Stupid names for everyday things

[Drago]

In the Islands it's called the Glasgow Socket Set.

 

[Baldy]

When I was in the Army the officer in charge of petrol, oils and lubricants was known as the POLO. (Petrol, Oil and Lubricants Officer).
Some General heard him being called "Polo", and didn't like it. He then had the name changed to Fuels, Lubricants and Associated Products, so the Polo became the Flapo.

 

[sheddy]

Tech ? Please don’t compress Technology into a single syllable.
It’s much more important than that.

 

[irw]

i grow both golden , and purple top turnips.

And swede too - which usually have a more orange flesh.

Its really not so difficult to tell the difference.

What if it's shaped like a thingy?

 

[Blue Hills]

When I was in the Army the officer in charge of petrol, oils and lubricants was known as the POLO. (Petrol, Oil and Lubricants Officer).
Some General heard him being called "Polo", and didn't like it. He then had the name changed to Fuels, Lubricants and Associated Products, so the Polo became the Flapo.

Surprised he didn't set to work on the fany, first aid nursing yeomanry.

And have always been suspicious about the origins of that, i mean how commonly used is yeomanry in naming anything?

 

[mudsticks]

What if it's shaped like a thingy?

Then I stick googlie eyes on it, and post its picture on Instagram, obv

 

[Alex H]

When I was in the Army the officer in charge of petrol, oils and lubricants was known as the POLO. (Petrol, Oil and Lubricants Officer).
Some General heard him being called "Polo", and didn't like it. He then had the name changed to Fuels, Lubricants and Associated Products, so the Polo became the Flapo.

I was in the RAF. While at Leuchars, in the winter, we had an officer in charge of airfield snow and ice clearance.

He/she was the Duty Ice and Snow Clearance Officer

 

[Drago]

And who can forget the Strategic Head of Intelligence Targeting, an honest to god MI6 joint operations position, which was quickly renamed when incumbents complained that the military personnel seconded to the unit simply shortened it to The S**T?

 

[Blue Hills]

And
The War Against Terror

Swiftly amended

 

[bruce1530]

I know of one organisation that produced a draft “Cyber Resilience Action Plan”. They changed it before publication.

 

[NorthernDave]

Oh yeah, pre owned or pre loved.

What's wrong with second hand? Used I could tolerate.

Can I add the trend of calling anything that is more than 3 weeks old "vintage"?

 

[Drago]

Jn the guitar world beaten up very well used equipment is called "relic".

 

[Jenkins]

"Barn Find" historic or classic cars - a pile of rust, but it has a chassis plate you can build a replica of the original vehicle around.

 

[cosmicbike]

'Holibobs', FFS this is what the grown men I work with call holidays. I have to bite my tongue

 

[Blue Hills]

'Holibobs', FFS this is what the grown men I work with call holidays. I have to bite my tongue

cripes - what's the derivation of that?

May they be doomed to sexless relationships with women* who call them them "hubby"

(* if that way inclined before someone lurches from the pit to attack me)