Pooch Cafe by Paul Gilligan for July 07, 2011

How did they find duct tape in a tree?

whats going to hurt more? land on their heads or removing the duct tape???

In WWII, ammunition boxes were not waterproof, so the GI’s learned to cut up their waterproof duck twill (woven) canvas tents into tape-like strips to wrap them in…hence ‘duck tape’, not duct tape. Anyway, back to the dogs in the trees…how did they get the tape? Military dogs in the bunch?

A cat passed the tape to them. To avoid the confusion we’ll call it “gaffer tape”.

Ladies and gentlemen, exhibit A of why I’m a cat person!

Kreole, Nice story, but not true. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape Permacel supplied waterproof, cloth based adhesive tape for ammunition boxes during WWII, those using it called it gun, rigger’s, or duck tape. During the housing shortage/boom following the war, returning soldiers/sailors familiar with the tape from using it in the service, started using it to repair many things, including duct work. Note that current building codes do NOT permit this type of tape on ducting, as it is not fire resistant and may produce toxic smoke when burned.Gaffer’s and 600 MPH tape, while visually similar and often used in similar was, have different adhesive systems. Gaffer’s tape comes off cleanly with no residue. Duck tape leaves adhesive behind or tears up the underlying material. 600 MPH tape doesn’t come of without a solvent.

kreole: During WWII, small arms cans were waterproofed. The metal cans had rubber gaskets and it kept out the water.

It’s incredible that all these dogs end up landing on their heads, considering the clear absence of brain-like matter inside.

Is this particular plot line EVER going to end? ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…..

They had the duck tape to close the box the cat is in. The real question is where they were keeping it until now.

If they had taped the two dogs together with one having his feet where the other’s head was, would one land on his feet and the other on his head? Inquiring minds want to know.

I’m learning so much about tape today…

Hmmm… do dogs “shimmy”…?

Didn’t you? You seem to be answering yourself.

agree with hugh…ain’t funny (any longer) mcgee!!!

If it’s not brains making their heads heavy, it must be their thick skulls — which is why they can survive the fall with no apparent damage, or loss of intelligence!

Bailey- Why Duck Twill? Actually that’s a perversion of weaving terminology that’s come into common usage. Duck is a tightly woven canvas. Twill is a specific weaving pattern, distinct from canvas or denim weaves. “Duck Twill”, in common usage, is a tightly woven fabric that sheds rain, usually a canvas weave.

Poncho should go upside down and Boomer should go upright, and see what happens taped together