mirrorbird(21:11:05)
that's only my word but i still remember it. haha. share and enjoy it's open source
mirrorbird(21:10:54)
when i was a tiny bird i called those 60s-style Minis "onion cars" because the shape reminded me
zoi(21:10:46)
"let's let this beaver pass. he's in a hurry"
zoi(21:10:30)
now she calls every blinky car a beaver
zoi(21:10:16)
I told my wife a beamer wanted to pass when she was driving on the autobahn
mirrorbird(21:10:05)
Indian English is a great source of "what COULD be the word for something, but usually isn't". (but these things change over time...)
mirrorbird(21:09:27)
indeed in "normal" english it's a BMW car, or maybe a big cheesy smile for a photograph
mirrorbird(21:08:56)
oneliner you fucked up my link
mirrorbird(21:08:48)
"https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/beamer#Etymology_2" ( chiefly non-native ) i might have written that years ago, can't remember. but it's true
mirrorbird(21:08:07)
nh: ah yeah a projector (projector? what do we even call it) -- i know "beamer" because that's what demo nerds call it lol