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wadc45 said:
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Okay-- i get your point.

I'm changing my moniker to Adidasbuck, though... so I can be acceptably cheesy.
 
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Pretty simple.....Buckeye and Redskins fan.

As for the Akron Zips....a friend of mine who lived in Akron said the name came from the fact that supposedly years ago Akron was the zipper making capital of the world. Take it for what it's worth. I think the guy was telling me the truth.
 
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Oshkosh, Pennsyalvania is the zipper capital of the world and the zipper was invented in Hillsboro, Ohio so I think your friend was blowing smoke up your ass.

I couldn't find anything about zipper production in Akron.
 
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Thump said:
Oshkosh, Pennsyalvania is the zipper capital of the world and the zipper was invented in Hillsboro, Ohio so I think your friend was blowing smoke up your ass.

I couldn't find anything about zipper production in Akron.
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Oh, dear lord.
 
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Thump said:
Oshkosh, Pennsyalvania is the zipper capital of the world and the zipper was invented in Hillsboro, Ohio so I think your friend was blowing smoke up your ass.

I couldn't find anything about zipper production in Akron.
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He might have been blowing a little smoke but go back and read the post from NJ-Buckeye.
 
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Here.

Origin of the "Zips" nickname

One of the unique nicknames in all of intercollegiate athletics belongs to The University of Akron.

Originally Zippers, athletic director Kenneth Red Cochrane officially shortened the nickname to the Zips in 1950. Twenty-five years earlier a campus-wide contest had been conducted to choose a nickname for the University's athletic teams.

Suggestions submitted by students, faculty, and alumni included Golden Blue Devils, Tip Toppers, Rubbernecks, Hillbillies, Kangaroos, and Cheveliers. The winner, freshman Margaret Hamlin, received a prize of $10 for Zippers - a $6 pair of rubber overshoes and a brand name of the BF Goodrich Company.

Origin of Mascot "Zippy"

"Zippy" the kangaroo was officially declared The University of Akron's mascot on May 1, 1953. Chair of a committee to suggest a mascot, All-American Zip diver Bob Savoy recommended the kangaroo and it was approved by the student council.

At first much resentment and apathy surrounded the decision, which was made without the benefit of a campuswide vote. Defenders of the kangaroo countered with, "it is an animal that is fast, agile and powerful with undying determination - all the necessary qualities of an athlete."

Pete Demming appeared as the first "Zippy" kangaroo at the inaugural Acme-Zip football game in 1954.

Now fully accepted and an integral part of UA's athletics program, "Zippy" is revered by alumni and loved by children.
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and...

Hey! Your fly is open!
The zipper was patented on August 29, 1893 (remember that date - it may show up on the exam I'm giving you next week) by Whitcomb Judson, a Chicago mechanical engineer.

One big problem - it didn't work. Not only did it not work, but no one wanted it, either. Judson displayed it at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair to a potential audience of 20 million people.

How many did he sell? Twenty. Not enough to retire on. All to the U. S. Postal Service to close their mailbags.

In 1913, a new guy, Gideon Sundback, produced a better model - the modern zipper (its only drawback was that it rusted closed after washing). His first order went to the U. S. Army for clothing and equipment (after all, WWI was going on).

It may seem obvious to us today, but people couldn't figure out how to use the zipper. It actually came with directions. (Something like - make sure your private parts are not hanging out and pull up?)

Still, no one wanted them.

Along comes the savior - B. F. Goodrich himself. In 1923, good old B.F. (as those of us close to him called him) ordered 150,000 of them for his new product - rubber galoshes.

Until this point, they were called hookless fasteners. B. F. liked the z-z-zip sound they made and coined the term zipper.

The rest is zipper history - until 1948.
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Thump said:
Oshkosh, Pennsyalvania is the zipper capital of the world and the zipper was invented in Hillsboro, Ohio so I think your friend was blowing smoke up your ass.

I couldn't find anything about zipper production in Akron.
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Even with research, Thump knows Zip. :biggrin:
 
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