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[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What was more acceptable? "Control stick"?

[–] fubo@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No, "joystick" was the original term. Everyone in the past were a bunch of perverts.

[–] ChapolinColoradoNZ@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It could have been worse. It could have been named enjoystick...

[–] fubo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was named by pilots. It's in the, um, cockpit.

[–] lorez@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Nowadays it's analog stick, where did all the joy go, I say?

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

glad that changed

[–] axtualdave@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Disco stick, as in

"Let's have some fun, this beat is sick / I wanna take a ride on your disco stick."

[–] f1g4@feddit.it 1 points 1 year ago

Liking disco sticks don't make me gay