sayings
Valerie Herrera
Can anyone tell me where the saying 'I'll get off my soap box' came from? There are many sayings that I don't know the origin of--this being one of them. Perhaps there's a history lesson in here for me?!
Thanks,
Valerie
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Thanks,
Valerie
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Teri Loftis
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This is my recollection... so don't quote me!
Teri
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>Can anyone tell me where the saying 'I'll get off my soap box' came from? There are many sayings that I don't know the origin of--this being one of them. Perhaps there's a history lesson in here for me?!I believe this saying comes from the "olden days" when politicians would speak to towns. They needed to be higher than the crowd, for visibility and they would stand on soap boxes--wooden crates.
>
>Thanks,
>Valerie
>
This is my recollection... so don't quote me!
Teri
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In a message dated 10/3/01 2:35:54 PM, itsmeeteri@... writes:
<< I believe this saying comes from the "olden days" when politicians would
speak to towns. They needed to be higher than the crowd, for visibility and
they would stand on soap boxes--wooden crates. >>
I've heard that too--that in the town squares of little towns there would be
boxes around, or someone would get up on a crate in front of a store and make
a speech. They didn't have microphones, so getting up higher than the crowd
helped the voices carry too.
Sandra
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<< I believe this saying comes from the "olden days" when politicians would
speak to towns. They needed to be higher than the crowd, for visibility and
they would stand on soap boxes--wooden crates. >>
I've heard that too--that in the town squares of little towns there would be
boxes around, or someone would get up on a crate in front of a store and make
a speech. They didn't have microphones, so getting up higher than the crowd
helped the voices carry too.
Sandra
"Everything counts."
http://expage.com/SandraDoddArticles
http://expage.com/SandraDodd
Valerie Herrera
Thanks Teri and Sandra!
So now more about the soap boxes themselves. Was the soap stored in wooden
crates when brought for sale to a general store? (For some reason I thought
there was some mysterious 'soap box' that I'd never seen.)
Valerie
So now more about the soap boxes themselves. Was the soap stored in wooden
crates when brought for sale to a general store? (For some reason I thought
there was some mysterious 'soap box' that I'd never seen.)
Valerie
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In a message dated 10/4/01 11:52:29 AM, vcveggie@... writes:
<< Was the soap stored in wooden
crates when brought for sale to a general store? >>
Just about everything was in crates. Cardboard wasn't a going thing yet
(except for flat paper-kind-of uses). [Anyone know when corrugated cardboard
came on the scene?] I don't know why people gave speeches on "soap boxes"
instead of "fruit crates" or "oatmeal boxes," though.
Sandra
<< Was the soap stored in wooden
crates when brought for sale to a general store? >>
Just about everything was in crates. Cardboard wasn't a going thing yet
(except for flat paper-kind-of uses). [Anyone know when corrugated cardboard
came on the scene?] I don't know why people gave speeches on "soap boxes"
instead of "fruit crates" or "oatmeal boxes," though.
Sandra
Valerie Herrera
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 15:11:49 EDT
From: SandraDodd@...
" I don't know why people gave speeches on "soap boxes"
instead of "fruit crates" or "oatmeal boxes," though."
Good point. I wonder, too.
Valerie
From: SandraDodd@...
" I don't know why people gave speeches on "soap boxes"
instead of "fruit crates" or "oatmeal boxes," though."
Good point. I wonder, too.
Valerie
Lynda
1871 for corrugated "paper" as it was known then.
Soap boxes were used because they were solid. Crates were slat sided and
not as sturdy. Grains came in gunny sacks and canvas bags.
There use to be a site with pictures all about soap boxes that the kidlets
discovered a few years ago (they wanted to know why soap operas were called
soap operas but they found lots of cool sites that had to do with soap) but
when I went to find it the link didn't work.
Lynda
Soap boxes were used because they were solid. Crates were slat sided and
not as sturdy. Grains came in gunny sacks and canvas bags.
There use to be a site with pictures all about soap boxes that the kidlets
discovered a few years ago (they wanted to know why soap operas were called
soap operas but they found lots of cool sites that had to do with soap) but
when I went to find it the link didn't work.
Lynda
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>
> In a message dated 10/4/01 11:52:29 AM, vcveggie@... writes:
>
> << Was the soap stored in wooden
> crates when brought for sale to a general store? >>
>
> Just about everything was in crates. Cardboard wasn't a going thing yet
> (except for flat paper-kind-of uses). [Anyone know when corrugated
cardboard
> came on the scene?] I don't know why people gave speeches on "soap
boxes"
> instead of "fruit crates" or "oatmeal boxes," though.
>
> Sandra
>
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> From: "Lynda" <lurine@...>Excellent to know Lynda! Thanks for passing along the information. So now
>1871 for corrugated "paper" as it was known then.
>
>Soap boxes were used because they were solid. Crates were slat sided and
>not as sturdy. Grains came in gunny sacks and canvas bags.
>
>Lynda
I have to ask how did soap operas get their name?
Valerie
Lynda
The soap companies were the original sponsors.
Lynda
Lynda
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Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 10:15 AM
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> > From: "Lynda" <lurine@...>
>
> >1871 for corrugated "paper" as it was known then.
> >
> >Soap boxes were used because they were solid. Crates were slat sided and
> >not as sturdy. Grains came in gunny sacks and canvas bags.
> >
> >Lynda
>
>
> Excellent to know Lynda! Thanks for passing along the information. So
now
> I have to ask how did soap operas get their name?
>
> Valerie
>
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Valerie Herrera
It all makes sense now (the reason for the name....not the soap operas
themselves, they've never been of interest to me).
Valerie
From: "Lynda" <lurine@...>
Subject: Re: sayings
The soap companies were the original sponsors.
Lynda
So now I have to ask how did soap operas get their name?
themselves, they've never been of interest to me).
Valerie
From: "Lynda" <lurine@...>
Subject: Re: sayings
The soap companies were the original sponsors.
Lynda
So now I have to ask how did soap operas get their name?
>
> Valerie
>
>
Lynda
The only soaps I ever watched were Dark Shadows (the original) when I was in
high school (we all left skid marks in the halls beating a path out of the
building so we would be home in time to watch it <g>) and then Soap.
I just don't get why people watch them.
Lynda
high school (we all left skid marks in the halls beating a path out of the
building so we would be home in time to watch it <g>) and then Soap.
I just don't get why people watch them.
Lynda
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> It all makes sense now (the reason for the name....not the soap operas
> themselves, they've never been of interest to me).
>
> Valerie
>
> From: "Lynda" <lurine@...>
> Subject: Re: sayings
>
> The soap companies were the original sponsors.
>
> Lynda
>
> So now I have to ask how did soap operas get their name?
> >
> > Valerie
> >
> >
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