[Ads-l] ABC (was Re: XYZ revived)
Joel Berson
berson at ATT.NET
Thu Jan 5 18:04:29 UTC 2017
The zipper may be faster, but liquor is quicker.
Joel
From: W Brewer <brewerwa at GMAIL.COM>
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 12:28 AM
Subject: Re: [ADS-L] ABC (was Re: XYZ revived)
Buttons vs. zipper
A very practical feature of the M-1951 field jacket was that it had both a
zipper and snap fasteners down the front. (Like Larry King with red
suspenders and a belt.) But buttons to attach the hood. (Possibly somebuddy
on the list saw me wearing mine for years around a UC campus, in the days
when it was a fashion statement.) On the fly, I would say that the zipper
may be faster, but buttons fail less often, & won't nip yer schlong like a
zipper can.
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