The Iron Sheik: Iran’s Greatest Cultural Ambassador

October 6, 2007 - 2:00 pm , By Todd - American University

The Iron Sheik

As America recovers from Ahmadinejaditis, I think we should take some time to remember Iran’s first famous cultural ambassador to the United States: the Iron Sheik.

Born Hossein Khosrow Vaziri, the Iron Sheik was a decorated amateur wrestler from Iran who later served as a bodyguard for the Shah and an assistant coach for the United States Olympic team in 1972, before he began training under Verne Gagne to become a professional wrestler.

Vaziri was christened the Iron Sheik and would go on to have a career as one of the greatest villains in the history of World Wrestling Entertainment when he defeated Bob Backlund to become World Champion on December 26th of 1983. Read More »

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Is Your Admissions Director a “Touch Tone Terrorist”?

September 24, 2007 - 1:00 pm , By Todd - American University

Junkyard WillieEverybody has trouble with customer service at some time, it’s one of those facts of life.

Have you ever had such horrible service that you wanted to strangle the operator through the phone line? Of course you have. But have you ever had a gravelly-voiced representative named Willie tell you to “calm yo ass down!� or call you a “Jive Turkey�?

If you answered the last one you may have been the victim of the Touch Tone Terrorist. Read More »

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