• Britain has over 50 different names for the remote control, from thingymajiggy to Trevor
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[B]We all have our nickname for the TV remote, it seems, with at least 50 words and phrases used in living rooms across the nation. [/B] [IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/09/19/article-2424420-1BE77DC2000005DC-499_634x270.jpg[/IMG] [URL]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2424420/Do-zapper-switcher-flipper-Brits-FIFTY-names-TV-remote-couch-potatoes-theirs-TREVOR.html[/URL]
I need to make sure to write some of these down.
[I]'The Yeti'[/I]?
I'll just stick to calling it 'the remote'
[QUOTE=matt.ant;42241571][B]We all have our nickname for the TV remote, it seems, with at least 50 words and phrases used in living rooms across the nation. [/B] [IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/09/19/article-2424420-1BE77DC2000005DC-499_634x270.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE] [IMG]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxf3k3l4ot1qdrfnmo1_400.png[/IMG] [sp]God I wish I could just leave it at that without getting banned for an image macro.[/sp] [QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;42241667]You could if you provided an explanation instead of a comment about how you would get banned for not saying something.[/QUOTE] There's not really much to say that doesn't ruin the joke.
[QUOTE=Reds;42241615][IMG]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxf3k3l4ot1qdrfnmo1_400.png[/IMG] [sp]God I wish I could just leave it at that without getting banned for an image macro.[/sp][/QUOTE] You could if you provided an explanation instead of a comment about how you would get banned for not saying something.
They all sound like names for something else.
They all have "The" in the front until you get to the end, which is just "Trevor"...
"The trolls" What.
I like how atleast 10 of them can easily be used as a slang name for dick.
That table is so stereotypically British :v:
Pass me the didge, will ya. Toddlers in Tiaras is on in five.
[QUOTE=Boilrig;42241726]"The trolls" What.[/QUOTE] The Controller... The Troller... The Trolls... I guess that's how it arose.
hoofer-doofer
We call it the doof and my friends find it bizzare
[QUOTE=Bradyns;42241607][I]'The Yeti'[/I]?[/QUOTE] You can try, but you'll probably never find it.
I call it the zapper most of the time.
We call it the remote control...
We call it the switcher
[QUOTE=FreakyMe;42241877]You can try, but you'll probably never find it.[/QUOTE] Ahhhh... Nice work! I tried to find the connection, to no avail; can die peacefully now.
Called it the doo-dar all my life because that's what my grandad called it.
My granddad used to call it the converter, never understood why
we call it the channel changer
I've always called it the changer...
my family calls it 'the button'
Our family always called them the buttons. Some of my friends family called it the zapper. Its such a strange but hilarious thing, that every household seems to have a different and unusual name for the remote.
we just call it remote or zapper here, who the fuck calls their remote "trevor"?
Remote sounds American kinda
[video=youtube;JzeSa-tKcu0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzeSa-tKcu0[/video] 'Trevor' reminds me of this (NSFW)
99% of these are not used/made up
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