Understanding Athelind's Argot: "Avocado Age"

[athelind]

Avocado Age: The 1970s, a period when Avocado Green and Harvest Gold were considered appropriate and fashionable colors for interior decoration, particularly in kitchen appliances.

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(Posted by request of halfelf; really, anyone old enough to remember the era wouldn't have needed a definition.)

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[thoughtsdriftby.livejournal.com]

It could never match the Formica and Chrome period. Grey, red, and yellow Ice with Chrome... Add Fiesta-ware and life is good (except for the early lead content... and with the red, uranium oxide - early stuff only).
Families everywhere tossed out that old polished solid wood stuff for streamlined plastic and chrome. It was The FUTURE.