January 2010
8 posts
Jan 25th
The Official Star Wars Soundboard →
Jan 22nd
Jan 21st
Jan 18th
Why Zippers Have YKK On Them →
Today I found out why zippers have a YKK on them. The YKK stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha (say that five times fast). In 1934 Tadao Yoshida founded Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha (translated Yoshida Industries Limited). This company is now the worlds foremost zipper manufacturer, making about 90% of all zippers in over 206 facilities in 52 countries. In fact, they not only make the...
Jan 14th
WatchWatch
L’Hommage de la Patrouille de France à Astérix
Jan 13th
Jan 9th
“No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut.”
– Sam Rayburn
Jan 8th