Notes from the Trail

Notes from the Trail

So that's what duct tape is for...

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Jeff Noble
Jul 28, 2007
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Over the past two days, I've realized why that silver, extremely sticky tape is called "duct tape." It's not "duck" tape. For one, mallards and the like don't slow down long enough to tape them.

It st…

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