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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: darkwing104

Good afternoon, darkwing retired. Good almost Memorial Day weekend.


561 posted on 05/24/2007 10:06:10 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: tomkow6; LUV W; All

OMG tomkow rack that photoshop ROFL

OH OH there is report off BBC wire claim Iran is planning lay smackdown on Euro nuke plants


562 posted on 05/24/2007 10:41:52 AM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: SandRat; TASMANIANRED; SoldierDad; GodBlessUSA; tomkow6; Arrowhead1952
wh!!

Sand.....#200, #300, #350!!
Taz.....#250!!
SD.....#400!!
GB.....#450!!
tom.....#500!!
Arrowhead.....#550!!


563 posted on 05/24/2007 10:43:17 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: MEG33

Good afternoon, Meg, and thanks for helping honor our military men and women.


564 posted on 05/24/2007 10:45:03 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Did you see this thread. Disgusting to say the least.

Mexican Amnesty Activists' Have A Direct Line to OUR Senators!

565 posted on 05/24/2007 10:47:38 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Guns don't kill people. None of my guns ever left the house at night and killed anyone.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

Yes, and disgusting.


566 posted on 05/24/2007 11:10:49 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: Arrowhead1952

Yes, and disgusting.


567 posted on 05/24/2007 11:10:55 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: jackv; soldierwill

Thanks, Will, for your service to America.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.


568 posted on 05/24/2007 11:12:49 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: The Mayor

Thanks, Mayor, for today’s sustenance for body and soul.


569 posted on 05/24/2007 11:13:55 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: tomkow6

Hey Tomkow I check out my Dish network prevue guide that game going on WGN Superstation too

BTW speaking of WGN Superstation it going be all sports they have Cubs and White Sox at diffrent time this Memorial day weekend I don’t know who Little Sox play I know Cubs play LA Dodgers


570 posted on 05/24/2007 11:33:04 AM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: Brad's Gramma
For you and Gramps...


571 posted on 05/24/2007 11:33:19 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: Arrowhead1952; AZamericonnie; Old Sarge; 2LT Radix jr; Radix; Kathy in Alaska; kjfine; HiJinx; ...

572 posted on 05/24/2007 11:36:46 AM PDT by tomkow6 (........pickin' my nose, bit by bit......)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; tomkow6; txradioguy; Jet Jaguar; All

OMG I hope I not causing any flashback on this YOU TUBE ROFL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhM53CNpo0Q


573 posted on 05/24/2007 11:37:15 AM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: tomkow6

Tomkow you are bad boy TODAY ROFL

OMG I think I saw Dubya in TJ few years ago on that photo


574 posted on 05/24/2007 11:37:48 AM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: tomkow6; LUV W; All

Wow Tass news wire report that man in his 50s in Russia just went on high speed chase he car jack Russia cargo truck full with Vodka

TOMKOWWW are you in Moscow TODAY


575 posted on 05/24/2007 11:39:07 AM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: yorkie

Coo link.....Thanks, yorkie. I had Mahjong a couple computers ago. Saved now.


576 posted on 05/24/2007 11:47:44 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: cbkaty; jdrgarland

And we thank our veterans for their service to America.


577 posted on 05/24/2007 11:48:24 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; Arrowhead1952

It may be disgusting, but I see no reason not to use it. Let the other side pay for the phone call!


578 posted on 05/24/2007 12:26:25 PM PDT by HiJinx (Ask me about Troop Support...)
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To: HiJinx

That is what I’ll do when I get home from work.


579 posted on 05/24/2007 12:37:47 PM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Guns don't kill people. None of my guns ever left the house at night and killed anyone.)
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To: HiJinx; Arrowhead1952
Duh....my bad...I should have included that in my answer.

"...but I see no reason not to use it. Let the other side pay for the phone call!"

580 posted on 05/24/2007 12:44:23 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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