October 12, 2006: Colored guys

Undertoad · 10-12-2006, 11:50 AM

Or should I say gentlemen of color? Would that be the politically correct term? Did I offend somebody? Am I offended myself?

Yeah all around, I'll settle down now. With the IotD queue filling, I present these two items tied together in a single theme.

The first, above, is pointed out by axlrosen, the original coming from here.

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Bruce Potts is a teacher of Public Speaking at the University of New Mexico and has a full tribal face tattoo. He has a straight forward attitude and imparts a cool vibe of acceptance. We'll bet his students get an extra edge on using demeanor and attitude in public speaking. And a life long lesson on not judging books by their covers. Either that or they study really hard because they're afraid he'll eat them.

The second is xoB/WaPo Day in Pics:

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Freshman Mike Palmer, 18, of Oakville, Ontario, emerges from a tank of purple dye at the University of Toronto in Toronto Canada. Purple dye is a tradition for incoming freshmen at the school.

glatt · 10-12-2006, 11:53 AM

The guy's all proud of himself for jumping in the dye, but everyone else around him is like, "whatever, dude."

Flint · 10-12-2006, 11:54 AM

Eva Longoria Tans Self Out Of Visible Spectrum

glatt · 10-12-2006, 11:55 AM

The dye doesn't stick to deoderant.

Shawnee123 · 10-12-2006, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

Eva Longoria Tans Self Out Of Visible Spectrum

glatt · 10-12-2006, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

Eva Longoria Tans Self Out Of Visible Spectrum

You edited your post. It used to say essentially "I'd hit that purple chick!"

I'm wise to your tricks.

Flint · 10-12-2006, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

You edited your post.

Edit1:
I edited the link from http://www.theonion.com/content/file..._thumbnail.jpg
to http://www.theonion.com/content/node/53932 to properly credit TheOnion.

Edit2:

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God help me, I wanna bang that purple chick . . . so much!

kelso · 10-12-2006, 12:25 PM

Purple Hazing? (Sorry Jimmy.)

mrnoodle · 10-12-2006, 12:48 PM

I love going to Taos and Santa Fe. If for some reason there was a natural disaster there, we would lose 90% of the world's supply of dreamcatchers, kokopellis, and bolo ties. And about half the lowriders outside of L.A. It's a weird mix of peeps. Between the people who think they were deposited there by spaceship, the white people who think they're Indians, the remnants of the Spaniards, the Mexicans, and the real Indians, it has to be one of the strangest locations on earth. You can buy a $10,000 painting, a Shard of the True Cross (TM), a crack rock, and a meteorite within a mile of each other.

Elspode · 10-12-2006, 12:48 PM

See also http://www.thescaryguy.com/ . Scary has spent some time in our community. His message is right on.

rock9995 · 10-12-2006, 01:47 PM

And Trick or Treat, to you, Mr. Bruce Potts!

The article on Mr. Potts says: "He said he put off getting the tattoos for many years, but the desire to do it kept nagging at him.
"It was like a haunting," he said. "I like to use that word. It was like a haunting. It just kept coming up and I kept resisting, saying, 'no no no,' and it was like a calm once it was finally completed."

Hearing voices...haunting (he likes to use that word)...okaay, but, you know, it's always good to have tenure before trying this.

And why did he leave his name as "Bruce Potts"? Shouldn't the transformation be completed w/a new monicker? "Darth Maul" has already been taken, unfortunately, but surely something more...anthropological/tribal to go with that "warrior eyeliner", no?

CharlieG · 10-12-2006, 02:19 PM

heh. One of my jobs, long ago, had a customer that ground pigments for various dyes. Well, I'll give you a hint, when you mixed all the pigments together - like from spills, and dust in the air etc, it came out metalic purple

Now, we almost never wore respirators when visting (heck, we didn't HAVE them - we were just there to service the hoists).

You go there, and go to install something, you'd come back to the shop - YOU were metalic purple - you blew your nose metalic purple for days. Your clothes were metalic purple.

A real joy, let me tell you

luckly, it would wash out if you used COLD water, as it wasn't mixed with the binders etc

barefoot serpent · 10-12-2006, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mrnoodle

I love going to Taos and Santa Fe. If for some reason there was a natural disaster there, we would lose 90% of the world's supply of dreamcatchers, kokopellis, and bolo ties. And about half the lowriders outside of L.A. It's a weird mix of peeps. Between the people who think they were deposited there by spaceship, the white people who think they're Indians, the remnants of the Spaniards, the Mexicans, and the real Indians, it has to be one of the strangest locations on earth. You can buy a $10,000 painting, a Shard of the True Cross (TM), a crack rock, and a meteorite within a mile of each other.

you left out obtaining a piece of Trinitite.

Elspode · 10-12-2006, 03:30 PM

I have a couple of small hunks of that in a film cannister in my fossil collection, courtesy of a pal who went on a college geology field trip.

Clodfobble · 10-12-2006, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mrnoodle

If for some reason there was a natural disaster there, we would lose 90% of the world's supply of dreamcatchers, kokopellis, and bolo ties. And about half the lowriders outside of L.A.

Interesting. And where do I go to arrange one of these "natural disasters?"

10-12-2006, 11:54 AM	#3
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Eva Longoria Tans Self Out Of Visible Spectrum __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio** Last edited by Flint; 10-12-2006 at 11:59 AM.

10-12-2006, 12:48 PM	#9
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	I love going to Taos and Santa Fe. If for some reason there was a natural disaster there, we would lose 90% of the world's supply of dreamcatchers, kokopellis, and bolo ties. And about half the lowriders outside of L.A. It's a weird mix of peeps. Between the people who think they were deposited there by spaceship, the white people who think they're Indians, the remnants of the Spaniards, the Mexicans, and the real Indians, it has to be one of the strangest locations on earth. You can buy a $10,000 painting, a Shard of the True Cross (TM), a crack rock, and a meteorite within a mile of each other. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

10-12-2006, 12:48 PM	#10
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	See also http://www.thescaryguy.com/ . Scary has spent some time in our community. His message is right on. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-12-2006, 03:30 PM	#14
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I have a couple of small hunks of that in a film cannister in my fossil collection, courtesy of a pal who went on a college geology field trip. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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10-12-2006, 11:53 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The guy's all proud of himself for jumping in the dye, but everyone else around him is like, "whatever, dude."

10-12-2006, 11:55 AM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The dye doesn't stick to deoderant.

10-12-2006, 12:25 PM	#8
kelso Resident-in-Training Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Colombia Posts: 7	Purple Hazing? (Sorry Jimmy.)

10-12-2006, 01:47 PM	#11
rock9995 Complex Simpleton Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18	And Trick or Treat, to you, Mr. Bruce Potts! The article on Mr. Potts says: "He said he put off getting the tattoos for many years, but the desire to do it kept nagging at him. "It was like a haunting," he said. "I like to use that word. It was like a haunting. It just kept coming up and I kept resisting, saying, 'no no no,' and it was like a calm once it was finally completed." Hearing voices...haunting (he likes to use that word)...okaay, but, you know, it's always good to have tenure before trying this. And why did he leave his name as "Bruce Potts"? Shouldn't the transformation be completed w/a new monicker? "Darth Maul" has already been taken, unfortunately, but surely something more...anthropological/tribal to go with that "warrior eyeliner", no?

10-12-2006, 02:19 PM	#12
CharlieG Hoodoo Guru Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 301	heh. One of my jobs, long ago, had a customer that ground pigments for various dyes. Well, I'll give you a hint, when you mixed all the pigments together - like from spills, and dust in the air etc, it came out metalic purple Now, we almost never wore respirators when visting (heck, we didn't HAVE them - we were just there to service the hoists). You go there, and go to install something, you'd come back to the shop - YOU were metalic purple - you blew your nose metalic purple for days. Your clothes were metalic purple. A real joy, let me tell you luckly, it would wash out if you used COLD water, as it wasn't mixed with the binders etc

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