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Over the Hill Over 50
So we were intrigued by these
things that turned 2 x 50 in 2018.
Some of them are so OLD only may-
be Val Bailey, Jerry and I might have
heard of them :-)
1) Velveeta. (this is a “cheese food”
product, which distingushes it from
actual “food” or “cheese”.)
2) Lincoln Logs. The Appalachian
version of big city Legos.
3) Raggedy Ann. A doll with red rag
hair and eyes that a dog would love
to chew off. :-)
4) Daylight Savings Time: This was
instituted when everybody was a
farmer, and before electrical lights.
Wow this needs to go.
5) Zenith. If you have a remote
control, you can thank Zenith.
If we’ve talked about it once, we’ve They invented the first one.
talked about it 50 times :-) but yes,
P&H Casters is about to enter its’ 6) Dickies. Started in overalls. Still
50th year in business. While this make those, as well as a bunch of
might not seem that monumental, it other work clothes.
is, we have discovered, a significant
milestone for companies both small 7) Warner Bros. Do kids still watch
and Fortune 100. Saturday morning cartoons? Does
the character Bugs Bunny ring a
Many companies even go to the in style. bell? Tweetie and Sylvester? Daffy
expense of having a 50th birthday/ Duck? Well you’ll certainly recog-
anniversary logo designed to com- So, keep watching for those 50 mile- nize Superman, Wonder Woman,
memorate this special achievement. stone contests, questionnaires and Batman and Robin. None of these
surveys. We want to know 50 things wonderful superheroes and iconic
We’re not doing that! (are we, that you think, feel and hope for in animated characters would exist
Alvar?) You may, or may not have the last year of this decade. We live without Warner Bros.Studios.
noticed the “50 SINCE 1969) in exciting times!
graphic on the back of your new 8) Dodge. Really? Yup, really.
business cards, but we are plan-
ning to celebrate our 50th year 9) Tarzan.
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