Inspired by rbuzzotta, what do you call these?

[CamColt]

elastics

 

[dizneenut]

rubber bands!

 

[rbuzzotta]

elastics!!

 

[daughter_of_amid_chaos]

rubber bands

 

[dianeschlicht]

Rubber bands, but some folks in these parts call them rubber binders!

 

[gina2000]

Interesting.

We call rubber bands....just that.

I do recall, however, calling the rubber bands used with braces......ELASTICS!

 

[Toodles524]

Rubber bands...........and the things you use in your hair are ponies. Elastics are those white stretchy things that are in the legs of your baseball uniform.

 

[Blondie]

Originally posted by browneyes
To annoy my kids, I call them flippers.

Uh oh Shannon, I remember a time when using the term flipper around here got someone in a lot of hot water!

You don't want to know............

 

[Mackey Mouse]

elastics.. and I call pop or soda.. tonic..yikes..

 

[Princess_Aurora]

I didn't even know people called rubber bands elsastics.

Obviously I call them rubber bands...that's what I thought they were to everyone.

 

[Blondie]

Calling rubber bands elastics seems to be a New England thing.

 

[BONZO]

Rubber bands here too!

 

[browneyes]

Originally posted by Blondie
Uh oh Shannon, I remember a time when using the term flipper around here got someone in a lot of hot water!

You don't want to know............

Let me guess, EROS?

 

[Blondie]

Nope, had nothing to do with Eros! (for a change )

 

[preshi]

rubber bands

 

[Denine]

Originally posted by JasonLyons
elastics ?, thats even stranger then calling a pop a soda

I agree. Elastic is what holds your underwear up.

 

[linny172]

Rubber bands, never heard them called elastics before.

 

[A kid at heart]

gumbands.

 

[SeaShelley]

Elastics here in Maine

 

[Kitty 34]

We call them rubber bands.