Question on The Chase final.
Bradley Walsh "What household appliance do Dyson make?? "
Shaun Wallace answer "Hoover"
Bradley Walsh "correct."
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Question on The Chase final.
Bradley Walsh "What household appliance do Dyson make?? "
Shaun Wallace answer "Hoover"
Bradley Walsh "correct."
Surprised that would have been aired.
That’s just what it’s known as though isn’t it?
You sound like Alan Partridge and the tannoy system :hehe:
It's a vacuum cleaner Brad!Quote:
Originally Posted by dandywarhol
Its all about sucking up .
Bex Bissell was the height of technology in my day👨*🦳
"Hoover"has been synonymous with "vacuum cleaner" for ages.
I've got a Henry hoover.
It has but come on, he’s the Chaser, he should know better. Never mind, no doubt Danny Baker will sort him out with a tweet later ........😱😱😱 dear God what have I implied!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by bobh
I always wonder which brilliant advertising mind thought up the slogan "Nothing sucks like an Electrolux". I often wondered if he/she got sacked!!
It reminds me of when I was taking over a married quarter in Berlin, with my wife in attendance. I had previously owned a Goblin teasmade and as the 'Q' chap was reeling off the items in the flat he pointed to the Vacuum cleaner and said "One Goblin housemaid" Without thinking I said, "Oh good, I've always wanted one of those".
I felt the eyes burning holes through my body. She didn't speak to me for 2 days!! (Bliss)
Was her mouth full then :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
Hoover is a brand name, calling a vacuum cleaner a hoover is the same as calling all cars a Ford.Quote:
Originally Posted by Croesy Blue
I need to buy a new Ford.
What make are you getting?
Audi.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X32tYnr2rOkQuote:
Originally Posted by Harry Monk
TThe difference is that "hoover" is something of an onomatopoeia.Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry Monk
There's some fluff on my floor, I'll hoover it up - with my Henry. (and that is NOT a euphemism! )
The word hoover doesn't sound like the noise a vacuum makes.Quote:
Originally Posted by bobh
It is not uncommon for very successful brand names to be commonly used as a generic word that covers rival brands.
Escalator, Heropin, Aspirin, Cellophane, Jet-ski, Jacuzzi, Breatalyser, Ping-pong, Rollerblades, Velcro, Taser, Post-it, Xerox, Plexiglass, Formica, Stetson, Frisbee, Hoola-hoop, Kerosene, Dry Ice, Laundromat, Lino(leum), Lava Lamp, Astro Turf, Memory Stick, Walkman, Super Glue, Tupperware etc.And after a bit of hoovering I like nothing more than a bit of Googling - and I remember a Scottish lady I knew in the 70's mentioning that she was doing the 'Ewbanking'.
Ironically, it is said that a Trade Mark has failed when this happens - as the original brand distinguishes itself less from its competitors.
By the way, the German translation of vacuum cleaner is Staubsauger i.e. dust sucker. Just sayin'..............
Starngely enough, the Welsh word for a vacuum cleaner is sugnwr llwch - which means dust sucker. Who'd have thought it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
Vacuum cleaners suck!Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry Monk
The warehouse I worked in had a fork lift truck.Someone painted K1 on it.
When one of the sparks done a repair on it he wrote on his job sheet "Repairs to K1 "
I'm probably being dense, but what does that mean?Quote:
Originally Posted by dandywarhol
Im the one whose dense it was K9 Doctor Who TardisQuote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
Took me years to realise that the characters' name, K9, was derived from the word canine.Quote:
Originally Posted by dandywarhol
:facepalm:Quote:
Originally Posted by dandywarhol
:facepalm: :facepalm:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
Should have read: 'heroin'Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
Couple of Cardiff City stewards on Pointless the other night, like the Club both out in first round over both nights.
Best was when Dai Hunt was on thereQuote:
Originally Posted by Cleve van Leef