Appropriate Term
Appropriate Term
[A diagram of a TrackPoint pointer on a keyboard, under which is a continuous line labeled "Tone of Conversation-Formal to Informal." There are four boxes under this line.] How to refer to the pointer thing on laptop keyboards: Very formal: TrackPoint™-style pointer Formal: Nub Informal: Nipple mouse Very informal: Clit mouse

This is a simple comic offering increasingly not-safe-for-work names for a laptop's pointing device . This stick was an alternative to a mouse, but has largely been supplanted by the touchpad.
"TrackPoint" is the trademarked term used by IBM (and later Lenovo) for the pointing stick implemented on ThinkPad laptops. They are usually colored red, as in the comic.  Other manufacturers have alternative names for their implementations, and typically use diferent colors. It is obviously the most formal of the four names. The more informal two are nub and nipple mouse (referencing breasts), with the last, most informal being clit mouse, a reference to clitoris (part of the female genitalia).
The title text notes that Randall prefers pointing sticks to touchpads.
[A diagram of a TrackPoint pointer on a keyboard, under which is a continuous line labeled "Tone of Conversation-Formal to Informal." There are four boxes under this line.] How to refer to the pointer thing on laptop keyboards: Very formal: TrackPoint™-style pointer Formal: Nub Informal: Nipple mouse Very informal: Clit mouse
