Talk:Anatomic euphemism

General page guidelines

• No more than three quotes per euph.
• For a given euph, no more than two quotes from the same character.
• Quotes from a variety of different sources are better. (E.g., one each from the G1 cartoon, one from Beast Wars, and one from IDW, is better than three from G1.)
• List quotes in real-world chronological order.
• When a quote appearing on this talk page has been copied to the article itself, mark it by striking it out.
• Be consistent in formatting.
• If breaking one of the above rules significantly improves the article, go ahead. (E.g., we have four Diode quotes because they're all too amusing to leave out.)
• Debate on these guidelines is welcome.

JW 13:36, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Jumping back a couple months . . .

I can dig up references for cartoon stuff pretty easily. For now, I'll toss my findings up here, and they can be integrated into the main article later. --Monzo 04:30, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, Monzo! I think we can probably limit ourselves to the three funniest quotes per euphemism, so don't go too overboard. JW 16:21, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Separate pages

Aw, I miss the separate pages. What happened? --Autobus Prime 19:48, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

There really isn't much you can say about any one euphemism, beyond giving the originating quote. Sure, you can vamp for a while about how "a boron compressor compresses boron" and "this word has an obvious figurative meaning obvious to any fleshling, namely the place where you sit" . . . but that stuff is trite.

Also, since we put them on one page, we've discovered a lot more of them, and it's easier to add them to the wiki now. JW 19:52, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

This whole place is a towering monument to triteness. :) Still, fair enough. Now I have a more legitimate concern. I don't think "euphemism" is the right word here. A euphemism is a "good way" of saying something considered impolite or vulgar. To say "rear end" for "ass" is a euphemism. What we are talking about here is more like "Transformer scatology" or "Anatomic vulgarisms" than euphemisms. (or maybe, "Words that mean ASS." Most of them do.) I certainly can't see Rattrap using a euphemism when a vulgarism was available! --Autobus Prime 17:01, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Perhaps "Anatomic Vernacular" as they are terms peculiar to Cybertronian speech.--Rosicrucian^Talk 17:05, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

"This whole place is a towering monument to triteness." You're not wrong.

As to the accuracy of the word "euphemism" . . . to a Transformer, the word "skidplate" means "ass", but in the real world, it's a euphemism. That said, we tend to lean toward writing in-universe in this wiki, so it could go either way. JW 20:18, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

I personally think that each thing should have its own page, but that we could still maintain a central list of anatomic euphemisms. All the other one-mention anatomical things have their own pages, after all. - RolonBolon 06:20, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

We've currently been trending towards rolling up anatomical articles into larger clearinghouse articles where possible. See articles like sensors, circuits, and processors.--Rosicrucian^Talk 06:34, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Afterburners

"Whoah! Hah, I feel like a new Aerialbot! Now, let's kick afterburners!" -- Slingshot, Aerial Assault

"Say uncle or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!" -- Sideswipe, City of Steel

"I shall make good use of that information, after I test the transfixatron." "The transfixatron, my afterburner. Instead of wasting time on that, you should've been leading us against the Autobots!" -- Megatron & Starscream, The Autobot Run

"You're a real pain in the afterburners, you know that?" -- Powerglide, The Girl Who Loved Powerglide

"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, Decepticon slime!" -- Spike, The Rebirth, Part 3

Diodes

"Behold my creation: the solar needle. And you, Autobot, you will help me pierce the fiery heart of the Sun to harness its power." "Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch." -- Megatron & Gears, Changing Gears

"I say, Prime. I shall take great pride in having you for a trophy!" "Chumley, you're one royal pain in the diode." -- Lord Chumley & Optimus Prime, Prime Target

Magna Fuses

"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, Autobots!" -- Megatron, Fire on the Mountain

Tailpipe

"Autobots, retreat!" "Ha ha! Will you look at that?" "Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!" -- Smokescreen, Kickback & Bombshell, Quest for Survival

"Here we are sightseein' while the Autobots are gettin' their tailpipes kicked in by Galvatron's goons." -- Sureshot, The Rebirth, Part 1

Transistors

"We are in deep transistor parts!" -- Skyfire, Day of the Machines

"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!" -- Gears, Changing Gears

Skidplate

I seem to recall Rattrap using this term more than once. Should we list multiple instances of a term from the same character? --Nemesis Primal 12:03, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

When those are the only known uses, I'd say sure, but not more than two from the same character. JW 12:31, 29 February 2008 (UTC)