It was VERY popular in Canada and it even made waves in some parts of the United States. Some very well-known Canadian actors played recurring characters.
I knew about Kids in the Hall and You Can't Do That on TV, though we didn't have HBO so I didn't get to see the former. My education about Canadian TV was through a very tiny window for the first couple decades of my life.
Love how this shows we've been confidently wrong for decades! The conection to modern HVAC work is kinda brilliant though, since it touches on a bigger issue - most ppl don't realize that even "household" repairs benefit from teh right tools, not just what worked in WW2. I remember trying to fix ductwork in my first apartment with regular duct tape and wondering why it kept failing every few months, and this explains a lot.
It took a minute to see the spelling difference. But I knew someone somewhere in my distant past who kept everything together with duct or duck tape. He thought it was the remedy for anything in disarray.
Duck Tape comes in camo; that’s what the cool kids wear. My favorite winter jacket is patched with black Duck Tape where a zipper broke - you can’t tell or so I tell myself.
On of my first trips in the Amazing Spider Van, a panel on the side started flopping around; couldn’t drive home. So we biked 20 miles to the nearest hardware store where they surprisingly had a full selection and the tape fit perfectly on the top of my water bottle. That roll is now essential ASV gear.
That was a great day - long ride for me, longest ride for Chaos Monkey, the tape added an element of DIY-satisfaction and then for the meatball on the top, a plate piled high with spaghetti in town. Slept well that night.
Duck duck don't be a goose. These little twists and turns in history are a lot of fun.
I was interested enough in the story before I knew that Dutch word!
The Dutch are awesome!
I have upgraded to Gorilla Tape when I need a seriously sticky solution . Gorilla tape will pull your skin off, I learned the hard way!
Similar to Gorilla Glue, right? Strong stuff!
I cannot think of duck/t tape without thinking of the Canadian comic character Red Green, who considered it the solution to every major problem....
Wow, I never knew about this show.
It was VERY popular in Canada and it even made waves in some parts of the United States. Some very well-known Canadian actors played recurring characters.
I knew about Kids in the Hall and You Can't Do That on TV, though we didn't have HBO so I didn't get to see the former. My education about Canadian TV was through a very tiny window for the first couple decades of my life.
This is great…can’t wait to sound smarter than I actually am!
Love how this shows we've been confidently wrong for decades! The conection to modern HVAC work is kinda brilliant though, since it touches on a bigger issue - most ppl don't realize that even "household" repairs benefit from teh right tools, not just what worked in WW2. I remember trying to fix ductwork in my first apartment with regular duct tape and wondering why it kept failing every few months, and this explains a lot.
Good point about needing the right tools for the job, even (especially?) at home. So true.
It took a minute to see the spelling difference. But I knew someone somewhere in my distant past who kept everything together with duct or duck tape. He thought it was the remedy for anything in disarray.
It really is shockingly useful if it's all you have.
Man, I can't believe some people don't know this.
There's even a famous jingle:
Duck Tape! Whoooo oooh
Every day they're out there making
Duck Tape!
You're thinking of the TV show "Duct Tape" from the late 80s. This is called the Streisand Effect. All three of these sentences are lies.
Duck Tape comes in camo; that’s what the cool kids wear. My favorite winter jacket is patched with black Duck Tape where a zipper broke - you can’t tell or so I tell myself.
On of my first trips in the Amazing Spider Van, a panel on the side started flopping around; couldn’t drive home. So we biked 20 miles to the nearest hardware store where they surprisingly had a full selection and the tape fit perfectly on the top of my water bottle. That roll is now essential ASV gear.
Wow, you biked 20 miles and then back in order to get a car to go somewhere? That sounds like a very long day!
That was a great day - long ride for me, longest ride for Chaos Monkey, the tape added an element of DIY-satisfaction and then for the meatball on the top, a plate piled high with spaghetti in town. Slept well that night.
But is it good for ducks? Like is it chock full of the nutrients ducks need to maintain a healthy diet?
The duck do I look like.