Marcel Proust is a Yenta

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Text on Button MARCEL PROUST IS A YENTA
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Marcel Proust was a French Novelist who wrote the novel Remembrance of Things Past and is considered to be one of the all-time greatest authors. The novel, which is known for its great length,  was published as seven volumes between 1913 and 1927. This button probably comes from a popular T-shirt slogan in the 1970s, “Proust Is a Yenta.” “Yenta” is Yiddish for female gossip

Catalog ID IB0347

Mag Man

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Text on Button MAG MAN
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A yellow background with red text. Adjusting the angle shows a red furry figure with big lips, orange feet, and a green visor. The furry figure's eyes move depending on the angle 

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Catalog ID IB0061

Look Out

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Text on Button LOOK OUT!
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Cream background with black text and underneath an illustration of a finger pointing left

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Catalog ID IB0310

King Kong Died for Our Sins

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Text on Button KING KONG DIED FOR OUR SINS
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King Konis a film from 1933 in which a giant ape is captured, transported to New York Cityand later escapes, where he is then shot down from the Empire State Building. The slogan on the button is in reference to the cult following that ensued in the 1960s, in which people believed that the character, King Kong, was killed to save civilization, much like Christians believe Jesus died to redeem the sins of people.  

Catalog ID IB0338

It's Nice to be Nice

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Text on Button it's nice to be nice
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“It’s nice to be nice” is a quote most famously stated by Major Frank Burns on the hit television series M*A*S*H, which ran from 1972 to 1983. He was a key antagonist in the show who demonstrated bitterness toward other medical professionals for their better training. Though Burns’ notable line was said for comic effect, the phrase today is all about spreading positivity. It encourages people to be kind and show generosity.

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Hooker, R. (1968). M*A*S*H: A novel about three army doctors. New York: Pocket Books.

It's nice to be nice to the nice [Video]. (2016, September 24). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w02yrvWeAM

Catalog ID IB0286

IDY

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Text on Button IDY
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Orange background with a female and male face outlined in black facing each other

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IDY is an abbreviation for "I Dig You." To “dig” someone or something means that you approve or like that person or thing. Dig being said in this manner can also mean “to understand,” a use first recorded in 1934.

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“Dig.” Online Etymology Dictionary , Douglas Harper, idioms.thefreedictionary.com/dig you. dig you. (n.d.) Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. (2015). Retrieved July 31 2020 from https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/dig+you

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