Overheard young man at work talking to his buddy...."Yeah, my car needs a Cat..cata..cattle...cattle-ti-tic Con--verser."
English is a second language for him & he has not taken kindly to my gentle linguistic corrections in the past. So I tried to suppress the laughter. Now I have caffeinated sinus cavities.
So it allows you to talk to cow teats? Another social media thing the kids these days are using, I'm sure
The real problem is all the people who say Cadillac Converter, when English is their first language.
stuart in mn wrote:
The real problem is all the people who say Cadillac Converter, when English is their first language.
Makes you appreciate the ones who know they can't spell the word and shorten it to simply "cat converter." What I really want to know is what it converts the cats to. Lions? Catholicism? The soulless demons they really are?
In the unlikely event that I am one day elected President, I will decree prompt deportation of any who cannot display a reasonable command of the English language. I will also propose that we formally adopt "'Murican" as our national language.
NickD
HalfDork
4/8/16 3:10 p.m.
stuart in mn wrote:
The real problem is all the people who say Cadillac Converter, when English is their first language.
That drives me nuts. Cadillac didn't invent it, Cadillac wasn't the first to implement it, Cadillac isn't the only manufacturer to use them, it doesn't convert your car to a Cadillac.
I overheard a tech at my work today referring to a haptic seat motor as a hyperactive motor. And he's supposed the World Class-grade technician. Uh-huh.
There are all different kinds of Cattle Tit converters.
This one makes ice cream.
stuart in mn wrote:
The real problem is all the people who say Cadillac Converter, when English is their first language.
Back in my parts slinging days, I used to hear this term almost every day. Then, I had a genius idea.
I wanted science to progress to the point where it's possible to make a magical gateway/portal known as a "Cadillac Converter". The premise is that any object sent through the "Cadillac Converter" would magically convert into a fully functioning, random Cadillac vehicle of equal size and mass! Think of the possibilities!
In reply to SilverFleet:
They had one of those. Someone sent a Celebrity through it and we ended up with the Cimarron... I think it was destroyed soon after to avoid any further abuse.
johnnie
New Reader
4/8/16 4:31 p.m.
Does that fit inside the center counsel?
I had a guy working for me who always said catalyktic converter. I let it go, like I do for people from Worshington.
Alooninum.
Say "Al."
"Al"
Say "Oom"
"Oom"
Say "In"
"In"
Say "Um"
"Um"
Put it together.
Alooninum.
Maybe go Brit. "Aluminium?"
Brian
MegaDork
4/8/16 5:10 p.m.
How about cows wearing some sweet Chuck Taylor All-Stars.
The new Cadillac Converser?
Streetwiseguy wrote:
I had a guy working for me who always said catalyktic converter. I let it go, like I do for people from Worshington.
(shudders) There is no R in Washington and there is no second R in Romeo.
You do not own an Alfa Romero in Warshington.
1988RedT2 wrote:
In the unlikely event that I am one day elected President, I will decree prompt deportation of any who cannot display a reasonable command of the English language. I will also propose that we formally adopt "'Murican" as our national language.
Those two requirements are exclusive of each other! You can't speak 'murican and have command of the language at the same time.