A Conversation for Talking Point: Things that are Irredeemably Tacky
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Ingisim - Domestic Goddess Started conversation Dec 6, 2001
Sorry if someone else has made this joke elsewhere. Then again, it's a terrible joke wherever it's posted.
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Solsbury Posted Dec 7, 2001
And there was I about to use duct tape as the example of something iredeemably tacky. Then again it's why it works so well for both examples 
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Dec 8, 2001
To be pedantic, Blue Tac isn't irredeemably tacky - if you add lighter fluid or petrol to it, it becomes runny and slimy! This technique, taken to its illogical (and fairly unsafe) conclusion means it's possible to dissolve large quantities of dirty Blue Tac in petrol, filter it to remove the hairs, paint and crud it's picked up, then evaporate off the petrol and end up with clean, "recycled" Blue Tac. 
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Ingisim - Domestic Goddess Posted Dec 8, 2001
Sounds like a fascinating procedure. Have you actually tried this, or is it just a theory?
It sounds plausible enough. I guess you should smoke during the process, though.
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Dec 8, 2001
I have liquefied small quantities of Blue Tac, and painted the result on the back of posters with a view to emulating the gummed strip on "notelets"... Sadly, I spread it too thin to be useful, and I didn't have any more to continue the experiment...
Oh, and you should *NEVER smoke. Ever.
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- 1: Ingisim - Domestic Goddess (Dec 6, 2001)
- 2: Solsbury (Dec 7, 2001)
- 3: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Dec 8, 2001)
- 4: Ingisim - Domestic Goddess (Dec 8, 2001)
- 5: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Dec 8, 2001)
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