21-10-2004, 11:40 AM
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Since we are starting with questions like '' what came first , the chicken or the egg'' I have a question on my own. I want to know how the hardened tip on shoelaces is called. Preferably in dutch, but in english is ok to
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21-10-2004, 11:54 AM
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In english they are called Aglets. not only do they prevent the ends from fraying but they make the lace easier to hold, and easier to pass through the eyelets, which I am assuming is the holes the shoe laces go through. All this thanks to Ians shoelace site (I can't believe anyone would watse their time making a whole website dedicated to shoelaces, he obviously has no life).
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21-10-2004, 12:04 PM
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In Holland I don't think we have a name for it :-/ , so I wanted to know if other countries had
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21-10-2004, 12:04 PM
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What, Ians shoelace site still exists? :blink:
I had some flic video from that Ian Shoelace somewhere in 1994 already... :blink: :blink: LOL |
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21-10-2004, 12:07 PM
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LOL LOL LOL
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21-10-2004, 01:38 PM
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I'd call it plastieken toppeke and I guess everybody that speaks Dutch'd understand it if they know you're talking 'bout shoelaces.
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21-10-2004, 03:27 PM
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UUuh..
No dutch name for it??
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21-10-2004, 04:40 PM
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In Finnish they are called: saatanan narunpätkät mitkä ei mahdu siitä saatanan reiästä
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21-10-2004, 06:01 PM
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21-10-2004, 06:30 PM
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I don't know what they are called
but they SHOULD be called Knopjes
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