doohicky

• “If half-way through the story there’s some insurmountable problem, the Mary Sue will be the one who trips over the magic doohicky from the ancient race, half buried in the sand, uncovered by the wind at just the moment they chose to go for a soulful contemplative walk under the stars.”

  Who Mary Sue Isn’t at SF Novelists

• “KALW's Roman Mars went to the San Francisco home of Steven Leckart, a contributing editor of Boing Boing Gadgets, to find the latest doohicky he can't possibly live without.”

  Boing Boing

• “Imagine living in a pre-scientific age when no one knew what the Sun actually was, as an object, as a thing, as a doohicky in the sky.”

  The Washington Post: The Jupiter effect

• “On the same thread, what about Sprint's 4G service with that little doohicky that, I think, allows you to browse anywhere with a separate modem?”

  The Washington Post: Personal Tech Live with Rob Pegoraro

• “Yea, the doohicky wont connect to the whatchamacallit.”

  PARODY OF OBSCURE YOUTUBE VIDEO

• “I wonder if Mr. Bahl has a plastic doohicky in his chest that pops out when global warming cooks him just right.”

  Cows off the hook–for now

• “Telling me that the doohicky doesn't work isn't too helpful.”

  Get Better Customer Service Support With A Little Reciprocity | Lifehacker Australia

• “I neeeeed that carved goblet with the dragon doohicky.”

  The handwriting on the wall - Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games

• “Hey John, look at that pretty little red light on that camera doohicky!”

  Beat 360° 9/10/08

• “Of course, when we get good results, we do have a tendency to go into mass production mode, churning out dodgy copies from the cheapest of materials for a consumerist market that loves our new toys for a few days before abandoning them for the next shiny doohicky ... but, hey, that Big Corporate Structure keeps the R & D department going so I'm not complaining.”

  Archive 2005-12-01

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