Tom Cleverley - Head Coach

Duct.

 

Understandable.

 

Said fan may be a 'post-2008 30 point deduction and the wilderness years for Scum FC' Watford fan, who actually has no idea about the hatred for the feckers (even though I personally am in the 2-man Band of Brothers camp with Andrew63 of hating QPRse much, much more...)

 

I don't know if this is a wind up but if GS was gaffer then he would be pragmatic and we would be difficult to beat . For balance we would probably not be a good watch .

 

But also duck tape…

 

I was unaware of this. I stand corrected.

 

Like who ?

 

Firstly, and most importantly, QPRse manager at the time and media darling Terry 'El Veg' Venables slagging GT off at every opportunity for his long ball game, and the media lapping it up.

Secondly, making the effort to travel down from Sheffield for the first home game of the new season (a night match) following our Cup Final defeat, to show my support, and their ****y mccunt fans all over town singing about said defeat.

Thirdly, going into the Rose and Crown and being told by the bouncers that I had to leave my scarf at the door IN MY OWN FCUKING TOWN!!! 'in case it encouraged trouble'...

Fourthly, and importantly, The Scum are Neanderthals, thousands of years behind us in evolutionary terms. QPRarse are weasels.

 

Thank you, I’d rather be a Watford fan than a **** such as yourself, albeit you do rather lack the warmth and depth.

 

I’m just gonna say it.

L*ton are our rivals. For obvious reasons. And your reasons for it being QPR instead, are weird and frankly non-sensical.

 

Congratulations for sharing that your wife has a massive fanny.

 

I fear you’re rather missing the point.

 

The term, 'duck tape' predates 'duct tape' by decades. The term was due to the water resistant nature of the tape. People heard 'duck,' thought it must be wrong and erroneously 'corrected' it to 'duct' but no widespread usage of the tape in ducting is recorded.

There is a brand called Duck Tape, which makes all sorts of tapes, including duck tape, which is confusing, but 'duck tape' is the correct term.

 

*Toilet Egret

 

Well. sort of. It certainly seems to have been the original term but less clear-cut that it is 'correct' today:

https://tapeuniversity.com/industry/building-construction/duct-tape-and-duck-tape/#:~:text=The term “duck tape” today,army green cotton duck fabric.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape

 

That website is 100% wrong, I'm afraid. It renders the degrees of any graduates of Tape University extremely questionable.

https://www.oed.com/dictionary/duct_n

A reliable source, quoting 'duck tape' being recorded at least as far back as 1899.

 

Read the Wiki link. Duck was indeed the original term, but it fell out of general use, which enabled the manufacturer to brand what had been prevously a generic term.

 

I'm surprised at you, accepting such a flip flop on the correct pronunciation of a term so meekly.

What next? 'Should of' becoming OK simply because of widespread usage?

 

I still think that as far as Tape University goes, they're a long way from Russell Group status.

 

Fair point.

That said, searching on the web for 'duct tape' yields multiple brands but 'duck tape' just the one.

 

"Anyone can edit Wiki".

 

...because "Duck" tape is the established protected brand name and all the "Duct" tapes are just generic rip-offs riding on the main brand's coat-tails, the Kansas Fried Chickens of the DIY world.

 

But it was only trademarked as such in 1975, by which time the term ‘duct tape” was in general usage. So not the same, no.

 

Yes but I believe the term "fried chicken" was in general use before KFC registered their name too. Once you have a market-leading product you want a way to uniquely differentiate yourself.
PS I am just making this up as I'm bored and looking for a quarrel......

 

Have

 

I once read that fried chicken originated in Wales and was taken to the American South via Welsh migrants. Not done any research on it though.

 

If any of our coches should be under consideration for getting replaced based on the weekend it should rather be our recently appointed set-piece coach (assuming our players acted upon his instructions).

 

Good to know !

 

*coaches