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Hooters Girls help cleaning the Gulf of Mexico donating their Pantyhose
As everyone knows, Hooters Girls are famous for their shiny pantyhose. But now they are using their said pantyhose for a good cause, help cleaning up the Gulf Coast.
Hooters Girls nationwide are donating their torn pantyhose to Indigo Oceanic and Matter of Trust in an effort to help absorb the oil which is devastating the Gulf of Mexico. Through the program, ingeniously titled Project Pantyhose, Hooters expects to collect over 100,000 pairs of hose which will be used to create booms, possibly soaking up 1 million gallons of oil.
Once laundered, the pantyhose will be stuffed with hair, fur and fleece in order to make the oil-absorbent booms. And if the panty-booms are reused 8 times, which is expected, they could ultimately absorb 1 million gallons of oil in the Gulf.
Hooters has teamed up with environmental non-profits Indigo Oceanic and Matter of Trust, two organizations creating the panty-booms. The booms will be grouped together and sent out into the Gulf to block the oil from reaching the coast.
According to the company, the life expectancy of a pair of pantyhose worn by Hooters Girls at work is about 2-3 shifts. And with 380 Hooters locations across the U.S. collecting pantyhose for the next four weeks, the goal is to create 15 miles of booms. Mike McNeil, Vice President of Marketing, Hooters of America, said in the company’s own style:
“Who would have thought our Hooters Girls’ pantyhose would have a use other than making the girls’ legs look great.”
Baby jumping festival ( El Colacho )
Baby jumping (El Colacho) is a traditional Spanish practice dating back to 1620 that takes place annually to celebrate the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi in the village of Castrillo de Murcia near Burgos. During the act – known as El Salto del Colacho (the devil’s jump) or simply El Colacho – men dressed as the Devil (known as the Colacho) jump over babies born during the previous twelve months of the year who lie on mattresses in the street.
The Brotherhood of Santísimo Sacramento de Minerva, who organise the festivities chase people around the town throughout the day.
This tradition has reportedly been held in this town since 1620, though its origins are obscure. The event happens every year as part of the festivities associated with Corpus Christi, a Christian feast day that falls on a Thursday between late May and June. This El Colacho festival is frightening because it involves babies — jumping over babies.
The festival starts typically like the usual Spanish fiesta: the streets will be adorned with colorful things and some Spain flags. There’ll be a procession to and from the church, and then a mass is celebrated. The festival is arranged and prepared by the Santisimo Sacramento de Minerva. The members of this brotherhood will dress themselves up as either El Colacho or el Atabalero: the devil and his companion.
After the mass is when the breathtaking stunt begins. The babies are placed on a mattress that’s spread on a street that leads to the church. The babies that are lying on the mattress are the babies born after the last El Colacho festival — less than a year old. Several men wearing costumes as El Colacho and El Atabalero will come out running and head towards the mattress. They will then jump over the mattress where the babies are lying and continue running. The idea is that the devil and his companions have been driven out of the church and out of the town. By jumping over the babies, El Colacho and El Atabalero took with them the ill luck that can befall the babies.
