Various actions taken in protest against Bubba.
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the Skittles People...
I have no idea who they were but in less than 30 seconds they managed
to fill the bowl with candy and tape a sign to Bubba that said "Taste The Rainbow."
I think **** was there... or maybe ****... or maybe I was alone...
I don't remember... and I'm about to be late for class... so what
else is new...
Hosanna?
One night, I was visiting with **** and **** in their pod. About 1:00 AM,
**** came in and said we needed to go outside and see something. Upon
walking outside, we saw a strange sight. Several palm leaves had been
individually and carefully duct taped to the plaza floor.
A concrete lawn donkey had been placed in front of Bubba with duct tape
wrapped around his head. It seemed to be in the shape of a bridle. (Other
witnesses said that the tape was because the head was cracked, I don't
know.)
Bubba was wearing a sign that said "Hosanna?"
Some time later, one of the security guards came and asked if we had seen
what happened. We told him what we knew (which wasn't much). The stuff
was cleaned up well before the next day started.
Editor's note: For those who don't know, the meaning of the bridle:
When Jesus entered Jerusalem before His final Passover (the Triumphant
Entry), He rode a donkey that had never been bridled.
The people shouted "Hosanna!"
This explains the significance of the bridle on the donkey and the sign.
Burning of the Bowl
While being bored, and after doing the whole hairspray in the sink for
the purple flame trick, we decided to go bigger. Early in the morning
we mixed our vat of flammable junk and used the gum we were chewing to
plug the holes.
We poured out the mix and lit it up.
Six foot flames in Hardin-Simmons colors to say the very least.
You're a Good Man
The statue was constructed in the fall of 1999. By Homecoming of that year,
the plaza had been completed, but the statue had not yet been added.
According to sources, to protest the
lack of a theater, the cast of "You're a Good Man, Charlie
Brown" (that year's Homecoming play) staged an encore production of
"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" on the plaza.
the Little Idol
During Homecoming 2002, I was walking through the plaza when I saw a
little gold idol on the platform. I think it was a nativity figure that
someone had painted gold.
Some old person saw it, made a rude noise, removed it,
and threw it away.
Later, it made its way back onto the platform.
the Golden Calf
Before the statue was placed on its pedistal, someone got a nativity scene
calf (about 2 ft. wide), painted it gold, and put it on the pedistal.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Supposedly, someone filled the bowl with chips and put a jar of salsa
into Bubba's hand.
Beer
There have also been unsubstatiated rumors of beer bottles being attached to Bubba's hands.
Drink Offering
I once came out of the Cafeteria to see some wet spots on the plaza. I
saw some bits of broken glass and on the biggest piece of glass was a
label from a Mad Dog 20/20 bottle (liquor, whiskey I think). Someone
had busted the bottle on the plaza right at the feet of Bubba. Gives a
whole new meaning to drink offering.
Jacket Golf
Bubba has become a hole on several Jacket Golf courses.
Nerf Wars
During the
Nerf Wars, Bubba was used as a target to train new recruits
on accuracy. It was nice to have a willing, life sized target that was
always around when you wanted him.
An Uplifting Experience
Unbeknownst to some, the bronze arms of Bubba are quite strong. He is
capable of holding persons of sufficent height in his arms, I have done
this and have seen others doing the same.
I have also seen some adults sitting in the bowl. One might take this
occasion to refrence other activities adults do while sitting on bowls,
but that would be in poor taste.
Not an act of protest, but interesting
When the light hits Bubba just right, a fold in the bronze robes causes
the illusion of a straight line to form down the centerline of his
back, beginning just below the waist enough to cause you to think he
has had an accident.
the Serape
A group of students dressed Bubba in a serape',
put a small cigar in his mouth, and placed IBC Root Beer bottles around
him (and perhaps in his hand).
One of the students lay as if passed out at the feet (base?) of the
statue holding a few more bottles of the dark
brown persuasion.
There is photographic proof of this event.
If you look at the picture really close, it looks like
Bubba is staring at the cigar.
(Sorry, I do not have the picture.)
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