so the fish said

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When you think "Classy," think Cactus-Fish

One 64-inch baby gate: $140.

Two 42-inch baby gates for $25 and a little creative thinking: fucking priceless.

Comments (40)

yikes. no one's getting out now!

Posted by laura | April 14, 2006 3:21 PM

I love it. You are a genius!

Posted by Dawn | April 14, 2006 3:35 PM

That's BRILLIANT!

Posted by Emily | April 14, 2006 3:36 PM

Mia can unlock and open doors already? Or is this extra protection against putative child abductors?

Posted by nrp | April 14, 2006 3:37 PM

Gotta love duct tape!

Posted by Nicole | April 14, 2006 3:43 PM

You guys are truly gifted. Duct tape is a miracle thing. Truly it is.

Posted by Melissa | April 14, 2006 3:45 PM

Ah yes, the handyman's secret weapon comes to the rescue again!

Posted by Elaine | April 14, 2006 3:58 PM

Brilliant!! Way to use your noggin'! :-)

Posted by Buzz | April 14, 2006 3:59 PM

Hey, whatever works. I don't know if I would have thought of that, but it's a good idea.

Posted by Jessie | April 14, 2006 4:00 PM

a family after my own heart :)

Posted by Casey | April 14, 2006 4:04 PM

LOVE it. especially the duct tape portion. ;)

Posted by Sarcomical | April 14, 2006 4:13 PM

Why does corporate America think they can out smart Mothers? Because they CAN NOT!

Posted by Isabel | April 14, 2006 4:38 PM

Yeah duct tape!

Posted by Heather | April 14, 2006 4:39 PM

Is there nothing that duct tape can't fix? That's just so awesome.

Posted by Kerry | April 14, 2006 5:26 PM

I think you should now turn around and paint the duct tape pink. You know... so it looks like you just decorated it instead of rigged it.

And it is a great idea. Unless you're short like me and it takes an act of God to climb over the damn thing everytime.

Posted by Carrisa | April 14, 2006 5:27 PM

Oh man. I love me some duct tape. There's just absolutely nothing it can't fix!

Posted by patricia | April 14, 2006 5:42 PM

Can it still slide open, or are you going to hop the thing? :)

Posted by Sara | April 14, 2006 6:09 PM

Genius! :)

Posted by Manda | April 14, 2006 6:33 PM

duct tape can fix anything!

we have those same gates. except, you know, they're not duct taped together.

Posted by crystal | April 14, 2006 8:52 PM

LOVE IT. I'm from South Carolina, so I can appreciate the uses of duct tape. It's like the famous saying:

If it moves and it shouldn't, use Duct Tape.

If it doesn't move and it should, use WD-40!

Posted by Stephanie | April 15, 2006 12:27 AM

Good thinking, Ms. Fish.
The price of baby items is outrageous.
Check out craigslist for used baby items.

Posted by valerie | April 15, 2006 7:14 AM

Great use of duct tape! I see a future post about all the uses of duct tape in child rearing.

Posted by Inga | April 15, 2006 10:47 AM

Cool! Can you take it apart? If not I always walk over them. I have the same gates plus the swing type. I've done another way by stacking them ontop of each other when my 1st son started climbing the damn things. That'll really piss off a 2 yr old let me tell ya.

Posted by Sabrina | April 15, 2006 4:27 PM

Your not the first lol. Same thing here!!! The only thing I call it is the crotch biter. It gets me everytime cause I am not going to take it down to get past it so I just step over it and at 5'1 I dont quite clear it perfect. Ouch. But it was worth it!

Posted by Lisa | April 15, 2006 10:07 PM

You two are brillant.

Posted by Autumn | April 15, 2006 11:16 PM

Duck tape rules!

Posted by Paulette | April 16, 2006 1:43 AM

Hey, whatever works. I admire both ingenuity and frugality. It's a winning combination.
Happy Easter!

Posted by Traci | April 16, 2006 9:47 AM

Most of the stuff in my house is like that. Awesome isn't it?

Posted by Katy | April 16, 2006 1:18 PM

Wait so, how do you open it and ... I'm confused ... but that's not strange!

Posted by mrsfortune | April 16, 2006 3:12 PM

I admire you! Awesome.

Posted by Rochelle | April 16, 2006 5:47 PM

Damn, why didn't i think of Duct tape?

Posted by william | April 17, 2006 9:06 AM

Duct tape saves the day again. What can't that stuff do?

Posted by bad penguin | April 17, 2006 10:20 AM

Love that the Duct Tape hits right where the open door is...I am sure the neighbors LOVE it! :)

Posted by Laurie | April 17, 2006 12:08 PM

wow. your child is relly effing cute. I bet she probably bites or something because she can make that cute face and get away with it.

Posted by anita | April 17, 2006 12:17 PM

Ooooh I never thought of that! We just used the duct tape to hold the KIDS in place!

Posted by Amber | April 17, 2006 1:45 PM

HAHAHAHAHA. Dude, now you totally need a sofa on your front lawn.

(I did nearly the same thing for our Miss M. when she was getting out of the bathroom, viva la GHETTO RIGGING).

Posted by statia | April 17, 2006 10:52 PM

Was there a picture of that? Cuz I give Vincent about another week before I rip every hair out of my head. So I could use the cactus-fish solution to baby gating.

Posted by HR Mommy | April 18, 2006 7:31 AM

LOVE THIS. Mental note has been made. I'm going to need one of these when we move!

Posted by christina | April 19, 2006 12:19 AM

Ah, duct tape and mommy spit - that's all you need to cure what ails ya!

Posted by Irene | April 19, 2006 10:22 AM

Haha! Genius!

Posted by Sweety | April 19, 2006 12:08 PM