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A gym locker inspector is an employee of a school or public gym that does routine inspections of the lockers to ensure that all items within are up to safety measures and the school or gym’s code. The gym housekeeping attendant will often also clean the gym or school in addition to overseeing the lost and found.

A clothespin pinching one’s nose indicates that the person is about to engage in activity that may include bad smells like old sweaty gym clothes. Pinching one’s nose and breathing out of one’s mouth help one to avoid smelling strong odors.

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In the 1970s, in an attempt to set itself apart from other airlines, National Airlines hired an advertising agency to create an ad campaign. The airline’s new slogan “Fly Me” did indeed draw attention. Ads with beautiful, young women with the new slogan written boldly above their heads were found everywhere. The $9 million a year ad campaign was a success as bookings and brand awareness increased significantly. The airline kept the male customers happy by hiring only “young, slender, unmarried white women” as flight attendants. 

While the ad proved to be effective, it was also controversial. The National Organization for Women, as well as other women’s rights groups, objected to the campaign. Women found the ads to be sexist, objectifying, and called the airline a “flying meat market.” While these groups protested in the streets, the airline continued creating the ads. However, in 1971, the airlines lifted the restriction of hiring only women. In 1972, The Stewardesses for Women’s Rights formed. The “Fly Me” campaign is still taught in marketing and advertising classes as an example of a successful but controversial advertisement. 

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This aphorism seems to have made the rounds in American language, but it changes with retelling. Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson made it into the song “Old age and treachery, always overcomes youth and skill” on their 1991 album Clean Shirt. It later showed up in the New York Times. David Mamet, a Pulitzer prizewinning playwright, screenwriter, director, and author was interviewed in 1997 about his current theatre projects and his 50th birthday. He didn’t say much when asked if age mattered, but he summarized the movie The Edge as, “Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance.”

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Dynamite is an explosive. To describe a person or a thing as "dynamite" means that they or it are exciting.

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The Digital Audio Tape Recorder, or DAT, Bill was introduced to Congress in 1990 by Arizona Senator Dennis DeConcini. The aim of the bill was to prohibit the manufacture of digital audio tape recorders that did not have the copy management systems circulatory chips. More simply, its intention was to limit serial copying of DATs. The recording industry was a primary supporter of the bill to reduce the number of copyright infringements and stop lost sales that occurred from illegal copying. However, songwriters and music producers—unhappy with the absence of royalty taxes—initially opposed it. Only after Sony and other giants in the recording industry agreed to royalty provisions did the dissenters come around. With both parties satisfied, President George H. W. Bush signed the bill into law in 1992.

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A blue ribbon is used to designate that something is of the highest quality and is often awarded in competitions. The term blue ribbon originates from The Blue Riband, an unofficial award given to the fastest passenger ships to cross the Atlantic Ocean. 

The word “riband” is the archaic form of the word “ribbon.” The name Blue Riband is taken from the French cordon bleu, which dates back to the late 1500s. During this time, Henry III of France created The Order of the Holy Spirit, a group of knights who bore crosses that hung on blue ribbons. 

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This button is likely referring to the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) in Guelph, Canada. Students, staff and alums are referred to as "the aggies," because of the agricultural heritage.

"Aggie" is derived from the word "agricultural." Many affliates of the land-grant univeristies and schools in the U.S. also call themselves "aggies."

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Officially titled the United States Military Academy at West Point, the institution is more commonly referred to as simply "West Point", amongst other nicknames. Founded in 1802 at the site of a Continental Army camp, it is the oldest continuously operating army post in the United States. The official colors of the school are black and gold, however due to the majority of the school being constructed out of granite, grey is an important color in the school psyche. The uniforms of West Point cadets are grey, the color being approved by 1816 by the Secretary of War. Collectively, the graduates of West Point are called 'the long grey line'.

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