[Boatanchors] [BoatAnchors] Question from an admitted 'Newbie'

[Nick England]

I like that Dennis. The key being that it is something that was once useful/desirable, is now scorned by people who desire the latest/greatest, but is still loved by outlaws like us. 

And Arden has it right that there are as many definitions as people. I can't define a boatanchor but i know one when I lift it. 
YMMV
Nick
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On Sep 5, 2014, at 9:59 PM, Dennis DuValll via BoatAnchors <boatanchors at theporch.com> wrote:

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> "Boatanchor" (boat anchor, boat-anchor):  Slang, a generally disrespectful, derisive reference to a large, heavy, ungainly object that has outlived it's original usefulness (if any) and would currently only be (possibly) useful as a weight capable of holding a boat in place at anchor.  In the current context the reference has been typically aimed at large, heavy, elderly electronic/electrical devices. I remember back in the 40s and 50s, though, hearing the term more widely applied (an old tractor, washing machine, refrigerator, furnace, etc.).
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> Dennis D.  W7QHO
> Glendale, CA
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