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[edit] "Billboard toppling"

The act of "billboard toppling" sounded interesting to me, so I tried to research it, but searching Google, AltaVista, and MSN search, the only related hits I found were all the same quote from WikiPedia. I would love this to be real, but such a claim will need to be sourced, and, preferably, the act of billboard toppling explained and also sourced. -Ayeroxor 01:44, July 26, 2005 (UTC)

The information can be verified in this book. (Which in my initial post I think I cited. I really think the billboard stuff should be re-added, as the book is generally well-researched and appears to be accurate.) There still exists information in books that can't be found on the internet--that's one reason I added it here. If I don't here back in a few days, I'll re-add the info... --Professorbikeybike 00:04, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
A follow up to my previous comment: this quote is directly from the aforementioned book, page 45 (ISBN: 0-8165-2185-9)
Before he [Marc Gaede] and his fried Ted reached voting age, they shared credit for helping to topple virtually every billboard between Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon.
and also:
By the late sixties, Marc Gaede and Ted Danson had both moved on to other pursuits. Ted became an actor, with a sideline in Hollywood-style environmental activism.
I think this is sufficient evidence to re-add the previously removed material. --Professorbikeybike 23:06, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
Ok, I'll trust you and your source. Please re-add. As for "There still exists information in books that can't be found on the internet," I'm not sure why you'd state such a bleedingly obvious statement. The initial problem was missing citation, not whether all books exist on the internet. I would have left the information if it had even the flimsiest of citation. Third bulletpoint below the edit box: "Please cite your sources so others can check your work." -Ayeroxor 18:18, August 10, 2005 (UTC)
Not to beat a dead horse, but my initial entry did site the source in question. cheers. --Professorbikeybike 07:22, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
To similarly pummel a deceased equine, and in my defense lest anyone think me a fool to state the previous, this is the link to your notation with no citations. No hard feelings. -Ayeroxor 15:31, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
This information can also be confirmed in In a Dark Wood: The Fight Over Forests & the Myths of Nature by Alston Chase (ISBN 0765807521) [1] --Professorbikeybike 00:06, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Temporary time out

I temporarily removed this - with the intention of researching it and reinstating it if it's valid. NOTE, if you are including a citation that is a page from a book, there's a specific way to cite a book, much like a bibliography in the Manual of Style. Putting the ISBN number after the statement isn't the correct citation.

I think the quote listed above, plus information about the Monkeywrench Gang, is a great addition; it was worded very oddly in the article, though. So I'll research this and re-add once I've got the book in hand. NickBurns 21:52, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

  • OKAY - Note, I am a man of my word. I readded it to the article, with a citation. NickBurns 22:12, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Danson's Best

Ted Danson, in an interview with syndicated radio show Bob & Tom (bobandtom.com), on Sept. 25th, 2006 at 8:20 am Eastern, when asked about "Danson's Best" was unaware of the drink, and stated that it was untrue and did not exist to the best of his knowledge. (unsigned comment)

[edit] One of the greatest actors?

He is widely considered to be one of the greatest actors in the history of television.

I think this extraordinary claim requires some citations. dougmc 14:14, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Sure, but the nature of this claim is a bit hard to use even if there were a few published references refering to him like that - I mean that would certainly change things, but over all, right now it sounds very unencyclopedic. I've removed it. I do like his acting, but there's nothing telling me he "is widely considered to be one of the greatest actors in the history of television." for reasons: 1) NOT WP:NPOV, 2) Is unverified and unsourced, 3) sounds unencyclopedic -- bust mostly number 1 and 2. Rfwoolf 15:27, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Picture

Needs a picture. However, I'm not sure exactly what would be a good picture. Also, I've never been 100% clear on picture copywrites, so I rarely upload pictures anyway. Kevin 23:00, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Very good. Kevin 19:56, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

--that pic at the mo looks terrible, looks nothing like ted danson (although it is him) can't you getr one from his cheers days

[edit] Vandalism

I removed the following (because of obvious reasons):

"Death

On May 22, 2007 Danson was admitted to Cedars Sanai Hospital for severe migraine headaches. Minutes after arriving, his head exploded. Skull and spinal shrapnel from the explosion killed 13 bystanders including a newborn harlequin fetus and a dozen primordial dwarfs. Later that evening he was ressurected as brain eating zombie.

In a seperate event, on Wednesday May 23rd, Danson was found dead in Tom Hank's basement. A toxicity test determined that he died of sepsis. He likely got the infection on May 12th while performing with his shock rock punk band, Ted Danson and the Murder Junkies. Part of Danson's regular stage antics included defecating on stage, cutting himself with broken beer bottles and rubbing feces into open wounds. He was in blackface at the time of death. 1"

Original image: http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/2326/untitled3xh4.jpg

^^^^^

sorry but pmsl at all that, should've kept it in

Also, the environmental and controversy section is weird? I on a blue moon randomly decided to look up on Ted, and found all this...the most obvious is the death section, but before I delete any more I have to let the person(s) who maintain his entry make sure to edit where it is needed, I'm no expert on Ted, so, just a heads up.

68.121.251.230 01:39, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Haha, a separate event, he died twice I guess. Be prepared for more vandalism equating Ted Danson to God, as a new meme has popped up on YTMND and sites like it and they've already tried to "spread the word" of their new "religion" here a few times. D Boland 18:33, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Know this Satan-worshiping wikipedia, you shall suffer damnation for your heresy against the dogma of Dansonism, convert or be damned infidels.

Ted Danson 19:18, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

I rest my case. D Boland 23:48, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

I'm sorry about the wikipedia vandalism, but Dansonism distances itself from it. Filibuster, ytmnd. 12:56, 22 October 2007 (GMT) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.219.5.72 (talk)