Before the feminist movement gained prominence in America, there was a man named Al Capp. Capp was creator of the hillbilly comic strip Li'l Abner (1934-1977), and in 1937, his Sadie Hawkins Day spilled out into reality as the pseudo-holiday practiced throughout schools and colleges, where girls asked boys to the dance.
Learning American English is often difficult when faced with two words of similar spelling or sound. This is certainly true in the case of "we're" and "were".
Would you rather sweat down the road with your legs constantly moving, straining to get you to work, or school, or wherever, or would you rather sail down the road with no work and a loud noise filling your eyes? No work, loud noise? Okay, build a friction drive motorized bicycle.
In this how-to video, you will learn how to dance with a girl at a school dance or club. This will be helpful for guys who are too self conscious to start dancing. It is important to just have fun. The main thing is to be confident so you do not feel embarrassed the entire night. Be prepared to get rejected. If you dance closer to a girl and she walks away or gives you an excuse if you ask her to dance, move away. Move around and find another girl. If she is with a group of friends, be carefu...
Remember Seven Up? No..not the soft drink..the game! Seven Up is a popular game in school classrooms all over the country. It is great for all ages and super easy to learn, so check out this video and start having fun at school!
Check out this Scam School video on leanring the ultimate strength tricks. Bend frying pans and horseshoes with your bare hands! Watch Brian make you think he can use his bare hands to bend a horseshoe and to roll a frying pan!
Take a lesson in architecture from renowned architect Doug Patt by watching this video tutorial. If you want to learn about drawing and designing, without going to school, Doug's just the teacher. Watch to see how to design and draw like an architect.
Don't just leave your kid with a sad plastic bag this Valentine's Day to store valentines from his or her classmates! Make the giving and receiving of valentines special this year by crafting this paper Valentine's Day card mailbox.
Side swept bangs are forever chic and cool, a loose and feminine contrast to blunt cut, straight down bangs. Look gorgeously windblown by checking out this hairstyling tutorial.
Knee high socks are totally school girl chic and help warm up your legs on a cool fall day when you want to stay toasty while looking fashionable. But if you've ever walked around a shopping center for more than half an hour with your knee highs on, you know that they've now quickly turned into mid-calf socks.
Need to look good fast before you head off to work or to school? Then take a gander at this makeup video for a quick how-to on creating a neutral, flawless everyday makeup look with flattering cheek contouring an pink lip gloss.
Start with an old school globe, then dismantle it and remove the printed paper map. Then build up the shoulder and neck area with Chavant clay and cover up the seam. Cut a few holes in the globe and attach a few extra accessories. Then add a coat of paint and you have your own deep sea diving helment for your next steampunk adventure!
Law and business are frequently connected more closely than many are comfortable with. Thus, writing business case studies is a big part of legal life in law school and when working at a firm. Watch this video to learn how to write a great business case study.
In this video tutorial, we learn how to use very-old-school Gopher to browse the Internet. For more information, including a complete demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started using Gopher yourself, watch this how-to from the folks at CNET TV.
Check out this basic back-to-school look that's also great for daily work and church services. It's a neutral makeup look with very little shimmer. It only takes about 5 minutes to create these beautiful eyes! Watch and learn how to apply these eyeshadows and cosmetics.
Code a retro style video game using old school sprites or other animated .gifs. This tutorial shows you how you can take a small character and animate him to walk across the screen. Make your own homage to Mario or a nostalgia-fueled video game or animation!
We all remember these neat little devices from elementary school. It has many names, the paper fortune teller, the scrunchie, chancer, chatterbox, but the most notorious is the cootie catcher. It's easy to fold, but funner to play with it. Watch and learn this origami masterpiece! Remember your youth!
By downloading and installing Winscp on your jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch, you can access game roms which will let you play old Game Boy or Nintendo games on your new Apple device! This tutorial shows you precisely how to set up Winscp to turn your next-gen device into an old school gaming system.
It's no secret: whether you get them new or second-hand, buying your textbooks online can save you a lot of money. This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started buying your own textbooks on the Internet, take a look.
In this tutorial, learn how to create a nail look inspired by everyone's favorite spaceman, Buzz Lightyear! Buzz is fearless and so is this look. Whether you are decorating for a costume, styling your young daughter's fingers, trying to look like the coolest mom in school or are just super excited for the premiere of Toy Story 3, give this look a shot. Have fun!
You don't need to be a professional sports coach to get your child geared up for basketball season. There's some simple basketball drills anyone can learn and teach to children playing basketball. Even if your child is prodigy or doesn't plan on playing for the school team, these are still worthwhile drills to use to help better your child's performance on the basketball court.
The fine folks at The Pathfinder School present what they call a spring tune-up for for you knife techniques, which have presumable deteriorated during the winter. The host is trying out a new knife he has been asked to test, and uses it to make a trap knotch and drill into a log, among other things.
For all you Facebook-addicts out there (or anybody else that needs to access blocked websites anywhere they want), this is a video that you will want to watch. In just a minute and thirty seconds, any ordinary person can learn how you can access any website they want anywhere they want, bypassing any blocks and firewalls that the network administrator has put up to stop users from getting to their desired website without using complex computer commands or other complicated methods.
In this short tutorial for beginners, chords on a flute is discussed with a demontration. How to play three note chords is demonstrated by flute teacher, Dan Lefler from Danman's Music School.
This video demonstrates how to create an anime eye makeup look. Follow along to mimic this anime design. You will need makeup pigment and a makeup brush.
Become a better footballer with Coach King's Skill School from the UK's best-selling football magazine, MATCH. This how-to video gives some tips for scoring ones. Follow along with the step-by-step instructions in this video soccer tutorial and learn how to score one-on-ones.
Become a better footballer with Coach King's Skills School from the UK's best selling footy magazine, MATCH. Learn how to take a free-kick with the tips in this how-to video! Follow along with the step-by-step instructions in this video soccer tutorial and learn how to take a great free kick.
Ever wanted to secretly use your iPod in class? Well now you can. A book makes for a great disguise for an iPod, and the wire can be hidden in a sleeve. Watch this video conning tutorial and learn how to hide an iPod during class in a cut-out book. One final hint: it's probably not a good idea to use a school book.
New to the vibes? As a professor at the Berklee College of Music, Victor Mendoza has earned an international reputation as a jazz educator, regularly conducting master classes at major music schools and universities around the world. In this video tutorial, Mendoza will explain how to go about choosing a vibraphone mallet.
Give your bow hand a workout! In this tutorial video, Erik Friedlander demonstrates the "spider," a simple right-hand coordination exercise popular in music schools. Watch this how-to and get a-crawling!
American Bartenders School shows how to mix an appletini apple martini cocktail. You will need vodka and apple liqueur or schnapps. Watch this video specialty drink-mixing tutorial and learn how to make an appletini apple martini cocktail.
American Bartenders School shows how to make a Whiskey Sour mixed drink cocktail. You will need whiskey and sweet and sour mix. Watch this specialty drink-mixing tutorial and learn how to make a whiskey sour cocktail.
American Bartenders School shows how to make a Kool Aid mixed drink cocktail shooter. You will need Midori melon liqueur, amaretto almond liqueur, and cranberry juice. Watch this video specialty drink-mixing tutorial and learn how to make a Kool Aid cocktail shot.
American Bartenders School shows how to make a God Mother mixed drink cocktail. You will need vodka and amaretto. Watch this video specialty drink-mixing tutorial and learn how to make a Godmother cocktail.
American Bartenders School shows how to make a Electric Lemonade mixed drink cocktail. You will need vodka, blue curacao, sweet and sour mix, and lemon lime soda, like Sprite or 7-Up. Watch this video specialty drink-mixing tutorial and learn how to make an electric lemonade cocktail.
American Bartenders School shows how to make a blue lagoon mixed drink cocktail. You will need vodka, blue curacao, and lemonade. This drink is a fun tropical favorite. Watch this video specialty drink-mixing tutorial and learn how to make a blue lagoon cocktail.
American Bartenders School shows how to make a Arnold Palmer mixed drink cocktail. This is the drink of choice with many golfers. You will need vodka, lemonade, and iced tea. Watch this video specialty drink-mixing tutorial and learn how to make an Arnold Palmer cocktail.
American Bartenders School shows how to make a Pomegranate Martini mixed drink cocktail recipe. You will need vodka and grenadine. Learn how to mix a pomegranate martini by watching this video beverage-making tutorial.
American Bartenders School shows how to make a Brain Eraser mixed drink cocktail recipe. You will need vodka, Kahlua or any coffee liqueur, and cinnamon schnapps. Learn how to mix a brain eraser cocktail shooter by watching this video beverage-making tutorial.
American Bartenders School shows how to make a Leg Spreader mixed drink cocktail recipe. This drink can be served in a small rock glass or in a shot glass. You will need spiced rum (like Captain Morgan's), coconut rum, pineapple juice, and peach schnapps. Learn how to mix a leg spreader cocktail or shooter by watching this video beverage-making tutorial.
