Universal remote

Reader's Digest 11月号のLife's like that にあった投稿です。へたなジョークより面白い話です。
While babysitting my 18-month-old grandson on a recent rainy day, I got out the ukulele. I was singing away happily when my grandson reached for the remote, pointed it at me and tried to turn me off.
"remote control" を日本語ではリモコンと言いますが、英語では "remote" と略すのですね。