InevitableSwing [none/use name] to chapotraphouse • 8 months agoHaving a flipper zero in LA is cool because...imagemessage-square38 fedilinkarrow-up1123file-text
arrow-up1123imageHaving a flipper zero in LA is cool because...InevitableSwing [none/use name] to chapotraphouse • 8 months agomessage-square38 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFrank [he/him, he/him]hexbear37·8 months agoOh man. It's flipper, it's a dolphin, because it's a reference to Jones, the smack-addicted cyborg anti-submarine warfare dolphin in Johnny Mnemonic. link
minus-squareD3FNC [any]hexbear18·8 months agoDo other people not use the word flipper for the TV remote control? Like, flip the channel? link
minus-squareInevitableSwing [none/use name]hexagonhexbear12·8 months agoWhen I was young "clicker" was common because the tech was so basic that they made a click sound. But I never heard "flipper". link
minus-squareFarFarAway@startrek.websitehexbear10·edit-28 months agoMy dad used to call it a flipper. He's dead now. linkfedilink
minus-squareMinnesocialism [he/him]hexbear7·8 months agoIn the upper Midwest a lot of people use the term "clicker" instead. Similar enough idea link
Oh man. It's flipper, it's a dolphin, because it's a reference to Jones, the smack-addicted cyborg anti-submarine warfare dolphin in Johnny Mnemonic.
Do other people not use the word flipper for the TV remote control? Like, flip the channel?
no lmao
stares in southern
When I was young "clicker" was common because the tech was so basic that they made a click sound. But I never heard "flipper".
My dad used to call it a flipper. He's dead now.
In the upper Midwest a lot of people use the term "clicker" instead. Similar enough idea