| From: | Andrew Murdoch toreador@***.bc.ca |
|---|---|
| Subject: | [OT] funny Doc' style question |
| Date: | Fri, 30 Jun 2000 05:49:23 -0700 (PDT) |
> >> Could someone tell me what Canadians call their snow
> >skis please? I mean those mechanical motorbike things,
> >I'm sure they have a special name but I can't remember
> >it. Thanks. (Off list is a good idea)
> >
> >*Doc' frowns at the question bemusedly...*
> >
> >I don't get it. There's not a single reference to sex,
> >or cyber sex toys, or cybered prostitutes, or even
> >adept prostitutes.
> >
> >Not like one of my questions at all.
> >
>
> If it makes you feel better, imagine a prostitute riding one :?)
>
> >Btw, you're not thinking of "skidoo", are you, Simon
> >(which happens to be an actual brand name, if my
> >information is correct)?
> >
> That's the one I was trying to think of. Of course, the actual Canadian who
> answered me said they just call them snowmobiles, which sounds better
> anyway. It seems only Australians think Canadians call them skidoos.
Skidoo is the brand name for the original motorized snow vehicle, as
created by Bombardier and sold by that company to this day. Snowmobile is
the more generic term. (Which I suppose is like the difference between
"Tylenol" and "Acetominophen" or "A rose" and "Any
other name".)
--
Raven
Sometimes known as Andrew C. Murdoch
toreador@***.bc.ca
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