What Was That Thing Called Again?

I've been cleaning up my apartment tonight, getting ready to go home for the holidays, and I came across some papers full of stuff I'd written like over a year ago. One of these was so funny I stopped what I was doing and sat down to make this post.

I had been on Reddit one day and there was a trending topic where people were asked to share the funniest thing that they'd heard someone say when they couldn't remember what something was called. I thought it was hilarious, and had written down all my favorites, and had been planning to make a blog post on this ages ago. But then apparently I lost the paper. So today I am finally making this post.

To begin with, I'll just share a bunch of the most basic ones, so you can get a feel for what these are. I don't know if you've ever just inexplicably forgotten the name of something, but apparently this happens to some people with the most mundane things, and they completely forget what a "Tie" is, so they call it a "Neck Belt" instead.

Robe - Towel Jacket
Dustpan - Broom Shovel
Ceiling - Inside Roof
Wire - Metal String
Lab Coat - Science Vest
Sparks - Fire Crumbs
Ashes - Fire Dust
Salad Dressing - Salad Sauce
Toothpaste - Tooth Soap
Skunk - Stinky Cat
Bleachers - Baseball Stairs
Wood - Tree Chunk
Plates - Flat Bowls
Crown - Queen Hat
Hose - Water Rope
Towel - Shower Blanket
Gate - Fence Door
Ambulance - Hospital Van
Measuring Cup - Ruler Spoon
Lime - Green Lemon

There are several different tiers of the other items in this list, the first is the ones that I personally think that people were just writing to be creative. They read a few of these, got the gist of how people's brains had temporarily malfunctioned, and decided to capitalize on that and get some Reddit Karma, which for those not familiar with Reddit, is basically internet currency for Reddit users. So for these, I don't think any of them are real, but they made me laugh, so... I'm including them anyway. :p

Peacock - Disco Chicken
Prison - Hotel For Burglars
Cupcake - Party Muffin
Clarinet - Toot Flute
Cow - Moo Beast
Air Horn - Spray Scream
Hamburger Helper - Beef Aid
Lactose Intolerant - Milk Racist
Purple Cabbage - Barney Lettuce
Cereal - Breakfast Soup
Preschool - Children Zoo

Next are the ones where more than one person had variations on the same item.

Electric Drill - Screw Gun - Screwdriver Machine
Headlights - Car Flashlights - Truck Eyes
Extension Cord - Power Rope - Electric Hose
Tortilla - Burrito Flap - Taco Pads
Puddle - Rain Hole - Water Pile
Tongs - Sausage Tweezers - Pick Up Scissors
Firefly - Glowy Mosquito - Night Bee
Syrup - Waffle Sauce - Pancake Ranch - Ice Cream Gravy

Another thing that seemed oddly prevalent, was that some people apparently just forget what their body parts are called.

Ankle - Foot Wrist
Big Toe - Leg Thumb
Vertebrae - Spinal Nuggets
Elbows -Arm Knees
Bone - Dog Stick

Then there were the ones that were just bizarre. For these I was thinking, "How does anyone's brain work like this?"

Antennae - Shrimp Antlers
Swastika - Hitler Star
Flight Attendants - Sky Waitresses
Seaweed - Fish Paper
Propane - Grill Juice
Feather - Bird Leaf
Lazy Susan - Dizzy Daisy
Guitar Hero - Carpet Banjo
Compressed Air - Tire Gas
Conditioner - Hair Lotion
Vacuum Sealer - Food Laminator
Water Chestnuts - Ocean Beans
Detergent - Laundry Sauce
Guns & Roses - Death & Flowers
Microscope - Reverse Telescope
Aquarium - Fish Museum

And then these where I was thinking, "How on earth could you forget what that was called? And then why would you think it was called that?"

Eye Drops - Eye Moisturizer
Tape - Plastic Glue
Shovel - Yard Spoon
Kleenex - Nose Paper
Tortoise - Frog In A Shell
Casket - Funeral Basket
Kangaroo - Sack Rat
Condiments - Squirt Meat
Bat - Baby Vampire
Restaurant - Eat Store
Shoehorn - Boot Spoon
Letters - Alphabet Numbers
Moths - Mean Butterflies
Calzone - Bread Omelette
Atom - Science Star
Pitchfork - Farm Trident

Lastly, we'll end with the ones that are my favorites. These are the weirdest ones, or the ones that made me laugh the most, for whatever reason. I just liked these the best, so I saved them for last. :)

Turkey - Christmas Chicken
Reindeer - Christmas Llama
Plastic Bag - Krinkle Sack
Ferris Wheel - British Merry Go Round
Cake Server - Pie Trowel
Seagulls - Beach Ducks
Car Horn - Honk Button
Flyswatter - Bug Spatula
Cauldron - Witch Bucket
Protest - Angry Parade
Bell - Ding Ding Thing
Baby Shower - Pregnant Party
Mechanical Bull - Electric Cow
Funnel Cake - Circus Pie