Template:Did you know nominations/Don Celender


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The result was: promoted by   HalfGig   talk  13:14, 11 March 2017 (UTC)

Don Celender

 * ... that Don Celender suggested that governor George Wallace paint Alabama's white residents black and its black residents white, then pose them like Greek statues along the state's highways? Source: "My dear Governor ... I would like you to execute, to the best of your ability, the following proposal: Dip all white people in your state into black paint. Dip all black people in yyour state into white paint. Instruct both painted groups to assume classical Greek sculpture poses (Athena, Venus, Zeus, etc.) and place them along all major highways in Alabama." (Celender, Don. (1972) Political Art Movement, n.p.)
 * ALT1:... that while exploring whether a person's name affects the job they choose, Don Celender wrote to a dentist named Toothman and a rectal surgeon named Butts? Source: "DESTINY OF A NAME (1978) explored the relationship of American surnames and their possible connectedness to the name bearer's occupation. Here Celender, and it's not clear how he came upon these individuals, surveyed an impressive range of lucky or unlucky people in the U.S.A: a dentist with the last name 'Toothman,' a psychologist surnamed 'Reveal,' [and] a colon and rectal surgeon with the surname 'Butts'". From Fischer 2009
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Moved to mainspace by Bobamnertiopsis (talk). Self-nominated at 20:08, 5 March 2017 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Alright so this is new Enough, long enough, well sourced, the prose is fine, sourcing is good, No copyviolations, both hooks are in the text and cited as need be. QPQ is done and looks to be sufficient. Side note the other link goes to an FA so we're good with that too. Both hooks are approved although I would personally prefer ALT1, but that's just the kid in me ;-)  MPJ  -DK 02:03, 6 March 2017 (UTC)