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Iconic Fancy Dress CostumesThe vehicle came to symbolize the carefree spirit of the beach crowd in the early 60s. Dune buggys were a common sight sloshing through the sand dunes of Southern California and Florida also the desert precinct such as Mexico’s Baja California and parts of California’s Mojave Desert. Crafted out of fiber glass, these early custom designed cars featured a rounded and squat appearance devoid of any flat lines. More than often these were the VW bug which was stripped down their engines tuned up for more power and fitted with larger tires with thick treads for traversing the sands. Most of the dune buggys had their rear tires bigger than the front ones.
There was a reason for selecting the VW Bug for modification; the rear mounted engine meant that once the body has been stripped down there is an enormous improvement in traction. Dune buggys are prone to flipping over; hence there is a safety roll bar in place which prevents the occupants from being crushed in the event of a rollover. These vehicles can be highly versatile when it comes to utility; they serve as surfboard haulers on the beach, off road competitor, sleek street roadsters from impressing the town-folks and of course back-road bushwhackers during those expedition trips. Their weird and kooky design was redemption for souls looking for some spirited adventure, coupled with dazzling colors and sparkling chrome, these left the Corvettes and Pontiacs in the dust.

The Banana Splits Dvd

Dune Buggys also let people be their own automobile designer, create and design their own car and do things their way. The earlier dune buggys came in an array of dazzling colors and paint jobs, everything from purple, turquoise, lime green and Rickie Tickie Sticke flower decals, all of which complimented the happy-go-lucky nature of this vehicle. However, many of the newer ones sport an aggressive and meaner look, an indication of the widespread popularity of dune buggy races. Famed dune buggies in pop culture include the Wonderbug from The Krofft Supershow, Big Jim’s Dune Devil, Banana Split’s Banana Buggy and Barbie’s Sun ‘n Fun Buggy. The pop culture image of dune buggys took a drastic turn when it was publicized as the favorite method of transportation for the Manson family during their notorious journey through the jagged terrains of California’s Death Valley.
The Problem:
More and more teams are being asked to do more with less and find creative solutions to problems. Facilitators and team leaders are often encouraging teams to “think outside the box”, but how do you actually do that?
Consider these suggestions….

The Banana Splits Dvd

Consider a change of scenery. It’s amazing how much people open up and see issues differently outside the confines of their normal environment. One project manager felt that her team “hit a wall” on a difficult issue so she decided to take the small group across the street to continue the conversation outside over banana splits (at an ice cream shop with outdoor seating). The change of scenery had an amazing impact on the group. Almost immediately, conflict (which was stifling creative thinking and progress) subsided – after all, who can’t open up over a really gooey banana split!
Ask each person to document their ideas silently first before allowing group discussion. Different team members will often approach the issue from a different perspective and provide a wide array of interesting ideas IF given the chance to form their own ideas before being influenced by others. Once the individual ideas have been documented, use the round robin technique to elicit one idea from each attendee then discuss them all.
Conduct an initial brainstorming session about a completely crazy topic prior to the session on the real topic. In order to get their creative juices flowing, facilitators will often conduct a 10 minute idea generation activity. Activities might include challenging individuals to list as many uses as they can think of for a lemon or challenging small groups to use a bag of pennies to come up with a team logo that represents the team’s mission. The point is to get individuals focusing on being creative and not worrying about judgment.
Reward crazy ideas. Consider establishing a “prize” for the craziest idea of the day. After a while, the team will get the message that during the idea generation phase, “crazy” is good!
Use the excursion technique where the facilitator shows the team an image (e.g. marching band, pineapple, surfer in the ocean) and asks the group to write down observations then link those to potential ideas related to the problem/issue at hand.