T.G.I.F.

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T.G.I.F. is an acronym for "Thank God It's Friday!" or "Thank Goodness It's Friday!" and it used in the Western world as an expression of gratitude that the work week is over, Monday through Friday, and that the leisurely weekend is coming, Friday night to Sunday evening. During late 1980s through 1990s and again in the 2000s and 2018s, ABC ran a television programming block for kids under the guise that the words actually meant, "Thank Goodness It's Funny."

Restaurant chain TGI Fridays was first opened in 1965 in New York. Their popular American fare has varied greatly over the years with an emphasis on their innovative alcoholic drinks and party atmosphere, although the image has tried to be more family-friendly over the years in suburban chains. Fridays was one of the first restaurants to promote "ladies night". Their restaurant colors are black, white, and red.

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Martin, Richard (1994). "TGI Fridays forges ahead in 'unfriendly' territory – Europe". Nation's Restaurant News. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014.

Prewitt, Milford (1993). "Stillman: Fridays filled a generation's need". Nation's Restaurant News. Retrieved February 22,2011.

Catalog ID IB0675

Join Us

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Text on Button JOIN US
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Union bug stamp

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The phrase, “Join us,” often encourages people to participate in public and social activities such as events, clubs, movements, organizations, and communities. This wearable is one of the many ways to persuade more people to get involved in their social activities and support their community.

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Catalog ID IB0163

Holy Moses

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Text on Button HOLY MOSES!
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Black illustration of a bat with a star of David on it and black text underneath on a bright green background

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The phrase “Holy Moses” is a common English language interjection used to express surprise or amazement. In the 1960s Batman TV series Batman’s sidekick Robin is noted for excessive use of the catchphrase “Holy….” or “Holy _____ Batman!”. The amalgamation of these two phrases alongside the 1960 Batman comic logo plays into the cultural cache of both slogans. The fact that Moses is also an important Hebrew prophet revered in the Jewish religion is a witticism accentuated by the Star of David on the left of the Batman logo. These combined cultural references are perhaps a subtle nod to the fact that both Bob Kane and Bill Finger, the co-creators of Batman, are of Jewish descent.

Holy Moses is also the name of a German thrash metal band active from 1980-1994 and again from 2000-present, although the logo of the band does not feature the Star of David.

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Althouse, S. (2020, August 17). The Definitive Ranking of Robin’s 359 Exclamations from Batman. Buzzfeed. Retrieved September 25, 2020, from https://www.buzzfeed.com/spenceralthouse/the-definitive-ranking-of-robi….  

Beegle, D. (2020, January 10). Moses. Retrieved September 25, 2020, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Moses-Hebrew-prophet .

Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Holy Moses. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved September 25, 2020, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Holy%20Moses.

Rabbi Simcha Weinstein Special to NJ Jewish News. (n.d.). New Jersey Jewish News. Retrieved September 25, 2020, from https://web.archive.org/web/20120518174649/http://www.njjewishnews.com/….

Willaert, K. (n.d.). The Mark of Batman: The Evolution of an Icon. Retrieved September 25, 2020, from https://www.halloweencostumes.com/blog/p-529-evolution-of-the-batman-sy….

Catalog ID IB0671

Ad Lib

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Purple text on a green background

Curl Text HEWIC-MARVIC Brooklyn, N. Y. 11222
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Ad lib is an early 19th century abbreviation of ad libitum, a phrase meaning "as much or as often as necessary or desired" or "with free rhythm and expression." Ad-libbed or ad-libbing in more modern times means to improvise a speech and is a term used in comedy schools and clubs for when the comedian tells jokes off of the memorized and performed script.

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Oxford Languages and Google - English | Oxford Languages. (2021). Retrieved 22 February 2021, from https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/

Catalog ID IB0673

Asmik Corporation of America

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Text on Button Asmik Corporation of America
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Illustration of a pink dinosaur over black text on a turquoise background. 

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Asmik Corporation of America is a North American subsidiary of the Japanese company, Asmik Corporation. Founded in 1985, the company primarily focused on producing Nintendo video games. As the company became successful with video games, they moved on to producing motion pictures, winning several awards for doing so.

The pink dragon on the button was the mascot of Asmik; Boomer the dragon. He was featured in a few video games and as a logo on many game boxes.

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History. Asmik Ace. Retrieved from https://www.asmik-ace.co.jp/english/corporate/history

Catalog ID AD0886