I was just looking at Umop's sunglasses, and for some reason I remembered reading about a government order form that had the term, " portable hand held communication scriber", for ink pen. What other fancy names can you come up with for common every day items?
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by Superluminal » Thu May 11, 2006 2:15 am
I'm not a scientist, but I play one on the internet.
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by teri tait » Thu May 11, 2006 2:26 am
My dad works civil service and they call a Forklift Driver a "Ground engineer and product coordinator" :)
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by pmcolt » Thu May 11, 2006 2:57 am
Back when I was working, we needed a putty knife to scrape a greasy buildup out of some industrial ovens.
On the "Maintenance needs:" whiteboard, we wrote "putty knife". We then waited for weeks, as everything on the whiteboard was bought for us... everything except a putty knife.
I erased "putty knife" and wrote "2-inch flat aluminum bladed wood-handled grease buildup removal device."
Waited for a few more weeks, but still didn't get our putty knife.
On the "Maintenance needs:" whiteboard, we wrote "putty knife". We then waited for weeks, as everything on the whiteboard was bought for us... everything except a putty knife.
I erased "putty knife" and wrote "2-inch flat aluminum bladed wood-handled grease buildup removal device."
Waited for a few more weeks, but still didn't get our putty knife.
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by Enzo » Thu May 11, 2006 5:59 am
Problem report: operational deficit caused by circuit path interruption due to failure in the current limiting component.
(blown fuse)
I remember one of those tragic instances where a mother throws a newborn baby into a dumpster, where it is found dead later. The authorities claimed the woman "Lacked proper parenting skills."
(blown fuse)
I remember one of those tragic instances where a mother throws a newborn baby into a dumpster, where it is found dead later. The authorities claimed the woman "Lacked proper parenting skills."
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by teri tait » Thu May 11, 2006 6:04 am
Reminds me of dead people described as "sustained injury that is incompatable with life"
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Nikola Tesla =
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by Lonewulf » Thu May 11, 2006 1:11 pm
teri tait wrote:Reminds me of dead people described as "sustained injury that is incompatable with life"
Reanimation Serum ------> "Sustained Life through Chemical Process"
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by Superluminal » Fri May 12, 2006 12:53 am
From a gov. order form. Portable hand held communications scriber= Ink pen.
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by Lance » Sat May 13, 2006 7:44 pm
Enzo wrote:Problem report: operational deficit caused by circuit path interruption due to failure in the current limiting component.
(blown fuse)
When a fuse "blows", did it fail or succeed?
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by Swamp Pixie » Sat May 13, 2006 10:13 pm
hemi-demi-semi quaver = quarter note
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by umop ap!sdn » Sat May 13, 2006 10:24 pm
Light nanosecond = foot
(Even if it's a bit of an approximation.)
(Even if it's a bit of an approximation.)
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by Swamp Pixie » Mon May 15, 2006 3:36 pm
How about poo-poo occurs?
Or feces spontaeously exsists?
Or when feces hits the rotating blades?
Or feces spontaeously exsists?
Or when feces hits the rotating blades?
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by Lonewulf » Mon May 15, 2006 3:46 pm
"Fornicating Feces" ---> "Fucking shit"
I prefer the former, though. Cursing in "scientist-ese" is great.
I prefer the former, though. Cursing in "scientist-ese" is great.
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by umop ap!sdn » Mon May 15, 2006 3:55 pm
The lane weaving nutcase who cuts in front of you in traffic while yakking away on a cell phone = posterior aperture. 
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by Swamp Pixie » Mon May 15, 2006 5:44 pm
getting your feces amalgamated
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by Superluminal » Tue May 16, 2006 1:31 am
Well, since we're all talking @#$%.
Water operated, gravity assisted feces disposal unit=Commode
Water operated, gravity assisted feces disposal unit=Commode
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by Lonewulf » Tue May 16, 2006 4:23 am
"Calculating tool with communications and entertainment specialization" -- my Laptop
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by Superluminal » Wed May 17, 2006 1:15 am
Portable handheld photon emitter=flashlight.
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by Мастер » Wed May 17, 2006 1:28 am
Would this game be more interesting if someone would post the fancy name, and then everyone else had to guess what the everyday item was?
They call me Mr Celsius!
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by Lance » Wed May 17, 2006 1:43 am
And then who ever gets it posts the next challenge?
I'd second that.
I'd second that.
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