awsum place for a graphics pro
can't wait to get started
Friday, September 23, 2005 by Nick Blade | Discussion: New Users
a friend of mine told me about this site and since my wife will be out of town all weekend i thought i would start by checking it out. very nice from what i can see. i have skin studio downloading now, can't wait to see what that's all about! been looking at the skins and i am very overtaken by the talent here and add that to the fact that i had no idea that this kind of thing was posable till just yesterday... well, i'm blown away with it all! i think i'm going to like it here 
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Cynder-Elluh
Reply #262 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 12:20 PM
Reply #262 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 12:20 PM
Gotta run, thank you so much, for all your help!!! 
Fairyy~
Reply #263 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 12:21 PM
I know what to do with duck tape....
Reply #263 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 12:21 PM
I believe I have just read the most sideways compliment to women (your wife) ever written! Does she know what to do with all the duct tape? |
I know what to do with duck tape....
Nick Blade
Reply #264 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 1:01 PM
Reply #264 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 1:01 PM
thats awsum! now i know why we would need "duck" tape but, do you know what "duct" tape was origanily made for?
Bichur
Reply #267 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 1:19 PM
Reply #267 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 1:19 PM
My guess is based on super glue.
Emergency sutures. Tis why it bonds your fingers together so well.
Emergency sutures. Tis why it bonds your fingers together so well.
Bichur
Reply #268 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 1:21 PM
Reply #268 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 1:21 PM
W-a-a-a-y back when I 1st worked with U.N.C.L.E. it was called '100 mph" tape. We used it (OD Grn of course) to patch bullet holes and such.
Sleeping Dragon
Reply #270 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 1:24 PM
Reply #270 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 1:24 PM
So where did this wondrous grey stuff on a roll come from? And why do some call it "duck" tape?
The origins of this tape of tapes date back to World War II. The Johnson and Johnson Permacel Division was enlisted to manufacture a particular type of waterproof tape for the U.S. Military to keep moisture out of ammunition cases.
Since the tape was a military green and was waterproof, everyone referred to it as "Duck" tape. Military personnel were quick to tap into this new product's potential as they were soon using it to not only keep water out of stuff, but also to repair guns, fix jeeps, strap equipment to their clothing...and of course the rest is history.
After the war, someone in the housing industry started selling a silvery grey version of the tape for work in joining heating and air conditioning ducts and hence we now have the product we are familiar with today.
Today, the green-coloured Duck® brand Tape is still sold and manufactured by Manco, a division of Henkel, and still offers the tape in military green amongst a myriad of other colours. For some reason though, duct grey appears to be the most popular colour despite its somewhat dull appearance.
Duct Tape craze has definitely swept the globe as there even exists a Duct Tape capital of the world. In Springfield, Missouri more Duct Tape is sold per person than any other place in the world. In fact, a particular WalMart there claims the honour of selling more of it than any other single store.
As Duct Tape slowly begins to cover our planet's surface, we wonder what lies ahead for this extraordinary grey adhesive. The Duct Tape world of the future will have no need for lunch boxes-tape all your food together. The grey roll can be used to fashion a prom suit (Ryan F. from Minnesota did that), make really cool underwear, or maybe the military will use it to waterproof ammunition cases. The sky will be the limit when NASA finally builds a space shuttle out of Duct Tape.
However, we must "tape this all with a grain of salt". Experts in the Duct Tape-ology have speculated that Duct Tape unfortunately does have its limitations. It cannot fix the national debt, mend a broken heart, or patch together the meaning of life. On the other hand, we all know the world has never been the same since it came into our hands.
The origins of this tape of tapes date back to World War II. The Johnson and Johnson Permacel Division was enlisted to manufacture a particular type of waterproof tape for the U.S. Military to keep moisture out of ammunition cases.
Since the tape was a military green and was waterproof, everyone referred to it as "Duck" tape. Military personnel were quick to tap into this new product's potential as they were soon using it to not only keep water out of stuff, but also to repair guns, fix jeeps, strap equipment to their clothing...and of course the rest is history.
After the war, someone in the housing industry started selling a silvery grey version of the tape for work in joining heating and air conditioning ducts and hence we now have the product we are familiar with today.
Today, the green-coloured Duck® brand Tape is still sold and manufactured by Manco, a division of Henkel, and still offers the tape in military green amongst a myriad of other colours. For some reason though, duct grey appears to be the most popular colour despite its somewhat dull appearance.
Duct Tape craze has definitely swept the globe as there even exists a Duct Tape capital of the world. In Springfield, Missouri more Duct Tape is sold per person than any other place in the world. In fact, a particular WalMart there claims the honour of selling more of it than any other single store.
As Duct Tape slowly begins to cover our planet's surface, we wonder what lies ahead for this extraordinary grey adhesive. The Duct Tape world of the future will have no need for lunch boxes-tape all your food together. The grey roll can be used to fashion a prom suit (Ryan F. from Minnesota did that), make really cool underwear, or maybe the military will use it to waterproof ammunition cases. The sky will be the limit when NASA finally builds a space shuttle out of Duct Tape.
However, we must "tape this all with a grain of salt". Experts in the Duct Tape-ology have speculated that Duct Tape unfortunately does have its limitations. It cannot fix the national debt, mend a broken heart, or patch together the meaning of life. On the other hand, we all know the world has never been the same since it came into our hands.
Cynder-Elluh
Reply #271 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 3:05 PM
Reply #271 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 3:05 PM
#270 WHOA!!!! That is more information about gray tape, than I can absorb...
Now I'm scared of "my" gray tape, don't want to dishonor it, and make it clean up cat fur!!
I feel bad!!!
SD, that is really deep and I love the way your mind works!
Now I'm scared of "my" gray tape, don't want to dishonor it, and make it clean up cat fur!!
I feel bad!!!
| However, we must "tape this all with a grain of salt". Experts in the Duct Tape-ology have speculated that Duct Tape unfortunately does have its limitations. It cannot fix the national debt, mend a broken heart, or patch together the meaning of life. On the other hand, we all know the world has never been the same since it came into our hands. |
SD, that is really deep and I love the way your mind works!
Sleeping Dragon
Reply #272 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 3:10 PM
Reply #272 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 3:10 PM
uh, I copied and pasted it from the net. I should have put quotes, but my mind is elsewhere and trying to work at the same time.
I should have put quotes, but my mind is elsewhere and trying to work at the same time.
sandpiperwillis
Reply #273 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 3:16 PM
Reply #273 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 3:16 PM
Thanks for the Duct Tape history, very interesting....... 
Nick Blade
Reply #274 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 6:38 PM
Reply #274 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 6:38 PM
your very observant for a Sleeping Dragon! all i was looking for was the heating duct part.
Nick Blade
Reply #275 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 7:00 PM
Reply #275 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 7:00 PM
well i've done it. i uploaded my first skin and it should be available with in the next five days?
Fairyy~
Reply #276 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 7:02 PM
Wow SD...nice googling..guess I can cancel my phone call to " MacGyver"
Reply #276 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 7:02 PM
However, we must "tape this all with a grain of salt". Experts in the Duct Tape-ology have speculated that Duct Tape unfortunately does have its limitations. It cannot fix the national debt, mend a broken heart, or patch together the meaning of life. On the other hand, we all know the world has never been the same since it came into our hands. |
Wow SD...nice googling..guess I can cancel my phone call to " MacGyver"
aimzzz
Reply #277 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 7:38 PM
Double expresso
Reply #277 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 7:38 PM
| wouldn't know what to order from Starbucks |
Double expresso
Bichur
Reply #278 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 7:56 PM
PBS - Red Green
Reply #278 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 7:56 PM
| cancel my phone call to " MacGyver" |
PBS - Red Green
artweasloh
Reply #279 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 8:20 PM
Reply #279 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 8:20 PM
Nick, it's still awaiting moderation but i can see the link Here: https://www.wincustomize.com/ViewSkin.aspx?SkinID=5318&LibID=1 can't see the skin yet but the link is future reference. this is bound to be awesome!
Nick Blade
Reply #280 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 8:31 PM
i know my skills are good but i don't know about this skin being awesome. and how dou we get the good looking screen shots. i had to play with the one skinstudio gives you but it looks nothing like the ones i see in the galery.
Reply #280 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 8:31 PM
| this is bound to be awesome! |
i know my skills are good but i don't know about this skin being awesome. and how dou we get the good looking screen shots. i had to play with the one skinstudio gives you but it looks nothing like the ones i see in the galery.
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Reply #261 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 12:20 PM
I hate to admit this, got the cappucino, "it's not too bad" don't know I could make a steady habit of it....Now my hands feel a little shakey, but awake!