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(Elye Jlorthnib (Dhaewer
November 10,1999
Secret Society of Happy People vote on events of last century
Indoor plumb­
ing tops list
CONTRIBUTED STORY
for
T he P ortland O bserver
The Secret Society ofhappy people
announces the Top Ten Happiest
E vents, Inventions and social
Changes o f the Century:
10. PC’s
9. Personal Health Products
8.E-mail
7.1ntemet
6. Television
5. Washer/Dryer
4. W omen’s Right to Vote
3. M ed ical T e c h n o lo g y -
Procedures, Vaccines & Cures
2. Air Conditioning
1. Indoor plumbing.
More than 10.000 votes were cast
via the inter and by mail-in ballots
during the months o f August and
September from a list o f the 100
Happiest Events, Inventions and
Social Changes o f the Century that
was prepared by the Society.
Although the list included items
ranging from the Super Bowl,
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day P ade,
Dilbert, Captain Kangaroo, ftve
rathers. Girl Scouts cookies, ..id
p izza d e liv e ry it seem s that
Americans cast their votes for the
happiness that technology has
brought to the 20lh Century.
“The purpose o f the voting was to
fac ilita te co n v ersatio n s about
twentieth century happiness,” says
Society Founder Pam Johnson. “We
were excited that so many people
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with family and God.The Secret
from all age groups across the Happy People. They also included
Society O f happy People was
experiences
that
are
the
essence
of
country voted. Teacher had their
formed to encourage the acceptance
real
happiness
that
have
been
around
classes vote, families voted and
o
f the expression o f the happiness
since
the
beginning
people took ballots to their senior
and discourage the social backlash
o
f
mankind;
love,
spending
time
centers.”
that often accompanies this, society
The Society
grained international recognition in
27. Dishwasher
1. Indoor Plumbing
is happy to
28. Call Waiting,3-Way
2. Air Conditioning
re p o rt that
Calling,Caller-I-D
3. Medical
every item on
Conference
Technology-
the list, even
Calling
Procedures,
th in g s like
29. Pizza Delivery
Vaccines,&Cures
buses, acrylic
30. The Far Side
4. W omen’s Right to
nails and dry
31 .Sunglasses
Vote
c le a n in g
32. VCR/Vidio Camera
5. W asher/Dryer
re c e iv e d a
33. The Beatles
6. Television
v ote.
A
34. Winnie the Pooh
7.1ntemet
complete list
35. Disney Empire
is available at
8. E-mail
36.Self Adhesive Stamp
9. Personal Health
the Society
37. Celebration o f
Products
w eb
site
Cultural Diversity
Band-Aid, Deodorant,
38. Post It’s
toothpaste,
Etc.
H o n o r a b le
39Personal Camera’s
10. PC ’s
m e n tio n s
4O.Sesame
Street
11.
Radio
were:
41 The Wizard o f Oz
12. Phones-
11. Radio
42.Answering Machines
Cordless&Cell
12. Phones-
43.Star wars
13. Microwave
Cordless and
44. Girl Scout Cookies
14. Margaret Sanger for
Cell
45. Wal-Mart
legalizing birth control
□.Microwave
46. NASA
15. Civil Rights Act
14. Margaret
47.Indoor Malls
16. Women wearing
Sanger for
48. McDonald’s
pants and choosing
legalizing
49. Blow Dryers
hemlines
birth control
50. M other’s Day
17. Man Walking on the
15.
C iv il
Moon in 1969
Rights Act.
18. Motorized Cars
W rite
in
19. Movies with Sound
v o t e s
20.Social Security
included
21. Contact Lenses
H a rle y ’s ,
22. Dr. Seuss
Power Tools,
23. W right Brothers
B ig
B and
A irplane-1904
Music, RV ’s
24. CD Players
and even the
25. Remote Control
s e c r e t
26. Paved Roads
S o c ie ty o f
December when it challenged Ann
Landers for discouraging people
from w ritin g happy ho lid ay
newsletters to enclose with their
holiday cards and in August when it
declared August 8lh as National
Admit Y ou’re Happy Day.
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