On 08/20/2017 01:57 PM, Mike Stein via cctalk wrote:
Well, if we're going to nitpick it's _baling_ wire as in tying up bales of hay; bailing is for leaky boats.
And if we're talking WWII, wasn't it duck tape? Duck cloth with an adhesive layer. "Duct tape" came later...
I wonder if we're being messed with ;-)