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Re: Use it up...

Posted by ESC on November 11, 2008 at 13:23

In Reply to: Use it up... posted by Linda on November 11, 2008 at 10:06:

: What is the origin of "use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"?

I did some research on this a while back and used it as a theme for an environmental poster contest. It was used for a World War II poster. http://history1900s.about.com/library/photos/blywwiip211.htm The only origin I could find was that it was "a New England proverb."