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| I wouldn't want to think poor Frank sat up on that pole for 399 days only to be forgotten! I don't know anything about editing wikipedia but if someone out there does, please confirm this information and add it. Thanks. ] 17:14, 27 January 2006 (UTC) | I wouldn't want to think poor Frank sat up on that pole for 399 days only to be forgotten! I don't know anything about editing wikipedia but if someone out there does, please confirm this information and add it. Thanks. ] 17:14, 27 January 2006 (UTC) | ||
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- Delete patent nonesense! Jschwa1 12:57, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- The above comment refers to a previous version of this page. Kappa 14:17, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Why does the article say the fad started in 1924 when the Recent Additions page speaks of an 1842 occurence???
According to numerous web pages, the record is held by Frank Perkins and is 399 days. http://www.trivia-library.com/b/biography-of-father-of-flagpole-sitting-saint-simeon-stylites-part-2.htm
Unfortunately this is confused by the fact that there is also an urban legend using Frank's name which states that he came down 8 hours shy of the previous record, and his girlfriend left him, and some other nonsense. Snopes says in their write-up about this urban legend that Frank Perkins is in fact the real record holder but the rest of the legend is false.
I wouldn't want to think poor Frank sat up on that pole for 399 days only to be forgotten! I don't know anything about editing wikipedia but if someone out there does, please confirm this information and add it. Thanks. 67.168.84.233 17:14, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
yes.