In response to "duct tape", it's actually really, truly called "Duck" tape; it's a brand name. The original brand name was "Tuck" tape and it was dev...

In response to “duct tape”, it’s actually really, truly called “Duck” tape; it’s a brand name. The original brand name was “Tuck” tape and it was developed in Canada by a guy from New York. The brand name was changed by the people who bought the company from its founder, for the sake of “name change, due to new ownership” but also because it was thought that “duck” would be “easier for people to remember”. I don’t remember the man’s name — and my “reliable source” has passed on — but that source was my father’s aunt on his mom’s side, Gloria Lilling. My dad’s Aunt Gloria had dated the tape-entrepreneur, while they were in their late teens (early 1900’s) — but had rejected his proposal of marriage — because she considered his bald head a “turn-off”! His tape was a hit — and Aunt Gloria never married (too picky!)

Don’t mind me; I just logged on to make sure of the correct spelling of the word “gi” (thought it had an “h” in the middle!). My daughter’s boyfriend has a Black Belt. (I do, too — to hold up the jeans I bought, last year; now that I’ve lost weight, they fall off, without it — but I don’t know any martial arts, myself!)

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