From Betty Boop To Poetry Soup

In '29 -- Betty Boop 
 In '34 -- Marx Bros. 'Duck Soup'  
  In '39 -- Benny Goodman's Jazz Group
   In '49 -- Chevrolet Hardtop Coupe
    In '59 -- the Hula Hoop 
     In '69 -- Joplin, Hendrix, and Woodstock's musical groups
      In '79 -- psychological encounter groups
       In '89 -- Jordan, Magic & Larry, and NBA hoops
        In '99 -- Chicago's Loop
         In 2009 -- tea party splinter groups
          In two-oh-one-nine -- Will it be Poetry soup?
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Toney Avatar
May 24, 2018 at 9:52 PM
Cool idea for a poem, Gershon. That was fun!
Faulkner Avatar
May 20, 2018 at 8:23 AM
Funny thing is, I gave my mother a Betty Boop figurine for Mother's Day a couple years ago and she loved it - so I much enjoyed this tie-in to my new favorite hobby!
Cunningham Avatar
May 19, 2018 at 6:54 AM
Definitely Gershon. Soup rocks.
Rodrigues Avatar
May 18, 2018 at 4:20 PM
From Betty Boop to Poetry Soup! Nice!
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