Why do people call computers "boxen"?

[mercanucaribe]

The plural of "box" is "boxes", not "boxen". Computers aren't cattle.

Does the word "boxen" cause anyone else picture a chubby guy with a beard who uses "high density diskettes" and "AT cases"?

 

[etalns]

W T F

 

[blodhi74]

WTF ????

 

[FoBoT]

it is a unix thing, you wouldn't understand

 

[kyparrish]

Whiskey

 

[HermDogg]

Brian Regan.

EDIT: TANGO

 

[Brutuskend]

Never heard anyone call their computer boxen before.

I have heard and used the term "My Box", but never boxen...

 

[TitanDiddly]

DIAF

 

[FoBoT]

yes, multiple computers are "boxen"
that is correct

 

[nageov3t]

wtf indeed.

I've never heard this before.

 

[Brutuskend]

Isn't boxen like...

(Mike Tyson) "I was getting my ass handed to me Boxen, so I bit the motherfvckers ear off!" (Mike Tyson)

 

[HermDogg]

Edgar, what's the plural of ox?

"Oxen. I saw some oxen."

Very good, now Brian, what's the plural of box?

"Boxen. I had two boxen of doughnuts!"

Edgar, what's the plural of goose?

"Geese. The farmer had some geese."

Brian, what's the plural of moose?

"...MOOSEN! I saw a flock of Moosen! Many much moosen! In the woods! In the woodsen! In the woodinisen!"

 

[arcas]

I use the term 'boxen' all the time.

Also frequently use "fsen" (filesystems) and "osen" (operating systems)

/old school unix geek

 

[FoBoT]

excellent point hermdogg, it is moosen, ask anyone from canada

a flock of moosen were on the road