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On 1/25/2012 9:14 PM Steven D'Aprano said...
> In the
> same way that a native English speaker would never make the mistake of
> using "organ" to refer to an unnamed mechanical device, so she would
> never use "gadget" to refer to an unnamed body part.

My wife introduced me to the term "picnic gadget" as the means by which 
males avoid restroom lines...

Emile