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FReeper Canteen~Fads~24 May 2007
The Canteen Crew

Posted on 05/23/2007 5:59:57 PM PDT by AZamericonnie

The FReeper Canteen Presents

Fads of the 1920's

Bright Red Lipstick
During the roaring twenties women used to wear bright red lipstick. A very vibrant red was in style.



Swing Dancing
A popular type of dance that almost everyone was doing.
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Peter Pan Peanut butter
Peter Pan Peanut Butter was introduced in the 20's and the peanut butter and jelly sandwich was a popular food item.
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Radio Shows
Families used to gather around the radio to listen to such shows as Abbott & Costello, Amos & Andy, and Death Valley Days. We call it Old Time Radio now but back then it was new. The fad quickly fadded after the television was invented.
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Dance Marathons
People loved to dance, especially the Charleston, Fox trot, and the shimmy. Dance marathons were something everyone went to every weekend. The longest dance record ever recorded was a record of 3 weeks of dancing.
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Pez
- In 1927, Eduard Haas, an Austrian candy executive, developed a small candy mint which he called PEZ (short for pfefferminz, the German word for peppermint). The peppermint candies were stored in a small tin and sold fairly well for more than 20 years. Initially it was marketed as a tasty alternative to cigarettes for adults attempting to quit smoking.

In an effort to boost sales and develop a brand identity for the PEZ mints, the first pez dispensers were introduced in 1948. The original dispensers did not have the trademark heads, which were introduced four years later. These dispensers had cartoon heads and became very popular with children who traded them back and forth. These early dispensers are now very much in demand and are valued treasures among collectors.

More than 3 billion PEZ candies are consumed each year and is sold in more than 60 countries around the world but the candies have become almost a secondary item serving as an accessory for the dispensers of which more than 300 have been issued.
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Cloche hat
(deriving its name from the French word for "bell") became a necessity for daytime wear. The small hat fit snuggly over short hair and almost reached to the eyebrows. It was often decorated with a pin in the front or a ribbon.

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Mahjongg
China conquered the United States as millions of Americans took to the mahjongg tables to Pong and Chow their way to, well, a really big fad.
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Freudianism
America took psychoanalysis to the next level with games of personalities and ridiculous theories based on those of Sigmund Freud.
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Flappers
They smoked, drank, danced, and voted. Flappers broke away conservative image of womanhood that prevailed at the time. They wore short hair, wore less clothing so they could move freely, used make-up, and created the concept of dating. They were giddy, unconventional, and took risks. In 1929, the stock market crashed, the great depression started. and the frivolity and recklessness of flappers came to an end.
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Conk hairdo
Originated in the 1920's and was popularized by Cab Calloway. Started by the African American males trying to straighten their hair, the conk was the end result.


Flagpole Sitting
Started by Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly who was a professional stuntman. He did it on a dare in 1924, and it soon caught on nationwide. It became a spectator sport, and he eventually set the World Record at 49 days with a crowd of 20,000 people watching. When the stock market crashed in 1929 and the Great Depression started, it brought an end to this fad



Timeline of the 1920's

1920 - November 2: First Radio broadcast; President Warren Harding elected; women get their first vote

1921 - September 8: First Miss America pageant held in Atlantic City; November 11: Unknown soldier of World War I buried

1922 - November 26: Archaeologist Howard Carter finds tomb of Tutankhamen near Luxor, Egypt

1923 - August 2: President Harding dies; August 3: Vice President Calvin Coolidge is sworn into office as president

1924 - February 3: Former President Woodrow Wilson dies; November 4: Calvin Coolidge is elected President

1925 - October 2: Scottish inventor John Baird invents the first form of a television

1927 - First talking movie, The Jazz Singer released; May 20: Spirit of St. Louis and pilot Charles Lindbergh land in Paris

1928 - September 19: First Mickey Mouse talking film, Steamboat Willie, released by Walt Disney; November 6: Herbert Hoover elected President

1929 - October 24: Start of the Stock Market Crash



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To: TASMANIANRED
Remember I'm in Arizona


181 posted on 05/23/2007 7:37:37 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: TASMANIANRED

A few goats & no more mowing. Course the goats do pose another unsightly chore....:)


182 posted on 05/23/2007 7:38:02 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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To: fatima

Evening fatima.


183 posted on 05/23/2007 7:38:05 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Taz Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge)
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To: SandRat

Tissue please


184 posted on 05/23/2007 7:39:12 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Taz Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge)
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To: TASMANIANRED

Hi beautiful:)(((Hugs)))


185 posted on 05/23/2007 7:39:49 PM PDT by fatima (Grand Eagle.,God speed dear FRiend,I will remember.)
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To: TASMANIANRED

186 posted on 05/23/2007 7:40:05 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: trussell; TASMANIANRED
I like “Mexican Mudslide” and Margaritas. **thanks EGPWS ;)

Let me guess, your thanking me for the "mud" part, but my name isn't "Mud"! (in real terms anyway...)/snicker

187 posted on 05/23/2007 7:40:12 PM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: TASMANIANRED

Hugs backatchya, Taz!

It’s kinda neat to see you here on a night off.


188 posted on 05/23/2007 7:40:23 PM PDT by HiJinx (Ask me about Troop Support...)
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To: EsmeraldaA

Please, never , ever eat a Castor bean.


189 posted on 05/23/2007 7:41:05 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Taz Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge)
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To: HiJinx

I get to eye-ball you tomorrow what with the 0730 CMMI meeting across the street.


190 posted on 05/23/2007 7:41:58 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: EGPWS

Similar to tax day but different.


191 posted on 05/23/2007 7:42:06 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Taz Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge)
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To: TASMANIANRED

The new pooch had to go to the vet the other day. Had a cheetgrass in her ear. Otherwise, she’s doing good. Trixie is doing very well lately. No issues with pain.

The kids are good...looking forward to summer. Crys is going to be taking 3 weeks of summer school...I haven’t told her yet.


192 posted on 05/23/2007 7:42:12 PM PDT by trussell
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To: TASMANIANRED

LOL!

Okay.


193 posted on 05/23/2007 7:42:49 PM PDT by EsmeraldaA
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To: Brad's Gramma; SandRat; fatima
wh!!

Grammie.....#50!!
Sand.....#100!!
fatima.....#150!!


194 posted on 05/23/2007 7:43:11 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; tongue-tied

I saw the Stennis on the news today.

Hi TT! *waving*


195 posted on 05/23/2007 7:43:29 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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To: TASMANIANRED

If not, it oughta be!


196 posted on 05/23/2007 7:43:43 PM PDT by HiJinx (Ask me about Troop Support...)
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To: EGPWS

Anyone that doesn’t love a dog or a cat has a significant problem.


197 posted on 05/23/2007 7:44:08 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Taz Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge)
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To: TASMANIANRED
Similar to tax day but different.

Similar but different??

Are you a Democrat running for office or something?

198 posted on 05/23/2007 7:44:17 PM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: EGPWS

?


199 posted on 05/23/2007 7:44:42 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: EGPWS

?


200 posted on 05/23/2007 7:44:42 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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