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shenmue

(38,538 posts) Mon Mar 14, 2016, 12:59 PM Mar 2016

Todd Palin injured in snow machine crash

BBC story here

Yipes.

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Todd Palin injured in snow machine crash (Original Post) shenmue Mar 2016 OP

What do they mean by snow machine? What is that? nt JFKDem62 Mar 2016 #1

Id guess its what they call a snowmobile. bunnies Mar 2016 #2

Yep shenmue Mar 2016 #3

Thanks! I wasn't sure if they mean a snowmobile or snow making machine. nt JFKDem62 Mar 2016 #4

Snowmobile is a trade name. Snow machine is the generic name. nichomachus Mar 2016 #5

Thanks, it was confusing. nt JFKDem62 Mar 2016 #6

he probably did it on purpose just to quiet the echoing voice banging around in his head saturnsring Mar 2016 #7

So, how drunk was he? Kelvin Mace Mar 2016 #8

I think so shenmue Mar 2016 #9

JFKDem62

(383 posts)

1. What do they mean by snow machine? What is that? nt

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 01:01 PM

Mar 2016

bunnies

(15,859 posts)

2. Id guess its what they call a snowmobile.

Reply to JFKDem62 (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 01:06 PM

Mar 2016

shenmue

(38,538 posts)

3. Yep

Reply to bunnies (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 01:11 PM

Mar 2016

JFKDem62

(383 posts)

4. Thanks! I wasn't sure if they mean a snowmobile or snow making machine. nt

Reply to bunnies (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 01:13 PM

Mar 2016

nichomachus

(12,754 posts)

5. Snowmobile is a trade name. Snow machine is the generic name.

Reply to JFKDem62 (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 01:24 PM

Mar 2016

We always called them snow machines.

It's like some people used to call refrigerators Frigidaires, which is a trade name. Hence, "Just put it in the fridge."

JFKDem62

(383 posts)

6. Thanks, it was confusing. nt

Reply to nichomachus (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 01:27 PM

Mar 2016

saturnsring

(1,832 posts)

7. he probably did it on purpose just to quiet the echoing voice banging around in his head

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 01:28 PM

Mar 2016

tooooooooooooooooooooooooodd tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooddd

Kelvin Mace

(17,469 posts)

8. So, how drunk was he?

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 01:46 PM

Mar 2016

Do they do sobriety tests in Alaska in these types of accidents?

shenmue

(38,538 posts)

9. I think so

Reply to Kelvin Mace (Reply #8)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 01:55 PM

Mar 2016

If you have ever seen "Alaska State Troopers," I think they do that.

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