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Offline Red Tail 444

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Who was America's first Hippie?
« on: August 04, 2006, 09:08:06 AM »
I'm guessing it was "Oddball," Donald Sutherland's character, from "Kelly's Heroes."

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« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2006, 12:34:01 PM »
My vote would be for the original "Nature Boy," Gypsy Boots.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy_Boots

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« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2006, 01:07:23 PM »
Met Gypsy on a trail in the mountains above Palm Springs. He was always surrounded by good looking girls.

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« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2006, 01:17:03 PM »
Something tells me that this thread will end up like Abbie Hoffman at Woodstock.
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« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2006, 02:07:02 PM »
john birch...no, that was china's 1st american hippie...john muir?

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« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2006, 02:14:23 PM »
Dan Rather
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« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2006, 02:52:22 PM »
Lazs
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« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2006, 03:17:33 PM »
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Lazs


But did lazs eat granola and listen to Dan Fogelberg?  :O
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« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2006, 03:21:52 PM »
Ben Franklin

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« Reply #9 on: August 04, 2006, 03:25:36 PM »
Nah, Ben Franklin worked too much to qualify.
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« Reply #10 on: August 04, 2006, 03:40:28 PM »
Maynard G. Krebs

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« Reply #11 on: August 04, 2006, 04:42:12 PM »
"There ain't no revolution, only evolution, but every time I'm in Denmark I eat a danish for peace." - Diablo

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« Reply #12 on: August 04, 2006, 04:53:20 PM »
Who cares, hippies suck.

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« Reply #13 on: August 04, 2006, 04:56:56 PM »
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ok, that's funneh and i'm going to hell
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