Nerdfighters research the life of Gussie Manlove in Your Pants (2011)
project history · status: completed · last event: outcome (2011-02-25) · last mentioned: 2011-03-18
In February 2011 Nerdfighters on the Your Pants forum set out to solve the mystery of Gussie Manlove, Walter Manlove's wife, and within days, with John's detective work, tracked down her whole life story, obituary and resting place.
About: Your Pants, Gussie, Walter Manlove
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-18 | proposed | Walter Manlove's wife Gussie was 28 when he died; John imagines her committing to a plot beside him without knowing her future, and pictures that she might have lived to 113 or, likelier, remarried. | Thoughts from Places: Small Town America 00:02:06 |
| 2011-02-23 | launched | John reports that Nerdfighters in Your Pants are currently trying to figure out the mystery of Gussie Manlove, Walter Manlove's wife. | WE ARE 812 YEARS OLD 00:01:20 |
| 2011-02-25 | outcome | Hank reports that Nerdfighteria, with John's detective work, has tracked down Gussie's whole life story, including her obituary and final resting place. | Gussie Manlove UNCOVERED! 00:00:00 |
| 2011-02-28 | looked back | John marvels that Nerdfighters found Gussie Manlove, who died as Audrey Brown and was born Gussie Horsey. → refers to Gussie Manlove UNCOVERED! | Harry Baals & Dick Trickle: The Funniest Names in History 00:00:22 |
| 2011-03-18 | looked back | John says he was so impressed with Nerdfighteria's Gussie Manlove hunting skills that he is sending them on a new quest. | TERRIBLE 00:00:04 |
What is said about it
7 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2011-02-23 · WE ARE 812 YEARS OLD — John points to Nerdfighters in Your Pants who are currently trying to solve the mystery of Gussie Manlove, Walter Manlove's wife; link in the description. — 00:01:20
- 2011-02-25 · Gussie Manlove UNCOVERED! — announcement: Hank announces that with Nerdfighteria's hard work and John's detective work they have tracked down Gussie Audrey Horsey Gowen Manlove Brown. — 00:00:00
- 2011-02-25 · Gussie Manlove UNCOVERED! — Hank says the research also showed that there used to be a lot of women named Gussie. — 00:00:12
- 2011-02-25 · Gussie Manlove UNCOVERED! — Hank: From the marriage record of the couple on the tombstone, Hank says, Gussie was born Gussie Audrey Horsey and was listed as a divorcée when she married Walter Manlove. — 00:00:18
- 2011-02-25 · Gussie Manlove UNCOVERED! — Hank: In 1911, at 28, Gussie married Walter Manlove; four years later he died of tuberculosis, which produced the tombstone that started the search. — 00:01:17
- 2011-02-25 · Gussie Manlove UNCOVERED! — Hank: Using the information gathered, Hank says, John found the obituary and final resting place of Audrey G Brown. — 00:02:10
- 2011-02-28 · Harry Baals & Dick Trickle: The Funniest Names in History — John notes Gussie died as Audrey Brown and was born Gussie Horsey, which he calls the worst name ever, until he researched the topic. — 00:00:24