[mythtv-users] MythTV requires a better name
Yan Seiner
yan at seiner.com
Tue Sep 18 16:07:35 UTC 2007
Barry Roberts wrote:
> My sister "Tivo's" all her television. I "Netflick" all my movies.
> Today as I was talking about a PBS show that airs at 3:00 am I
> unwittingly told someone that i "Myth'ed" it. They were thoroughly
> confused, thinking I had "missed" it.
>
> Trendy verbification is absolutely essential for mass adoption of
> entertainment technology. It is now clear to me that the largest
> barrier to MythTV growth is nomenclature. Therefore, I humbly submit
> the following alternate names for MythTV, with the litmus test being how
> it sounds in the sentence "I _____'ed the latest episode of [favorite
> show here]." Removal of the TV suffix is acceptable, for example, "I
> Bantha'd the latest episode of Red Dwarf".
>
>
> BanthaTV
> GrokTV
> RipTV
> ShiftTV
> SuckTV
> FroobTv
>
> But seriously, Myth rocks. It really did inadvertently enter my
> lexicon. Kudos to all the devs.
Sounds like you mythrocked that show....
:-)
--Yan
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