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  2. Brown paper bag test - Wikipedia

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    An individual darker than a brown paper bag was denied privileges. "The brown paper bag test" is a term in Black oral history used to describe a colorist discriminatory practice within the Black community in the 20th century, in which an individual's skin tone is compared to the color of a brown paper bag. The test was used to determine what ...

  3. Paper bag - Wikipedia

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    Paper shopping bags, brown paper bags, grocery bags, paper bread bags and other light duty bags have a single layer of paper. A variety of constructions and designs are available. Many are printed with the names of stores and brands. Paper bags are not waterproof. Types of paper bag are: laminated, twisted, flat tap.

  4. Margaret E. Knight - Wikipedia

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    Margaret E. Knight was born in York, Maine on February 14, 1838, to Hannah Teal and James Knight. [4] As a little girl, “Mattie,” as her parents and friends nicknamed her, preferred to play with woodworking tools instead of dolls, stating that “the only things [she] wanted were a jack knife, a gimlet, and pieces of wood.” [5] She was known as a child for her kites and sleds.

  5. Brownbagging - Wikipedia

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    Brownbagging or brown-bagging refers to various uses of a typical brown paper bag: . Carrying a packed lunch to work or school, frequently in a brown paper bag; Consuming an alcoholic drink while concealed, usually, but not necessarily, in a brown paper bag, so as to drink in public where such activities are prohibited by law

  6. Geoff Thompson (writer) - Wikipedia

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    Geoff Thompson (born 26 January 1960) is a BAFTA-winning writer, [1] film-maker, spiritual teacher, and martial artist. He has written prolifically in a wide range of genres, including books on spirituality, self-help, self defence, and martial arts, and scripts for film and stage.

  7. Brown Paper Bag - Wikipedia

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    Brown Paper Bag may refer to: . Brown paper bag, a paper bag of brown color "Brown Paper Bag", a song by the Syndicate of Sound, 1970 "Brown Paper Bag", a song by Roni Size from New Forms, 1997

  8. Brown Paperbag - Wikipedia

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    Brown Paperbag explores the behavior of people in Indian culture, rather than focusing on the people in power. Gopalan has said that his characters are stereotypes, but not based on any particular group of people. As such, Brown Paperbag typically exaggerates the conventional social roles assigned to parents, teenagers, and siblings. [4]

  9. Paper bag problem - Wikipedia

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    A cushion filled with stuffing. In geometry, the paper bag problem or teabag problem is to calculate the maximum possible inflated volume of an initially flat sealed rectangular bag which has the same shape as a cushion or pillow, made out of two pieces of material which can bend but not stretch.