And it was named that because it was cheap tape.

In English we used to use the word “Scotch”, like Scottish. We still use it to refer to scotch tape - cheap tape.

Best Christmas gift I ever got my dad. He’s a huge Christmas Story fan. It came in a big crate filled with straw and everything, with “HIS END UP” and “FRAGILE” printed on the side. I think it’s a little smaller than the official one, but still pretty big.

He puts it in the front window of his house every year.

My friend was in the army and told me he got a special exception and didn’t have to shave as often. But that was the army, and his job mostly involved setting up communications equipment, so maybe that matters.

Thanks for the insight. Glad Lemmy can give context for worrying articles like these.