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aberdeenwriter · Feb 7, 2006, 01:29 PM

I ran across this and think you guys should be aware of it.

http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_b...ages/1051.html

Dopp kit

Posted by ESC on March 08, 2005 at 02:29:30:
Someone asked about where to buy "Save the Baby," a medicine. I found it was sold at The Vermont County Store and, after visiting the site, ordered a catalog. I found this:

DOPP KIT - "A Dopp kit once was standard issue upon a boy's entrance into manhood. It's still the best way to keep a man's grooming tools conveniently organized. First designed by Charles Doppelt in 1919 to withstand the rigors of traveling." From The Vermont Country Store "Voice of the Mountains" catalog, Winter 2005. Page 81.

A google of Mr. Doppelt's name lead to this: "According to newspaper accounts unearthed by Merriam-Webster's Jim Rader, the Dopp Kit was first produced by Charles Doppelt, a leather goods designer who immigrated to the U.S. from Germany in the early 1900s. Although it may have been Doppelt's nephew and employee, Jerome Harris, who actually invented the snazzy leather toiletries case, Doppelt was the boss and so the finished product bore a cropped form of his name, giving us the 'Dopp Kit.' Dopp Kits were manufactured by the Charles Doppelt Company until the firm was purchased by Samsonite in the 1970s, and Dopp Kits today are made by Buxton. The popularity of Dopp Kits was evidently boosted considerably by World War II, in the course of which the U.S. Army issued them to recruits by the millions." From the Word Detective online, October 30, 2001, column. http://www.word-detective.com/103001.html Accessed March 7, 2005.
Follow Ups:

RAILhead · Feb 7, 2006, 01:49 PM

BlueSky · 02:34 PM

Are we going on a trip?

edit:

The popularity of Dopp Kits was evidently boosted considerably by World War II, in the course of which the U.S. Army issued them to recruits by the millions."

Are we being drafted?

rickey939 · Feb 7, 2006, 01:53 PM

I carry a Developers Kit instead.

I Bent My Wookiee · Feb 7, 2006, 02:23 PM

Who in the name of Zombie Jesus cares?

aberdeenwriter · Feb 7, 2006, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by BlueSky

Are we going on a trip, aw?

p.s. you oughta get a shorter name. something short and snappy with a number at the end.

"C-130 rolling down the strip, aberdeenwriter gonna take a little trip?"

Your question reminded me of the boot camp cadence call.

Maybe I could change it to "AuJus1?"

aberdeenwriter · Feb 7, 2006, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by I Bent My Wookiee

Who in the name of Zombie Jesus cares?

Just FYI.

aberdeenwriter · Feb 7, 2006, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by BlueSky

Are we going on a trip?

edit:

Are we being drafted?

No, more like my wanting to pass along my manly knowledge to my surrogate little bro's.

In another life I might have become "The Playboy Advisor."

osiris · Feb 7, 2006, 03:01 PM

I like this kit better:

one forty-five caliber automatic; two boxes of ammunition; four days' concentrated emergency rations; one drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills; one miniature combination Russian phrase book and Bible; one hundred dollars in rubles; one hundred dollars in gold; nine packs of chewing gum; one issue of prophylactics; three lipsticks; three pair of nylon stockings.

(Shoot, a fella' could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff.) - Major T.J. 'King' Kong.

wolfen · Feb 7, 2006, 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by aberdeenwriter

In another life I might have become "The Playboy Advisor."

Aberdeen, you are hereby done with the Internet. Step away from the keyboard.

There is simply nothing left for you to type. Nothing to top this quote, anyway.

BlueSky · Feb 7, 2006, 03:06 PM

While we're sellin' stuff, here's the new Sharpie Mini.

Thispenisonethatcangetthejobdone and features an attractive piercing that can be well hung anywhere.

rickey939 · Feb 7, 2006, 03:31 PM

Green Sharpies are the fo'shizzle.®

Millennium · Feb 7, 2006, 03:49 PM

It is just me, or does the stuff in that photo look anything but "conveniently organized"?

MM-o4 · Feb 7, 2006, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by Millennium

It is just me, or does the stuff in that photo look anything but "conveniently organized"?

lol

[dopp guy] their onto us, quick cheese it! [/dopp guy]

MM

aberdeenwriter · Feb 7, 2006, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by osiris

I like this kit better:

one forty-five caliber automatic; two boxes of ammunition; four days' concentrated emergency rations; one drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills; one miniature combination Russian phrase book and Bible; one hundred dollars in rubles; one hundred dollars in gold; nine packs of chewing gum; one issue of prophylactics; three lipsticks; three pair of nylon stockings.

(Shoot, a fella' could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff.) - Major T.J. 'King' Kong.

OK, Rambo. We're talkin about every day, married guy.

And, I know what you may be thinking but DON'T go there!

aberdeenwriter · Feb 7, 2006, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by wolfen

Aberdeen, you are hereby done with the Internet. Step away from the keyboard.

There is simply nothing left for you to type. Nothing to top this quote, anyway.

Thanks. But there's sooooooooooo much more I have to delight you with! You shouldn't want to miss a single post.

Awesome.

aberdeenwriter · Feb 7, 2006, 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by BlueSky

While we're sellin' stuff, here's the new Sharpie Mini.

Thispenisonethatcangetthejobdone and features an attractive piercing that can be well hung anywhere.

Actually, that's a product enhancement that would be worthy of AW!

aberdeenwriter · Feb 7, 2006, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by Millennium

It is just me, or does the stuff in that photo look anything but "conveniently organized"?

Ahhh! But when you close the Dopp Topp everything magically self organizes.

Awesome!

aberdeenwriter · Feb 7, 2006, 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by MM-o4

lol

[dopp guy] their onto us, quick cheese it! [/dopp guy]

MM

Awesome!

CMYKid · Feb 8, 2006, 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by aberdeenwriter

...but DON'T go there!

PSA: Nobody says this anymore.

That is all.

aberdeenwriter · Feb 9, 2006, 12:24 AM

Originally Posted by CMYKid

PSA: Nobody says this anymore.

That is all.

And I took you off "IGNORE" for that???

Next time talk to the hand.

black bear theory · Feb 9, 2006, 01:32 AM

Originally Posted by aberdeenwriter

And I took you off "IGNORE" for that???

Next time talk to the hand.

my dad always called a travel kit with all the essentials a "dopp kit" and everytime i used that term, everyone looked at me with a blank look.

thanks for the reassurance that i'm not crazy. ha ha .

aberdeenwriter · Feb 9, 2006, 02:14 AM

Originally Posted by black bear theory

my dad always called a travel kit with all the essentials a "dopp kit" and everytime i used that term, everyone looked at me with a blank look.

thanks for the reassurance that i'm not crazy. ha ha .

You are quite welcome. Your post is all the vindication I needed to offset all those who questioned the need for or importance of this info.

It's not always easy knowing more than one's peers. What helps is that over time they see it displayed so regularly that they eventually just expect you to have more mental stuff than most others.

And believe you me, I have more mental stuff than most! And it seems you may be similarly affected!

Awesome!