INVENTIONS THAT HAS NOT CHANGED MUCH SINCE ITS INVENTION.

[corgiman]

the big shiney beardy man in the sky

THATS THE FELLA


(well he thinks he is anyway)

 

[breezer]

but i like his pickle

 

[corgiman]

but i like his pickle

Beat you do saucy

 

[noseall]

 

[Softus]

Yeah, the garage has remained pretty much the same since the invention of the car.

 

[noseall]

i meant the colour blue.


eh?


oooer.

 

[EdwardCurrent]

Hi,

Bulbs !!!

Bulbs are for planting.

Do you mean lamps ???

Ed.

 

[Richardp]

Its alot darker these days blue!

 

[Steve]

Hi,

Bulbs !!!

Bulbs are for planting.

Do you mean lamps ???

Ed.

well think about it, neither have changed much since their invention!

 

[Softus]

Hi,

Bulbs !!!

Bulbs are for planting.

Do you mean lamps ???

Not this old one.

From http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bulb:

bulb
–noun
<snip>
3. Electricity.
a. the glass housing, in which a partial vacuum has been established, that contains the filament of an incandescent electric lamp.
b. an incandescent or fluorescent electric lamp.

From http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lamp:

lamp

noun
1. an artificial source of visible illumination
2. a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs

 

[tim west]

Mashed Potato

 

[EdwardCurrent]

Hi,

I stand (sit) corrected.

My college teacher would not accept the 'b' word.

You live and learn.

Ed.

 

[Richardp]

Mashed Potato

your joking?

 

[Softus]

My college teacher would not accept the 'b' word.

I know - they're a funny lot.

The thing is, in a way dictionaries are irrelevant, because they merely document the language of the moment. If everyone calls them bulbs, then they're called bulbs.

A similar word anomoly exists in plumbing - everyone calls a cistern (in the loft) a tank, even though it isn't one, but wad'ya gonna do?

 

[techwondo]

The bog - invented by Mr Thomas Crapper himself. Lived in Doncaster too

Where is my QI klaxon?

The flushing lavatory was invented in China hundreds of years ago.

Added to that, Thomas Crapper didnt even re-invent it, he meerly sold very fancy ones to very weathly people.

Saying that, the composting toilet was invented in this country and hasnt changed at all.