“Why a duck?”
What do you call it?
Duck tape, Duct tape, or 100 MPH tape?
What is your favorite all time use for it?
I’ve called it all three names, 100 MPH was common military jargon in the 70’s and 80’s. My time period.
My favorite ever use?
When my son was 8 he started playing Little League football. The pads and uniforms were all too large. So in order for him to keep is pants on, we wrapped him around the top of his hip pads twice, with white Duck Tape.
His entire team had to do it…
Here is the ‘Why a duck?’ Routine from the Marx bros movie ‘Cocoanuts’;
Groucho: Well, we'll Passover that...You're a peach, boy. Now, here is a little peninsula, and, eh, here is a viaduct leading over to the mainland.
Chico: Why a duck?
Groucho: I'm alright, how are you? I say, here is a little peninsula, and here is a viaduct leading over to the mainland.
Chico: Alright, why a duck?
Groucho: (pause) I'm not playing "Ask Me Another," I say that's a viaduct.
Chico: Alright! Why a duck? Why ...