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Post by Verbivore on May 5, 2008 0:08:21 GMT
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Post by Sue M-V on May 5, 2008 10:18:09 GMT
Funnily enough, I have just found the identical gem in an essay I marked! I've had to spend the whole (long) weekend marking exam essays and that little mondegreen brightened me up for a while - I'd never seen it before! It does make some sort of sense.
Sue
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Post by Bertie on May 5, 2008 18:10:21 GMT
Sue,
Thank you for "mondegreen".
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Post by Sue M-V on May 5, 2008 18:35:53 GMT
You're very welcome, Bertie!
S'cuse me while I kiss this guy!
Sue
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Post by Tone on May 5, 2008 20:38:17 GMT
"And laid him on the green.", then?
Tone
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Post by Tone on May 5, 2008 20:42:20 GMT
And while we're on mondies:
I'm sure that more people think the sticky stuff is called "Duck Tape" than those who know that it's "Duct Tape". I've even seen it advertised in a catalogue as the former.
Tone
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Post by Trevor on May 5, 2008 21:27:40 GMT
I'm sure that more people think the sticky stuff is called "Duck Tape" than those who know that it's "Duct Tape". I've even seen it advertised in a catalogue as the former. Ah, but Tone there is a brand called Duck Tape now: www.duckproducts.com/products/subcategory.asp?CatID=1&SubID=1 . And anyway, what is this mysterious "Duct Tape"? It was always Gaffer Tape when I was growing up.  |
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Post by Paul Doherty on May 5, 2008 21:50:14 GMT
It seems that "Duck" was the original name. |
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Post by Verbivore on May 5, 2008 22:15:19 GMT
[...] And anyway, what is this mysterious "Duct Tape"? It was always Gaffer Tape when I was growing up. Dunno about elsewhere, but in Oz: - duct tape (never duck tape) is a somewhat stretchy silvery-coloured plastic material containing no reinforcing fabric;
- gaffer tape is a cloth-based and -reinforced tape, usually in black but also available in a range of colours; it is very similar to, but heavier than, bookbinding tape.
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Post by Trevor on May 5, 2008 22:28:19 GMT
From Paul's link:
"Gaff Tape (also Gaffer’s Tape): This special grade of duct tape (often colored black) was developed by the entertainment industry to hold lighting equipment and cables in place and has a dull finish so that it won’t reflect lights. Gaff Tape also has a specially formulated, less tacky adhesive that won’t leave a residue when it is removed."
Yes, playing in bands is where I most come across Gaffer Tape, and that's how it's almost always referred to. An essential part of every roadie's kit!
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Post by Dave M on May 6, 2008 8:02:26 GMT
In Hong Kong, I worked in a newish building which, on each floor, had "cupboard" doors in the alcove to one side of the lift. These gave access to a shaft rising through the building, carrying all the electrical services. On each floor, the door to this duct was labelled with a small engraved plaque: "Electrical Duck".
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Post by Barry on May 6, 2008 10:30:27 GMT
There was a beautiful allusion to ducks and suchlike on last week's News Quiz. Sandi Toksvig informed the team that Baudelaire apparently recommended the best thing for wiping one's backside with was a live goose; there was some banter (much of it of an unbelieving nature), and Fred McCauley piped up: "ah, I've obviously been misusing 'Toilet Duck' for all these years, then".
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Post by Ian on May 6, 2008 10:37:57 GMT
Regarding "duct tape" - those who have seen any of the "Star Wars" will understand the following: "Duct tape is like The Force: it has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together".
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Post by Paul Doherty on May 6, 2008 10:53:36 GMT
I rather enjoyed the Ronaldo jokes about the "unexpected tackle". |
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Post by Tone on May 6, 2008 11:48:52 GMT
Vv, Right on, there: # duct tape (never duck tape) is a somewhat stretchy silvery-coloured plastic material containing no reinforcing fabric; # gaffer tape is a cloth-based and -reinforced tape, usually in black but also available in a range of colours; it is very similar to, but heavier than, bookbinding tape. (Except for the "never" -- substitute "usually".) Paul, It seems that "Duck" was the original name.Yes indeed. I was being facetious. (Too clever by half!)  My apologies, I should have put "know" in inverted commas, thus: I'm sure that more people think the sticky stuff is called "Duck Tape" than those who "know" that it's "Duct Tape". I've even seen it advertised in a catalogue as the former. Tone (Maintaining her "enigmatic" label.) |
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