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Delete proposal
- Delete patent nonesense! Jschwa1 12:57, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- The above comment refers to a previous version of this page. Kappa 14:17, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Dates of fad
Why does the article say the fad started in 1924 when the Recent Additions page speaks of an 1842 occurence???
- Yes, and the article also mentions that a record was broken in 1930, but that the fad lasted from 1924 to 1929. Can this be fixed? Badagnani (talk) 06:26, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
Record
According to numerous web pages, the record is held by Frank Perkins and is 399 days. http://www.trivia-library.com/b/biography-of-father-of-flagpole-sitting-saint-simeon-stylites-part-2.htm
Unfortunately this is confused by the fact that there is also an urban legend using Frank's name which states that he came down 8 hours shy of the previous record, and his girlfriend left him, and some other nonsense. Snopes says in their write-up about this urban legend that Frank Perkins is in fact the real record holder but the rest of the legend is false.
I wouldn't want to think poor Frank sat up on that pole for 399 days only to be forgotten! I don't know anything about editing wikipedia but if someone out there does, please confirm this information and add it. Thanks. 67.168.84.233 17:14, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
yes.
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