Oh, Happy Days! Well, Hours

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It’s 1913, one problem solved
Now, let’s all focus our powers
And see if we can figure out
What to do with the other 23 hours

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1913
“Happy Hour” Is born
The US Navy begins celebrating “Happy Hour,” an evening celebration filled with alcohol, dancing and onboard boxing.

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Genius D&D pastimes aka sailor culling

I swung left
The boat swung right
Drunken boxing
on a swaying ship
Late into the night

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Zappai: logic prohibition

A drink with a meal
Perfectly reasonable.
So, twelve meals a day?

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The 1920s
“Happy Hour” meets the matinee
With alcohol outlawed, folks began drinking before dinner, when the effects of having a cocktail were less conspicuous.

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Zappai: got the drys

dry public morals
launch prohibition which leads
to day time drinking

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Baited with booze
the price of a hook
beyond the paycheck you loose
is told in a single look

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1940 – 1950s
“Happy Hour” specials as bait.
With the economy booming after WWII, businesses capitalized on the population’s newfound wealth with drink discounts to attract customers.

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The wealth of war
Spent
Drowning
The memory of war

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It’s more than a matter of greed
I don’t care what anyone thinks
And I won’t believe anything I read
Unless it involves cheap drinks

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1959
“Happy Hour” goes mainstream
An article posted in the “Saturday Evening Post,” titled “The Men Who Chase Missiles,” popularizes the term ‘happy hour.’

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The men who chase missiles
Are usual the ones who set them going
But after a few cheap drinks
There's no real way of knowing

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Lune: emotional time limit

liquid trickery
timed to last
happiness expires

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Happy National Happy Hour Day! 🥂

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Facts from nationaltoday.com

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