Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for March 14, 2015
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March 15, 2015
Transcript:
A special Bicentennial flag stolen in 1976 from a park in Manchester, New Hampshire, was returned by a remorseful thief in 2014- with an apology. Nike's slogan, Just Do It, was inspired by the last words of Gary Gilmore, a murderer on death row! Gugulothu Lachiram, from Khamman, India, performs yoga while riding a motorcycle!
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Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
I don’t even remember such a story last year about the 1976 flag being stolen then returned.
cripplious over 9 years ago
Tommy Lee Jones played Gilmore in the Executioners Song
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member over 9 years ago
Gilmore was executed by firing squad in Utah back in ‘77.As I recall reading in the paper at the time, he was quoted as saying, "Let’s do this."
Pedmar Premium Member over 9 years ago
New Hampshire? They’ve got a population of, like, what? 20?
dr_dolittle_rwc over 9 years ago
I find it hard to believe that a major international brand like Nike would use a killer’s last words as their long-standing slogan….
comixbomix over 9 years ago
Why isn’t he wearing a Yoga helmet?
Stephen Gilberg over 9 years ago
I always hated that bossy, dogmatic slogan.
sdjamieson Premium Member over 9 years ago
I find the “just do it” bit hard to believe, but apparently it’s been corroborated by Weiden of Weiden & Kennedy, Nike’s ad agency. Of course, Gilmore’s last words were “Let’s do it.”
sdjamieson Premium Member over 9 years ago
… so does that mean he was quoting Cole Porter?
Dkram over 9 years ago
I thought you should know Mt. Askutny is in Vermont..\\//_
Whatroughbeast over 9 years ago
How can your as kut your ny?