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18-07-2011, 10:22 AM
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| | Administrator TC Founder Car: A4 2.0T Fsi Quattro
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|  Your names for things
A friend was working on his car and asked me to pass him the long oochamie!
What do you use to refer to an object you can't remember the name of?
A thingumy, a wotsit or something else?
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18-07-2011, 10:24 AM
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| | Very Senior Member Torque Junkie Car: Evo 8 @ 400bhp
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| Re: Your names for things
Hay Jimmy, pass us that jimmy, I need it to undo this jimmy here!  | |
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18-07-2011, 10:38 AM
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| | Moderator Torque King Car: MX-5
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| Re: Your names for things
Um...
Pass the...
Dooda
or
thingymabob
or
oojamacallit. 
& my all time favorite, when taking something apart it's always been 'Discombobulated'. 
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18-07-2011, 11:48 AM
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| | Moderator Torque Junkie Car: Elan & Robin Hood
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| Re: Your names for things
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you need a bigger hammer.
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18-07-2011, 11:54 AM
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| Re: Your names for things
Hammers are called Bilston Spanners round my way. | |
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18-07-2011, 11:56 AM
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| | Super Moderator TC Founder Car: Astra Sri Vx Line.
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| Re: Your names for things
This more or less..... 
Or it's just "that thing there" Quote:
Originally Posted by Loz  Um...
Pass the...
Dooda
or
thingymabob
or
oojamacallit.
& my all time favorite, when taking something apart it's always been 'Discombobulated'. |
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18-07-2011, 03:50 PM
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| Re: Your names for things
Hammers are called persuaders round 'ere. | |
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18-07-2011, 07:30 PM
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| | Moderator Torque Junkie Car: Elan & Robin Hood
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| Re: Your names for things
We have two persuaders:
The wrecking bar is called Roger and the sledge hammer is Tony. | |
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18-07-2011, 09:56 PM
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| Re: Your names for things
"the sledge hammer is Tony"
Tony was the keyboard player. Peter Gabriel was the sledgehammer. | |
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19-07-2011, 12:20 AM
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| | Senior member Road burner Car: E30 touring 325i
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19-07-2011, 11:16 AM
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| | Moderator Torque Junkie Car: Elan & Robin Hood
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| Re: Your names for things
Nah, these are The Persuaders! | |
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19-07-2011, 11:32 AM
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| | Senior member Road burner Car: E30 touring 325i
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| Re: Your names for things
it's either "that one.... no not that one, that one", doberrywotchamacallit or thingymabobby.
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19-07-2011, 05:14 PM
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| Re: Your names for things
Quote:
Originally Posted by old-git Nah, these are The Persuaders! | I remember them! Tony had the Ferrari and Roger had an Aston Martin.
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19-07-2011, 08:12 PM
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| | Moderator Torque Junkie Car: Elan & Robin Hood
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| Re: Your names for things
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