So, uh, got any unique uses for duct tape?

BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 05:40 PM
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So, uh, got any unique uses for duct tape?

:shrug:

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ornotna

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Tue Nov-22-05 05:47 PM
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1. Floral arrangements?

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 05:50 PM
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2. Ooh, that's pretty!

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Deja Q

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Tue Nov-22-05 05:56 PM
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3. Sci-fi robots? Replacement to blankets? Marital aid?

:shrug:

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:04 PM
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7. You're a sick puppy, but I like the way you think!

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djeseru

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Tue Nov-22-05 05:57 PM
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4. Somebody had some free time.

Wow. And patience...

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:02 PM
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5. Well... She was just hanging around anyway. Sorry, I couldn't resist!

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djeseru

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:15 PM
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12. ba-dump-chhhhh!!!

I could actually hear the rimshot as I clicked back on this thread...

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:17 PM
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13. ROFL!

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DanCa

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:04 PM
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6. Lol. Man I just dont know what to say :D

Edited on Tue Nov-22-05 06:05 PM by DanCa

Yeah shes too covered up. Lol.

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:07 PM
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9. ROFL! She's not going anywhere in a hurry, for sure.

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DanCa

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:12 PM
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11. why can't i find a woman like that LOL.

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:20 PM
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15. She may be tied up for a while. I got this in the mail...

but I heard she's a real good sport. She'd have to be to go along with this. ;)

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DanCa

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:23 PM
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18. Still would be hell of a "stocking Stuffer." :D

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:36 PM
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21. Lol, I guess so, but she's way to young for me.

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GOPisEvil

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:04 PM
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8. Wow. I had sworn off kidnapping when I lost my handcuffs.

:think:

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:09 PM
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10. Uh oh, I'm sorry for giving you ideas!

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trof

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:20 PM
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14. OMG! A VISION! The Duct Tape Angel!

You can sell tickets to the true believers.
Make a shrine.
Make a fortune.

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:22 PM
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16. ROFLMFBO! Yeah, that's an idea!

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DanCa

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:22 PM
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17. only if she shows more skin :D

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:40 PM
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25. Skin? She's solid in tape! ;-)

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DanCa

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Tue Nov-22-05 09:15 PM
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41. lol I d better stop posting on this thread now.

Any commments made after this point would likely place me on the banned list.

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 09:21 PM
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42. Uh oh, be careful! :-)

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trof

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:28 PM
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19. Looks like a drywall/paint job when she comes down.

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:38 PM
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24. Yep, that tape will take the texture right off!

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chknltl

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:36 PM
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20. Calling all photo-shop wizards....

Edited on Tue Nov-22-05 06:37 PM by chknltl

Do ya think maybe "Pickles" or Anne Coulter could look better there???? Just a thought.

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:45 PM
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28. An interesting suggestion, Pard! I hope someone does it.

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Merrick

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Tue Nov-22-05 09:47 PM
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44. Your wish is my command...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x4339121

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WeRQ4U

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:37 PM
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22. You can also use Duct Tape to get rid of planter's warts.

Just a little trivia tid bit.

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:41 PM
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26. Yep, I hear it works good. Something in the glue.

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FuzzySlippers

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:38 PM
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23. Here's the best possible use I can think of for it.

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:43 PM
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27. Oh, yeah! That's a good one.

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Wetzelbill

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:45 PM
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29. as a bandaid, but that's probably not all that unique

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:47 PM
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30. I've done it, but it hurts like hell coming off!

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wovenpaint

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:48 PM
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31. Wallets

My son used to make duct tape billfolds in the various duct tape colors-and sold them at school for $5 each.
He had a good fad going for awhile...

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 07:10 PM
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34. LOL! Good going! I've used it to repair work boots.

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Xithras

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Tue Nov-22-05 06:59 PM
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32. True story: Duct tape bikini wax

My roommate in college was going to go swimming with his girlfriend when we started joking about her...ermm..."stray hairs". She said that she wanted to wax, but that she couldn't afford it (we were all poor college students). My roommate, in a fit of utter stupidity or brilliance (not sure which), comes up with the idea of the duct tape bikini wax. His girlfriend was actually dumb enough to let him TRY it on her!

I don't think she ever spoke to him again after that, at least not in words that can be repeated around civil company.

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In_The_Wind

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Tue Nov-22-05 07:08 PM
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33. .

I've used duct tape for many things, I would never think of using it as a bikini wax :scared:

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 07:12 PM
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35. OUCH! That would hurt!

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Ilsa

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Tue Nov-22-05 11:27 PM
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69. But, does it hurt any more than a regular waxing? I would think

the hot wax is horrible enough.

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 11:30 PM
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71. I don't see how it could...

You have a finite number of hair follicles, each of which is removed in either case.

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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel

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Tue Nov-22-05 08:13 PM
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36. where is "graywarrior"?

graywarrior got to be here somewhere....

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 08:43 PM
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38. ROFL! Yes, there is a resemblance, isn't there?

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graywarrior

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Tue Nov-22-05 10:25 PM
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53. Here I is.

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chknltl

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Tue Nov-22-05 08:23 PM
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37. A drunk drummer friend of mine...

while passed out was stripped then mostly mummified in duck tape. He was then deposited in a park like this. If the terrible tapers hadn't been so tanked themselves this guy would have wound up like this but stuffed into a Goodwill box instead.

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 08:46 PM
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39. Ooh, that could be dangerous. I recall an operator...

at a certain refinery being taped to a chair and wheeled to a safety shower. ;-)

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HawkerHurricane

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Tue Nov-22-05 08:59 PM
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40. Birth Control?

Sex Ed class many moons ago, the teacher asked "What can be used in place of a condom?" and one kid answered "Duct Tape?"

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 09:23 PM
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43. ROFL! Good thinking!

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jmowreader

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Tue Nov-22-05 10:00 PM
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45. You'll never guess what most of it CAN'T be used for

And that's taping ducts.

According to code, ONLY UL-approved duct tape can be used for taping ducts. UL approves duct tape by setting it on fire and analyzing the smoke that comes off it. They don't want the duct tape throwing off cyanide gas or something if it catches fire, which is quite understandable.

So most duct installers use three-foot-long cable ties now.

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 10:05 PM
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47. Whoa, more complications, huh? Well, those regs...

are usually there for a reason. I breathed in all sorts of trash as a professional fire fighter for five years. I won't argue with the regulations.

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jmowreader

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Tue Nov-22-05 10:38 PM
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55. So tell me, does that 3M firestop sealant really work?

I've got tons of the stuff and it sells really well to people building new houses, but is it "all that"?

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 11:01 PM
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60. I'd say it's a worthwhile product, Pard. It seems to be rated good...

and I've heard of no problems with it.

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Wapsie B

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Tue Nov-22-05 10:01 PM
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46. You mean besides bondage?

;-)

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 10:09 PM
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48. *Cough!* Bondage? *Cough!* You mean like, uh, wrapping packages?

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Wapsie B

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Tue Nov-22-05 10:14 PM
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50. Yeah that's it.

Packages!

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 10:50 PM
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56. Hee hee hee!

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youthere

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Tue Nov-22-05 10:14 PM
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49. it holds yer' boobs in place pretty good...

especially if you don't want "bra lines".

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RubyDuby in GA

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Tue Nov-22-05 10:33 PM
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54. Exactly

No nasty underwires poking you unexpectedly!

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 11:08 PM
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64. Flotation devices, please refer to those things as flotation devices.

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hippywife

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Tue Nov-22-05 10:15 PM
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51. Babysitting aid. n/t

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 11:10 PM
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66. Yes'm, a very commendable thing indeed!

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RubyDuby in GA

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Tue Nov-22-05 10:21 PM
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52. Why it's perfect for prom!

Ooohhh I hope somebody wasn't upset - how tacky to show up wearing the same dress.

And I'm giving mad props for the kilt:

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 10:54 PM
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59. Those both look to be originals, though!

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WCGreen

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Tue Nov-22-05 10:51 PM
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57. That is some kind of kinky bondage thing there.....

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In_The_Wind

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Tue Nov-22-05 11:02 PM
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61. Ouch ...

:hide:

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 11:04 PM
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62. *Cough!* Bondage? *Cough!* Uh, they're helping her, err...

hang from the wall! That's it, she's hanging out!

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In_The_Wind

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Tue Nov-22-05 11:09 PM
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65. Yeah ... that's it.

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 11:11 PM
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67. Thank you, Joan, I knew you'd see the public service aspects.

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Blue_In_AK

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Tue Nov-22-05 10:52 PM
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58. Up here, people use it to hold their little airplanes together... n/t

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 11:06 PM
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63. Hey, it's a very handy thing!

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NV Whino

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Tue Nov-22-05 11:17 PM
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68. Forget taping ducks... uh ducts

I know it as gaffer's tape. Used by gaffers (lighting people) to hold lights in place when lighting sets.

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BikeWriter

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Tue Nov-22-05 11:27 PM
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70. Aha, as a former electrician I can agree.

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jmowreader

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Tue Nov-22-05 11:50 PM
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72. Gaffer's tape has a different adhesive

At least the official gaffer's tape does--it's made to not get rubber adhesive all over everything.

'Course, nowadays with money as tight as it is gaffers probably use good old-fashioned duct tape to gaff with.

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NV Whino

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Wed Nov-23-05 10:22 AM
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73. Well that explains it!

I remember when the stuff used to be great for anything, but these days, it does indeed leave gunk all over everything. And it doesn't seem to hold as well.

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CottonBear

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Wed Nov-23-05 10:24 AM
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74. I use it to repair torn horse blankets.

Once, I actually used it on a duct!

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BikeWriter

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Wed Nov-23-05 12:32 PM
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76. It's one of the best for doctoring hooves, too!

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CottonBear

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Wed Nov-23-05 12:43 PM
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77. I have used yards of duct tape on hooves!

An epsom salt soak followed by a poultice and a whole lot of duct tape is the best remedy for an abcessed hoof! :)
I always have duct tape on hand at the barn! I once saw a photo of a horse who had been injured in a hurricane :cry: and his terrible facial and chest injuries were bandaged and held together with duct tape! (I think that the horse recovered OK.)

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BikeWriter

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Wed Nov-23-05 02:00 PM
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78. I've used literally rolls of tape on horses...

My little Sister's mare's hoof got laminitis, I think it was. We cured her of two long bouts of it. My Sister wouldn't cut her losses and sell her. She died of something else.

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SoCalDem

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Wed Nov-23-05 10:31 AM
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75. Apparently they use it at the DMZ in Korea..

Reagan visits the DMZ...don't recall the date

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yellowcanine

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Wed Nov-23-05 02:41 PM
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79. I hope she went to the bathroom first.

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