"Whip"?
03-30-07 | 12:10 AM
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"Whip"?
Why in the world are bikes called "whips"?
03-30-07 | 12:15 AM
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03-30-07 | 12:19 AM
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So, people call their bikes "whips" because it developed from a slang word for 'steering wheel' and now means 'expensive car'?
Wow. You guys are lame.
Wow. You guys are lame.
03-30-07 | 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Blue Jays
It's better than calling your bicycle a "Hog" isn't it?
03-30-07 | 05:43 AM
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03-30-07 | 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by br995
So, people call their bikes "whips" because it developed from a slang word for 'steering wheel' and now means 'expensive car'?
Wow. You guys are lame.
Wow. You guys are lame.
Hahaha - I'll carry on the Morrissey theme. "I was feeling quite happy, and then you called me lame, and heaven knows I'm miserable now......"
Take a close look at this sentence, and try to detect where it's not strictly true.
03-30-07 | 06:35 AM
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It's like when guitar players call their instrument an axe or fiddle or whatever. It means they're exceptionally nerdy white guys trying to sound a little bit cooler than they ought to.
... and then they go play some hott lixx!! \m/ \m/
... and then they go play some hott lixx!! \m/ \m/
03-30-07 | 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by dustinlikewhat
here it is: https://youtube.com/watch?v=2s5_XyIvPcc
03-30-07 | 06:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Natron
It's like when guitar players call their instrument an axe or fiddle or whatever. It means they're exceptionally nerdy white guys trying to sound a little bit cooler than they ought to.
... and then they go play some hott lixx!! \m/ \m/
... and then they go play some hott lixx!! \m/ \m/
03-30-07 | 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Natron
It's like when guitar players call their instrument an axe or fiddle or whatever. It means they're exceptionally nerdy white guys trying to sound a little bit cooler than they ought to.
... and then they go play some hott lixx!! \m/ \m/
... and then they go play some hott lixx!! \m/ \m/
03-30-07 | 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Sammyboy
When they play together, they're not just jamming, they're "woodshedding", and better yet, if they have some sort of a playing contest, it's "headsplitting". It makes me ashamed to be a musician, so it does.
03-30-07 | 08:17 AM
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In reference to the urban dictionary definition for whips, I dont see how these rappers have a clue as to what stage coach drivers called the reigns. They all of a sudden saw the mercedes symbol and thought, "whip"?
In reference to the urban dictionary definition for whips, I dont see how these rappers have a clue as to what stage coach drivers called the reigns. They all of a sudden saw the mercedes symbol and thought, "whip"?