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RE: Marsha's thread - 5/31/2008 5:02:38 PM
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Marshasfrog
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and I thought my thread was dead. Nothing like a little flapper to bring 'em out.
Did I ever tell you that my dad's dad always called me flapper fanny?
So....I guess
I would be ole flapper,
reading by the light of her clapper
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RE: Marsha's thread - 5/31/2008 7:19:33 PM
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LOL Marsha!!
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RE: Marsha's thread - 5/31/2008 7:53:19 PM
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I have a photo of my grandmother's older sister dressed in a flapper dress 1929. Sometimes it's hard to picture your elderly relatives as having been young and fashionable.
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RE: Marsha's thread - 6/1/2008 5:08:08 PM
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I guess I'm terribly ignorant, but until I googled it last year on a whim, I had no idea how he got that name. It was such a sore spot for me that I had no desire to know him. That, and my dad always blamed him for making him addicted to alcohol. Dad said he started giving him booze when he was fourteen.
In my later teen years, I felt winded when my favorite cousin mentioned that she thought my granddad was a pretty cool man. (Her dad had helped them do some work and she'd tagged along.)
I was so unreconciled to my disability, I thought the nickname was related to the way my butt moved when I walked.
I remember the affection in his voice when he said, "Well, there's my little flapper fanny," but I only allowed him to hold/hug me to avoid Mom's scolding later. If anyone knew what the name meant, they never told me.
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RE: Marsha's thread - 6/2/2008 1:39:21 PM
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Marsha, I don't know if you discovered this in your research, but Flapper Fanny was a cartoon character of the 1920s and 30s. There was nothing negative about her at all. She represented the "average" young woman of the day. Check this out: http://sekvenskonst.blogspot.com/2007/07/flapper-fanny.html And click on each picture so you can see it enlarged and read the captions under each one. It sounds to me like your grandfather used that as a term of endearment and in memory of his younger years.
{{{{{{{{{Marsha}}}}}}}}}}}
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RE: Marsha's thread - 6/2/2008 5:31:15 PM
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I would haver never associated Flapper Fanny with Cerebral Palsy! But I thought Flappers were pretty, and wanted to be one, so I would have loved the nickname!
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RE: Marsha's thread - 6/2/2008 5:39:04 PM
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Maggie, the one saying "You can't make a husband more tender by keeping him in hot water" was good advice! I'll remember that.
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RE: Marsha's thread - 6/2/2008 8:28:42 PM
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It was, wasn't it? 
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RE: Marsha's thread - 6/2/2008 9:02:05 PM
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Now you mean trouble, I am not sure?
Hi Marsha!
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RE: Marsha's thread - 6/3/2008 2:24:51 PM
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Hi Marsha. Hi everybody.
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RE: Marsha's thread - 6/3/2008 4:53:28 PM
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Hii, Trish.
Hi, Mike.
Hi Deb
Hi Mags.
Hi everybody.
Did you all hear about Flappers in history class? I never heard of them.
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RE: Marsha's thread - 6/3/2008 5:08:10 PM
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I saw flappers on TV as a kid, and I think my parents talked about them. I've just always seen movie clips, pictures, etc, all through my life.
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RE: Marsha's thread - 6/3/2008 5:15:34 PM
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quote:
ORIGINAL: Marshasfrog
Hii, Trish.
Hi, Mike.
Hi Deb
Hi Mags.
Hi everybody.
Did you all hear about Flappers in history class? I never heard of them.
I might've heard about them in history. I dont' know. I was informed of them by a friend who loved teh 20s and the swing era though.
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RE: Marsha's thread - 6/3/2008 8:23:47 PM
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My history teachers never seemed to finish the course before the end of the year so we never made it to the 20th Century. But I do a lot of reading so that's probably where I learned about them. Oh! Maybe in university. I was studying clothing and textiles so we studied the history of the hemline.
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RE: Marsha's thread - 6/4/2008 1:57:30 AM
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I only knew about flapper dresses because the servers at our jr/sr banquet/prom wore them. Somehow that fit into the theme.
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RE: Marsha's thread - 6/4/2008 8:39:59 AM
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<----- Isn't this a flapper outfit?
Me and Dee's G'ma could be twins!
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RE: Marsha's thread - 6/4/2008 10:58:24 AM
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quote:
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My history teachers never seemed to finish the course before the end of the year so we never made it to the 20th Century. But I do a lot of reading so that's probably where I learned about them. Oh! Maybe in university. I was studying clothing and textiles so we studied the history of the hemline.
Never finished a course either. You would think they would learn from their own teaching history that they need to move faster in the first half of the year to get the 20th century taught, but all my history classes were the same.
Consequently ... I know LOTS about ancient history and the Catholic Reformation and such, but not a whole lot abotu WWI or Vietnam or Korea. To be honest, I don't know much about the 18th century either. My US History classes never made time for the Civil War. We got the Revolutionary War, then skipped the Civil War and wWI, talked about the great depresion and New Deal, then went to WWII. I know a lot about WWII and the early 20th century from my own studies, but not because fo school.
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RE: Marsha's thread - 6/4/2008 11:26:31 AM
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A great way to learn about history is through historical fiction. Some authors do a lot of research to make sure the historical details are accurate. I remember reading the book "Poland" by some famous novelist (can't remember who at the moment). I read it twice, actually--a very thick book. One day the mother of one of ds1's classmates came over for a visit. They were very recent immigrants from Poland and as we discussed her country, she was amazed at how well I knew it. It was only from that novel.
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RE: Marsha's thread - 6/4/2008 11:42:34 AM
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I know quite a bit of WWII history from the Band of Brothers miniseries from HBO.
I'm not so much into historical fiction, but I'll read non-fiction if it's written as a story. I love those.
I need to read more.
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RE: Marsha's thread - 6/4/2008 11:47:31 AM
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Yeah, biographies are very informative too--books like "The Diary of Anne Frank," or "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom that take place during WWII.
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RE: Marsha's thread - 6/4/2008 12:10:47 PM
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Yeah.
Schindler's List is good too.
I read a book called The Medic about a medic in WWII and what he went through. VERY interesting.
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RE: Marsha's thread - 6/4/2008 1:59:43 PM
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Never heard of flappers.
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RE: Marsha's thread - 6/4/2008 5:43:49 PM
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PBS has some good history shows, especially about the 20th Century. We sometimes watch American Experience, which focuses on the 20th Century. Recently, they did a show on Harry Truman, and one in George H.W. Bush. Lots on the Internet, too.
School can't teach everything, anyway. At some point, we need to educate ourselves. My mom never went to college, nor did my husband. But both educated themselves! I admire them both!
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RE: Marsha's thread - 6/4/2008 6:06:51 PM
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bride48
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Here's an article on Flappers.
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