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It was mentioned as a book that possibly originated the term 'Rochambeau' for rock paper scissors, as it spelled the term in that way and was published in Oakland during the time period when the game was becoming popular with school kids in the area.
And interestingly, that may hold a little bit of water because there was a book called the Handbook for Recreational Leaders where they literally spelled it as Ro-cham-beau and not how he spells his n...
— Episode: Rock Paper Scissors: Decider of Things
Episode: Rock Paper Scissors: Decider of Things
It was mentioned as a book that possibly originated the term 'Rochambeau' for rock paper scissors, as it spelled the term in that way and was published in Oakland during the time period when the game was becoming popular with school kids in the area.
And interestingly, that may hold a little bit of water because there was a book called the Handbook for Recreational Leaders where they literally spelled it as Ro-cham-beau and not how he spells his name. And that book was published in Oakland.
Now that I look at the title of the book, Handbook for Recreation Leaders, not recreational. So it was probably like a handbook for local rec centers.