An illustration of a monkey with its head above the dirt and a shovel next to its head. Above and below the illustration is yellow text on a red and black background.

“I dig you the most” means to like, approve, or have a crush on someone. It translates to “I like you”. Another definition is to understand someone. If I dig something, that means to appreciate, favor, or be interested in a thing. These definitions come from African American Vernacular English. Possible etymological origins include Wolof, a Niger-Congo language from Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania, words: dëgg or dëgga, and the Irish word: tuig, both meaning “to understand, to appreciate” (WordSense, n.d., “Origin & history II”).

A photo of two hogs rubbing their face together with blue text above and below the photo. Everything is set on a white background. 

“Hogs are beautiful” is the slogan for the Hog Growers Association. The slogan was featured on numerous buttons that were given out at state and county fairs.  

An illustration of a hand performing a reverse hitching motion with yellow text above it. Everything is set on a blue background.

To "hit the road" means to leave, to get going, usually to travel by car. The phrase is an idiom, "a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words." Another example is "raining cats and dogs." The illustration of closed fingers with the thumb out is meant to represent hitchhiking. Hitchhiking is a way to travel by asking for rides from fellow travelers. The phrase "hit the road" combined with the thumb implies travel. It can be a question, "What time are we hitting the road?" It can also be used to tell someone to leave, "Hit the road, pal, it's time for you to go!" In 1961, singer Ray Charles topped the U.S. music charts with "Hit the Road Jack," a song about telling your partner the relationship is over.

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High Times magazine was founded in 1974 by journalist and activist Tom Forcade. The publication was meant to be a standalone, cannabis-focused parody of Playboy magazine, but that inaugural issue was so successful that it became a monthly publication. The magazine is focused on marijuana and its associated subculture, and has featured contributions from writers such as William S. Burroughs, Truman Capote, Kinky Friedman, Debbie “Blondie” Harry, Joey Ramone, Hunter S. Thompson, Andy Warhol, Robert Anton Wilson, and Frank Zappa.

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The button could be questioning whether someone is henpecked. The term henpecked means “(of a man) continually harassed or tormented by the persistent nagging of a woman (esp. his wife).” The term henpecked represents the pecking used by one hen to show dominance over another. This term was then used to describe men in a similar situation, as henpecked husbands. Thus the question on the button is “are you a henpecked husband?”

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This is a button against the Great Society programs launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964–65. It suggests that the Great Society programs should be flushed down the toilet, as illustrated on the button. The Great Society programs addressed education, medical care, urban problems, and transportation, and were designed to fight poverty. Although applauded by many, oppositional voices started to increase when the Vietnam War was escalated. Anti-war activists often accused that spending on Vietnam had choked off the Great Society, in that many of the programs and policies were not consummated due to lack of funding. 

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This button is part of a series that General Electric designed in the mid 1960s. The buttons were distributed to high school students throughout New York to encourage them to do well and complete their education. While different slogans were used, each button featured the word GENIUS, with GE highlighted to emphasize General Electric's involvement in the campaign. 

A photograph of a boy leaning on a fire hydrant.  To the right of the boy is black cursive text on a yellow square that is set against a red background. 

"The Freshest Thing In Town" was an advertising slogan coined by Frederick Ziv for a local Cincinnati bakery. His catchphrase proved so popular that he drew a cartoon character in a derby hat and turtleneck to promote the slogan for advertisements. He even syndicated a radio program based upon this caricature called the "Freshest Thing".The slogan was used in advertisements in and around the Midwest in print ads, billboards etc. by such companies as Blue Seal Bread.

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Frank N. Stein is likely a play-on-words about the famous character created by Mary Shelley: Frankenstein. This artifact was most likely worn as part of a Halloween costume for the dress up event in October targeted to children trick or treating or teens and adults attending a party in costume.