Rubber Bands or Elastics? An Unofficial Poll

Hey All RHPers -

Was just talking with a friend here at work when he asked me for a "rubber band".... now, up on good ol' Massachusetts, we call these "elastics".... he commented that he wondered what other folks call them (he's from New Jersey and his wife is from Canada. He reports that in Canada, they're referred to as "elastics" as well).

Sooo, since this is a multi-country site - I'm taking an informal, unofficial poll....

Do you call them elastics? Or rubber bands? Or...???

Thanks.

Originally posted by turtlex
Hey All RHPers -

Was just talking with a friend here at work when he asked me for a "rubber band".... now, up on good ol' Massachusetts, we call these "elastics".... he commented that he wondered what other folks call them (he's from New Jersey and his wife is from Canada. He reports that in Canada, they're referred to as "elastics" as well).
...[text shortened]... informal, unofficial poll....

Do you call them elastics? Or rubber bands? Or...???

Thanks.

Originally posted by Alcra
Rekkies

Originally posted by turtlex

Rekkies? Is that a name brand or something? I've never heard that before.

Oh, and I'm looking on info for state to state differences as well.

( okay, so maybe its monday morning and we don't want to do anything at work .... so? )

we call them rubber bands in england...and if you don't...well you're just wierd!

fred

Originally posted by Freddie2004
we call them rubber bands in england...and if you don't...well you're just wierd!

fred

Originally posted by Crowley
It's Afrikaans for the elastic band - 'rek' refers to the elastic effect - roughly translated it means something that is small and elastic 😛

I call them elastic bands.

Dunno about the rest of the Irish though.

D

Rubber bands are sometimes called laggy bands

Originally posted by turtlex
Hey All RHPers -

Was just talking with a friend here at work when he asked me for a "rubber band".... now, up on good ol' Massachusetts, we call these "elastics".... he commented that he wondered what other folks call them (he's from New Jersey and his wife is from Canada. He reports that in Canada, they're referred to as "elastics" as well).
...[text shortened]... informal, unofficial poll....

Do you call them elastics? Or rubber bands? Or...???

Thanks.

Originally posted by darvlay
We call them 'Stretch Loops' in Canada.

Originally posted by Phlabibit
That is a lie!

I just asked my wife 'What is in that box'?

She said 'Rubber Bands'.

P

Originally posted by darvlay
Canada's a big country! How do you know I'm lying?!

We also call cows 'Milk Horses'.

Originally posted by darvlay
We call them 'Stretch Loops' in Canada.

Originally posted by Phlabibit
That is a lie!

I just asked my wife 'What is in that box'?

She said 'Rubber Bands'.

P