Fridges or a bit of a swear word?

[schmeeges]

I am constantly consternated by two local companies. One is called 'Frigrite', the other 'Frigmobile'. Both companies have large, seemingly refrigerated trucks which trundle merrily about town. I don't know about anyone else, but I keep my beer in the fridge, not the frig! Perhaps they really meant 'Fridgerite', or even 'Fridg-rite' and 'Fridgemobile', or else their businesses are something to do with supplying foul-language know-how, or mobile profanity. What think others?

[searchme]

Think you dirty-minded train spottah

[jno]

it's from the spelling of refrigerator (from the same Latin source as frigid), with no D. Normally, perhaps for the reason you mention, the shortened form is spelt fridge.

[chimney]

Does seem a bit short sighted by the companies though, funny, but short sighted.

would I be right in thinking they are foreign companies?

[noxlumos]

I'm surprised they don't have the sub-phrase "Slip into something cooler"!

[Tony531]

No, you're quite right to be worried! They're nothing to do with fridges.

The first is a trucking company set up to give your part of the world a direct and helpful instruction, and the other is a company set up by a doubtless spotty but still very hopeful teenager ...

Ah, if only t'were true.

T xx

[Azimov]

You're quite right Tony, they have nothing to do with fridges but your definitions were slightly off!

"Frigrite" is the US branch of a UK company "Frigleft"

"Frigmobile" is simply "The Mile High Club" for single travellers!

Seriously though, "Frigrite" is an Australian refrigerator display manufacturer.

http://www.frigrite.com.au/

And "Frigmobile" would appear to be an Australian (again!) Refrigerated Transport Company.

http://www.swire.com/activities/australia/frigmobile.htm

I must say though, I do prefer some of the other definitions :)

[B00]

I love the idea of these trucks "trundling merrily" round town, and if the signage is confirming they are mobile fun factories, it's no wonder they're merry!

sorry, I'll shush now!

[schmeeges]

Further updates on the 'friging' trucks...Well, they're not foreign to me, but are to you, I am in Australia, and an Australian, but keep forgetting this is an English site because so many of these types of forums are American and y'all write like normal people.

See, I had previously thought that the term 'frig' was simply a swear word, but it seems now obvious that it is in fact an alternative to a word that rhymes with the end half of firetruck.

This adds even more gristle to the issue. Interesting to note that 'Frigmobile' answer the phone "Hello, Transport", while 'Frigrite' are cheeky enough to say "Fridge-right".

Also, I have devoured all of Red Dwarf and always wondered if Smeg kitchen appliances get a chuckle from you Brits?

(And no-one here says 'gidday mate' unless they're 60 or Steve Irwin).

[B00]

I soooooooooo want a Smeg fridge for the very fact I'm a massive Red Dwarf fan as well. And yeah, it childishly still makes me giggle :-)