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On the history/invention/evolution of the zipper from Wikipedia:
In 1851, Elias Howe received a patent for an âImprovement in Fastenings for Garmentsâ. It was more like an elaborate drawstring than a true slide fastener.
in 1893, Whitcomb L. Judson patented a âShoe-Fasteningâ and is sometimes given credit as the inventor of the zipper. He started the Universal Fastener Company.
In 1909, Gideon Sundback, a Swedish-American electrical engineer, worked on improving the fastener, and he registered a patent in Germany.
A university student was packing her overflowing backpack with her own purchases. She got everything in, except for a baguette and a bunch of leeks, the latter sticking out of her pack through an opening in the zipper.
Reminds me of a Readers Digest joke: A certain private in the US Army supply apparatus was looking through inventory lists for zippers to fulfill a requisition. Failing this, after some little time, he went to the crusty NCO in charge of the depot. âWhere are the zippers in the inventory?â he inquired. âTheyâs in there under the âFâsâ heading.â âF? Why is that?â âF is fer, Fasteners, interlocking, slide.â
Thereâs three ways to do anything: the Right way, the Wrong way, and then thereâs the Army Way.
dadthedawg Premium Member over 1 year ago
No, it was some guy from the beach blanket movies, named von ZipperâŠ..
oldpine52 over 1 year ago
Supposedly, Einstein considered the zipper to be man kinds greatest invention
Heres Waldo over 1 year ago
George Zipper
ellisaana Premium Member over 1 year ago
Automatic hook and eyes.
'IndyMan' over 1 year ago
The school room must be chilly with Skylar in the heavy âhoodieâ and a stocking cap ! ! !
RitaGB over 1 year ago
Kids donât learn cursive any more.
MRC112 over 1 year ago
Velcro is up there as well
chris_o42 over 1 year ago
LOL! Good one!
ladykat Premium Member over 1 year ago
Cool answer!
Just-me over 1 year ago
Elisas HoweâŠwhy I remember that or where I learned it, I have absolutely no idea.
Doug K over 1 year ago
On the history/invention/evolution of the zipper from Wikipedia:
In 1851, Elias Howe received a patent for an âImprovement in Fastenings for Garmentsâ. It was more like an elaborate drawstring than a true slide fastener.
in 1893, Whitcomb L. Judson patented a âShoe-Fasteningâ and is sometimes given credit as the inventor of the zipper. He started the Universal Fastener Company.In 1909, Gideon Sundback, a Swedish-American electrical engineer, worked on improving the fastener, and he registered a patent in Germany.
littlejohn Premium Member over 1 year ago
I broke the zipper on my pants today.
Now Iâm on a âNo Flyâ list.
littlejohn Premium Member over 1 year ago
Dad (points at my foot): your sock has a hole in it!
Me (checking my sock): no it doesnât!
Dad: well, how did you get your foot in?
littlejohn Premium Member over 1 year ago
Why do tv remotes have buttons?
It would be silly for them to have a zipper.
littlejohn Premium Member over 1 year ago
A university student was packing her overflowing backpack with her own purchases. She got everything in, except for a baguette and a bunch of leeks, the latter sticking out of her pack through an opening in the zipper.
I just couldnât help myself.
âYour backpack is leakingâ.
littlejohn Premium Member over 1 year ago
Whatâs the difference between a mosquito and a fly?
You canât sew a zipper on a mosquito.
rshive over 1 year ago
That was just his title. Not his name.
A# 466 over 1 year ago
Reminds me of a Readers Digest joke: A certain private in the US Army supply apparatus was looking through inventory lists for zippers to fulfill a requisition. Failing this, after some little time, he went to the crusty NCO in charge of the depot. âWhere are the zippers in the inventory?â he inquired. âTheyâs in there under the âFâsâ heading.â âF? Why is that?â âF is fer, Fasteners, interlocking, slide.â
Thereâs three ways to do anything: the Right way, the Wrong way, and then thereâs the Army Way.
stamps over 1 year ago
I thought it was Count von Zipperlin.
azardoz over 1 year ago
Lord of the Flies
eced52 over 1 year ago
Shouldnât that be the Lord of the Fly? After all only weird people have more than one fly.
pamela welch Premium Member over 1 year ago
G R O A N â LOLOL
christelisbetty over 1 year ago
Why the heck do they call them flies ?