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Off topic: I got confused by the phrase kindle fire, until I remembered that it can also mean start a fire. Now the name of the tablet seems less arbitrary...
by 8_hours_ago 9y ago
Off topic: I got confused by the phrase kindle fire, until I remembered that it can also mean start a fire. Now the name of the tablet seems less arbitrary...
- Symbiote 9y agoStarting a fire is the default meaning of the word. Kindling as a noun is the twigs, leaves, moss or whatever used to start the fire.
- bhasi 9y agoOn that note, I also realized the connotation of "Tinder": combustible material which ignites upon coming into contact with sparks. Sparks fly when people meet - that sort of thing. Very clever indeed.
- improv32 9y agoI thought it had to do with matches
- ClassyJacket 9y agoAlso in Tinder gives you "matches" and the logo is a flame.
- darepublic 9y agoCan't start a fire without a spark
- godelmachine 9y agoI was ROLFing reading this