BS: Worst thread ever (2)

Subject: BS: Worst thread ever (2)
From: skipy
Date: 01 Feb 07 - 05:48 PM

About 18 months ago I bought some thread to reapair a tent belonging to the local scout group. It kept snapping as I pulled it tight, it was the worst thread I ever bought.
Skipy (in am impish mood!)

Subject: RE: BS: Worst thread ever (2)
From: ClaireBear
Date: 01 Feb 07 - 05:58 PM

That stuff that has a core of one material -- polyester, say -- and is wrapped with another, cotton for example. The wrapping material tends to unwind from the core material, wadding up in one's sewing machine or making one's otherwise pristine handwork lumpy and unattractive. Yecch!

Subject: RE: BS: Worst thread ever (2)
From: skipy
Date: 01 Feb 07 - 06:05 PM

Attended a course (many years ago) to learn how to use carbon fibre to patch / strengthen Tornado aircraft, the first thing the instructor did was to give each of us a strand of fibre, he challenged us to brake it in two during his 20 min. intro. - the prize if you did was free beer for the duration of the course. (2 weeks!) Needless to say a room full of RAF senior NCOs went for it, big time, we failed (but he knew we would, of course!) Best thread ever!
Skipy

Subject: RE: BS: Worst thread ever (2)
From: Bill D
Date: 01 Feb 07 - 06:06 PM

you need better stuff (kind of a 'thread bear')

Subject: RE: BS: Worst thread ever (2)
From: Scrump
Date: 01 Feb 07 - 06:24 PM

I don't know, I've seen a lot worse threads than this one ;-)

Subject: RE: BS: Worst thread ever (2)
From: katlaughing
Date: 01 Feb 07 - 06:32 PM

What do they use for stitching together super heros' outfits? Can you imagine if Superman's stitching came undone?

Subject: RE: BS: Worst thread ever (2)
From: skipy
Date: 01 Feb 07 - 06:35 PM

KT, Don't go there!
Skipy

Subject: RE: BS: Worst thread ever (2)
From: Gizmo
Date: 01 Feb 07 - 06:46 PM

But I will Skipy.....hehehehe

Bearing in mind that the most common places for stitching to become loose is around the backside (rear) of the trousers - that might explain why he wears his pants on the outside.

I guess that it is an all in one stretchy material, or very quickly spins it around himself when he turns round and round very fast, like a spider wrapping a web around them, or the silk of a glow worm.

But then we get onto spiderman, who probably really does spin a fine silk web around him with lycra ability.

The second most likely place for the split in costume would be the biceps and triceps area.

Food for thought - yummy.

Subject: RE: BS: Worst thread ever (2)
From: skipy
Date: 01 Feb 07 - 07:04 PM

Never on the "Hulk"!
Skipy

Subject: RE: BS: Worst thread ever (2)
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 01 Feb 07 - 07:04 PM

Nah, you're all wrong! The strongest thread in the known Universe is whatever they use to make G-strings for strippers who work in clubs where they're not allowed to "take it all off". The combined psychic energy of millions of men willing said G-strings to "Break! Please break! Come on, dammit! BREAK!" has yet to result in a single confirmed wardrobe malfunction.

Subject: RE: BS: Worst thread ever (2)
From: ClaireBear
Date: 01 Feb 07 - 07:32 PM

Doesn't that make it the BEST thread? No, I suppose not...

Subject: RE: BS: Worst thread ever (2)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 01 Feb 07 - 09:34 PM

You wanna talk about bad threads? You can't handle bad threads.

BAD thread-- think about the silly string they put into tampons that are supposed to let you haul 'em back out again. You get a bad one there, that's BAD.

I bet silly string will never seem the same, now either.

~Grumpy (but the Pens are going strong against the Habs)

Subject: RE: BS: Worst thread ever (2)
From: Jean(eanjay)
Date: 02 Feb 07 - 07:43 AM

It's better than the first one.