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UA homecoming this weekend is
all about Wilbur the Wildcat - the
beloved and furry mascot turns
50 on Saturday.

The UA used real animals as
mascots off and on between the
early 1900s and the late 1950s
(with at least one tragic mishap),
until two UA students (Richard
Heller and John Paquette)
pitched the idea of using a
costume-wearing human.

Wilbur made his first appearance
at the UA vs. Texas Tech football
game on Nov. 7, 1959, and was
an immediate hit, according to a
UA Web site.

Wilbur's look has evolved over the
years. It was during one of those
costume makeovers that Wilma
the Wildcat was created.

She made her first public
appearance on March 1, 1986,
during a "blind date" with Wilbur.
The pair later "married" before an
Arizona-Arizona State football
game.

For a chance to win a a set of
three audio books, tell us the
date of their wedding.

Click here to submit your
answer.

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Shane Jacobson plays Kenny, a portable-toilet man and hero of the award-winning Aussie comedy/faux documentary "Kenny."
Courtesy of Lightning Entertainment
Review
Kenny
***1/2
• Rated: PG-13 for crude content, language and partial nudity.
• Cast: Shane Jacobson, Jesse Jacobson, Ronald Jacobson.
• Director: Clayton Jacobson.
• Family call: A few off-color spots aside, fine for families.
• Running time: 99 minutes.
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Movie gem from Down Under is sure to charm your pants off

By Phil Villarreal
Pvillarreal@azstarnet.com
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 08.07.2008
Kenny loves his work, even though he has to put up with a lot of crap.
The portable-toilet man, hero of the Aussie comedy "Kenny," waxes on about the beauty and honor in human waste management. Dressed in a ball cap and overalls, the rotund Kenny delivers and sets up his potties, then runs around putting out fires with the vigor of a superhero.
Women lose their wedding rings, urine will start spouting out the back of the johns, rascals will tip them over and set them aflame, and Kenny (Shane Jacobson) is always there in an instant with a philosophical quip and a stoic resolution.
Talking with a speech impediment and such a thick Melbourne accent that subtitles run on the bottom of the screen, Kenny — dignified and self-assured — tugs you through his trials and joys on and off the job in the winning faux-documentary, filmed in a style with hints of TV's "The Office."
That's winning in both a literal and figurative sense. Released in 2006 in Australia, the comedy picked up a slew of nominations and awards from the Australian Film Institute and the Film Critics Circle of Australia.
The film is a family affair. Jacobson collaborated on the screenplay with his brother, Clayton, who directs and stars in a small role as Kenny's snobby brother. The men's father, Ronald, plays their crusty dad, and Clayton's kid, Jesse, plays Kenny's boy, whom he hardly sees because his domineering ex-wife.
Kenny puts up with an admirable amount of derision from those who are grossed out by his profession, but never takes an insult personally. Kenny's a master of keeping his dignity in undignified situations.
He rationalizes that what he deals with is completely natural, and in fact is 85 percent water. Kenny also spins a historical yarn about the origin of a four-letter term for feces and describes how the ancient Greeks used refuse to predict the future. His one pet peeve? When it comes out green, a color, he says, fit only for apples, pears and Martians.
The comedy is mostly a slice-of-lifer, with a rare twist coming when Kenny's boss sends him on a plane — his first flight — to the International Pumper and Cleaner Expo in Nashville, Tenn. There he joyfully hobnobs with other toilet-obsessives and starts hanging out with Jackie (Eve von Bibra), a flight attendant who Kenny would realize is crushing on him if he weren't too innocent to notice.
The romantic aloofness is all part of Kenny's charm. He's an untouchable, indomitable saint of plastic outhouses.

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