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This phrase has a long history. It first appears in Alfred the Great's book written in Old English, Gregory's Pastoral Care, which is the oldest known book written in English, dating to the late ninth century AD. This book is a translation of an older text written by Pope Gregory in the sixth century AD. It can also be found in the King James Bible, and even Shakespeare used it in A Midsummer Night's Dream in the late 1500's.

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The term "wolf" or "wolfish" refers to someone that is savagely hungry or eats a lot of food. This button offers a First Prize for someone that is a "Wolf", or especially hungry all the time.

This button is part of a series of ironic "First Prizes" that offer an award for something that is generally seen as humorous, but negative. 

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The term "tv watcher" refers to someone that is a frequent watcher of television, often sitting for long periods of time. This button provides a First Prize for someone that does this especially well.

This button is part of a series of ironic "First Prizes" that offer an award for something that is generally seen as humorous, but negative. 

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The Sputnik 1 satellite was launched in 1957 by the Soviet Union, and was the first artificial satellite successfully launched into space. Americans (in the continental United States) often played "Sputnik Spotter" to attempt and see the satellite in the sky outside of their homes. This button references that game, providing a First Prize for the best spotter.

This button is part of a series of ironic "First Prizes" that offer an award for something that is generally seen as humorous, but negative. 

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Personality Kid is a reference to a 1946 movie about a boy and his donkey that destroys everything because he is untrained. The movie ends with the boy and his brothers winning a prize for a photograph of the donkey. This button provides a First Prize for being the "Personality Kid". 

This button is part of a series of ironic "First Prizes" that offer an award for something that is generally seen as humorous, but negative. 

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A "goofus" is a term for someone that is foolish, or does stupid things. This term was popular in the 1950s and 1960s, especially with the comic strip series called "Goofus and Gallant". This button provides a First Prize for someone that is a "goofus".

This button is part of a series of ironic "First Prizes" that offer an award for something that is generally seen as humorous, but negative. 

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A bull-thrower is someone that tell false stories, often in a boastful manner. This button references that term and provides a First Prize for someone who is particularly good at this skill.

This button is part of a series of ironic "First Prizes" that offer an award for something that is generally seen as humorous, but negative. 

Lenticular button switches between two images: 1) Black text above a yellow, peach, and grey illustrated image of a blond man's face and hands on a white background.  His face is divided down the middle by a dashed line as he shaves one side with a razor and the other with an electric shaver.  2) Black text above a grey illustrated image of an electric shaver on a white background.  

In 1970, Norelco, a manufacturer of electric razors and hair supply electronics, had an advertising campaign for its Tripleheader 35T electric shaver where they posed a contest between regular blades and their electric shaver. The ads said that if men shave one half of their face with blades and the other with the electric shave, these men would conclude that the Tripleheader gave them a better shave.

Lenticular button switches between two images: 1) Red and blue Glastron logo (a large capital G) on a white background.  2) Red text above and below the word "fun," written in capital letters and filled with the red and blue patterns of a flower, swirling stripes, and wavy stripes on a white background.  

Glastron is a manufacturer of entry-level and mid-range sport boats.  In 1956,  Bob Hammond, Bill Gaston, Bob Shoop, and Guy Woodard formed Glastron in Austin, Texas.  It was sold to Genmar Industries in 1987, and later relocated to Little Falls, Minnesota.