Doggie Bags, anyone?

[bbodb1]

From etymonline.com
davenport (n.)
"large upholstered couch," 1897, apparently named for the manufacturer.

A. H. Davenport and Company was a late 19th-, early 20th-century furniture
manufacturer and interior decoration firm, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

I always wondered if Davenport was like Kleenex in that a vendor name became the defacto manner of referencing the product.
Thanks for that info!

 

[bbodb1]

"Davenport" - LOL my grandmother used that word. I haven't thought about that forever.

I once referred to high school gym uniforms as a "gym suit" and was met with shrieks of horrified laughter. When I was in high school we had those horrendous one piece zip up gym suits.

Inquiring minds wonder - any photos?????

 

[Cornell]

@bbodb1 This is not mine but this is a 100% duplicate. Wow , were they awful. Knit. Ours were light blue. We had to have our names on the lower leg of the uniform. Most girls wrote theirs on with marker or used iron-on letters, but my mother was SUPER crafty and embroidered my name in cursive. My gym teacher hated me , BTW.

 

[chapjim]

Supper at home with just family.

Dinner with guests or when eating out.

 

[clifffaith]

@bbodb1 This is not mine but this is a 100% duplicate. Wow , were they awful. Knit. Ours were light blue. We had to have our names on the lower leg of the uniform. Most girls wrote theirs on with marker or used iron-on letters, but my mother was SUPER crafty and embroidered my name in cursive. My gym teacher hated me , BTW.

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At least yours had some "style"! Ours were solid medium blue cotton that had to be ironed. Think of mechanics coveralls with the legs and sleeves cut short. Worst part of every school day was gym class!

 

[nerodog]

@bbodb1 This is not mine but this is a 100% duplicate. Wow , were they awful. Knit. Ours were light blue. We had to have our names on the lower leg of the uniform. Most girls wrote theirs on with marker or used iron-on letters, but my mother was SUPER crafty and embroidered my name in cursive. My gym teacher hated me , BTW.

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I remember these fire gum class. Ours were maroon. Of course mine is long gone... ours didn't have a zip , it was a pull on.

 

[bbodb1]

@bbodb1 This is not mine but this is a 100% duplicate. Wow , were they awful. Knit. Ours were light blue. We had to have our names on the lower leg of the uniform. Most girls wrote theirs on with marker or used iron-on letters, but my mother was SUPER crafty and embroidered my name in cursive. My gym teacher hated me , BTW.

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Now that garment makes a fashion statement!

 

[bbodb1]

At least yours had some "style"! Ours were solid medium blue cotton that had to be ironed. Think of mechanics coveralls with the legs and sleeves cut short. Worst part of every school day was gym class!

You mean your gym attire did not help you get Cliff's attention?

 

[GetawaysRus]

I remember those gym uniforms. The girls were cute, but their uniforms definitely were not.

In junior high, it was called "gym class." Thinking back, it was definitely NOT co-ed, and it was sexist. The girls were required to wear those formless sacks, the boys had shorts. We participated with the other members of our class.

Later, I attended high school at a large, racially integrated NY high school. By then, it was called PE class. My school had so many students (over 4000) that they divided the day into 11 45 minute periods and students attended at different times. So there was a large number of students attending each PE session, and I remember it being very intimidating. Some of those high school boys were very tall, very strong, and very physical. The PE teachers acted like ex-Marines, and ran things in quasi-military fashion to maintain order. Not a pleasant memory...

 

[Luanne]

Our gym uniforms were two piece, a white blouse and navy blue shorts. I don't remember if we had to have our names on them. I do know we were required to take them home over the weekend and wash them. For some reason I remember having the same uniform for both junior high (7th - 9th) and high school (10th - 12th), but I don't trust that memory 100%.

 

[silentg]

Living room vs parlor?

 

[clifffaith]

You mean your gym attire did not help you get Cliff's attention?

I think his wife at the time, as well as the authorities, would have frowned upon that (he's 18 years older than I am)!

 

[silentg]

Reminded of a time I was in Bennigan's for lunch with my husband! Waitress asked if we needed anything else .
Can I get a box, I asked her. She thought I said can you get lost. She looked upset and I asked if she was ok, she was thinking how rude I was. And said you just told me to get lost, no I said can I get a box.
So once the confusion was cleared up it was ok. We gave her a nice tip.
Silentg

 

[Glynda]

I've always said "doggie bag". My granddaughter hears it and uses it too. Maybe there was a time when some people were embarrassed for a restaurant to think that they would take some home for another meal. I've done both.

"Supper" is a Southern thing, I think. Not used much today. My parents didn't say it but some of our relatives and friends did.

 

[geekette]

@bbodb1 This is not mine but this is a 100% duplicate. Wow , were they awful. Knit. Ours were light blue. We had to have our names on the lower leg of the uniform. Most girls wrote theirs on with marker or used iron-on letters, but my mother was SUPER crafty and embroidered my name in cursive. My gym teacher hated me , BTW.

OMG. Yes. Ours were light blue, just like the pic. no names required. I was thinking cotton, but, probably repressed the memory successfully. Until today.

Bloomers, anyone?? These look pretty normal, I think my sister had to wear some giant stiff cotton things. Royal blue.

 

[Glynda]

OMG. Yes. Ours were light blue, just like the pic. no names required. I was thinking cotton, but, probably repressed the memory successfully. Until today. View attachment 21712

Bloomers, anyone?? These look pretty normal, I think my sister had to wear some giant stiff cotton things. Royal blue.

I wore just those in pale green throughout Junior and Senior High School...except for senior year. We didn't have to take PE then. They were stiff, almost like a lightweight canvas, perhaps a stiff twill.

 

[PcflEZFlng]

When I was a kid, we always said 'davenport' at home, but I always knew everyone else called it a couch (or a sofa). Once I left home, I never used the term again. My parents stopped using that term not long after. We also stopped using the term 'doggie bag' around the same time (mid-1970s). Same with 'supper' - it became 'dinner,' but that may be because we had moved from MN to CA. But 'ottoman' has always been 'ottoman' for me. Never heard of a 'hassock.' I'm guessing that one is very regional.

 

[Glynda]

Now that I've thought about it, ...on Sundays, we would come home from church and my mother would usually fix a late lunch which in those days we called "dinner." It might not be ready until 2:30 or 3:00. "Supper" would be a light meal of left-overs later.

 

[PigsDad]

"Supper" is a Southern thing, I think. Not used much today. My parents didn't say it but some of our relatives and friends did.

Nope, it is very common in northern MN. From my personal experience, I think it is more of a rural thing, and those that grew up in a rural area. Dinner was always the noon meal, and it was the largest meal of the day. Supper was after all the work on the farm was done. Since that could be quite late, especially during harvest season, it was typically a light meal. Lunch was around 4pm, as we needed to eat between noon and 9-10pm.

Now I call the evening meal "dinner" most of the time. Sometimes "supper" slips out...

Kurt

 

[Glynda]

Now that I've thought about it...on Sundays, we would come home from church and my mother would usually fix a late lunch which in those days we called "dinner." It might not be ready until 2:30 or 3:00. "Supper" would be a light meal of left-overs later.

 

[jackio]

I have said doggie bag, but usually now the server will ask if I want a box, or if I want my leftovers wrapped.

My grandparents used to call the record player a Victrola, and a small suitcase a valise.

The phrase I used that sent my kids into hysterics was "shame shame". One day at dinner one of the 3 got caught doing something fresh. I promptly took my index fingers and rubbed them on each other and said "shame shame". They had never heard it and thought it was the funniest thing. To further prove my point, I told them that if you caught someone being naughty, you said "shame, shame, everyone knows your name". They laughed for hours.

They asked me why did I do the finger gesture, and I had to tell them I had no idea. It was just what was done, and everyone did it!

 

[geekette]

I have said doggie bag, but usually now the server will ask if I want a box, or if I want my leftovers wrapped.

My grandparents used to call the record player a Victrola, and a small suitcase a valise.

The phrase I used that sent my kids into hysterics was "shame shame". One day at dinner one of the 3 got caught doing something fresh. I promptly took my index fingers and rubbed them on each other and said "shame shame". They had never heard it and thought it was the funniest thing. To further prove my point, I told them that if you caught someone being naughty, you said "shame, shame, everyone knows your name". They laughed for hours.

They asked me why did I do the finger gesture, and I had to tell them I had no idea. It was just what was done, and everyone did it!

If the index finger movement was as if you were using a finger almost like a scraper on the other finger, Yes.

"Everyone knows your name" wasn't part of it for us. I heard that much much later.

 

[Cornell]

@jackio The finger gesture! Yes! I immediately know what you are referring to . I’m going to resurrect that .

 

[Cornell]

Nope, it is very common in northern MN. From my personal experience, I think it is more of a rural thing, and those that grew up in a rural area. Dinner was always the noon meal, and it was the largest meal of the day. Supper was after all the work on the farm was done. Since that could be quite late, especially during harvest season, it was typically a light meal. Lunch was around 4pm, as we needed to eat between noon and 9-10pm.

Now I call the evening meal "dinner" most of the time. Sometimes "supper" slips out...

Kurt

My freshman year roommate in college was an Iowa farm girl (love her... we are still friends). She referred to our evening meal as “supper” just as you describe.

 

[Talent312]

We went to Texas Roadhouse tonight and came home with:
-- 2 boxes with steak+potatoes.
-- 2 doggie bags with peanuts... they just call 'em "bags"...