Name That List, #19

What is this a list of? The answer is below in extended.

A lamp shade, quite gaudy
One rubber band
Two artificial flowers
One chain off a bathtub plug
One shoe lace

Answer: They're the things that Marion McKenzie, former New York show girl, wore on her head as she walked down Hollywood boulevard (January 1938), hoping to see if anyone would pay attention. Except for one truck driver, they didn't.
Source: The Evening Independent, Jan 6, 1938.

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Posted By: Alex - Sat Feb 02, 2013
Category: Name That List

Comments

I wasn't too far off! There ain't much difference between over priced "art" and over priced millinery creations.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 02/02/13 at 09:23 AM

What, no hat pin to keep it in place??

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 02/03/13 at 03:26 PM

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