Too funny...
From a defender of the great John A:
On the other hand, the Illini never have the Chief travel, and the only time that he is "seen" is at half, when the same ceremonial dance is performed, and then he exits. This ceremonial dance is taught to whomever portrays the Chief by descendants of the Illini tribe--we're talking actual Native Americans here.(link)
Whatever drugs this guy is on, I want some.
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"This ceremonial dance is taught to whomever portrays the Chief by descendants of the Illini tribe--we're talking actual Native Americans here."
One can only imagine this sacred ceremony, held at the famous U of I tepee village; bands of frat boys dancing around a giant totem pole, making "wah wah wah wah" noises; the official University Shaman (an actual Native American, mind you)rides in on a buffalo, his face immaculately painted with official U of I Estee Lauder warpaint. He begins the ceremony by intoning the Sacred Word "How." Then, each fratboy is required to prove his worth by undergoing an arduous task: drinking an entire keg of beer; stealing panties from a girls' dormitory; stealing horses from the cavalry outpost at nearby Fort Urbana-Champaign; attacking a wagon train on State Highway 150. In the end, though, there can be only one. The greatest of the great. He, and only he, will be taught the splits and backflips of the sacred ceremonial dance, precisely as it was performed by the Illini millions of years ago...
Posted by: The Local Crank | February 21, 2007 10:07 AM
don't be fooled. they learn the dance from watching the injun' caricatures in the old peter pan cartoon. god. flippin beyond stupid. really. beyond stupid. insidiously white.
C. Teters has one of the best lines out there:
"of course you love the chief; you invented him."
Posted by: erizzle | February 21, 2007 11:06 AM
"insidiously white"
This term goes straight into the hall of fame next to "IndianBorg" and reminds me of that old Will Rogers quote:
"I have Indian Blood in me. I have just enough white blood for you to question my honesty!"
Posted by: The Local Crank | February 21, 2007 01:50 PM
I personally think there should be a moratorium against the casual over-use of the word "fascist."
Posted by: kactus | February 22, 2007 12:23 AM
kactus,
i'll agree on that moratorium except for teenagers. they should be able to call their parents fascists as much as their hearts desire.
Posted by: erizzle | February 22, 2007 10:17 AM
I propose a comprehensive treaty providing for a moratorium on words such as "fascist" (and any derivations thereof, such as "Islamofascist"), "Communist," "Adolf Hitler," "Joseph Goebbels," "ilk," and any funny connatations of "Republican" or "Democrat" (i.e., Rethuglican, Dhimmicrat, etc.)
The floor is now open to debate.
Posted by: The Local Crank | February 22, 2007 03:18 PM