[bloak]

In South Africa, apparently, a 3.5-inch floppy disc was called a "stiffy". That's a much more sensible word, right, and you're totally not smiling now?

[beAbU]

I replied elsewhere on this topic about the same thing. They were indeed called "stiffy/stiffies" because they were more stiff than a floppy.

Only when I grew up and my juvenile sense of humour matured did I appreciate the hilarity of this naming convention.