Talk:Lunchbox

Slang

References to sexual slang in this article are off-topic and should be deleted as part of the article clean-up. It seems that no matter what word or phrase one names, someone will claim to know a slang meaning for it, ad absurdum. Quicksilver^{T @} 04:51, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

I think the reference to sexual slang should be added and maybe expanded. I saw the term lunchbox for male genitalia yesterday in 2 english newspapers (Daily Mail, The Sun, both about an add of David Beckham), and just read about it in the wikipedia article about Linford Christie [1] . And I came to this article to find out whether the term was coined for Linford Christie or not. So I think that it is not off-topic and not ad absurdum, but - at least in England - a very common term. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.52.214.164 (talk) 05:49, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

is a relatively new addition to American pop culture. Although the idea of a lunch box, a container used for carrying food, has been around as long as time, it wasn't until the 20th century that they became a staple of American youth, and in turn, a marketable product in the eyes of the manufacturers.

So from the very first sentence of the introduction, we're talking exclusively about America? Am going to alter this slightly, move stuff down. 57.66.51.165 14:57, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

More info on the (UK) slang usage - in a televised track meeting, Linford Christie was wearing a tight-fitting running kit, which showed a very prominent bulge in the groin. One of the commentators queried what he had in his shorts, and the other replied along the lines of 'it looks like he has his lunchbox (down there)'. Thus, it entered UK slang.

Vandalism

151.199.193.37 has repeatedly vandalized this page, and seems determined to continue doing so when the current block expires. Perhaps it needs to be semi-protected or the account blocked for a longer period of time? Given that the user has a history of vandalism, I'm thinking semi-protection for this page would only cause this culprit to switch to a different page.
*Septegram*Talk*Contributions* 19:57, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

a ridiculous line

Not interested enough to edit, but the phrase "but companies now moved to plastic and vinyl as a means of feeding the public" makes it sound like we eat plastic and vinyl. Afabbro 16:41, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

NPOV & Cleanup

This article seems to have been written by a lunch box 'aficionado' and is riddled with stylistic problems. It's style is more narrative than encyclopedic. Lines like: "Whether for financial or other reasons, the lunch box as we had grown to know and love was dead." and "1950s bottles were works of art, but their 1980s distant cousins seemed nothing more than a required piece." both scream of a lack of NPOV. Adding the NPOV check template to the top of the article, as well as the cleanup tag. Kajmal (talk) 05:16, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Can this link be added?

It's difficult to tell what links can be added...would this one be ok?

http://www.ILoveObento.com/ Japanese Lunchboxes and Accessories —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.106.39.78 (talk) 05:50, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Moved all except the lead into a "United States" section

This seemed to me to be the best path to follow. The existing text didn't have one word on countries outside the US, and as such was unsuitable for a general descriptive section. Growing up in 1980s Britain, the (modern, plastic moulded) lunchbox was a very common item, especially once many schools stopped serving hot meals. I'm not a collector, and have no idea whether terms such as "golden age" (that term really needs a reference, by the way) can be applied to UK lunchboxes, though I suspect not. That's for other editors who know the subject better than I do. I just don't think a US-exclusive (or any-other-country-exclusive) description should be used in a general section. Loganberry (Talk) 18:31, 14 August 2008 (UTC)