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Whenever someone wonders in conversation who won the Battle of Trafalgar or how to get to Safeco Field by bus, I always say the same thing: "That's the kind of
by msg 16y ago
Whenever someone wonders in conversation who won the Battle of Trafalgar or how to get to Safeco Field by bus, I always say the same thing:
"That's the kind of question I ask the magic box."
For me this thing means knowledge. It's the oracle, the multitool, the utility belt, the mystic key.
I suggest we all call it "the box".
- auxbuss 16y agoThe box is already colloquial English for the TV, as in, "What's on the box tonight?".
- msg 16y agoWe are starting to call that thing a "screen" in my home, because we might hook it up to Nintendo, DVD, computer, cable, what have you. I agree "box" may be a little overloaded but the context will usually make things clear. There is only one thing you can do with broadcast television: watch. We also have "the tube" for broadcast television (a little dated because the tubes are disappearing), or "cable". Maybe this is a regional thing though.
- ido 16y agoI was under the impression it is colloquial English for female genitalia.
- v21 16y agoMy friend calls it the "Everything Device".