Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoCalling modern cellphones "phones" is like when old Star Trek called their little plastic data slabs "tapes".message-squaremessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1251arrow-down119
arrow-up1232arrow-down1message-squareCalling modern cellphones "phones" is like when old Star Trek called their little plastic data slabs "tapes".Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up24·4 months agoIn German, a phone is called a “Handy”
minus-squareabrake@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·4 months agoIn America, a handjob is called a “Handy”
minus-squarespicehoarder@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·4 months agoIn Germany, they employ the whole person, not just the hand!
In German, a phone is called a “Handy”
In America, a handjob is called a “Handy”
In Germany, they employ the whole person, not just the hand!
And the girl a handmaiden