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From: jmsellens@watmath.UUCP (John M Sellens)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Shirt buttons - Cuff buttons on men's suitcoats
Message-ID: <14068@watmath.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 22-Apr-85 21:24:04 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr 22 21:24:04 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 23-Apr-85 06:40:49 EST
Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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In article <xxx> an innocent person writes:
>> do you know why men's suitcoats have buttons on the sleeves?
>
>My understanding is that Napoleon invented that design  to  discourage  his
>officers from wiping their noses on their sleeves.

Go to closet.  Put on suitcoat.  Put wrist to nose.  Notice that the buttons
are on the far side of your arm.  (Optional: wipe nose on sleeve.)  Think
to yourself: "Self, Napolean sure didn't design these buttons"

John