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fandomhigh2016-01-08 02:06 pm
heroic_jawline) wrote in fandomhigh2016-01-08 02:06 pm
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20th Century American History, Friday, January 8, 2016
A tall blond man in a hideous plaid shirt and pleated khakis and the shoulder to hip ratio of a Dorito stood at the front of the classroom, trying not to feel like a performing monkey again.
"Hello," he said. "I'm your teacher. Apparently. I'm Steve Rogers, and some of you may recognize me from your own...realities."
He was pleased at how normal he sounded saying that aloud.
"But if not, that's completely fine." Really. Better than fine, if you asked Steve. "This is 20th Century American History, but if you don't know history or aren't American, that's all right, too. We're going to be learning together. My knowledge ends around World War II," if you didn't count the pop culture references Tony had been throwing at him since Wednesday, "but I'm a fast learner." He pulled out a little paper notebook. "So let's start with who everyone is and something you think we should all know about the 20th Century. I'll start. The internet is so helpful."
You sound a million years old, Steve. "I've been using it to catch up. Back home, I would have had to hoof it down to the library instead." He pointed to the student straight in front of him. "Now you."
"Hello," he said. "I'm your teacher. Apparently. I'm Steve Rogers, and some of you may recognize me from your own...realities."
He was pleased at how normal he sounded saying that aloud.
"But if not, that's completely fine." Really. Better than fine, if you asked Steve. "This is 20th Century American History, but if you don't know history or aren't American, that's all right, too. We're going to be learning together. My knowledge ends around World War II," if you didn't count the pop culture references Tony had been throwing at him since Wednesday, "but I'm a fast learner." He pulled out a little paper notebook. "So let's start with who everyone is and something you think we should all know about the 20th Century. I'll start. The internet is so helpful."
You sound a million years old, Steve. "I've been using it to catch up. Back home, I would have had to hoof it down to the library instead." He pointed to the student straight in front of him. "Now you."
Re: Introductions!
It was significantly more important than the smiley face logo, after all.
Re: Introductions!
Re: Introductions!
"Because its legal history brings up a lot of interesting issues regarding copyright law and how it applies to widely-used and recognized terms and symbols that have pervaded modern culture," Mabel said, in a surprising twist of thoughtfulness. Because Mabel knew her sticker history, here. "It started as a logo for a New York radio station, was popularized and marketed by a guy in Massachusetts and again by two brothers in Pennsylvania, but was first trademarked by somebody in France whose company, which is now one of the top 100 biggest licensing companies in the world, took a major American retail company to court because they were using it as their logo."
There was a beat, and then Mabel added as she pulled one such smiley face sticker from her pocket and offered it to Steve, "It's a yellow circle with two dot eyes and a smile drawn on, but it remains an American icon and basically an important example of the lengths people will go to in order to turn a profit on something so widespread and intrinsic to humanity at large as a smile."
A beat.
"And if you scratch that one, it smells like lemons!"
Re: Introductions!
When he found out how much money had been made off his own image while he'd been under the ice, Steve was going to feel like he had a lot in common with the smiley face.