That's funny. For a moment I thought I was reading a real historical thing and wondering where was the significance that was going to explain why it was being posted on a forum today.
I hope you don't mind if I thread hi-jack a little because this reminds me of a story a college friend of mine used to tell about her grandfather (or maybe it was great-grandfather...), who was a tailor. I have no idea how true it is.
One day a man walked into Grandfather Goldberg's tailor shop. The man had invented a new device for fastening clothes together, and wanted to go into a partnership. Grandfather Goldberg admitted that the device was quick and easy to use, but he doubted it would ever become popular enough to double his profits, which would be required for him to break even on a new partnership. He told the inventor he was not interested. So, the inventor went to the next tailor shop down the street, walked in and said "Hello, Mr. Levi. My name is Mr. Strauss, and I'd like to show you my new invention. I call it the zipper."
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