The things you find

[AndyG]

Reading the PNG Motor Traffic Regulation Chapter 243 as of 2012


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When LR was the standard , apologies for the shrunken thingie, story of my life

[RANDLOVER]

I'm glad to see Land-rover has entered the lexicon for 4WD, like "hoovering" for vacuum cleaning and "xeroxing" for copying. Although I see on the "Death In Paradise" TV series they refer to their Defender as a "jeep". Not sure if that is a Caribbean thing as it is filmed on Guadalupe.

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[123rover50]

Reading the PNG Motor Traffic Regulation Chapter 243 as of 2012


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When LR was the standard , apologies for the shrunken thingie, story of my life

They cant have updated it for yonks.
When working there in the 60,s and 70,s all the PMV,s were Toyota. Bums on the edge and Arsegrass hanging over the side[smilebigeye]
The only Land Rover around was mine.

[p38arover]

I'm glad to see Land-rover has entered the lexicon for 4WD, like "hoovering" for vacuum cleaning and "xeroxing" for copying. Although I see on the "Death In Paradise" TV series they refer to their Defender as a "jeep". Not sure if that is a Caribbean thing as it is filmed on Guadalupe. ]

Nope, I hear it regularly on British TV programmes, even Midsomer Murders!

[3toes]

Like the examples above for vacuum which is called a hoover in the U.K. all 4x4 are genetically referred to as a Jeep. Strange in the land of the Land Rover

[bee utey]

Like the examples above for vacuum which is called a hoover in the U.K. all 4x4 are genetically referred to as a Jeep. Strange in the land of the Land Rover

"Jeep" is of course shorthand for G.P. or "general purpose", the original specification for a wartime light 4WD, so it kinda makes sense. The brand name came later.

[p38arover]

And Tannoy for a public address system (Tannoy is a UK brand).

But we do the same here but not nearly to the same degree. I hear "Gerni" a lot for high pressure water cleaners.

[RANDLOVER]

"Jeep" is of course shorthand for G.P. or "general purpose", the original specification for a wartime light 4WD, so it kinda makes sense. The brand name came later.

Originally there were 3 manufacturers, not just Willy's but Ford & Bantam, arguably Bantam were the inventor of the Jeep, but couldn't produce the numbers as they were a small company.

Willys MB - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willys_MB)

[Fifth Columnist]

Then there's Primus (pressure stoves), Biro (ball point pens) and Thermos (vacuum flasks) that have become generic.

[bee utey]

And the great Aussie favourite, the ever present "Esky".

[Tote]

And the mixmaster that refers to any cake mixer

Regards,
Tote

[V8Ian]

Coke, generic for cola.