Kleenex vs. Tissue; Bobcat vs. Skidsteer

[BigClay]

Just got to thinking, what brand names do you or people you know use instead of the actual product name. Example I am bad about calling 'tissue' simply 'kleenex.' My wife is bad about calling any 'skidsteer' a 'bobcat.' What other ones do you hear?

 

[Blkvoodoo]

Towmotor = forklift Towmotor brand hasn't been around since the early '80s, been used as a generic term for forklifts for as long as I can remember.

 

[Yay!Gurrr]

band-aid = strip of tape w/ stuff on it.
jeep = any SWB (short wheel base) vehicle with 4x4

 

[WCURoverd90]

Coke - any soft drink that is dark
Sprite - Any soft drink that is clear

 

[GotWood]

paint = polyurethane
Jeff B =

 

[BigClay]

jeep = any SWB (short wheel base) vehicle with 4x4

One of my biggest pet peeves. A girl i worked with had GEO Tracker, and called it a 'Jeep', I constantly asked her "Wow, when did you get a new vehicle?" And it pissed her off to no end...

 

[Jeff B]

paint = polyurethane
Jeff B =

You wish,

 

[marvilusone]

weedeater-line trimmer
reese hitch-receiver hitch
q tips-cotton swab
neosporin-antibiotic ointment
channel locks-adjustable pliers
sawzall-reciprocating saw
skilsaw-circular saw
windex-glass cleaner
gojo-hand cleaner

 

[Reid]

Xerox=Copy

 

[rockcity]

TIG=Heli arc

 

[Gmachine]

boggers= mud tires
44's=anything larger than what comes stock on a carolla

 

[VortecJeep]

FedEx it = ship it

 

[RenegadeT]

Hi-Lift

 

[Croatan_Kid]

Bush Hog
Vise Grips
Cresent Wrench


There's a bunch more, I just can't think under this kind of pressure!

 

[catfishblues]

Chop box=Dual bevel sliding compound miter saw.

sawzall-reciprocating saw

I usually see it referred to as a "saw-saw." I don't know which is worse. Craigslist is the worst for that. That, and the guy selling his 94 "Camero."

 

[Rich]

I think Sawzall has got to be the MOST mis-spelled tool name on this board.

 

[Mrs59Willys]

Velcro and Jello are the two I thought of....there has to be a ton more but I can't think of them!

 

[braxton357]

Construction industry is probably the worst about this.

skilsaw
sawzall
bobcat
lull or skytrak
etc etc.

 

[sungoesdown]

jobox...

 

[RatLabGuy]

My favorite:
Velcro!
vs "non-adhesive tape" or whatever 3m calls their stuff

 

[BigJUGGY]

Differentials=?

Diff=Hogs Head=Chunk=Pig=Pumkin=Rearend(front&rear)=plow=rok chock=who knows what else....

Also is Ranchero a Suspension Company or an old Ford from back in the day....or is that a term from an old Western movie??

a guy told me he had some ranchero shocks on his rig last night...I was like cool man ....and thinking .... no I won't be needing your help on my projects......

 

[catfishblues]

My favorite:
Velcro!
vs "non-adhesive tape" or whatever 3m calls their stuff

Hook & hoop fastener.

 

[GotWood]

I think Sawzall has got to be the MOST mis-spelled tool name on this board.

More commonly referred to as an "eraser"

 

[FishHunt]

I hear this one a lot: Thermos = vacuum bottle or container.

<><Fish

 

[DRaider90]

Just got to thinking, what brand names do you or people you know use instead of the actual product name. Example I am bad about calling 'tissue' simply 'kleenex.' My wife is bad about calling any 'skidsteer' a 'bobcat.' What other ones do you hear?

Coming from a family that used have its own construction company I find it funny when talking with people and you say Skidsteer Loader they look at you funny, but if you say Bobcat they know exactly what your talking about. I favor Bobcats over New Holland, John Deere, JCB, Scat Track, Toyota, and above all else Case but I still don't call them Bobcats.