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Booster item made for the University of Michigan football program, also known as “The Team”.  One of the most famous speeches about “The Team” came from Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler in 1983.  

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The brand So So Happy created apparel, accessories, and animated shorts featuring bold lines and brightly colored creatures reminiscent of tokidoki or Kidrobot. They claimed to inspire positivity and acceptance. So So Happy’s online Instagram and Youtube page has been inactive since 2016, their twitter since 2017, and their website is now defunct.

This enthusiastic smiley face button was originally sold in a pin set with three other buttons, in addition to being issued on other garments such as crop tops.

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The optimistic proverb encouraging someone to make the best of what they are given does not have a definitive origin. “He picked up the lemons that Fate had sent him and started a lemonade- stand” is the earliest and closest line to the proverb. This was written in an obituary by Elbert Hubbard about Marshall Pinckney Wilder in 1915. In 1948, the proverb we know today was found in a self-help book titled How To Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie.

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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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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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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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