In article <Xns9CBCC550D6111opusthepenguinnet...@127.0.0.1>, Opus the Penguin <opusthepenguin+use...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What do you call them? There are two kinds. One I don't have a name > for at all. The other, I have a couple of names for, but don't know > if they're in common use.
> 1. The short wire with a thin strip of plastic or paper that you > twist around to close it. The family of a friend called them "tie > ties" and I picked that up from him. My family knows the term too. > But if I were trying to communicate with an outsider, I'd call them > "twist ties" or maybe "twisty ties".
TIE fighters?
I say "twist ties" for those things, but do others say "twisties"?
> Bonus Question: Which way do you twist them to tighten,
Whichever way feels right.
> which way to loosen?
The way it's not twisted when I start.
> Do you ever encounter it done the opposite of what you're > expecting and you end up tightening it more when you thought you were > loosening it?
I guess that happens every now and then. I try to examine it before I twist, or at the very least turn it a little bit and look for a slight loosening. Some are born into left-handedness, some choose it, and some of us have it thrust upon us. So my sense of "which way is correct" is screwy.
> 2. The little plastic clip. What's it called?
I'd call it a "plastic clip", but that's not very specific. That could refer to a Chip Clip, or a plastic clothesline pin.
> Bonus Question: Is it true that someone owns a patent on that and is > fabulously wealthy because of the invention? I'd Google it myself if > I knew what to call the things.
Good luck with that.
There's also that ziptie-looking thing, but that may only be for garbage bags.
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In article <i-6dnbiSxd4r-mvXnZ2dnUVZ_o2dn...@vex.net>,
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote: > Greg Goss: > > I'm not sure if that rant is Bob's or a quote from his cite. Either > > way, you must consider the third choice. Instead of twist tie versus > > clip, think of the bread bags tape-tied together. These cannot be > > opened without ruining the bag and then the bread goes stale. When > > living in Toronto, half the brands seemed to use these impossible tape > > ties.
> Odd; I don't remember when's the last time I saw one. Greg and I must > have shopped at different supermarkets.
> > I haven't seen twist ties in the wild for a very long time, other > > than holding wires together in new consumer electronics.
That's where I see them most, but then again very few bread bags pass through my hands.
QueBarbara <que.barbara.l...@go-awaygmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:53:27 -0800, Les Albert <lalbe...@aol.com> > wrote:
> >On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:39:52 -0500, "Charles Wm. Dimmick" > ><cdimm...@snet.net> wrote: > >>Hieronymus Agricola wrote: > >>> On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:25:52 -0700, Opus the Penguin wrote > >>> (in article <Xns9CBCC550D6111opusthepenguinnet...@127.0.0.1>):
> >>>> What do you call them? There are two kinds. One I don't have a name > >>>> for at all. The other, I have a couple of names for, but don't know > >>>> if they're in common use.
> >>> I call both kinds "trash", and discard them when I initially open a package > >>> of bread. After removing the first two slices, there is enough > slack to fold > >>> over and let the weight of the loaf keep it closed.
> >>But the twist ties are handy for any number of things, such as fastening > >>the raspberry and blackberry canes to the support wires. Ditto for grape > >>vines. See also: > >>http://www.ehow.com/how_2107764_recycle-twist-ties.html
> >I use twist-ties as closures for plastic garbage bags.
> I use them to tidy up extra cords on electronic gadgets.
I use them to hold lights on my wheels. 20 ties/lights per strand * 2 strands/wheel * 2 wheels = 80 ties, plus some gaffer tape for the batteries.
> In article <7b9ef5518rudjp2dfqd6kdhukdegek9...@4ax.com>, > QueBarbara <que.barbara.l...@go-awaygmail.com> wrote: >> On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:53:27 -0800, Les Albert <lalbe...@aol.com> >> wrote:
>> >On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:39:52 -0500, "Charles Wm. Dimmick" >> ><cdimm...@snet.net> wrote: >> >>Hieronymus Agricola wrote: >> >>> On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:25:52 -0700, Opus the Penguin wrote >> >>> (in article <Xns9CBCC550D6111opusthepenguinnet...@127.0.0.1>):
>> >>>> What do you call them? There are two kinds. One I don't have a >> >>>> name for at all. The other, I have a couple of names for, but >> >>>> don't know if they're in common use.
>> >>> I call both kinds "trash", and discard them when I initially open >> >>> a package of bread. After removing the first two slices, there >> >>> is enough >> slack to fold >> >>> over and let the weight of the loaf keep it closed.
>> >>But the twist ties are handy for any number of things, such as >> >>fastening the raspberry and blackberry canes to the support wires. >> >>Ditto for grape vines. See also: >> >>http://www.ehow.com/how_2107764_recycle-twist-ties.html
>> >I use twist-ties as closures for plastic garbage bags.
>> I use them to tidy up extra cords on electronic gadgets.
> I use them to hold lights on my wheels. 20 ties/lights per strand * 2 > strands/wheel * 2 wheels = 80 ties, plus some gaffer tape for the > batteries.
> > In article <7b9ef5518rudjp2dfqd6kdhukdegek9...@4ax.com>, > > QueBarbara <que.barbara.l...@go-awaygmail.com> wrote: > >> On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:53:27 -0800, Les Albert <lalbe...@aol.com> > >> wrote:
> >> >On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:39:52 -0500, "Charles Wm. Dimmick" > >> ><cdimm...@snet.net> wrote: > >> >>Hieronymus Agricola wrote: > >> >>> On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:25:52 -0700, Opus the Penguin wrote > >> >>> (in article <Xns9CBCC550D6111opusthepenguinnet...@127.0.0.1>):
> >> >>>> What do you call them? There are two kinds. One I don't have a > >> >>>> name for at all. The other, I have a couple of names for, but > >> >>>> don't know if they're in common use.
> >> >>> I call both kinds "trash", and discard them when I initially open > >> >>> a package of bread. After removing the first two slices, there > >> >>> is enough > >> slack to fold > >> >>> over and let the weight of the loaf keep it closed.
> >> >>But the twist ties are handy for any number of things, such as > >> >>fastening the raspberry and blackberry canes to the support wires. > >> >>Ditto for grape vines. See also: > >> >>http://www.ehow.com/how_2107764_recycle-twist-ties.html
> >> >I use twist-ties as closures for plastic garbage bags.
> >> I use them to tidy up extra cords on electronic gadgets.
> > I use them to hold lights on my wheels. 20 ties/lights per strand * 2 > > strands/wheel * 2 wheels = 80 ties, plus some gaffer tape for the > > batteries.
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> In article <Xns9CBDA5831265Fmoonblanchedgmail...@130.133.1.4>, > Dover Beach <moon.blanc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > ebenZERO...@verizon.net (Hactar) wrote in news:r1pjs6-jdi.ln1@pc.home:
> > > In article <7b9ef5518rudjp2dfqd6kdhukdegek9...@4ax.com>, > > > QueBarbara <que.barbara.l...@go-awaygmail.com> wrote: > > >> On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:53:27 -0800, Les Albert <lalbe...@aol.com> > > >> wrote:
> > >> >On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:39:52 -0500, "Charles Wm. Dimmick" > > >> ><cdimm...@snet.net> wrote: > > >> >>Hieronymus Agricola wrote: > > >> >>> On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:25:52 -0700, Opus the Penguin wrote > > >> >>> (in article <Xns9CBCC550D6111opusthepenguinnet...@127.0.0.1>):
> > >> >>>> What do you call them? There are two kinds. One I don't have a > > >> >>>> name for at all. The other, I have a couple of names for, but > > >> >>>> don't know if they're in common use.
> > >> >>> I call both kinds "trash", and discard them when I initially open > > >> >>> a package of bread. After removing the first two slices, there > > >> >>> is enough > > >> slack to fold > > >> >>> over and let the weight of the loaf keep it closed.
> > >> >>But the twist ties are handy for any number of things, such as > > >> >>fastening the raspberry and blackberry canes to the support wires. > > >> >>Ditto for grape vines. See also: > > >> >>http://www.ehow.com/how_2107764_recycle-twist-ties.html
> > >> >I use twist-ties as closures for plastic garbage bags.
> > >> I use them to tidy up extra cords on electronic gadgets.
> > > I use them to hold lights on my wheels. 20 ties/lights per strand * 2 > > > strands/wheel * 2 wheels = 80 ties, plus some gaffer tape for the > > > batteries.
> > In article <Xns9CBDA5831265Fmoonblanchedgmail...@130.133.1.4>, > > Dover Beach <moon.blanc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > ebenZERO...@verizon.net (Hactar) wrote in news:r1pjs6-jdi.ln1@pc.home:
> > > > In article <7b9ef5518rudjp2dfqd6kdhukdegek9...@4ax.com>, > > > > QueBarbara <que.barbara.l...@go-awaygmail.com> wrote: > > > >> On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:53:27 -0800, Les Albert <lalbe...@aol.com> > > > >> wrote:
> > > >> >I use twist-ties as closures for plastic garbage bags.
> > > >> I use them to tidy up extra cords on electronic gadgets.
> > > > I use them to hold lights on my wheels. 20 ties/lights per strand * 2 > > > > strands/wheel * 2 wheels = 80 ties, plus some gaffer tape for the > > > > batteries.
Identical. Same configuration. We call him "Canon Gimp".
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