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The Original Hottie From History: Florence Nightingale

The Hotties From History section began roughly around the time The Bugle reached double digits, and has become a major aspect of both the show and global pop culture since its debut.

History

For several consecutive weeks, Andy had been mentioning his attraction to Florence Nightingale with progressively lewd language, culminating with John calling Andy out regarding the comments, in an attempt to silence them. Instead it provoked Andy into encouraging listeners to e-mail in other historical figures to whom they were attracted. Hotties From History was born. John was initially against the idea, but after watching the slideshow of the nominations Andy had placed into the Bugle blog, he declared that he had become a 'total convert'.

The ground rules for the contest are only that the nominee have been dead for roughly half a century; otherwise it would be creepy. At the end of each month, Andy announces the male and female nominations with the most votes; crowning them Mr. and Ms. (Month).

The Hotties Calander: 2009

On 14 February 2009, The Bugle releaced the long sought Calander featuring Hotties from History, just in time for the end of the second month. The calander (which may be viewed here) features 12 individuals chosen from all the Hotties submitted by Buglers. The winners are as follows:

  • January- Florence Nightingale
  • February- Tycho Brahe
  • March- Boudica
  • April- Joanna the Mad
  • May- Ivan the Terrible
  • June- Marie Curie
  • July- Joan of Arc
  • August- Adam & Eve
  • September- Ghengis Khan
  • October- Hypatia of Alexandria
  • November- Lord Byron
  • December- The English Channel


The Bugle Slideshow

The Bugle set up a slideshow to keep track of notable nominations and build, month by month, the final calander. But Bugle staff often forgot to update the slideshow month to month, and for much of the year of 2008 the slideshow stated that it had been updated 16 April (even after the slideshow had been changed after this date). It has since been replaced by the Hotties Calander.

Unnominated Hotties

The slide show also included several hotties that were not been featured in any issues nor on the final calander. These may have been nominations from buglers that weren't read out on the show.

  • Mary "Mother" Jones, famous member of the American Temperance Movement at the begining of the 20th century. (since removed)
  • Jane Seymour, one of Henry VIII's many wifes. (since removed)
  • Sarah, the bibical wife of Abraham (since removed)
  • St. George, Patron Saint of England (added since orginal 16 April 2008 update)

Rules for Nominations

  • They must have been dead long enough to "not be creepy."
  • They should be human. (Not always the case)
or
  • The nomination is good enough to overturn the aforementioned rules.

Nominations

Nominations Of Note

  • Joanna the Mad
  • Tiresias (for both Mr. and Mrs.)
  • Johannes Kepler
  • the Toba Eruption (see Volcano Porn)
  • Marie Curie, who has been nominated twice

Full List Of Nominations

Issue # Nominee(s) Time Picture
8
  • The Birth of Hotties from History
13:57
9
  • Florence Nightingale email confirmation
25:31 N/A
10
  • Florence Nightingale
  • Edgar Allan Poe
  • Franz Kafka
  • King Henry II•
21:50
10a
  • N/A
N/A N/A
11
  • Margaret Thatcher's Elbows (disqualified for being alive)
20:05
12
  • Eva Braun
  • Alexander Hamilton
  • General Sir Banastre Tarleton•
  • Clement Attlee
21:54
13
  • Queen Victoria•
  • Pierre Trudeau (disqualified for to recent)
18:25
14
  • Otto von Bismarck•
  • Mother Teresa
28:01
15
  • Benjamin Franklin•
  • Queen Victoria (repeat)
  • Marie Curie
  • Philip the Handsome of Spain
  • Joanna the Mad of Burgundy
16:32
16
  • Joanna the Mad (update)
23:28
17
  • Joan of Arc•
  • Hildegard of Bingen
19:44
18
  • King Minos's snow white bull
  • Carlos II of Spain•
24:29
19
  • Joanna the Mad (update)
  • Lady Godiva•
  • 1930's Germany
  • Clement Attlee (update)
  • Jonathan Swift
25:22
20
  • Joanna the Mad (update)
  • Eleanor Roosevelt•
  • Betsy Ross
28:36
21
  • Roman Emperor Augustus
  • Florence Nightingale
  • Genghis Khan•
20:24
21a
  • President Chester Alan Arthur
23:49
22
  • Richard III•
  • Unity Valkyrie Mitford
24:33
23
  • Michael Faraday•
  • Eleanor Roosevelt (repeat from 20)
28:30
24
  • Tycho Brahe
22:36
25
  • Saint Paula the Bearded
27:10 N/A
26
  • Aaron Burr•
  • The Great Library of Alexandria
23:01
27
  • N/A
N/A N/A
28
  • Pope Joan
  • Emil Erlenmeyer•
29:40
29
  • Joanna the Mad pole dancing
19:27 N/A
30
  • Mount Toba Eruption
33:30 Not Toba Eruption Pictured (See:Volcanos)
31
  • General William Tecumseh Sherman•
  • Lord Byron
23:10
32
  • Tiresias (blind prophet)
30:33
33
  • King Ashurnasirpal II of the Assyrian Empire
25:20
34
  • N/A
N/A N/A
35
  • Empress Valeria Messalina
20:00
36
  • The English Channel (disqualified for being still alive)•
  • Mrs Livsea ?? a history teacher
23:25
37
  • Gullveig the Noris Giantess
24:36
38
  • Egyption Queen Hatshepsut
  • Marie Curie•
24:30
39
  • Jane McCrea•
  • Pope John XII
20:25
40
  • Alexander Hamilton
23:23
41
  • N/A
N/A N/A
42
  • N/A
N/A N/A
43
  • N/A
N/A N/A
44
  • N/A
N/A N/A
44.1
  • Lyndon Baines Johnson
  • José Gervasio Artigas•
19:24
45
  • N/A
N/A N/A
46
  • Gregor Mendel•
  • The Statue of Liberty
25:33
47
  • Empress Theodoria of Byzantine Empire
  • Adam & Eve•
  • Marie-Anne Charlotte de Corday d'Armont (Charlotte Corday)
27:46
48
  • N/A
N/A N/A
49
  • Joshua Norton
  • Nikola Tesla
29:50
50
  • N/A
N/A N/A
51
  • N/A
N/A N/A
52
  • N/A
N/A N/A
53
  • N/A
N/A N/A
54
  • N/A
N/A N/A
54A (or 55)
  • N/A
N/A N/A
The Real 55
  • N/A
N/A N/A
56
  • N/A
N/A N/A
57
  • N/A
N/A N/A
58
  • The American Flag
20:30

Note: "•" designates the Hottie that is depicted in issues where multiple Hotties appear.



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