Overview
Nature Dudes of the Day (NDOTD’s) are people that are Nature Dudes. Nature Dudes are anyone who wins. There can only be one per day and typically, one does not personally know the person. They used to be tracked, but not anymore because Nature Dudes win too much to be tracked. And winners do what they want.
History
The term was coined at Crescent Bar in June 1995. The first Nature Dude was a cracked out old man in a boat. He had a beard and probably a can of Natural Light.
The idea of a Nature Dude and its implications ended “I’m a Pedrestrian” and “Boat to Boat’s” short stay at the top of three children’s overactive minds. It was a sad day for compulsive songs about things children see at a Sunset View crosswalk and the Sunmart with the good ice.
In June 1996, the little used term, “Nature Dog,” was coined at Crescent Bar when a gnarly dog climbed the hot sand hill all the way to the top past the black, plastic drainage hose. It was a black dog that stared down Jaws when he leaped near the bank. There hasn’t been a Nature Dog since. Abby, although a dog, has been a Nature Dude of the Day (not a Nature Dog) on November 10, 2006 for her outstanding hunting skills and two water retrieves in front of of other hunters that missed pheasants all day.
Nature Dudes were identified for a couple of years, but soon faded away until they were revamped during walks to Albertson’s Express (AE) for the Best Weenies in the World in 1999. The Nature Dude of the Day was born. Everyday, a NDOTD was carefully chosen.
“NDOTD” appeared for the first time in print on the top of a promotional Mewtwo card in 1999.
NDOTD’s faded away again for seven years until November 2006. The first NDOTD this time was Istvan Szechenyi for his icalness in getting the chain bridge built between Pest and Buda because he was one frustrated son of a bitch.
Permanent NDOTD’s
11/5: Guy Fawkes
