Where in the World is Bob Saget?

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Zweiland said:
Hey. Done catching up, and don't want to go back and quote a post, so let me just leave this here: According to the Mental Floss magazine (which is a very trustable resource in my opinion), duct tape WAS originally called "duck tape". (I don't actually know why they called it that, so I will try to find the magazine.) After WWII, people started using it on ducts, so that new name was adopted.

So my point? Both "duct tape" and "duck tape" are correct.
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This is far too educational for this thraed.
 
Zweiland

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PUSH said:
This is far too educational for this thraed.
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Oh, but it's about to get worse!

Blatantly plagiarized from todayifoundout.com:

Duct tape was originally invented by Johnson & Johnson’s Permacel division during WWII for the military. The military specifically needed a waterproof tape that could be used to keep moisture out of ammunition cases. This is why the originally Duct tape came only in army green.

As to why it was originally called “Duck” tape by the soldiers isn’t entirely known. It is commonly thought that because it was green and shed water, like a duck, the soldiers took to calling the tape “Duck” tape. An alternative theory is that they called it thus because it resembled strips of cotton duck. Which one is true or if it was a combination of the two, isn’t known, but in either case they called this new tape “Duck” tape.

Soldiers began noticing it wasn’t just good for waterproofing ammunition casings, but also worked great for repairing things. They began using it for repairing jeeps, guns, and aircraft. Due to its waterproof nature, strength, and built in adhesive, they even began using it as a temporary means to close up wounds in emergencies; this is fitting because the closest predecessor of duct tape was also a Johnson & Johnson product used as medical tape.


So how did “Duck” tape eventually come to be known as “Duct” tape and be sold primarily silver in color instead of army green? When the soldiers of WWII came home, they brought “Duck” tape with them. Shortly after their return, the housing market was booming. Some manufacture then got the bright idea to start selling it as a means to connect heating and air conditioning ducts; this idea caught on among home manufacturers and they started using it in many of the new homes being built. To allow for this usage, the tapes primary color was switched from green to silver, so that it would match the ducts. Soon the tape began being referred to as “Duct” tape instead of “Duck” tape.

Ironically, researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Environmental Energy Division concluded that you should never use Duct tape to seal ducts. Their tests showed that under typical duct conditions, duct tape becomes brittle and will fail quickly. Duct tape also can catch on fire or just smolder and produce toxic smoke. Because of this, it’s usage on ducts has been prohibited by the state of California as well as in building codes in most of the U.S.
 
Zweiland

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Megalodumb said:
Chief of Marketing? That would be you, good sir can 'o trash. I'm in the merchandise dept.

But I love the idea for your new signature. Very catchy.
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Tell you what- whoever can get us a 90 second Super Bowl commercial before a week from Sunday can be our newly appointed Chief of Marketing.
 
Gabe1

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PUSH said:
I like him in Elf, and that's it.
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I love Elf. It never gets put away with the Christmas DVDs.

At least the DVDs and the inside decorations are gone. Valentine's Day just went up. Unfortunately my front door has a shimmering red heart on it while my my Disney Fab 5, 3 foot Christmas Characters are firmly frozen into the ground as are all the Christmas lights with snow packed up to their necks. Not going anywhere anytime soon. Good thing Easter is late this year.
 
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Megalodumb said:
Chief of Marketing? That would be you, good sir can 'o trash. I'm in the merchandise dept.

But I love the idea for your new signature. Very catchy.
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Merchandise and marketing are pretty much the same thing in Sageteeria. And quite frankly, I'm too busy eating the rhubarb and spending a lot of funding on things I've hidden in the budget budgeting for Christmas specials, dancing chickens, and complementary rhubarb for all of our Sageteers to worry about marketing. So congratulations! You now are the Chiefs of Marketing and Merchandising! Unfortunately we can't raise your salary due to the underground pool I'm getting in my backyard things that are essential to Sageteeria.
 
Gabe1

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Zweiland said:
Oh, but it's about to get worse!

Blatantly plagiarized from todayifoundout.com:

Duct tape was originally invented by Johnson & Johnson’s Permacel division during WWII for the military. The military specifically needed a waterproof tape that could be used to keep moisture out of ammunition cases. This is why the originally Duct tape came only in army green.

As to why it was originally called “Duck” tape by the soldiers isn’t entirely known. It is commonly thought that because it was green and shed water, like a duck, the soldiers took to calling the tape “Duck” tape. An alternative theory is that they called it thus because it resembled strips of cotton duck. Which one is true or if it was a combination of the two, isn’t known, but in either case they called this new tape “Duck” tape.

Soldiers began noticing it wasn’t just good for waterproofing ammunition casings, but also worked great for repairing things. They began using it for repairing jeeps, guns, and aircraft. Due to its waterproof nature, strength, and built in adhesive, they even began using it as a temporary means to close up wounds in emergencies; this is fitting because the closest predecessor of duct tape was also a Johnson & Johnson product used as medical tape.


So how did “Duck” tape eventually come to be known as “Duct” tape and be sold primarily silver in color instead of army green? When the soldiers of WWII came home, they brought “Duck” tape with them. Shortly after their return, the housing market was booming. Some manufacture then got the bright idea to start selling it as a means to connect heating and air conditioning ducts; this idea caught on among home manufacturers and they started using it in many of the new homes being built. To allow for this usage, the tapes primary color was switched from green to silver, so that it would match the ducts. Soon the tape began being referred to as “Duct” tape instead of “Duck” tape.

Ironically, researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Environmental Energy Division concluded that you should never use Duct tape to seal ducts. Their tests showed that under typical duct conditions, duct tape becomes brittle and will fail quickly. Duct tape also can catch on fire or just smolder and produce toxic smoke. Because of this, it’s usage on ducts has been prohibited by the state of California as well as in building codes in most of the U.S.
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I use to hem my blue jeans with duct tape when I was in college. It held even through washing. From the rolls my Dad gave me I could still stock Home Depot for years.
 
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Zweiland said:
I know for a fact that @englanddg is good at commercials.

(Skip to 1:00)

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Well he's lucky that I'm too busy, because I think we all know what was going through everyone's minds.

"Oh crap! How can I compete with PUSH?! His 10,000th post was such a strong and emotionally epic video, that I just simply couldn't compete his his brilliance and creativity!"

It just wouldn't have been fair for me to make a video. I decided to let someone else have the spotlight this time. So you're all welcome! :)
 
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acishere said:
SNL gets away with a lot. I mean their most popular recent sketch involved something in a box...
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Oh, I don't watch recent SNL. I watch the old good stuff. I watch when someone I like hosts, but other than that, I skip it. Only current comedy I watch is Big Bang theory
 
JenniferS

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Gabe1 said:
I love Elf. It never gets put away with the Christmas DVDs.

At least the DVDs and the inside decorations are gone. Valentine's Day just went up. Unfortunately my front door has a shimmering red heart on it while my my Disney Fab 5, 3 foot Christmas Characters are firmly frozen into the ground as are all the Christmas lights with snow packed up to their necks. Not going anywhere anytime soon. Good thing Easter is late this year.
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Elf is special to our family, as we saw it at the AMC theatre at DTD, on a cool, rainy day during the kids' very first Disney trip. It was also their first plane flight.
Lots of memories from that first trip, despite our doing it on the cheap. Definitely not "bucks up" that trip, but we had an absolute fabulous family vacation.
 
Gabe1

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JenniferS said:
Canadians use duct/duck tape for a LOT of things (ever heard of Red Green?), so we need the variety.

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I cracked a shelf on the door to my fridge just as company was drive'n up the road. I made a temporary fix with duct tape and put all the stuff back on the shelf before they reached the front door.

It held so well, I didn't replace the shelf. :greedy:
 
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acishere said:
Do we need a PR rep too? I accept rhubarb as payment. I also accept it as my health care plan.
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I'm going to delegate that to my assistant, who also happens to be @Megalodumb. That's right Megalo! You have been promoted yet again! You are now the Chief of Marketing and Merchandising, and my Assistant! Again, the pay raise will be put on hold until further notice.
 
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