Flagpole Sitting
Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly sat on flagpoles for several uninterrupted days at a time, making the otherwise unknown sport of flagpole sitting a national phenomenon during the '20s and '30s. Kids across America and the UK sat on top of the neighborhood flagpole to prove their physical prowess. They even held competitions to see who would last the longest and maybe beat Alvin's record. Perhaps this is where Harvey Danger got the idea for his song "Flagpole Sitta"...
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