 1929.
Gotta' go. Glad I studied on it a bit, 'cause as luck would have it, I have a hard test coming up on just this same topic a bit later. That's just the way I like them though. Hard, coming, and up.
Lisa