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Although the act of streaking has been popular since the mid-1960s, the term "streaking" was first used in 1973. The term was coined during a mass nude run at the University of Maryland. Streaking is different from nudism, because the streaker intends to be noticed by an audience. It is also different from "flashing" in that it is not intended to shock the victim. Perhaps the most widely seen streaker in history was 34-year-old Robert Opel, who streaked across the stage flashing the peace sign on national television during the 46th Academy Awards in 1974. The high point of streaking's pop culture significance was in 1974, when thousands of streaks took place around the world. A wide range of novelty products were produced to cash in on the fad, from buttons, patches, t-shirts, etc. Ray Stevens had a novelty hit called "The Streak" and Randy Newman even had a song about streaking called "The Naked Man."

Read more about the History of Streaking Buttons on the Busy Beaver blog.​

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The phrase "tie the bull outside" is a slang phrase usually meaning "I do not believe you". This button is likely a parody referencing a cartoonish bull paired with Teddy Roosevelt's Bull Moose political party of the early twentieth century. The button was created by cartoonist Bud Fisher within the years following the 1912 presidential election. These buttons were likely not worn during the presidential campaign by the opponents of Roosevelt, but instead were worn in a more joking manner afterward. Fisher created multiple buttons using this phrase along with some of the "I'm the guy" buttons found in Hassan Cigarette packages.

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The phrase "I tried it I luv it" is possibly a cultural response or a take off of the "Try it, you'll like it" tagline in a 1971 Alka-Seltzer Neutralizer commercial. The ad was created by the Wells, Rich, Greene advertising agency and was elected to the Clio Awards Classic Hall of Fame.

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"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro" was made famous by author Hunter S. Thompson in his book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The book follows a fictionalized retelling of Thompson's journey from Los Angeles to Vegas with his attorney to cover several races and conventions that Thompson has been assigned to. It is written in Thompson's famous gonzo style of journalism where the writer participates in the event and writes about it subjectively instead of objectively.