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Short Stuff: Plastic Pink Flamingos

Stuff You Should Know

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The Rise and Reinvention of the Pink Flamingo

This chapter explores the origins and cultural impact of the plastic pink flamingo, highlighting its rise as a lawn ornament in suburban America. It discusses how it became a symbol of individuality in the 1960s and its transformation into an icon of irony through film.

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