Why are borin machines called boring machines?

Question

Why are boring machines called boring machines?, they sound so boring!!!

Answer 1

because, people are being disrespectful to the machines by calling them boring...

Answer 2

Bore is a homonym, a word with more than one meaning, often both pronunciations sound the same. Bore has other meanings too:

A bore tide is a surge of a flood tide upstream. e.g. The Severn Bore.

A gun's bore is the diameter of the hole drilled through its barrel.

'Bank' is another homonym.

See, isn't learning wonderful? Sorry, I probably bore you. :-)

Answer 3

Because the BORE holes- bore, verb, to drill (a hole)

Answer 4

well said Mr Ed!!!