Taxonomy of Things, a photo by lunchbreath on Flickr.
This is extremely helpful, but the taxonomy is not complete. I believe it should also include the following, which can be slotted in existing branches:
- thingamabob
- thingamajig
- doohickey
- junk
- junk ‘n stuff
- scraps
- detritus
And of course, another whole branch:
- Thing (Adams Family)
- The Thing (Marvel)
- The Thing (SF blob)
- Thing 1
- Thing 2
I’m sure I’m missing more… Let me know on Twitter or FB!
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It is indeed a useful taxonomy! It is, however, also lacking in whosiwhatsits, whoodger-doodgers, doohickymajigs, and whatchamacallits. Not to mention gizmos, doodads or dealybobs. (And no, I wasn’t able to think of these things all in the moment, but I was able to reference my previous research into things.)
I do love your other group of Things, too.