So this sketch made me actually look up the Powder Puff Air Derby (yeah, it really was a real thing). Of the 20 women competing 5 did not finish. 1 died scattered over a large chunk of Arizona, 1 had to drop out due to somebody sabotaging her plane with acid, 1 collided headfirst with a car (long story) but was otherwise fine, 1 caught typhoid and Ruth Nichols just... crashed. Nobody seems to have recorded what she crashed into so I'm going to assume she ripped the wings off doing a sweet inverted loop, fell 5000 feet and then swaggered away from the wreckage swigging from a bottle of champagne. Genuinely some Pioneers of Aviation shit.
I love how this is making light and bringing attention to a serious matter. Thank you so much for the jokes, this isn’t spoken about enough. And I like the animal crackers in my soup lmao
Powder puff just throws me back when I would do the pine wood derby in Girl Scouts. You know that fun little, draw out a car design and have your daddy make it for you race. Yeah, but instead of pine wood, it’s called powder puff. I got 3 first place medals from them, and you know, I’m surprised they didn’t just cross out “pine wood” and stamp “powder puff” on them.
This was made so much better by the lively crowd! Lmao that one woman “oh shi-“
This has so many subliminal messages and flawless delivery. I love it!!
So this sketch made me actually look up the Powder Puff Air Derby (yeah, it really was a real thing). Of the 20 women competing 5 did not finish. 1 died scattered over a large chunk of Arizona, 1 had to drop out due to somebody sabotaging her plane with acid, 1 collided headfirst with a car (long story) but was otherwise fine, 1 caught typhoid and Ruth Nichols just... crashed. Nobody seems to have recorded what she crashed into so I'm going to assume she ripped the wings off doing a sweet inverted loop, fell 5000 feet and then swaggered away from the wreckage swigging from a bottle of champagne.
Genuinely some Pioneers of Aviation shit.
Her transatlantic accent is amazing.
I love how this is making light and bringing attention to a serious matter. Thank you so much for the jokes, this isn’t spoken about enough. And I like the animal crackers in my soup lmao
this deserves so much more attention
according to Wikipedia Amelia Earhart actually raced in this
Thank you, Desi. I had missed this one. The note to self was excellent.
Wait for me Amelia...
Powder puff just throws me back when I would do the pine wood derby in Girl Scouts. You know that fun little, draw out a car design and have your daddy make it for you race. Yeah, but instead of pine wood, it’s called powder puff. I got 3 first place medals from them, and you know, I’m surprised they didn’t just cross out “pine wood” and stamp “powder puff” on them.
For the record:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder_Puff_Derby_(1947)
I think you mean:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Air_Derby
im mad the cobra joke took so long to register for them XD
I love how effectively she uses pauses and glares.
Wikipedia says this is all historically accurate
She is the best!!!
Who’s watching this now that they apparently found Amelia Earhart’s plane? ✈️