Henceforth, let us strike the word Unicorn from the automotive lexicon

"505Turbeaux" (505turbeaux) 03/30/2015 at 14:39 • Filed to: None

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Because I think there are more accurate descriptors for things that actually exist, but are extremely rare. My submission, the Coelacanth. What do you have Oppo? Let's get rid of this terrible thing going on. This is a unicorn, that is a unicorn. These things actually exist. And let's put it all over the internet

Alfalfa Romeo > 505Turbeaux 03/30/2015 at 14:42

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How about a narwhal? They're rare, and often referred to as unicorns of the sea.

CalzoneGolem > 505Turbeaux 03/30/2015 at 14:43

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These are how you make fat stacks in Animal Crossing.

macanamera > 505Turbeaux 03/30/2015 at 14:43

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#coelacanth4lyfe

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > 505Turbeaux 03/30/2015 at 14:46

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It doesn't exactly roll off the tongue...

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > 505Turbeaux 03/30/2015 at 14:50

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I vote thylacine (tasmanian tiger) for things that are long out of production, especially dead makes. No idea how to pronounce yours...

ACESandEIGHTS > macanamera 03/30/2015 at 14:52

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^^^ He's bringing it back.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > 505Turbeaux 03/30/2015 at 15:00

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What the hell is that?

TheHondaBro > 505Turbeaux 03/30/2015 at 15:00

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Unicorn is easier to pronounce.

505Turbeaux > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 03/30/2015 at 15:03

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a fish :)

RallyWrench > 505Turbeaux 03/30/2015 at 15:12

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But...

what about this Unicorn ?

You knew there had to be one true Unicorn!

505Turbeaux > RallyWrench 03/30/2015 at 15:13

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this is the only acceptable answer

and 100 more > 505Turbeaux 03/30/2015 at 15:17

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A unicorn is fictional. A coelacanth is rare, but isn't well known.

How about "Platypus"? Rare, but known.

505Turbeaux > and 100 more 03/30/2015 at 15:18

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I am okay with this

Alfalfa Romeo > and 100 more 03/30/2015 at 15:29

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And potentially secret agents!

As Du Volant > 505Turbeaux 03/30/2015 at 15:33

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Wouldn't Coelacanth be a better name for a barn find? Everyone thought it was dead, but then many many years later someone pulls it out to great surprise...

and 100 more > Alfalfa Romeo 03/30/2015 at 15:34

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I'm 34 years old. This wasn't even aired during my childhood. I will still sit and binge-watch episodes of this show. I'm a very sad man with great taste in cartoons, i believe.

505Turbeaux > As Du Volant 03/30/2015 at 15:38

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ha this is a good way to look at it

Alfalfa Romeo > and 100 more 03/30/2015 at 15:38

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Though a little younger, I too was well into adulthood when this show first aired. But time after time, I have unashamedly professed my admiration and undying fandom of it. It has a charm and wit for all ages that many old cartoons had, and most modern ones lack.

and 100 more > Alfalfa Romeo 03/30/2015 at 15:40

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Another one I reluctantly admire is Johnny Test. Liberal use of fart gags and some subtle adult humor.

Alfalfa Romeo > and 100 more 03/30/2015 at 15:41

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Haha I've never watched that one, but maybe I'll give it a try.

thebigbossyboss > 505Turbeaux 04/01/2015 at 09:43

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Ohhhh. They catch these in the Comoros!

m2m, apex detective > 505Turbeaux 04/18/2015 at 08:25

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“Living fossile” ... e. g. large displacement N/A engines. :?

Seeing that “dinosaur” is a thing in the automotive jargon already, let’s not do that. D:

What about ... “unical”? Picked it up from German auctioning vocabulary:

† unical , a. Obs. rare.
[f. L. unic-us unique a. + -al1.]
Forming or consisting of one only; alone of its kind, unique.
[OED2]

m2m, apex detective > and 100 more 04/18/2015 at 08:26

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Brückentier! :D

m2m, apex detective > As Du Volant 04/18/2015 at 08:27

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Coelacanth of Filth. Surely had a comeback with the lead singer from Evanescence.

505Turbeaux > m2m, apex detective 04/18/2015 at 08:29

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huh I have heard this word in use maybe once before! Doesnt have that ring to it but I am not opposed!

Coty > CalzoneGolem 04/18/2015 at 09:12

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So true.

and 100 more > m2m, apex detective 04/18/2015 at 09:57

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The Germans seem to have a word for everything! This is brilliant, thank you!

thebigbossyboss > Alfalfa Romeo 06/11/2015 at 14:55

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I eat lunch with a narwal most every day. A stuffed one. But still.

thebigbossyboss > 505Turbeaux 06/11/2015 at 14:56

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Nay. A dinsoaur.