# Happy Hour

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-hour/154205>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 10, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-hour/154205 "2003-02-10T21:34:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![PA-HO-NIX\_boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@PA-HO-NIX\_boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PA-HO-NIX_boy)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-hour/154205/1 "2003-02-10T21:34:30Z")

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Where did the term “Happy Hour” orginate from?

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**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-hour/154205/2 "2003-02-10T21:43:21Z")

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**Moderator’s Note:** This forum (“About This Message Board”) is for technical questions about the boards, like “How do I put stuff in _italics_?” Our [General Questions](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=3) forum is for your basic questions with factual answers, so I’ll move this thread there.

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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-hour/154205/3 "2003-02-10T21:46:05Z")

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Maybe he meant to ask, “How do I post in Times New Roman?”

Boy, that looks weird.

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**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-hour/154205/4 "2003-02-10T21:48:30Z")

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My dictionary puts it at 1961; “a period of time during which the price of drinks is reduced or hors d’oeuvres are served free.”

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**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-hour/154205/5 "2003-02-10T21:50:05Z")

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> Maybe he meant to ask, “How do I post in Times New Roman?”

Well in that case, I’d say the question was asked and answered.

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**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-hour/154205/6 "2003-02-12T09:18:51Z")

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> \*Originally posted by MEBuckner \*  
> \*\*Well in that case, I’d say the question was asked and answered. \*\*

I that case, why isn’t it **CLOSED?**

[ul]:o [sup]Just asking.[/sup][/ul]