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Thread: Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

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    "Baggies" is the name of a brand of sealable food storage bags manufactured by the Pactiv Corporation. So referring to plastic storage bags as "baggies" is similar to referring to how Americans call tissues "Kleenexes" -- I've personally never seen/heard an Australian refer to them as baggies, only from Americans.

    Mind you, how many Australians call adhesive bandages "Band Aids" (even if it's not the Johnson & Johnson's brand)? The use brand names as synonyms for the actual product isn't quite as culturally ingrained here.

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    People use baggies and band aids (and roller blades) for the non-branded versions all the time here... I hear them very often.

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    Quote Originally Posted by griffin View Post
    People use baggies and band aids (and roller blades) for the non-branded versions all the time here... I hear them very often.
    I agree, that sort of thing is really common around here where I live; such as 'Juice Tetra-Cubes' always being called 'Poppas' and long thin 'Ice-Blocks' being called 'Super-Dupers' or 'Icey-Poles', I think it might be more common than what you think Goki.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skullcruncher View Post
    Why are sealed bags of accessories called baggies?

    Shouldn't then a sealed box be called a boxie? or a sealed sack a sackie?
    Thats what i'm calling them from now on. Now, off to find something "mint on sealed cardie"

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    I've hear "Band Aid," "Poppas" and "Roller Blades" lots, but not those others.

    Anyway - the point is unless there's a brand of boxes called Boxies or a brand of Sacks called Sackies or a brand of card-backs called Cardies, then those terms can't be compared with "Baggies".

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    When the Armada kids went to Cybertron, did they wear spacesuits. I think they did but can't find my DVDs to double check.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paulbot View Post
    When the Armada kids went to Cybertron, did they wear spacesuits. I think they did but can't find my DVDs to double check.
    Though I've never watched the series for any great length or amount, I do vaguely remember seeing a frame or so of them wearing Space Suits - I would be the worst person to quote on that though.

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    Screenshot from tfwik.net, and this one.

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    What's Energon Rodimus' articulatuon like? Is it a good figure overall?

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    Quote Originally Posted by griffin View Post
    Screenshot from tfwik.net, and this one.
    Thanks. I thought so but had forgotten that they joined the Voltron Force.

    Quote Originally Posted by Gouki View Post
    What's Energon Rodimus' articulatuon like? Is it a good figure overall?
    His legs are a bit restricted, because the shins are so big. His arms are also a little limited because of the way the shoulders work. At the time it was a great figure overall as it was a new Rodimus Prime toy, but most Autobot Energon figures suffer because of their shirt/pants modes.

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