Obscure scientific and cultural references that only I could make:

[Rabrrrrrr]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x5576744#5576886

Read it and weep, people. You can't top me. Never. Nyah. :P

Esp. since I FUCKED IT UP!

GOD!

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[liontamer]

1. sorry, you're a bit off

check my response on that thread. :P

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. FUCK! You're right!

I twisted them around.

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What a fucking stupid mistake.

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[liontamer]

4. aww don't worry

it could happen to anyone. :hug:

[SOteric]

5. D'oh!

:rofl: What a muon!

[crim son]

9. Rabrrrrrr, we expect nothing less of you.

Not much more either :evilgrin:

[idgiehkt]

3. "top" in what sense?

define your terms...

[thefool_wa]

6. I hope by fucked it up

You mean that you got it back wards. The last two orders of classification are genus/species and, since an iPod is a type of mp3 player the scientific classification would be:

mp3player iPod

making the mp3player the genus and the iPod the species of mp3player.


That's what you meant, right?

on edit: related but not on the same path of thought; I love how Apple managed to do to mp3players what Sony did to portable cassette players. Everyone I know calls their mp3player and iPod regardless of the manufacturer. Weird, huh?

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. Obviously you don't read threads before you post.

As to your edit, you are correct - "iPod" has become the generic term for "mp3 player", like "Jello" for "Gelitan" and "Kleenex" for "Facial tissue" and "Walkman" for "Personal cassette player thingamabob".

[thefool_wa]

10. This one but not the previous one

I was just clarifying, my bad.

It is fairly amazing how the first on the scene with a new technology or product line gets to brand-stamp the entire genus isn't it.

[XemaSab]

8. ur a hugh morans

gi back to freeps and get a brain

[billyskank]

11. There are other examples of brand names becoming synonymous

with the type of product. Rizla, for one.

[tjwmason]

12. Ahhhh you're wild and misspent youth comes to the fore

referencing Rizlas.

There are loads of them hanging round my (non-smoking) parents' house, because apparently they're invaluable for sorting out various common problems which occur with flutes. :eyes:

[billyskank]

13. Not just flutes

my clarinet teacher swore by them also. They are good for soaking up spit from underneath a pad.

Saxophone players need king size, I believe. :)