Nicknames

[tutusue]

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Hey Tutusue! When is it eggzacktly that you turn "elderly?" (oops, "experienced") We are having a "discussion" about it at my house....I say elderly happens at 90. Maybe 85, but definitely not until 80 at the youngest.

(sorry for the offtopic, didn't think it warranted another thread....)

It probably does warrant another thread so if the mods wish to move this, that's fine!

There are different delineating ages for "elderly" or "experienced" or "senior citizen" or whateveryawannacallit!!! It's a different age for different people, as I see it. My 96 year old upstairs neighbor is beyond elderly mostly due to his mind set. My 87 year old friend...well, I can't begin to keep up with her. Whatta pistol that lady is and she goes to aerobics class 5 days a week. Some of her younger contemporaries call her "spry". Spry, my okole! Spry, to me, denotes "old with energy". There isn't an old bone in that 87 year old's body nor is there an old thought in her mind...an amazing woman.

Personally, I feel the 60s are the new 40s. The gov already considers me "elderly" or however they refer to it! AARP considers us aging at 50!

The nickname "Tutu Sue" has followed me since 1997, when I announced the impending birth of my first grandchild. A member of an online newsgroup assigned that name to me and, like mud flung against the side of a building, it stuck!!! And, I didn't mind one bit. I've used it online since then and even my clients call me Tutu Sue!

[Peshkwe]

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Heh...I was considered 'geriatric/elderly' mother by the hospital at 35 when I had my first kid, and REALLY old with the second kid 4 years later.

[Pomai]

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Upon reading a guitar instructional book this morning, I took notice that the author used the term "Band Aid®" in reference to an adhesive bandage in one of the paragraphs. I don't think the author even thought twice about it.

What household or other items do you refer to by their brand name instead of its generic, industry-termed name?

Like we often call...

Facial Tissue - Kleenex®
Cotton Swabs - Q-Tips®
Guys will sometimes call tampons "Maxi Pads", which is far from the what it is!
Men's Underwear - "Bebs" (local slang from the brand name BVD&#174
Plastic Laminate - Formica® (the now-old school stuff your countertop is covered with)
Personal Cassette Player - Walkman®

What else?

[tutusue]

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Jacuzzi for any whirlpool type bathtub or spa...

[LonLeroux]

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Or Velcro...Velcro is a brand, the proper terms for the fabric are "hook-and-loop", "burr" or "touch" fasteners.

[Pomai]

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Ah, Velcro and Jacuzzi. I use those names for those items, too!

Also for a copy machine, regardless of brand, many folks still call it a Xerox® Machine, sometimes even using the name "Xerox" for the word "copy". "Can you make me a "Xerox"?

[tutusue]

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Also for a copy machine, regardless of brand, many folks still call it a Xerox® Machine, sometimes even using the name "Xerox" for the word "copy". "Can you make me a "Xerox"?

I'd forgotten about that one. I always referred to copies as xeroxes...until that fateful day in 1999.

[Ninja]

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While not totally ubiquitous, when at a restaurant or bar most people will order a "Coke" as a drink instead of "Cola"...and the waitress/bartender asking if "Pepsi" is okay.

[Peshkwe]

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I'd forgotten about that one. I always referred to copies as xeroxes...until that fateful day in 1999.

What? You discovered RanXerox in Heavy Metal and went all fangirl?

[Peshkwe]

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While not totally ubiquitous, when at a restaurant or bar most people will order a "Coke" as a drink instead of "Cola"...and the waitress/bartender asking if "Pepsi" is okay.

It's weirder when you overhear the order for a coke and the answer to "What kind?" is orange.

Errrmmm....huh?

[tutusue]

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What? You discovered RanXerox in Heavy Metal and went all fangirl?

Nope...
(shoulda linked in my previous post)

[Pomai]

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It took a while, but after that incident, that Xerox building was converted into a film studio used to film scenes for the TV series, LOST. It's currently a DAL-TILE Showroom and warehouse.

Another local slang or nickname often used based on a brand name is Bondo®, the auto body repair filler putty stuff. It's supposed to be pronounced "Bond-oh" (like James Bond + Oh), but the local way of saying is "bone-dough". Like that, but a bit shorter.

Anyway, locals will sometimes reference that product to various "patch jobs". Such as, "Finally the City & County went 'bondo' da' pot holes." Or, "You seen that chick? She had so much 'bondo' on her face." (make-up).

[Peshkwe]

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Sue, you must have had to hunt for that link.

For makeup:

warpaint

spackle

[Pomai]

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For makeup:

warpaint

spackle

You're obviously NOT local.

Another one...

"Put it on the Hibachi" (grill)

[Peshkwe]

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You're obviously NOT local.

Another one...

"Put it on the Hibachi" (grill)

Never said I was