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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; trussell
I’m taking you to the woodshed.

Here I go again....

May God have mercy.

The ol' same place.

241 posted on 05/23/2007 8:01:58 PM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: BIGLOOK

Sounds serious....

Having been fed up before I switched departments.


242 posted on 05/23/2007 8:02:05 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Taz Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge)
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To: SandRat

Shucksy durn. that’s practically spitting distance.

You would be amazed how much it has grown.


243 posted on 05/23/2007 8:03:34 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Taz Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge)
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To: TASMANIANRED

I don’t share my mudslides! ;)


244 posted on 05/23/2007 8:03:40 PM PDT by trussell
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To: EGPWS

You are a card....


245 posted on 05/23/2007 8:04:44 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Taz Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge)
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To: LUV W

Evening Luvvy.

Hugs


246 posted on 05/23/2007 8:05:22 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Taz Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge)
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To: trussell

Hugs.. You are a dear...Great song.


247 posted on 05/23/2007 8:06:16 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Taz Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge)
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To: LUV W

Hi {{{twin!!}}}
How was your day?


248 posted on 05/23/2007 8:06:37 PM PDT by trussell
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To: TASMANIANRED
You are a card....

King of Diamonds or the Ace of Spades? ; )

249 posted on 05/23/2007 8:07:15 PM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: fatima

Prayers for Karen...

Send her my gratitude.


250 posted on 05/23/2007 8:07:50 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Taz Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge)
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To: StarCMC; Bethbg79; EsmeraldaA; MoJo2001; Kathy in Alaska; Brad's Gramma; laurenmarlowe; ...
FACTS about the 20's.


251 posted on 05/23/2007 8:08:34 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: TASMANIANRED

Evenin’ Sissy.

Is today a better day?

Sure do hope so!


252 posted on 05/23/2007 8:08:55 PM PDT by luvie (2 Pet. 3:10"..the earth..will be burned up." God promised REAL global warming.ALGORE can do nothing!)
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To: TASMANIANRED

I will beautiful.


253 posted on 05/23/2007 8:09:02 PM PDT by fatima (Grand Eagle.,God speed dear FRiend,I will remember.)
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To: HiJinx

Arms were squalling and I loved every minute of it.

Best part of it.. ...nobody was gonna die if I made a mistake out in the yard.


254 posted on 05/23/2007 8:09:28 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Taz Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Aloha Night Owl!

Have a Pink Squirrel instead.

1 ounce Creme de Noyaux
1 tbsp Creme de Cacao (white)
1 tbsp light cream

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

It's truly the best tasting 'girl's drink' ever; never ordered by a male in a bar.
255 posted on 05/23/2007 8:10:49 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (Keelhauling is a sensible solution to mutiny.)
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To: AZamericonnie

Salute.

Prayers lifted.

Welcome home faithful servant...


256 posted on 05/23/2007 8:10:51 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Taz Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge)
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To: EGPWS

Mighty familiar with the woodshed..are you?


257 posted on 05/23/2007 8:12:06 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Taz Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge)
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To: trussell; EGPWS

((((Twin!!!!)))))

How are ya? I am very good, thanks for asking.

Just where IS that MNBRAT tonight? :D


258 posted on 05/23/2007 8:12:49 PM PDT by luvie (2 Pet. 3:10"..the earth..will be burned up." God promised REAL global warming.ALGORE can do nothing!)
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To: trussell

Solly doesn’t ask permission... Her foot long tongue overcomes all objections.


259 posted on 05/23/2007 8:13:11 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Taz Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge)
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To: EGPWS

King of Diamonds.


260 posted on 05/23/2007 8:13:52 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Taz Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge)
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