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[–] Frank@hexbear.net 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] D3FNC@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Do other people not use the word flipper for the TV remote control? Like, flip the channel?

[–] YearOfTheCommieDesktop@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] D3FNC@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

stares in southern

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

When I was young "clicker" was common because the tech was so basic that they made a click sound. But I never heard "flipper".

[–] FarFarAway@startrek.website 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My dad used to call it a flipper. He's dead now.

[–] Minnesocialism@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

In the upper Midwest a lot of people use the term "clicker" instead. Similar enough idea