Topic: Red
Falco Mobile !a7Q.SWNEJw started this discussion 9 years ago #58,366
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http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/30/507505728/creator-of-red-solo-cup-robert-hulseman-dies-at-84
Creator Of Red Solo Cup, Robert Hulseman, Dies At 84
December 30, 20167:57 AM ET
You might not know Robert Hulseman by name but there is a good chance you've held his invention. The red Solo Cup is the go-to drinking vessel for picnics, parties and keggers.
Hulseman, who invented the cup, died last week at the age of 84, The Associated Press reported on Thursday.
When the Hulseman family still owned Solo Cup Co., Robert was working for his father, Leo, who started the company in his garage in 1936.
Solo was one of the first companies to market small paper cone cups that were common to see alongside water coolers in the 1940s.
The company went on to develop the wax-lined cups used by drive-in movie theaters and fast-food restaurants.
In the 1970s, Hulseman invented the red Solo Cup for families to use at picnics, but use of the ubiquitous cup took off and it was embraced by all beverage drinkers.
Paul Hulseman, Robert's son, told The Associated Press that his father "never fully understood how massively popular the large red plastic cup became in pop culture."
The cup is the go-to cup for tailgaters and college keg parties.
In 2011, country singer Toby Keith had a hit with homage to the cup called "Red Solo Cup."
Creator Of Red Solo Cup, Robert Hulseman, Dies At 84
December 30, 20167:57 AM ET
You might not know Robert Hulseman by name but there is a good chance you've held his invention. The red Solo Cup is the go-to drinking vessel for picnics, parties and keggers.
Hulseman, who invented the cup, died last week at the age of 84, The Associated Press reported on Thursday.
When the Hulseman family still owned Solo Cup Co., Robert was working for his father, Leo, who started the company in his garage in 1936.
Solo was one of the first companies to market small paper cone cups that were common to see alongside water coolers in the 1940s.
The company went on to develop the wax-lined cups used by drive-in movie theaters and fast-food restaurants.
In the 1970s, Hulseman invented the red Solo Cup for families to use at picnics, but use of the ubiquitous cup took off and it was embraced by all beverage drinkers.
Paul Hulseman, Robert's son, told The Associated Press that his father "never fully understood how massively popular the large red plastic cup became in pop culture."
The cup is the go-to cup for tailgaters and college keg parties.
In 2011, country singer Toby Keith had a hit with homage to the cup called "Red Solo Cup."
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I only own lowball glasses why would I ask for a moment of silence for red solo cups I don't go downmarket.
I only own lowball glasses why would I ask for a moment of silence for red solo cups I don't go downmarket.
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