awsum place for a graphics pro

can't wait to get started

Published on September 23, 2005 By Nick Blade In 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

Comments (Page 18)

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Sleeping Dragon

on Sep 27, 2005

Venti Dark Roast. Caribou is better IMHO, but if I go there I get a large Cappucino and it's $4.00

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Cynder-Elluh

on Sep 27, 2005

Venti Dark Roast. Caribou is better IMHO, but if I go there I get a large Cappucino and it's $4.00

Wow, when you hint, you hint!

I'm not sure about dark roast, think I will try the cappucino, does the buzz last at least 2 hours?

258

Fairyy~

on Sep 27, 2005

[Bichur]
World's Shortest Fairy Tale:

Once upon a time a man asked a woman, "Will you marry me?". She said "No". And the man lived happily ever after, hunting, fishing, golfing, drinking beer and farting whenever he wanted. The End.

259

NightTrainthedark

on Sep 27, 2005

Okay what do all of YOU skinners, designers and "graphics pros": do when you have had little less than 3 hours of sleep and a full day ahead....????????

Go to work. Come home, skin all night, get up after 3 hrs , go to work, come home, skin.........................

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Cynder-Elluh

on Sep 27, 2005

Go to work. Come home, skin all night, get up after 3 hrs , go to work, come home, skin.........................

Wow such stamina!!! I have it MOST of the time, not today!!!

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Cynder-Elluh

on Sep 27, 2005

think I will try the cappucino

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!

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Cynder-Elluh

on Sep 27, 2005

Gotta run, thank you so much, for all your help!!!

263

Fairyy~

on Sep 27, 2005

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....

264

Nick Blade

on Sep 27, 2005

thats awsum! now i know why we would need "duck" tape but, do you know what "duct" tape was origanily made for?

265

Sleeping Dragon

on Sep 27, 2005

My guess would be HVAC

266

Bichur

on Sep 27, 2005

was it aircraft repair?

267

Bichur

on Sep 27, 2005

My guess is based on super glue.
Emergency sutures. Tis why it bonds your fingers together so well.

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Bichur

on Sep 27, 2005

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.

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Sleeping Dragon

on Sep 27, 2005

googling....

270

Sleeping Dragon

on Sep 27, 2005

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.

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