Rural System's

The Big Bandana

The air was so sweet ... it seemed to come in soft bandanas ...

Jack Kerouac, "On the Road"

We have for you a big blaze-orange bandana with a computer-produced pattern on it. It is no 14 x 14-inch hankie but a neckerchief-sized thing for the outdoors person. It only costs $x.xx. It can be used for everything a bandana has ever been used for, but this one can be used ...

• To avoid getting shot! (Displaying 100 square inches of such color is now required to be worn by hunters in some states.) A blaze orange hat will suffice but the bandana is a great addition.
• Wear one or more as a headband,
• Use it as a neckerchief or scarf (new rural "class")
• Use it as a belt to hold up your pants, etc.,
• All ages - use it as a bib, diaper, or for sweat while working or jogging
• Amazing warmth in winter when worn around the waist under other garments
• Dampen it and use the evaporation for cooling
• Use it to measure the thickness or denseness of vegetation! Pin this bandanna on the back of a hunter or bird watcher and send them off through the woods and brush counting their paces or dragging a tape measure. When the bandana can no longer be seen, yell at them and get the distance they have walked. The thicker the vegetation, the less far they will have walked. Plotting the change in the distance walked over the years can help explain the ups and downs in wild animal populations. A computer program is available to do some elementary analyses of the data collected from several areas or over several years. (Just send us an email request.)
• Use it for dressing like Axl Rose or another 80's metal star (submitted by Lacey Lamons, P.O.Box 1089, Hammonton NJ)

  Use it to apply WD-40 (Imagine your company's information like that which follows about WD-40 in this table.) The product began from a search for a rust preventative solvent and degreaser to protect missile parts. WD-40 was created in 1953 by three technicians at the San Diego Rocket Chemical Company. Its name comes from the project that was to find a water displacement compound. They were successful with the fortieth formulation, thus WD-40. The Corvair Company bought it in bulk to protect their Atlas missile parts. The workers were so pleased with the product they began smuggling (also known as shrinkage or stealing) it out to use at home. The executives decided there might be a consumer market for it and put it in aerosol cans. The rest is history. It is a carefully guarded recipe known only to four people. One of them is the brewmaster. There are about 2.5 million gallons of the stuff manufactured each year. It gets its distinctive smell from a fragrance that is added to the brew. Ken East (one of the original founders) says there is nothing in WD-40 that would hurt you. Here are some of the uses: ~Protects silver from tarnishing ~Cleans and lubricates guitar strings ~Gets oil spots off concrete driveways ~Gives floors that 'just-waxed' sheen without making it them slippery ~Keeps flies off cows ~Restores and cleans chalkboards ~Removes lipstick stains ~Loosens stubborn zippers ~Untangles jewelry chains ~Removes stains from stainless steel sinks ~Removes dirt and grime from the barbecue grill ~Keeps ceramic/terra cotta garden pots from oxidizing ~Removes tomato stains from clothing ~Keeps glass shower doors free of water spots ~Camouflages scratches in ceramic and marble floors ~Keeps scissors working smoothly ~Lubricates noisy door hinges on vehicles and doors in homes ~Gives a children's play gym slide a shine for a super fast slide ~Lubricates gear shift and mower deck lever for ease of handling on riding mowers ~Rids rocking chairs and swings of squeaky noises ~Lubricates tracks in sticking home windows and makes them easier to open ~Makes it easier to open and close an umbrella stem ~Restores and cleans padded leather dashboards and vinyl bumpers ~Restores and cleans roof racks on vehicles ~Lubricates and stops squeaks in electric fans ~Lubricates wheel sprockets on tricycles, wagons and bicycles for easy handling ~Lubricates fan belts on washers and dryers and keeps them running smoothly ~Keeps rust from forming on saws and saw blades, and other tools ~Removes splattered grease on stove ~Keeps bathroom mirror from fogging ~Lubricates prosthetic limbs ~Keeps pigeons off the balcony (they hate the smell) ~Removes all traces of duct tape ~Relieves arthritis pain of some people (sprayed on their arms, hands, and knees) ~"Cleans and removes love bugs from grills and bumpers" Florida's favorite use: Bug guts will eat away the finish on your car if they are not removed quickly. ~Protects the Statue of Liberty from the elements (favorite use in the state of New York) ~Attracts fish. Spray a little on live bait or lures and you will be catching the big one in no time. It's a lot cheaper than the chemical attractants that are made for just that purpose. Keep in mind though, using some chemical laced baits or lures for fishing are not allowed in some states. ~Takes away the sting of fire ant bites and stops the itch. ~Removes crayon from walls. (Spray on the mark and wipe with a clean rag.) ~Removes that tube of lipstick color washed and dried with a load of laundry, saturate the lipstick spots and rewash. ~ In winter, sprayed on the car or truck distributor cap,displaces the moisture and allow the car to start ~Removes leftover tape mung (sticky label tape) ~Leaves that distinctive clean fresh scent for up to two days! ~Seriously though, it removes nasty tar and black scuff marks from the kitchen floor! It doesn't seem to harm the finish and you won't have to scrub nearly as hard to get them off. Just remember to open some windows if you have a lot of marks.

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• Buy a Bandana, then Email us a strange or interesting use (with your name address and bandana number) for a Big Bandana. If not already listed on our web site, we will add you to our "amazing list" and send you a coupon for reduced cost of other purchases. No sex, violence, or vulgarisms, please. (We reserve the right to edit.) If you have a brief bandanna story or poem, we'll consider adding it as your contribution to the web site.
• In Rural System sponsored meetings, a number on bandanas will be called for awarding special chance prizes.
• Let us deliver Big Bandanas to all of your club members, everyone at the conference, etc.
• Leave one as a gift after you make the next marketing call.
• Use them as awards for winning scores for people who play the Rural System Wildlife Knowledge game.
• We'll imprint your name, special meeting name and date, or logo in one corner at low cost.
• Imagine, 45 percent of all sale profits will soon go into building Rural System (www.RuralSystem.com) improving the rural environment, opening employment, and stabilizing communities around the world.
• Standards of Learning - Buy one for each class member. With it we supply a book of learning aids for English, vocabilary building, science and math, and health and nutrition for each student and teacher.
• Send us an order for 1 or 1000 or more. You'll be very glad to have these wonderful, useful, soft bandannas displayed as one sign of unity throughout your community and region. They last for many years with reasonable use. (Also send us your stories of unreasonable use.)

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Inside (the back of these 2 pages) include a partial list of uses - directions to Rural System - safety comments - address for habitat analysis or other aids - also date and number

We've selected materials and colors to be both cheerful as well as practical. The Big Bandana is a symbol of working men and women and cheerful, playing, healthy children in the outdoors. It's the right size, not too small or large. It will be very soft very soon. Keep it clean and treat it gently (like all natural resources) and it will serve you and others well. Thanks for choosing it. We hope you'll share with us and other buyers your experiences and tales about your use of and importance of your Big Bandana. We have related computer programs for those of you who use it for evaluating faunal habitat. We have ideas for its use...a growing list ...and we welcome suggestions in our contest. Wear and display it with pride; it will help Rural System develop to improve the regional, national, and world rural system. Contact us at www.RuralSystem.com/xxx

Enjoy WWW.RuralSystem.com and your Big Bandana.

Perhaps you will share ideas with me about some of the topic(s) above .

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Robert H. Giles, Jr.
July 26, 2005