[Ads-l] squatchee

Peter Reitan pjreitan at HOTMAIL.COM
Wed Feb 17 05:22:37 UTC 2021


In depth discussion.

https://uni-watch.com/2015/11/18/squatchee-etymology-a-uni-watch-investigation/
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Quora.com:

Why do most baseball type caps have a button on the top, what purpose does
it serve? That button actually has a name: It=E2=80=99s called a =E2=80=9Cs=
quatchee=E2=80=9D or
=E2=80=9Csquatcho"....

JL
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"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

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