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Time-sharing is either when a person gets the right to use and a fraction of the title or right to use for a period of time. These can include condos, cruises, campground, planes and range from $500 to $85,000. It started in the 1960s in Europe for resort condos so people could afford to go on nice vacations.

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“Tie the bull outside” is a jokey way of saying “leave the nonsense at the door,” with bull standing in for bullshit—a euphemism in use since the early 20th century. The line shows up early in pop culture, notably on a Mutt & Jeff tobacco insert titled “Tie That Bull Outside” (Kinney Brothers T88, c. 1906–1910). Collector lists suggest the quip was already a familiar punchline by the 1910s.

The phrase took on political overtones in 1912, when Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive “Bull Moose” Party made headlines. Bud Fisher, creator of Mutt & Jeff, riffed on this by drawing Mutt telling Roosevelt to “tie his bull outside,” and the expression came to signal disbelief or rejection. It even appears in literature: in John Dos Passos’s Three Soldiers (1921), a patient’s claim that the war is over draws the reply, “Tie that bull outside.”

As a pin-back, the slogan works as a mid-century “ice-breaker” button: a quick, cheeky way to call out exaggerated talk. Collectors often connect versions of the button to the post-1912 Bull Moose moment, reading them as playful parodies rather than official campaign pieces. Fisher is credited with multiple variations of the design, sometimes seen alongside the popular “I’m the guy” buttons from Hassan Cigarettes.

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Stop the World-I Want to Get Off is a musical that was co-written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. Both individuals worked on the music, lyrics, and accompanying book for the production. The musical debuted in England in 1961 and falls in the comedy and parody genre.

The musical itself centers around the main character Littlechaps’ life, following him from birth to death. At various points during the musical, particularly when Littlchap is going through bad experiences, he will stop the world. In these moments, Littlechap will break the fourth wall and address the audience. This act of stopping the world and wanting to leave during unsavory experiences is what inspired the title. Since this time, stop the world has become a common phrase in the English language when things are not going well for someone.

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Mad magazine was first published in New York in 1952. The magazine is known for it's humourous parodies that poke fun at American culture. It has helped shape the sense of humour of generations.

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The use of the verb "split" came in to the vernacular in the 1950s when it became popular among the hipsters of the beat generation. To say that one is going to "split" means that they are going to leave a place, preferably as fast as possible. 

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The image on the button comes from the cover art of the album All Your Summer Songs, released in 2003 on Polyvinyl Records, by the indie pop band Saturday Looks Good to Me. 

Saturday Looks Good to Me is an indie pop band led by multi-instrumentalist Fred Thomas and was formed in 1999 in Detroit. Pitchfork, the music review website, named their album All Your Summer Songs as one of the top 50 albums of 2003. Their music is noted for its warm soul rhythms and electrifying pop songs that "overflow with claustrophobic melodies and an unmistakable AM radio vibe".

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