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The button pokes fun at alcoholics. The phrase "on the wagon" means (of an alcoholic) abstaining from drinking. It was a popular phrase during the American temperance movement in the early 20th century. The original version of the expression was “on the water wagon” or “on the water cart”, referring to carts used to hose down dusty roads.

For more information and the etymology of the phrase: http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-wag1.htm

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Flatulence, breaking wind, and cutting the cheese are just a few of the many names for the physiological process of gas being released from the body. A fart can be the running gag of a joke or have people running and gagging! Nevertheless, what if the whole world farted at once? The average person farts at least 12 times a day, so if everyone were to fart all at once, it would cause a disruption, especially in densely populated areas like New York City. No need for fear about this reeking apocalypse, farting is a natural yet humorous part of life.

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The phrase “My Mom’s the Greatest” connects this button to the commercialization of Mother’s Day, a U.S. holiday founded in 1914 and promoted by greeting card companies, florists, and retailers throughout the 20th century. By the 1970s and 1980s, inexpensive novelty items like pin-back buttons became common tokens of affection and were often sold alongside greeting cards in drugstores and gift shops.

This button was made by Gibson Greeting Cards, Inc., a Cincinnati-based company founded in the late 1800s. The company grew into one of the biggest greeting card publishers in the United States, eventually expanding beyond cards into items like mugs, wrapping paper, and wearable pins. In the year 2000, Gibson was bought by American Greetings.

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Denim Glass is a blue colored glass used in a variety of different materials, for and example, pottery, and tiles. There are also a variety of blue colors. 

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In 1963, Avis, the rental car company launched the "We try harder" campaign against its rival Hertz’s. The ad emphasized Avis's No. 2 status in car rental business and portrayed itself as an underdog fighting against the powerful rival who dominated the industry. The ads drew a lot of attention to Avis and was listed in the AdAge Top 100.

The rivalry between Avis and Hertz was dramatized by the TV show Mad Men.

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The Brown-Forman Classics in Context Festival was an arts and cultural event that lasted from 1985-1997. It combined a theatrical production with lectures, film showings, exhibits, and panel discussions. Each year the festival was centered around a different theme such as "Steinbeck on Stage & Film". Over the years, Classics in Context Festival's examined  the works of Molière, Luigi Pirandello, John Steinbeck, Ferenc Molnár, Thornton Wilde among others.

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Time for a Change is a pop/rock/folk sampler album on Bar/None Records label, released in 1989. The record company is an independent record label based in Hoboken, New Jersey, founded by Tom Prendergast and Glenn Morrow in 1986. 

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This was a campaign button for the Republican Candidate George Romney's US presidential campaign in 1968. George Wilcken Romney (1907-1995) was a chairman and president of American Motors Corporation and the 43rd Governor of Michigan. Romney campaigned on fiscal responsibility without raising tax and supported social welfare, however he was ambiguous on international policies and he was accused of being a flip-flop over issues related to the Vietnam War. He was once a favored candidate until he dropped a comment about his initial support for the war was a result of "brainwashing" by military officials and changed his to position to oppose the war. Romney's campaign also dealt with concerns about his eligibility to hold the office of President due to the fact that he was born in Mexico. Both his parents had U.S. citizenship and fled Mexico to the U.S. in 1912 during the Mexican Revolution. 

His son Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, also ran for president in both 2008 and 2012, and was the Republican Party's nominee in the 2012 election. George Romney's wife, Lenore Romney, was nominated by Republican Party for the U.S. senate from Michigan in 1970.