View Poll Results: What do you call that unknown thing when words escape?
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watcha-me-call-it
4 18.18% -
doova-lacky
3 13.64% -
thing-a-me-bob
8 36.36% -
what's-it
2 9.09% -
thing
5 22.73% -
it
1 4.55% -
that
3 13.64% -
other words of phrases
7 31.82%
Multiple Choice Poll.
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17th June 2005, 01:08 PM #1
Fixer and Mangler
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What do you call the unknown thing?
Given Silent's poll, it triggered a thought ... what do we call that thing/tool/construction when words escape us .. and temper is not an issue!
cheers
David
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17th June 2005, 01:29 PM #2
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I tend to favour doova-lacky, although I prefer the Latin duvum lackii
"I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to."
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17th June 2005, 03:29 PM #3
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I ticked thing-a-me-bob, although I think it should be thing-a-me-jig.
But maybe that's just me.
you coudl also have the option 'you know, the [make funny gestures with hands here]'.
TravSome days we are the flies; some days we are the windscreen
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17th June 2005, 03:31 PM #4
Timber Hoarder
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Nah, it's a do-hicky.
Cliff.
If you find a post of mine that is missing a pic that you'd like to see, let me know & I'll see if I can find a copy.
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17th June 2005, 03:39 PM #5
Ox and Herdsman Vanished
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1. Thingo
2. DooflickyThose are my principles, and if you don't like them . . . well, I have others.
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17th June 2005, 03:55 PM #6
Got Wood?
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All of the above.
Mostly thing-a-me-jig or thingy for short though.
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17th June 2005, 10:47 PM #7
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That ******* thing!
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17th June 2005, 10:49 PM #8
Dehydrated Hydrographer
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17th June 2005, 10:58 PM #9
Pancakeus Incredibulus
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The little "Squincinburger"
defintley a "DooHicky"
"widgets" (aside from the ones in the Guiness)
"whatsits"
generally when looking for these things there will be references to that small chinese gentleman who lives in the back of the clothes dryer and knocks off all your right socks. Sometimes the small chinese gentleman is falsley accused of many crimes
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CheersSquizzy
"It is better to be ignorant and ask a stupid question than to be plain Stupid and not ask at all" {screamed by maths teacher in Year 8}
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17th June 2005, 11:05 PM #10
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Bugger
Look at that bugger
Thats a big bugger
Its a bugger That
You little bugger
Bugger me ( usually used in oxford st sydney)
You bugger
The trouble with life is there's no background music.
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18th June 2005, 12:18 AM #11
you're gunna need a tray
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Originally Posted by Ashore
Roger (the cabin boy)
Where I live the local original inhabitants call things a four letter word starting with c. It is almost a pronoun with them. Or they call everything a "jesus"
I tend to say a Whatsit
or a dickway
Cheers
Jim
"I see dumb peope!"
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21st June 2005, 10:51 PM #12
Son Of Odin
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That ******* thing! Usually if it is pissing me off.
J!
My opinion is neither copyrighted nor trademarked, and its price is competitive. If you like, I'll trade for one of yours.
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22nd June 2005, 09:01 AM #13
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I'm also voting for "all of the above", but I specifically mean "all" and not "any", ie:
Me: Pass the thingy
Wife: What's a thingy?
Me: You know, the watchamacallit
Wife: Not helping
ME: The thingabob
Wife: Nope, still have no idea what you are talking about
Me: Over there, next to the doovalacky
Wife: Oh, next to the doovalacky, why didn't you say so in the first placeThey laughed when I said I was going to be a comedian. They're not laughing now.
Bob Monkhouse
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22nd June 2005, 09:45 AM #14
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SWMBO had that problem thismorning "have you seen my whatsit" me 'whats a whatsit?' her 'you know, my handbag' me 'in the kitchen'.
Picks up handbag, 'have you seen the whatsit' me 'you're holding it' she 'no, the other whatsit' me 'mutter mutter' she 'whats wrong with you making silly noises?'
REtire from kitchen shaking head in despair.
Answer to above Whatsit'.Stupidity kills. Absolute stupidity kills absolutely.
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22nd June 2005, 11:50 AM #15
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Thing-a-me-jig also, but it wasn't an option so like a couple of others I voted for thing-a me-bob.
Pete J
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