<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>Is that a developemnt project = "track" homes.<br><p><hr></blockquote><p>Sorry, Carp, 'cause I know everyone else harps on your misspellings, but this is a common one that most people do that drives me nuts. ...So I'm not picking on you, I"m just soapboxing. <br><br>It's TRACT home, not TRACK home. You know. Like developing a tract of land at a time. Like, "she's got HUGE tracts of land."<br><br>While I'm at it, folks, it's DUCT tape, not DUCK tape. Y'know. Like, "Hello, I'd like to talk to you about your ducts. Are your ducts dull, boring?"<br><br>Ahh, two contextual Python/Gilliam references in one post. <br><br><pre>** sometimes you win, and sometimes you learn **</pre><p>

How exciting Mike, it looks lovely. Please make sure you send pictures of yours with your furnishings, etc. when it is done. And for heaven's sake Lena will need a housekeeper!<br><br>[color:red]"... gonna bop you with this here lollipop...!"</font color=red>

You know I had it spelled right the first time and for some reason I deleted the "t" and placed in the 'k" LOL<br><br>Sometimes the correct word just does not look right.<br><br>

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>While I'm at it, folks, it's DUCT tape, not DUCK tape. Y'know. Like, "Hello, I'd like to talk to you about your ducts. Are your ducts dull, boring?"<p><hr></blockquote><p>WRONG-O rectangular one. I mentioned this bit of trivia a little while ago. So there! <br><br>

No prob ctarp. We all mact mistacts now and thenct. <br><br>

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>WRONG-O rectangular one. I mentioned this bit of trivia a little while ago. So there!<p><hr></blockquote><p>Steve, Steve, Steve. Such a shame that as a man of the advertising ilk, you are so easily taken by marketing copy. Read the fine print on that very page—there is a difference between what the early "duck" tape they refer to is and today's "duct" tape:<blockquote>Note: To be legally called “Duct Tape” the tape must meet or exceed certain heat requirements. Some Duck® brand Tapes do meet this classification and will tell you so on their label</blockquote><br><br><pre>** sometimes you win, and sometimes you learn **</pre><p>

square, square, square...<br><br>I first saw this little factoid on the History Channel. Was actually surprised to find this link just now. Yeah, I know it's generically called "duct" tape — especially because of it's use in the HVAC industry. But before there was a "Duck" brand, Duck was the generic term. Daffy, ain't it? <br><br>

Honestly, is interesting to me. I suffer from some sort of Cliff Claven's disease, storing useless factoids in my head all the time. Fact remains, however, that over time, duct tape evolved into something that duck tape wasn't. Now Duck Tape® is nothing more than a registered brand name and a marketing gimmick on people's mispronunciation. Anything else calling itself duck tape would be in trademark violation—so now we have to call it duct tape. <br><br><pre>** sometimes you win, and sometimes you learn **</pre><p>

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>duct tape evolved<p><hr></blockquote><p><br>Well I'm a creationist, and AFAIK the tape was created on the first day. How do you suppose God made everything else, eh? <br><br> Alas, poor Yorick. -- Hamlet

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>Well I'm a creationist<p><hr></blockquote><p>Hee hee. Ever figure you're in the wrong line of work, then, Yoyo? <br><br><pre>** sometimes you win, and sometimes you learn **</pre><p>