..would turn out to be a tribute to this guy:
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| Eric Von Zipper. And they called Dick Clark the world's oldest teenager? |
But it's actually about this guy:
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| Gideon Sundback |
...who
1) effectively invented the modern zipper and
2) looked disturbingly like my friend Tim (trust me on this one) and
3) I choose to believe was a recurring character in a wildly popular silent film serial comprising Sea-Side Social, Sea-Side Parasol Whist, and How To Respectfully Avert One's Eyes From The Wild Bloomer.
