Last week, I was looking through Time Out New York to find interesting NYC events to attend. I came across a listing for a breakfast panel entitled, Women and Power: Adapting to a Changing Economy. After waking myself back up, I realized that in the last few weeks, while celebrating Mardi Gras, spring break, St. Patrick's Day and the NCAA basketball tournament, I had neglected to recognize March as Women's History Month. Shame on me.
Presenting some of the greatest achievements by broads...
First Hooters Opens in Clearwater, Fla. — They said it couldn't be done: making men horny for women dressed in pantyhose and sneakers. But today Hooters is the envy of every restaurant chain looking to secure the most prevalent demographic in the United States: those who think NASCAR is a clothing line. We can look back at October 4, 1983 as the day that changed cheesiness forever.
Wilt Chamberlain Fan Gets Sloppy Twenty-Thousandths — In 1991, while the Big Dipper was putting the finishing touches on "A View From Above," one lucky lady made certain that Wilt's 50.4 per game scoring average in 1962 would not be the most startling statistic in the autobiography.
Woman Scalds Vagina With McDonald's Coffee — Piping hot was the best way to describe 79-year-old Stella Liebeck's inner thighs, buttocks, and genitals one 1994 morning after spilling McDonald's coffee between her legs while trying to remove the lid. Her stripping career was thusly ended but a court awarded her $480,000, as well as whatever windfall came out of a post-verdict settlement.
Pamela Anderson Lee Cuts Deal to Allow Sale of Stolen Video Tape — Apparently satisfied with the distribution of their homemade porn tape, as long as they get a cut of the action, Pamela and Tommy Lee settle with Internet Entertainment Group in 1997 to allow the public to see just how good the Baywatch babe is at giving a blowjob.
Where in the World Is Tori Spelling's Brain? — Around 1999, while playing a quiz show on the Howard Stern radio program, the former Beverly Hills 90210 actress is asked, "What is the capital of New York?" Her answer: "New Jersey?"
Post a comment and share your favorite moments in women's history.
On of my favorites is pretty recent: When that chick lined up to kick an extra point in a bowl game this year (becoming the first female to ever play in a D1 football game), and it got blocked. Ha Ha Ha Ha. You gotta believe those linemen weren't exactly trying their best - with hopes she would get knocked right out of sportsbra.
Posted by Ryan at March 25, 2003 5:45 AM