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[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Do I vaginamite or penis butter my toast?

[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you choose either of those options you will have to class your toaster as a sex toy. Which means you are required to store it modestly in a cupboard, so that it is not exposed to the gaze of innocents. Storing the toaster in the cupboard will lead to vilification and the loss of respect of people in the DT. So you need to ask yourself, is it really worth choosing either? Maybe go for a nice, safe, non-contentious honey.

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can confirm the naughty box is placed in my cupboard with a toaster cosy to hide the dirty little shame.

[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

No but I love this! I'd be like "I'm literally eating dick in the morning".

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you have Smeg kitchen appliances?

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't know if that's euphemism but the answer is no. I have a Kambrook.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you or anyone you know has euphemism they should see a doctor, it's a painful condition but can easily be treated. hugs.

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks. I'll take the hug. ☺

[–] cuavas@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

In case you really didn't get the reference, the writers of the British sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf decided to invent "future" slang in an effort to avoid making the show look dated rapidly. For a four-letter single syllable profanity, they decided to use "smeg", because it sounds kind of rude. The characters on the show use various derivative terms, like calling each other "smegheads" as an insult.

Now people watching the show decided they needed to determine the etymology of this profanity, and concluded it must be an abbreviation of "smegma". The show's writers denied any connection, saying it's purely coincidental and they didn't think of it.

Meanwhile, the Smalterie Metallurgiche Emiliane Guastalla (Emilian Metallurgical Enamelling Works Guastalla) company started going by the initialism/acronym "SMEG", which definitely has no connection to Red Dwarf or smegma.

But this provides many opportunities for humorous puns. For example, the most common:

My wife said she wanted a fridge with "SMEG" on the front. I tried to oblige, but she wasn't impressed.

Naturally, a SMEG toaster would be ideal for making toast to be consumed with penis butter or vaginamite.

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Oh right. I did miss that but I will admit that I did watch Red Dwarf many moons ago and most stuff went over my head anyway. Thanks for clearing that up.

[–] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did you end up going with one of each?!

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

I went with the penis butter on both. 👍