Wednesday 23 November 2011

A non-exhaustive list of names for your zapper


What do you call yours? Some people call theirs really stupid things. Like 'The Converter'.. what's that about? Here are some more I have collected today, beginning with the Doofer as it was PoliteIre who started it by being forced to defend her use of it in her own house. "You point it at the telly, it doofs. What's the problem?" Can't argue with that. Here they are then.


The Doofer


The Zapper (4 votes) (aka Frank/Moon Unit/Dweezil if you're feeling playful)


The Buttons/Telly Buttons (4 votes)


The Remote (3 votes) errr Boring! Why not pick something else from this list?


The Doobrey (2 votes) A lot of words for zappers are also words for fishing equipment, I have learned in the course of my research.


The Thingy-Majig


The Box/The Telly Box


The Channel Changer


The Goat


The 'mote


'The Magic Box' - as well as being words for fishing tackle, a lot of these could also be words for lady parts.


The Merote


The Dinker
The Converter


The Push-Push


The Telly Stick


The Schnik-Shnack


The fuckin'…


The Shitz


The [makes thumb clicking motion in air]


The Bibbip


The Badger

Any more for any more?

7 comments:

  1. I call them all The Gadget which winds Tom up no end. But not as much as referring to our fancy digital tv thingummy as The Wizard Box. It magically saves my favourite programmes so I can watch them without adverts. How is that not a wizard?!

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  2. Well I call them Frank but my desk buddy at work (person I sit opposite) calls them The Clickorator.

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  3. I am afraid I always say remote. But some of these are pretty amusing!

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  4. It's a Zappa in my house....although sometimes it gets called the doofer too.....

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  5. The TTO in my house, telly turner over; passed down over 2 generations....

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  6. It's the titpusher here, which seems inexplicable in such an otherwise nicely spoken, well-mannered household.

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