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Post by renard80 on May 25, 2011 22:54:42 GMT 1
And another thing, Dylan, for all you know the military might have dubbed it Duck Tape because it sealed things tighter than a duck's a*$e - and that's watertight . . .
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Post by toff on May 25, 2011 23:22:39 GMT 1
Oh for goodness sakes! It's called 'Duct tape", so called as it was designed for Americans when they decide to go on a serial killing spree, and need some strong tape to secure the people they've Ab'duct'ed. Hence 'Duct' tape!
And thats true, that is!
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Post by Dillzio on May 26, 2011 6:18:41 GMT 1
when i adopted the role of 'duck/duct tape expert' on this thread, I had no idea i would be competing with such highly-educated academics on the subject. I can see I'm out of my depth here so I hereby forfeit my role as resident duck-tape expert, despite my extensive qualifications of having seeing that episode of mythbusters.
It now appears that if it is called duck tape, it's cos it seals tighter than a duck's ar.se (how renard is so familiar with the muscle tone of duck anus's and the associated fluid retention capacity is a question probably best answered by him), and if it is called duct tape, it's because it serves a vital purpose in abDUCTions. In either case, it appears that I was mistaken, and for that I apologise. I guess I need to learn not to trust everything I see on TV, even if it is from a source as reputable as The Mythbusters.
John, i'm not too sure about there being significant numbers of people here that descended from convicts, can't say i've ever met a tenth generation anglo-Australian... and at any rate, Adelaide was settled by aristocrats, not convicts, SO THERE!
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Post by toff on May 26, 2011 8:42:50 GMT 1
But as we all know, the aristocracy was so inbred at that point in history, they hardly had a working brain cell between them! ;D
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Post by renard80 on May 26, 2011 23:48:28 GMT 1
. . . . Adelaide was settled by aristocrats . . . . . . and boy, was she grateful! "Thank you for the ride, m'lord! Much better than those rough convicts!" |
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Post by westkyracer on May 27, 2011 6:51:32 GMT 1
Duct/Duck tape! It is known as mexican chrome around here! It and bailing wire is what kept my 66 impala together LOL!
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