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[4] The hardships that everyday folks encountered led to a variety of new terms and phrases: Apple Annie: A woman who sold apples on the street to make ends meet Bank holiday: A euphemism for closing a bank that was about to fail Black blizzard or black roller: A dust storm that darkens the sky Blinds: The platform of a baggage car Bone polisher: A vicious or dangerous dog California blankets or Hoover blankets: Newspapers to sleep on or under Chuck a dummy: To pretend to faint to get money from passersby Duster: A dust storm Flip a rattler: To jump into a moving boxcar Gasoline gypsies: Unemployed people living and traveling in their cars looking for work Gunboat: An empty can (usually a coffee can) used for cooking Hobo: A migrant worker, typically without a permanent home Hoover cars or Hoover wagons: Broken down cars pulled by mules Hoover flags: Empty pockets turned inside out Hoover hogs: Wild rabbits that rural people caught for food Hooverville: A temporary shanty town House dog: Someone who offers to do chores for money Hungry town: A town known for being stingy with handouts or aid Jumping the blinds: Catching a ride on the platform of a baggage car Jungle: A rural gathering place for hobos K-balling: Salvaging parts from junked rail cars to build new ones Rent party: A gathering where guests donate money to help with rent Road sister: A female hobo Tin can shows: Movies where viewers bring cans of food for the needy Tin can tourists: Migrants from the Great Plains who arrived in other states by car Yegg: A hobo criminal You gave us beer, now give us water: A Dust Bowl catchphrase and demand to the government by farmers Do phrases like "the Big Apple" or "man cave" sound familiar
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data via World Lung Foundations, 2012 Tobacco Atlas But thats nothing compared to the worlds top cigarette-smoking countries (relative to their populations) almost all of which are in Europe: Serbia (2,861 cigarettes per capita) Bulgaria (2,822) Greece (2,795) Russia (2,786) A whopping 40% of the Russian population smokes a percentage thats about the same in Bulgaria and Greece
