[Ads-l] squatchee

[James Landau]

On  Tue, 16 Feb 2021 19:10:45  Zone  - 0500 Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM>  asked:
<qipte>Why do most baseball type caps have a button on the top, what purpose does
it serve? That button actually has a name: It’s called a “squatchee” or
“squatcho"....
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According to various sports stories I have read over the years, the button is functional, not decorative.  It is the place to store your chewing gum between chews.
James Landau
jjjrlandau at netscape.com

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