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panchzila@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world ·
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if the person who named walkie talkies named everything.

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if the person who named walkie talkies named everything.

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    bites tongue

    I GOTTA BE ‘WELL ACTUALLY GUY’. I can’t help it.

    A defib would actually be the Hearty Less Retardy.

    Edit: And if that offends you, sorry. But it’s literally accurate.

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      bitey taster?

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    Air conditioner: Freezy Breezy

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    There is one for bra that’s close: over the shoulder boulder holder.

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    Traffic circles are “Twirly Whirlies”

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      To non-Americans they’re already “roundabouts”, which is close enough already really

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        Americans mostly call them “oh, fuck? What do I do?” We have the best drivers.

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    I will be calling bumble bees fuzzy buzzys from now on. Thanks!

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    Seeing this meme always remind me that they decided to translate “walkie talkie” in French to “talkie walkie”… I mean… Why?

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    All I can see is Law and Order.

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      Chung-Chung!

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        Dungie Chungie?

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    CRT displays: screenbox funbox

    Toilet paper: whitey wipey

    Doors: squeaky creaky

    Chips: crispy crunchy (applies to fries too, known in the UK as chips)

    Mirrors: lookie selfie

    Suction cups: sucky pucky

    Cellular telephones: call yer matey

    Canada: super sorry

    Football (this one: ⚽️): score and bore

    Eurovision: singy country

    Trash bin: isn’t needn’t

    Needles: kneady needy

    Nintendo DS: double trouble

    Computer mice: pointy clicky

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      I think they are supposed to rhyme.

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        I tried my best to make them rhyme as closely as possible

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      Handegg: bore

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    It comes from WWII soldier slang, so it’s more like if US soldiers named everything.

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      But there had to be one guy that started it, unless they were all linked in a vulcan mind meld

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    It’s called German.

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      I don’t get it. Care to explain? :D

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        The German language is known for having many compound nouns.

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    https://youtu.be/A194vDpXzyA

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    Lenny: Edit Reddit

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    And if he named Teletubbies, we’d have…

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    https://youtu.be/-cCXsqiMqxo

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    breasty - resty 💀

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