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On 11/23/2020 at 4:01 PM, JoNorvelleWalker said:
Fridge, really a hundred years? When I was growing up the appliance was called the ice box.
Yup. First mention in writing was 1926. Which means it was used colloquially for some time before that.
When I was was growing up we never had one! That wasn't the 1920s though!
7 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:
Fridge, really a hundred years? When I was growing up the appliance was called the ice box.
Yup. First mention in writing was 1926. Which means it was used colloqually for some time before that.
When I was was growing up we never had one! That wasn't the 1920s though!
4 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:
Fridge, really a hundred years? When I was growing up the appliance was called the ice box.
Yup. First mention in writing was 1926. Which means it was used colloqually for some time before that.
When I was was growing up we never had one!
