#Wahoo Nebraska

[ultraozzie3000]

The Wahoo Boy

Darryl F. Zanuck (1902–1979) was an unlikely Hollywood mogul. Born in a small Nebraska town with an unusual name (both his and the town), Zanuck dropped out of school in the eighth grade, apparently bitten by the acting bug during a brief childhood sojourn in Los Angeles. Nov. 10, 1934 cover by Constantin Alajalov. In the first part of a two-part profile, Alva Johnston began to probe the mystery…

[artisthomes]

Boyhood home of Howard Hanson in Wahoo, Nebraska, United States

[tilltheyhiggonmyboson]

Island in Nebraska?

Near the small town of Ashland, Nebraska flows the Salt creek. One of the tributaries into it is the Wahoo creek. The Wahoo flows around a bit of land, and sometimes flows around the other side which makes it an island.

41.049218746234445, -96.35525064116713

:3

Cool things!!!!

[son1c]

If you want to test if people are really from Nebraska, ask them if Wahoo is a real town here.

-A Nebraskan Follower

that's too easy

[cerealandchoccymilk]

Trigun Bookclub: Trigun Vol.1, Chapter #03

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More Trigun annotations! I'm doing a deep-read of the Japanese original print (reread) and Overhaul 1.0 (first read) side-by-side, and writing down everything I notice from small details, version differences, translation differences, etc. (and being so so gay about the characters. of course)

As always, here are the non-analysis panels of my dear babygirl (+ memes)...

And the rest is under the cut. i am living in ur brain now <3

[link for if the images aren’t in horizontal rows]

Starting off with the chapter cover of our handsome boy, this is the first time we see him with his glasses! I've seen someone on Twitter make a guide on Vash's different glasses designs over the manga (sadly it either cost money or was only distributed at a con and I don't have it...), so I'll try to pay attention to that during this readthrough.

As I've mentioned in the previous chapter, his antennae used to stand straight up, but they're bent now! They pop back up once in a while but from here on, the default is bent.

I love how gently he sets the girl down, and also the way everyone waits in awkward silence (and confusion) for Vash to move the rubble.

I think this part works excellently as-is, but notes on the nuances of what Nebraska originally said (this was ridiculously hard and the translation is very rough):

①「絶対どこかで不都合を並べた奴を消して来てるのさ」 ②「なぜなら」 ③「現におまえは消される側にまわってねえ……！！」 ↓ ① There has to have been a time when you "eliminated" ("erased"/killed) someone that got in your way (/someone unfortunate enough to [be there]...etc). ② Because... ③ In reality, you haven't taken on the role ("side") of being eliminated...!!

This part's very hard... He's talking about something similar to offense/defense. In this case, it's that because Vash has been avoiding conflict/being in direct danger entirely, Nebraska is saying that Vash must have killed, directly or indirectly, someone who got in the way of Vash's fleeing. I think.

I'm not sure why, but the way this was phrased stuck out to me.

Also, Gofsef's fist had an extra knuckle for one panel.

A translation error - it should be something like "He shot every bullet into the same precise spot... And shifted its trajectory!?"

Vash says "JACKPOT!" in English here, in the Japanese version. also hes soooo handsomeeeeee look at him omgggg kicking my legs back n forth blushing giggling i need to be tranquilized.

Nebraska's straight-up being crushed into pieces here. goddamn.

Not sure if it was removed in one of the reprints or in Overhaul's cleanup process, but in my Japanese copy, there was a "thump" onomatopoea of the guy backing into a wall.

Milly and Meryl are the best comedy duo in the world... They're perfect... The tiny speech bubble actually says something like "They're goofing all over the place..." The word ボケ (boke) is the funny man in a manzai comedy duo (as opposed to the straight man), and/or the jokes that the person in that role makes.

YIPPEE!! (In Japanese, it's one continuous exclamation ↑ like so. Also, there are tiny music notes around the handwritten text in the wahoo speech bubble.)

Vash runs out of breath after celebrating (cleaned up in Overhaul). God he's so silly...

A small error - I would phrase Meryl's line as "[Now, now,] Don't get too ahead of yourself."

I love how in Japanese, Meryl calls Vash "a very dangerous person with chronic troublemaker disease (慢性トラブル症)." I'm saying this from now on.

She also sarcastically says that she's grateful of the stars' alignment that they were able to meet, while gorilla gripping Vash's hand.

Also, I never noticed how fucked up Nebraska's body was!? Maybe the memories just got rewritten by Stampede. but goddamn. gun for legs...giant mechanical hands...

Vash making a Kirby Ꙩ.Ꙩ face my beloved. just a little guy!! with some badass girls!!! The last line is 「…はい？�� which is like what??/huh??/alright?? etc. はい is a very versatile word ☝ lol

That's it for Chapter #03! As always, the Japanese annotations will be in the reblogs. I'll remember to write the post about Meryl's speech patterns sometime soon.

[sirfrogsworth]

The number of items you qualify for determines which circle of Hell you will end up in.

Here is a handy guide to see who you will be partying with in The Inferno.

First Circle: Limbo or "Heaven Lite."

Were you a decent person but forgot to get baptized? Welcome to Meh-ven. Not quite as good as Heaven, but you still get to live in a neat castle.

Second Circle: Lust or "Too horny for Heaven."

This circle is for those who banged their way through life. You are punished by being blown violently back and forth by strong winds, preventing you from finding peace and rest.

So, basically Chicago.

Third Circle: Gluttony or "You should have ordered a salad instead of that Bloomin' Onion."

I'm pretty sure this is the fat shaming Hell. You are overseen by a giant worm monster named Cerberus and placed into a large slushie machine. You must lie in frozen slush for eternity thinking about all of those hot dog eating contests you won.

Fourth Circle: Greed or "What? I gave $20 to the Red Cross every year!"

You are overseen by Pluto, the dog of Mickey Mouse. Or maybe the demoted dwarf planet. I honestly did not do enough research to be sure. Circle 4 is divided into people who spent too much and people who hoarded too much. They must push giant boulders at each other in a game of eternal rock jousting.

Fifth Circle: Anger or...

The angry must join a fight club and brawl each other atop the River Styx.

The grumpy must gurgle beneath the pugilists--submerged forever in that same river.

Sixth Circle: Heresy or "Ya know, I'm pretty sure the Earth revolves around the Sun. Hey, why is this priest placing me in shackles? It's just science, bro!"

Did you go against the Church? Well, for that they just straight up set you on fire. Not the most creative damnation, but I'm sure all of the flaming souls look neat from a spectator's point of view.

Seventh Circle: Violence or "Apparently, these things are all the same amount of bad... murder, suicide, and booty sex."

This circle is divided into three other circles. Which means there are 12 total circles. Which is confusing, but whatever.

In sub-circle 7a, you have the murderers. They are submerged in a river of blood that is also on fire.

Is blood flammable? Did Dante even try to set blood on fire before writing this? I'm thinking, no. YOU ARE TESTING MY SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF, DANTE.

In sub-circle 7b, you have people who have taken their own life. These folks are turned into shrubbery. Once in your final shrub form, this handsome harpy gal slowly eats you for eternity.

In sub-circle 7c, you have all of the anal fornicators. If you ever stuck it in a butt or had it stuck in your butt, you get to spend your afterlife in a desert of burning sand. And it is raining. So it is one of those rare rainy deserts I guess. Oh, but the rain is on fire.

WHY ARE SO MANY NON-FLAMMABLE THINGS ON FIRE, DANTE?

Eighth Circle: Fraud or "Is fraud really worse than murder?"

I'm going to be straight with you.

The eighth circle is a hot mess.

I'm pretty sure Dante was getting tired of creating new circles for every bad person, so he made a catchall for the villains that didn't quite fit into the previous circles and sub-circles. Instead of creating 10 sub-circles for the 8th circle, he decided to just throw everyone into their own hell ditch. These ditches are called Bolgias.

And now a Top Ten List from the home office in Wahoo, Nebraska.

Top ten types of people stuck in an eternal Bolgia ditch in the 8th circle of hell.

10. Falsifiers such as counterfeiters and wellness gurus. 9. Divisive individuals such as Fox News pundits and Chris Pratt. 8. Advisors such as self help authors and life coaches. 7. Thieves such as whoever created overdraft fees. 6. Hypocrites such as rich Pro-Lifers who have paid for several abortions for their mistresses. 5. Corrupt politicians such as (the list exceeded this post's maximum word count). 4. Wizards!

3. People who purchase pardons like pretty much anyone associated with Donald Trump. 2. Flatterers such as pick up artists and old ladies who tell me I am handsome in the grocery store. 1. Seducers such as people who have cake and want sex and are like, "Would you like some tasty cake in exchange for sex?"

Look, seduction is in the eye of the beholder and all I'm saying is cake would probably work on me.

Circle Nine: Treachery or "You were my brother, Anakin! I loved you!"

Okay, so the 9th circle has 4 rounds.

Which sound an awful lot like circles.

Which brings us to 16 circles in the 9 circles of Hell.

I'm wondering if Dante named the book before he wrote it and everything was done with permanent ink so he couldn't change it.

The 9th circle has 4 frozen circles rounds, each dedicated to notorious traitors. Like a tribute to their epic level of sinfulness.

First up you have the Cain round. He was the first person to ever have a little brother and no one told him you can't just kill the little shit. People in the Cain round are encased up to the base of the neck, so they can still look around and stuff.

The second round is dedicated to Antenor. He was a Trojan. In reality, he negotiated peace with the Greeks. In myth, he opened the city gates and let the Greeks in so they could murder everyone. He was spared because he painted his house with panther blood.

"Panther Blood... 60% of the time it works *every* time." --Antenor

People here are encased to the top of the neck, so they are looking one direction forever.

Coming in round three we have Ptolemy. He didn't care much for his father-in-law, Simon Maccabaeus. So he invited Simon and his sons to a fancy banquet and Red Wedding'd the shit out of them. Ptolemy rounders are encased face-up in the ice just below eye level. That way, whenever they cry for being damned, their tears will freeze over. Over time those frozen tears create an ice visor that takes away the ability to weep ever again. And I'm guessing everything is real blurry too.

Round four is dedicated to the most infamous betrayer of all time. That's right, my favorite character in JC Superstar... Judas Iscariot.

Judas rounders are completely encased in ice. Permanently frozen and immobile with their bodies in every conceivable distorted and twisted position. Chances are, they have too much Heaven on their minds.

And in the very center of the nine-ish 16 circles of Hell, you have Satan himself. The fallen angel, Lucifer.

The story, as I like to imagine it, goes like this...

Lucifer was shooting the shit with the other angels and was all, "I could probably take God, right? He's not so tough."

And since a utopian existence is actually pretty boring and without drama, the other angels responded, "Absolutely! You've been working out and look totally jacked. You got this, dude." All while trying to hold in their laughter.

ANGEL PRANKS!

Lucifer then challenges God and gets instantly Thanos snap'd into a frozen lake. Lucifer sulks for all eternity wondering why those other angels told him he could whip God's metaphorical noncorporeal ass.

Satan is depicted as a hideous three-headed beast frozen up to his waist. He has six bat-like wings that flap and create a chilling breeze that keeps the ice frozen. Literally a hell of his own making. In each of Lucifer's mouths is a famous traitor being forever gnawed. History's most famous collective stabbers, Brutus and Cassius are being chewed in the left and right heads. And Judas is stuck in the viscous center maw while getting the world's worst backscratch from Satan's claws.

But wait, it gets racist!

Each devil head is a different color... Red for Europeans. Yellow for Asians. And black for Africans.

Dante, you little shit.

Alright folks, it is time to add up your totals. Which circle or sub-circle of Hell are you going to party in for eternity?

I'll do mine.

I am slightly homo for Chris Evans when he uses his biceps to curl a helicopter. I want him to hug me because I think he probably smells nice.

I do consider myself a feminist because I watched too many woke Disney films and I was indoctrinated by public schools.

I once ran out of RAM because I had too many tabs open in Chrome. I'm not sure if that qualifies me as a "porn freak" but I'm going to count it.

I smoked pot twice. The first time it made me feel like my head was full of bees and then I passed out for 12 hours. The second time I only inhaled once... and my head filled with bees and I passed out for 12 hours. Counting it.

When I was 18 my church's youth counselor matter-of-factly stated that my best friend was going to Hell. I thought, "That's silly, he's just a theater nerd who wore a floofy shirt and a Phantom of the Opera cape to school on multiple occasions. He's harmless and religion is dumb." So a big check for atheist.

I idolize my bestie Katrina because she is very good a puns. Is that worthy of idolization? Probably not. But I stand by it regardless.

And as far as masturbation goes... again, I ran out of RAM for having too many tabs open in Chrome.

I think I qualify for the seventh circle of Hell. I think I am going to engage in some mild thuggery so I can hang out in 7b as a nice shrub getting eaten by a harpy.

I realize there are only 12 options and 16 possible circles. So I have decided you may use a yoga pants multiplier.

1x if they are too tight but you went through tremendous effort to put them on so you are just going with it. 1x if they were acquired from an MLM mom on Facebook. 1x if they make that booty pop. 1x if they contain a pattern with as many non-complimentary colors as possible.

Welp. I put way too much effort into this.

I guess I'll see you all in Hell!

[wheretheweirdthingsaree]

The Wahoo Water Tank, located in the town of Wahoo, Nebraska, stands tall at 118 feet. What makes it truly unique is its dramatic design featuring the American flag, which wraps around the entire tower.

Here are some interesting details:

Community Pride and Protective Coating:

The project to transform the water tower into a patriotic symbol was initiated by Wahoo residents. They decided to adorn it with the stars and stripes, making it a source of community pride.

The project’s engineer insisted on using a protective coating system from Tnemec, a company specializing in protective coatings for infrastructure. The existing coating was in poor condition, with cracks, rust, and mildew.

The tower’s exterior was sandblasted down to bare metal, and a series of coatings were applied:

Series 90-97 Tneme-Zinc: A moisture-cured, zinc-rich urethane primer.

Series 161 Tneme-Fascure: A polyamide epoxy for corrosion protection.

Series 1074U Endura-Shield II: An aliphatic acrylic polyurethane that resists UV degradation.

Artistic Process:

An artist meticulously painted the American flag design by hand.

Stars on the flag are over two feet in diameter, and the lettering on the dome stands at ten feet tall.

The design was selected through a survey conducted by Wahoo Utilities, with options ranging from a giant light bulb to the flag.

The flag design won the hearts of the community.

The artist worked from a basket crane to outline the design, converting the sketch from inches to feet.

The process took over a week for layout and four days for actual painting.

Historical Context:

Wahoo, founded in 1870, derives its name from the eastern wahoo shrub found along Wahoo Creek.

The town was built up by predominantly Czech, German, and Scandinavian settlers, contributing to its rich cultural heritage.

Next time you’re in Nebraska, make sure to visit this iconic water tower and appreciate the blend of engineering, art, and community spirit!

[grantimatter]

I know nothing about the facts of this story, but I do know that my dad and sister flew a small plane from Florida to LA and one of the fun things about the trip was not really knowing where they'd be landing for the night. I can only imagine what it would be like for someone in Wahoo, Nebraska, 1946 to, like, get the gas pumps ready to fill up that unfamiliar plane that just taxied up only to see Veronica Lake climb out and ask where's a good place to eat in town.

Veronica Lake flew solo from Los Angles to New York after earning earning her pilot’s license in 1946

[scarletncream]

Duffy Reunion XV in 2025

Planning for Duffy Reunion XV has begun! We will gather at Fort Robinson State Park from July 6-July 10, 2025. We have begun to reconfirm family branch contacts, so expect to hear from them as the year goes along.

If you think you'd like to stay in the Lodge, you'll want to book that now either via the Nebraska Games & Parks website or calling Fort Robinson directly.

Please note that as we've begun to book lodging, those costs are up 20-25%, depending on the unit. We know food is not going to get cheaper, and are estimating costs of approximatley $175 per person. We realize that is a $50 increase per person from 2022, and always welcome partial payments to be made throughout the year if that makes it easier for you to manage your budget. Also, anyone who can pay in advance is greatly appreciated so that we're out less money as organizers. Payments can be mailed to Sarah Herndon at 1677 County Road J, Wahoo, NE 68066 or via venmo at SHerndon76 (her number is 402-326-3722).

Thanks in advance to David Arnold for being our meat master, Brad Arnold for taking on the shirts, and Sean and Terry Ernesti for managing the keg beer needs.

Letters like these will be posted going forward so they are accessible all year and can more easily be shared via WhatsApp, messenger, text, etc. as needed.

In the meantime, we look forward to hearing your ideas and suggestions about anything you'd like to add to Duffy Reunion XV!

With love & prayers,

Alisa, Cecilia, & Sarah

[syrinq]

there's a fucking city called wahoo in nebraska usa and this fucking thing they've got on their website is positively taking me out cold. like caesar dies in march or whatever

[tatsuma-forever]

i’m going back to nebraska in march. wahoo!

[bobmccullochny]

History

September 5, 1774 - The First Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia with 56 delegates, representing every colony, except Georgia. Attendants included Patrick Henry, George Washington, Sam Adams and John Hancock.

September 5-6, 1972 - Eleven members of the Israeli Olympic Team were killed during an attack on the Olympic Village in Munich by members of the Black September faction of the Palestinian Liberation Army. Israeli jets then bombed Palestinian positions in Lebanon and Syria in retaliation on September 8, 1972.

September 5, 1975 - The first of two September assassination attempts on President Gerald Ford occurred as a woman pointed a gun at the President in Sacramento, California. Two weeks later, a second attempt occurred as another woman fired a shot at Ford in San Francisco. Ford was not harmed in either incident.

September 5, 1997 - Mother Teresa died in Calcutta at age 87, after a life of good works spent aiding the sick and poor in India through her Missionaries of Charity order.

Birthday - Wild West legend Jesse James (1847-1882) was born in Centerville, Missouri. Following the American Civil War, Jesse and his brother Frank formed a group of outlaws, robbing banks, trains, stagecoaches and stores. In 1882, after the governor of Missouri offered a $10,000 reward for their capture dead or alive, a member of the gang shot 34-year-old Jesse in the back of the head and claimed the reward.

Birthday - Film producer Darryl F. Zanuck (1902-1979) was born in Wahoo, Nebraska. He co-founded 20th Century Studios, which later merged with Fox. His films included the first sound picture The Jazz Singer, and also The Snake Pit and The Grapes of Wrath.

[wytfut]

I80 as a neighbor Part 1

Back in the early days when we first moved to this acreage, we would experience random folks wandering off  I80 to our home looking for assistance. About once a year or less.

Currently this is a very rare occasion and I attribute it to cell phones now. Last time this occurred was probably 3 years ago. And before that, I’d guess another 3 years.

And these stories are all over the board. I cannot remember the years, or even the order...

here they are...

Had a grizzly looking biker show up at our door. Ran out of gas on his HD chopper. Offered his Helmut, as collateral for borrowing my full gas can. I said no worries, that I’d walk back out with him to the fence (about 200 yards).

He told me that as soon as he had pulled off onto the shoulder, a Nebraska State Trooper drove by. And that he was guessing he’d see him before he left.

Sure enough, he no sooner got me the empty gas can at the fence, and the Trooper pulled up.

The Trooper was a bit shorter than this guy. And pulled a full search on him. I’m sure the trooper was a touch spooked by this guys size and looks. As he patted him down, he’d make quick moves to his side arm... as to make himself feel just a touch safer.  This happened many times during the pat down.

He questioned him at length, and then drove away. No harm no foul?

Talked the biker... “ Trooper told me he didn’t see me riding the bike so he couldn’t get me for no lawful drivers license” ... WHAT??     only thing the trooper found on this guy was several miniature switch blades (the novelty type).

Then we had the stoners. Showed up about 11 at night. Obviously stoned. And needed gas. I got a gas can, and we all piled back into my truck. Being this late at night and they were stoned, I didn’t want to go on a  fire/rescue call that night on the interstate. So I hauled them back out to their “duster”.

On arrival, to my amazement, their Duster was parked half assed onto the driving lane, INSIDE shoulder. I stopped about 100′ short on the correct shoulder and told them.... “ dudes, you need to move very quickly and get that gas into your car, and get the hell out of there. Someone is going to run into your car or you” .... so dangerous.... geez

Next morning about 10, they showed up sober with a full can of gas...  amazing.

1 a.m. temp was -14 below 0. Wind was howling. Someone banging on the door. I’m In a total fog at that time of the morning, I opened the door and the guy barged in. Didn’t wait for me to let him,.... just jumped in the door.

I immediately noted he was in some sort of uniform. He told me his story between chattering teeth. Went to Omaha to see his wife in the hospital about to have their baby, and left there to go to work at the Prison in Lincoln... He was a prison guard.

After warming him up he told me he had been hoping/waiting in his car (which had just completely shut down) for a Trooper to drive by, so he’d get a ride since 8 p.m.

1 trooper drove by not knowing anyone was in the car....

With this guys poor luck, he even missed getting to work, and the prison didn’t know where he was (early cell phone era). I got him a phone, and he got called in.

Ended up taking a day off, and needed a ride home.

Hilariously he lived in Wahoo. Which at -14 below 0 is quite a drive at 1 in the morning with a tired out old diesel Pickup . I made a deal with him..... he buy me a can of skoal, I’d haul him home... deal was made, and he got home safely, and so did I.

One cold Saturday morning working in the shop with a bunch of folks hanging out including my Pop.... A guy walked in with 2 young girls. He was in full military uniform. He had ran out of gas on the interstate, trying to get to his weekend warrior gig.

Pop decided he would help him out with me, and volunteered to drive him back. He insisted he pay for the gas, so he left the girls in the shop, while we hauled the gas to his car.

Pop at 80 something years old still felt he was a State Trooper of sorts, especially driving. We headed out, and once we got in the area, he realized that the car out of fuel was on the other side of the interstate. Instead of driving to the next interchange to turn around, he in true spirit of his Trooper days jumped the median in his brand new Fusion. As we launched down in the median (no there was no road), I heard the military guy in back gasp. As we got to the other side still at speed we launched up onto the pavement going the other way.

I was a bit nerved up myself, but knew Pop wouldn’t hear of wasting all that gas at the next interchange and would attempt to cross over. I nervously told the Soldier..... “Pops a retired state Trooper”

Not sure if the soldier was relieved.

And it all worked out fine.

One summer day working in the shop, 4 college aged guys walked into my shop with a tire. They were all pretty liquored up...

Wanting to know if I could get them to a service station to fix their tire. I told them I could fix it. ... Wanted to know how much.... “nothing....”

Fixed their tire, and drove them to the correct side of the interstate thru a field right close to their car. They all bailed out, took the tire and on their merry way.

Got home as I heard something clinking on the back seat floor. Took a look and there was one of their beer mugs and 1 $10 bills strewn across the floor.

oh them guys.... 

[tilltheyhiggonmyboson]

Mario driving through Nebraska:

“Wahoo”

[route22ny]

Woita’s Auto Body in Wahoo, Nebraska, September 1, 2018.  Nice automotive-appropriate reuse of a classic batwing Phillips 66 station.

[paolo-streito-1264]

Esther Bubley Wahoo, Nebraska 1948.