"Blackout! Quick, get me the torchlight!"
"The what?"
"The torchlight! It's in the telephone drawer. Next to the collection of pens from assorted pharmaceutical companies and the cello-tape!"
"Oh, you mean the flash light."
"That's what I said. Torchlight. Bring quick!"
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
#213: Torchlights
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My relatives call it a "battery!"
I've only heard it referred to as a "torch"...never heard "torchlight"...as in, "Arre, fuse went. Give me torch, I'll go fix it."
Mohotma, did you notice desis dressed in warm clothing when its 90 degrees outside? A great spot to catch them acheiving this marvellous sweat inducing feat is Flushing, NY.
Us Gujjus call it "battery".... And we still have D size batteries that we bought back in the 80s... in a drawer full of old AV cables, saved up bubble wrap, etc.
You should have a post about working in Iraq. The guys I work with call it a torch light all of the time.
Aww, that was an old one. I saw this exact same one on Season 3/4 of ER once, when they used to find Corday's extremely elaborate Brit mannerisms funny.
Attn: confused desis: Electric torch or torch is the actual name in English. The American term of flashlight is used by less than a third of English speakers.
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