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Take Five: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 07/19/2018 - 11:09am.
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February 1940. "Basketball players resting between periods. Eufaula, Oklahoma." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
The song wasn't written yet
Submitted by OTY on Thu, 07/19/2018 - 1:58pm.
"Who wears short shorts?" didn't become popular until 1957 but this could inspire such a tune.
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