Proper names for everyday stuff

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Saw this on twitter and thought Lifers could plough a rich furrow of fun

https://twitter.com/CorrectNames/status/886648219899506689/photo/1

Six-a-bag-of-nuts

Dead End

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Bread moisturiser

McBobbin

Shin - "object for locating coffee table edges in the dark"

A-R-T-H-U-R

Tickly magic beanstalk

25May98

Two kids under the age of five - contraception

DaveMehmet

Wife - Fun Prevention Officer

Addickted

Education centre nourishment consultant - Dinner lady

Front line customer support facilitator - Call centre worker.

Media distribution Officer - Paperboy.

Coin facilitation engineer - Toll booth collector

Gastramonical Hygiene Technician - Dishwasher

Petroleum Transfer Engineer - Service station assistant

Kerb technician - Road sweeper.

AddicksAddict

Air movement device. More commonly known as a fan.



I don't know if this is apocryphal or not, but I read that this is how a fan was listed in the IBM catalogue, back when IBM made PCs.

McBobbin

Sounds like what a German might call it. Half that language is just vaguely describing it. Hence why the word for hovercraft translates as "air cushion boat"

N01R4M

Back in the 1970s I taught in a Local Educational Authority which would not sanction the purchase of electric kettles for use in science lessons, because of their secondary application for making coffee at break in the prep-room.

The physics department therefore purchased some “steam generators”, while our colleagues in biology bought a pair of “water otters".

limeygent

Director of First Impressions. Receptionist.

Addickted2TheReds

I love that account, there are some absolute crackers.

A-R-T-H-U-R

Boatercycle

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A group of squid should be called a squad

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Float coat

paulbaconsarnie

Chip shovel.

McBobbin

limeygent said:

Director of First Impressions. Receptionist.

Director of Judging you and remarking loudly on your confidential information - Receptionist at a Doctors

limeygent

Speed thermometer.

limeygent

McBobbin said:

limeygent said:

Director of First Impressions. Receptionist.

Director of Judging you and remarking loudly on your confidential information - Receptionist at a Doctors

McBobbin said:

limeygent said:

Director of First Impressions. Receptionist.

Director of Judging you and remarking loudly on your confidential information - Receptionist at a Doctors

I think you just made that up...

McBobbin

limeygent said:

McBobbin said:

limeygent said:

Director of First Impressions. Receptionist.

Director of Judging you and remarking loudly on your confidential information - Receptionist at a Doctors

McBobbin said:

limeygent said:

Director of First Impressions. Receptionist.

Director of Judging you and remarking loudly on your confidential information - Receptionist at a Doctors

I think you just made that up...

With genuine and utter horror, I now realise that your one wasn't made up.

Exiled_Addick

Near Beer

limeygent

McBobbin said:

limeygent said:

McBobbin said:

limeygent said:

Director of First Impressions. Receptionist.

Director of Judging you and remarking loudly on your confidential information - Receptionist at a Doctors

McBobbin said:

limeygent said:

Director of First Impressions. Receptionist.

Director of Judging you and remarking loudly on your confidential information - Receptionist at a Doctors

I think you just made that up...

With genuine and utter horror, I now realise that your one wasn't made up.

I used to see it when visiting a chain of luxury car dealerships in the Baltimore area,

Fiiish

Bog Roll - Shit Tickets

cafcfan

Bizarrely, Mrs cafcfan thinks the dishwasher is called "Why haven't you unloaded this?"

JorgeCosta13

paulbaconsarnie said:

Chip shovel.

paulbaconsarnie said:

Chip shovel.

HAHAHAHAHA!

Dazzler21

Life and Time waster

StigThundercock

TV = idiot lantern
National Lottery = idiot tax
Last train home = vomit comet
Countryside = Piers Morgan's execoution

lolwray

reprographic technician ..gimp who uses photocopier

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Water chicken

Beach chicken

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Apple juice