What do you call the thing you use to change TV channels?

[ClashCityRocker]

I've just watched Tenable and the thing I thought it was called didn't make the top ten of names.

I'm honestly, genuinely shocked. I thought it was really common and would be the most obvious answer.

(Pinger)

Hoofer-doofer
Doobri-whatsit
Thingy

With us it has always been the Vertical. This stems from an old TV programme where someone said "We control the horizontal and the vertical" at the beginning, DH would grab the ... err ... thing and gleefully say "I control the vertical".

www.tvlicensing.co.uk/cs/media-centre/news/view.app?id=1369783125485

Here's the link for the full list. Sorry, Doofer is number two. They didn't allow remote as answer, hence why I thought it was number one.

I'm really surprised that there's not more pingers.

The Sodding.

As in 'where's the sodding....?'.

Or The Cat's Arse.

As in where it always seems to migrate to. It's under it right now. And the other DTwatCat seems to be incubating the one for the stereo.

Remote

The remote

Bermote (What DS called it when he was little)

The only thing that changes channels in my house is called a husband! He keeps tight hold of the remote.

Remote
or
Buttons

Plonker

No idea why but it's been the family name for the remote since they were invented.

"The Power"

It's literally the power isn't it? I HAVE THE POWER!!! Mwhahahaha!

never heard about doofer before!

we use a remote here

Remote control

Just noticed plonker is no. 20 on the list so we are not as odd as I thought we were.

Remote or doofer!

My beloved late stepdad called it "the minky"! I have no idea why...

I've just looked at the list and am now calling it a doodlestick for the rest of my life

Remote or flicker

The Remmie

Doofer!

The Controller.

The doo-dah

Controller or remote control. Usually the former.

Obviously it's a doofer

Never heard it called anything but a remote! I never know there were other names for it. Other than remote control.