Polite ways to deal with electronics in public

Rhiannon14

I just called my computer a dorkwoozle.

AlmightyCushion

My dad calls his phone a buzz-wacker. Zapper for the remote control is another.

GLaDOS

My friend calls a remote control a do-for....because it "does for things" :S

admiralofthefleet

a workmate calls the remote control 'the buttons'

Ro: maaan!

What's this thread about?

Capt'n Midnight

Don't anthropomorphise computers, they don't like it.

Dord

Ro: maaan! wrote: »

What's this thread about?

Stupid people apparently.

Varkov

I call my pc Shiva. Cause she's blue and very cold

l3LoWnA

Rhiannon14 wrote: »

I just called my computer a dorkwoozle.

You're computer doesn't have feelings - no need to be polite!! :rolleyes:

TPD

I've a friend who calls just about everything a 'diddlinthing'. Primarily usb pen drives though.

connundrum

How is having a name for your electronic device being polite in public?

TV thingy - remote
Drink Link - ATM
That fcuking noisy thing - my mobile
That fcuking expensive thing - the laptop, and more importantly the broadband cost

Lands Leaving

I dropped a weight on my laptop. that learned him.

Call Me Jimmy

I once got a bit of a shock from the cow field fence in mayo.

briantwin

Just reminds me of a freezer we have...big chest freezer, full of rotten food,outdated and not very useful and smelt strangely like turnips and fit for a replacement i call it the minister for health.

Terry

Ro: maaan! wrote: »

What's this thread about?

Tracker mortgages.

lucyburn

I call my computer 'Brad' because sometimes it gets very hot!:)

Sofaspud

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Don't anthropomorphise computers, they don't like it.

I shall use this quote in a variety of contexts, replacing the word "computer" with an appropriate term in order to fit the situation, until it ceases to be funny.

Alternatively, "I'm stealing this"

Terry

Terry wrote: »

Tracker mortgages.

LOL . That joke will never die

*Lees*

My dad calls his Blackberry "Me raaasa" !!
Actually, Im not sure if 'Rasa' is just a Cork thing?? It's a drink like Ribena..

Blackhorse Slim

Sofaspud wrote: »

I shall use this quote in a variety of contexts, replacing the word "computer" with an appropriate term in order to fit the situation, until it ceases to be funny.

Too late.

Vegeta

everything is a "yoke-a-me-bob"

Cionnfhaolaidh

I prefix everything with 'electronic'.

The electronic computer, the electronic mobile telephone, the electronic hoover.

Helps to avoid confusion.

Sam Vimes

Cionnfhaolaidh wrote: »

the electronic mobile telephone.

yes in case people think you might be talking about carrier pigeons

Toto Wolfcastle

My brother couldn't pronounce 'remote control' as a child, so he called it the 'moken contol'. It stuck, although sometimes we call it the 'mokie' for short.

Overheal

Notebook PCs shall henceforth be known as the Nerd Bible... or Lappys.