etifosi
etifosi Dork
4/8/16 1:34 p.m.

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.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/8/16 1:38 p.m.

So it allows you to talk to cow teats? Another social media thing the kids these days are using, I'm sure

stuart in mn
stuart in mn UltimaDork
4/8/16 2:02 p.m.

The real problem is all the people who say Cadillac Converter, when English is their first language.

Furious_E
Furious_E GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
4/8/16 2:17 p.m.
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?

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 PowerDork
4/8/16 3:10 p.m.

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
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.

Huckleberry
Huckleberry MegaDork
4/8/16 3:41 p.m.

There are all different kinds of Cattle Tit converters.

This one makes ice cream.

SilverFleet
SilverFleet UberDork
4/8/16 3:47 p.m.
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!

Hungary Bill
Hungary Bill GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
4/8/16 4:13 p.m.

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
johnnie New Reader
4/8/16 4:31 p.m.

Does that fit inside the center counsel?

Streetwiseguy
Streetwiseguy PowerDork
4/8/16 4:33 p.m.

I had a guy working for me who always said catalyktic converter. I let it go, like I do for people from Worshington.

Streetwiseguy
Streetwiseguy PowerDork
4/8/16 4:36 p.m.

Alooninum.

Say "Al."

"Al"

Say "Oom"

"Oom"

Say "In"

"In"

Say "Um"

"Um"

Put it together.

Alooninum.

Maybe go Brit. "Aluminium?"

Brian
Brian MegaDork
4/8/16 5:10 p.m.

How about cows wearing some sweet Chuck Taylor All-Stars.

Beer Baron
Beer Baron UltimaDork
4/8/16 6:34 p.m.

Cadillac Convertible?

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
4/8/16 8:25 p.m.

The new Cadillac Converser?

novaderrik
novaderrik UltimaDork
4/8/16 10:05 p.m.
Hungary Bill wrote: 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.

Cavalier, actually..

Hungary Bill
Hungary Bill GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
4/8/16 10:57 p.m.
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.

joey48442
joey48442 PowerDork
4/9/16 4:01 p.m.
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.

sesto elemento
sesto elemento Dork
4/10/16 9:17 a.m.

"Cataclysmic converter."

-M030

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