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ABC Wednesday is a word meme with participants from around the world. This fabulous meme was created and hosted by Mrs. Denise Nesbitt who hails from Great Britain. Over time, others have joined in to help host this wonderful and informative meme. We are now in our TENTH round! Some of the participants have been with this from the very first round; others have joined in along the way. Each week we are taken across the globe to see the varied and exciting contributions people have taken the time to discover and capture. We start with the letter, "A" and each week we post something in regards to the next letter of the alphabet. This week's letter is, "P".

PEZ

Didn't you just love those as a kid? My son's former pediatrician collected these and in her office, all along the hallway were all the Pez dispensers (I swear) that were ever made. What I never realized is that Pez is an Austrian candy.

Here's a little snippet of Pez history from Wikipedia's site:

"Pez was first marketed as a compressed peppermint sweet or candy in Vienna, Austria. It was invented in 1927 in Vienna by a candy maker named Eduard Haas III. Haas invented peppermints using family owned baking powders, and decided to serve the mints in small, hand-size containers. He manufactured a small tin to hold the mints, similar to the modern Altoids tins. The first Pez mint dispensers, known as "regulars," were similar in shape to a cigarette lighter, and dispensed an adult breath mint marketed as an alternative to smoking. They were invented by Oscar Uxa. Haas Food Manufacturing Corporation of Vienna, Austria, was the first to sell Pez products.
World War II slowed marketing and production. In 1945, manufacturers devised and promoted the Pez Box Regular. In 1952 Eduard Haas introduced his product to the United States, and Curtis Allina headed Pez's U.S. business. In 1955, the Pez company placed heads on the dispensers and marketed them for children. Santa Claus and Mickey Mouse were among the first character dispensers. Since 1950, over 1500 Pez dispensers, including the original character dispensers have been created."

PLANET

"What planet are you from?" Great line...the name, 'planet' is from the ancient Greeks and it means, wandering star.

PATTERNS

I'm a pattern 'hound' if you will....I just can't help myself. I have a huge image file called, "Patterns". You might recognize this pattern as belonging to Escher. His images were mathematically based-me? I just like patterns whether or not they are random or mathematically based.

POLYESTER CAPACITOR

I don't know much about electronics. Perhaps polyester capacitors are an everyday thing,even though this circuit board looks a wee bit antiquated. If you want to totally 'geek out' and read up on polyester capacitors, be sure to click on the link!