Elect Hillary's Husband in '92

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Text on Button Elect Hillary's Husband in '92
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Photograph of a woman on a white background with a blue rim and white letters. 

Curl Text BOLD CONCEPTS NYC (212)764-6330 [UNION BUG]
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Following his time as governor of Arkansas, Bill Clinton launched a successful presidential campaign in 1992. His wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, was more politically involved than was typical of the spouse of a presidential candidate, earning her a great deal of admirers—and also scrutiny. Her popularity and influence was enough that she alone became a draw for, resulting in buttons like this one.

This same slogan was recycled for Clinton's 1996 reelection campaign, seen here

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Morrison, S. (2008). 30 Ways of Looking at Hillary. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/books/chapters/1st-chapter-30-ways-o…

Scher, B. (2016). Why Does the Left Hate Hillary?. Politico Magazine. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/05/hillary-clinton-2016-progressives-213916/

 

 

Catalog ID PO1291

Star Tours

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Text on Button Star Tours Disney MGM Studios
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A tall golden robot and a small blue robot in front of an abstract white space background with blue and pink planets with blue and black text. 

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Star Tours is a theme park ride at DIsney MGM Studios based on the Star Wars films. The ride originally opened in 1989, but was given considerable renovation in 2011 following Disney's purchase of Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise. Another renovation was done in 2024 to add content from Disney's various Star Wars television shows. 

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Star Tours. (n.d.). D23. https://d23.com/a-to-z/star-tours/

Star Tours Sets Course for New Adventures in 2024. (2023, April 9). Disney Parks Blog. https://disneyparksblog.com/disney-experiences/star-tours-sets-course-for-new-adventures-in-2024/

 

 

Catalog ID EN0679

Support Your Right to Arm Bears

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Text on Button Support Your Right to Arm Bears The Fund For Animals, 140 West 57 St. N.Y.C.
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A photo of a polar bear raising its paw with beige text in front of a brown background. 

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The Fund for Animals was an American organization dedicated to protecting animals from cruelty and neglect. Founded in 1967, they primarily focused on the treatment of shelter and rescued animals. The organization frequently partnered with The Humane Society of the United States, and in 2021 the two organizations fully merged. 

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Humane World for Animals. (2024, March 12) The Fund for Animals and the Humane Society of the United States merger is complete. Humane World for Animals. https://www.humaneworld.org/en/news/fund-animals-and-humane-society-united-states-merger-complete

The Fund for Animals Inc. (n.d.) Guidestar. https://www.guidestar.org/profile/13-6218740

Catalog ID CA0964

God Bless Thee and Keep Thee

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Text on Button GOD BLESS THEE AND KEEP THEE WE ALL WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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Illustration of a white birthday cake on a display stand with black red, and white text on a dark blue background. 

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Goodenough & Woglam Co.
Sunday School Supplies
256 Broadway, N.Y.

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Please contact us if you have more information.

Catalog ID EV0998

Call Me Soapy

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Text on Button Call Me Soapy I'm A Clean Kid
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Illustration of a child sitting in a red bathtub full of soap bubbles on a yellow background with red and black text. 

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According to John Pollack, the 1995 O. Henry Pun-Off World Champion, "the most common type of pun is the humorous use of a word in such a way that because of its sound, you can interpret it in more than one way." "Call Me Soapy, I'm A Clean Kid" is a pun on the word "clean," which can also mean "stylish" or "virtuous." Puns and wordplay have a long history of use, notably with Shakespeare in the 18th century (Shakespeare is known to have used over 3,000 puns across all of his plays!). The exact date of the first pun used is lost to time, but scholars think puns can be traced as far back as the 8th century BC.

Punning can be seen throughout the classic epic of Gilgamesh. In Tablets 11 and 12, when Utnapishtim tells the people that they will have a bountiful harvest full of bread and wheat, he is making a cruel pun relating to their fate; in Akkadian, the ancient language in which Gilgamesh was written, the word for "bread" is nearly identical to the word for "darkness," while the word for "wheat" is nearly identical to the word for "misfortune."

According to Pollack, puns enable us "to pack more meaning, or more layers of meaning, into fewer words [and] to convey complex ideas."

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Not Jest For Pun: A Surprising History Of Wordplay. (n.d.). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/2011/05/15/136253845/not-jest-for-pun-a-surprising-history-of-wordplay

The Epic of Gilgamesh: Tablets XI and XII. (n.d.). SparkNotes. https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gilgamesh/section9

Catalog ID IB1004

Call Me Clock

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Text on Button Call Me Clock I'm a Big-Timer
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Illustration of a red alarm clock over a tan background with red and black text. 

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According to John Pollack, the 1995 O. Henry Pun-Off World Champion, "The most common type of pun is the humorous use of a word in such a way that because of its sound, you can interpret it in more than one way." “Call Me Clock, I’m a Big-Timer” is a pun on the phrase “big-timer,” also meaning someone important. Puns and wordplay have a long history of use, notably with Shakespeare in the 18th century (Shakespeare is known to have used over 3,000 puns across all of his plays!). The exact date of the first pun used is lost to time, but scholars think puns can be traced as far back as the 8th century BC.

Punning can be seen throughout the classic epic of Gilgamesh. In Tablets 11 and 12, when Utnapishtim tells the people that they will have a bountiful harvest full of bread and wheat, he is making a cruel pun relating to their fate; in Akkadian, the ancient language in which Gilgamesh was written, the word for “bread” is nearly identical to the word for “darkness,” while the word for “wheat” is nearly identical to the word for “misfortune.”

According to Pollack, puns enable us “to pack more meaning, or more layers of meaning, into fewer words [and] to convey complex ideas.”

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Not Jest For Pun: A Surprising History Of Wordplay. (n.d.). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/2011/05/15/136253845/not-jest-for-pun-a-surprising-history-of-wordplay

The Epic of Gilgamesh: Tablets XI and XII | SparkNotes. (n.d.). www.sparknotes.comhttps://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gilgamesh/section9

Catalog ID IB1003

Call Me Baker

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Text on Button Call Me Baker I Always Need Dough
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Illustration of a baker kneading dough on a table over a light green background with red and black text; the baker is wearing a plaid red and white shirt, blue pants, and white hat and apron.

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According to John Pollack, the 1995 O. Henry Pun-Off World Champion, "The most common type of pun is the humorous use of a word in such a way that because of its sound, you can interpret it in more than one way." “Call Me Baker, I Always Need Dough” is a pun on the word “dough,” which means both flour dough and money. Puns and wordplay have a long history of use, notably with Shakespeare in the 18th century (Shakespeare is known to have used over 3,000 puns across all of his plays!). The exact date of the first pun used is lost to time, but scholars think puns can be traced as far back as the 8th century BC.

Punning can be seen throughout the classic epic of Gilgamesh. In Tablets 11 and 12, when Utnapishtim tells the people that they will have a bountiful harvest full of bread and wheat, he is making a cruel pun relating to their fate; in Akkadian, the ancient language in which Gilgamesh was written, the word for “bread” is nearly identical to the word for “darkness,” while the word for “wheat” is nearly identical to the word for “misfortune.”

According to Pollack, puns enable us “to pack more meaning, or more layers of meaning, into fewer words [and] to convey complex ideas.”

Sources

Not Jest For Pun: A Surprising History Of Wordplay. (n.d.). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/2011/05/15/136253845/not-jest-for-pun-a-surprising-history-of-wordplay

The Epic of Gilgamesh: Tablets XI and XII | SparkNotes. (n.d.). www.sparknotes.comhttps://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gilgamesh/section9

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