Duct Tape for Everything/Quotes

"Guns make you dumb. If at all possible, fight your wars with duct tape. Duct tape makes you smart."

—Michael Westen, Burn Notice

"I don't believe in a lot of things, but I do believe in duct tape."

—Miles Straume, Lost

"First law of the universe: You can never have too much duct tape."

—Guardian of Space/Time, Marvel vs. DC #1

"Power corrupts, but the power of duct tape corrupts absolutely."

—Florence Ambrose, Freefall (575)

"Duct Tape is like violence -- Doesn't work? Use more."

—Unknown

"If you're whining over ANY problem that can be solved with less than a square inch of duct tape, you're spoiled. That's the rule."

—Bryan Lambert, You Are Dumb

"Dang you're dim, stupid man. You totally fell for it and gave me the tape. I... Furudo Erika... have DUCT TAPE!!"

—Erika Furudo, Umineko no Naku Koro ni, "Episode 6: Dawn of the Golden Witch"

"Man, I love duct tape. I love how it tapes. I love the sound it makes. I love saying it. Duct tape. Duct tape. Duct tape. Duct tape. Duct tape. Duct tape..."

—Deadpool

"Duct tape is a must-have tool for every inventor. It's good to focus on the fundamentals and work your way upwards in the inventing industry."

—The Sims 3 (description of the "Duct Tape Rigger" rank on the Inventing career path)

"Every problem in the world can be fixed with one of two items. If it moves and it shouldn't, duct tape. If it doesn't move and it should, WD-40."

—Unknown

"...and for that, I would recommend the handyman's secret weapon, duct tape."

—Red Green, The Red Green Show

"Really? Stoop that low? Duct tape?! Are you serious?!"

—Batista, after losing a Last Man Standing match to John Cena when Cena taped Batista's legs together around one of the ring posts

"Duct tape is like The Force: it has a light side and a dark side and it binds the galaxy together."

—Anonymous

"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone."

—Walt Kowalski, Gran Torino

"The usefulness of duct tape is limited only by a character’s imagination. Duct tape can support up to 200 pounds indefinitely, or up to 300 pounds for 1d6 rounds. Characters bound with duct tape must make a Strength or Escape Artist check (DC 20) to free themselves."

—D20 Modern rules on duct tape

"Duct tape is not a perfect solution to anything. But with a little creativity, in a pinch, it's an adequate solution to just about everything."

—Jamie Hyneman, "Duct Tape Island", MythBusters

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