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  • Dave Wilton

Dave Wilton

01 Aug 2025 • 5 min read
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An astronaut on the moon saluting a US flag

run it up the flagpole

The phrase run it up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes is credited to Madison Avenue admen of the 1950s. The phrase, and many others like it, is used in the context of brainstorming or “spitballing ideas” and refers to making a suggestion to see if people like it.
27 Aug 2025 5 min read
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27 Aug 2025 3 min read
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Middle Ages / medieval

The Middle Ages, or medieval period, runs from roughly 500–1500 C. E., that is more or less from the so-called fall of Rome to the so-called Renaissance and the start of the modern era. While Middle Ages is a pretty obvious term for a period between two others, there
25 Aug 2025 3 min read
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