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Sad news

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Mar 26, 2024, 9:54 PM
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The inventor of Velcro passed

RIP

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Mar 26, 2024, 10:46 PM
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If you were in the military it was called "hook and loop fastener"

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Mar 26, 2024, 10:50 PM
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Yep, Ive heard it described on TV commercials as 'Hook and loop closure". I guess Velcro is a brand name like Kleenex is to tissue.

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Germans.

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Mar 26, 2024, 11:29 PM
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George de Mestral invented Velcro, and he died in 1990.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_de_Mestral

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Jan 1, 2024, 6:31 PM
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Nothing gets past you, except the attempt at humor

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Mar 26, 2024, 11:31 PM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_de_Mestral

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Great product & use it often

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Mar 26, 2024, 11:51 PM
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and since rubber bands around my 40 diaries don’t last long I decided to use narrow 18” long velcro strips instead and bam, they will stay closed with contents within til my heirs decide to read them & see my deeds & misdeeds.

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Mar 27, 2024, 7:47 AM
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Have you ever thought about using them to write a book? You could call it Bill's Musings. Just a thought.

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I see what you did there.***

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Mar 27, 2024, 3:25 AM
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I love the sound of onomatopoeia in the morning***

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Mar 27, 2024, 5:56 AM
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How many

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Mar 27, 2024, 7:21 AM
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googled that?

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Mar 27, 2024, 7:41 AM
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At least two

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Mar 29, 2024, 8:13 PM
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Boom.

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