Sterlin Harjo engages in square dancing trivia (Part 2)
square dancingHenry FordAmerican culturetriviaOklahoma
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You allowed boys and girls to touch under strict supervision. They wouldn't feel the need to move on to premarital sex. Huh. I would go with C. No, it was actually a plop by Henry Ford. That was my second guess. Henry Ford, who decided that jazz music was bad for us for reasons I simply cannot imagine, decided that teaching American children all to square dance would save us from the evil influence. See, I kind of think that B and C. I think that's B and C. That's like the same answer. Yeah. Yeah, it was exactly the same answer. Yeah, pretty much. Pretty much. All right. Sorry. Two more chances. Though it retained its traditions over the years, there have been some variations to square dancing, including which of these? A, dog square dancing, in which carefully trained dogs do all the steps. B, mosh pit square dancing, where people hurl themselves bodily at their partners. Or see tractor square dancing, where all the dancers are driving giant tractors. I'm going with C again. You're right. This time it's right. It is a. Wow. Did you know that? No, but that's such a rural Oklahoma or rural America thing. Let's get our. Let's get our tractors together. There's one guy who's, like, really good at it. Yeah. Oh, I gotta tell you, you are absolutely right. It happens every year in Nemaha, Iowa. And I gotta tell you, there's video of this online. These people are good. Yeah. All right, you have one more chance. If you get this right, you win. Most people know the basic square dance calls like do, si, do pass your partner. Which of these is a real more advanced square dance call? A, slip the clutch. B, peel the top. Yeah, this all sounds. This all sounds. Susan, we're talking square dancing, right? Maybe Henry Ford had a point. Or C, shoot through the hole in the old tin can. Whoa. Come on, man. C, shoot through the whole old tin. Actually, all of them are real. Okay. Yeah. There you are. Wow. Set the clutch, peel the top, and honest to God, slip the clutch, peel the top, and shoot the hole in the old tin can. Sounds like a great Saturday night when you think about it. And they. They want to say rap music's the problem. You worry about the rap music. Like peel the top and dance with dough. Ye. Alzo. How did Sterling do in our quiz? You know what? I think he gets an NPR weight loss.