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[ColinEssex]

Don't be so modest Col
EVERYONE hates your guts.
Just kidding

Many a true word. . . . . . . .

Col

 

[statsman]

Many a true word. . . . . . . .

Col

P.S. Belated birthday greetings and let me know how it goes on the 17th

 

[ColinEssex]

P.S. Belated birthday greetings and let me know how it goes on the 17th

Thanks. Now that I'm eligible, I applied for my free bus pass yesterday - it should turn up next week.

I'm off to Bristol (180 miles away) this weekend for a family get together.
We (the band) have a rehearsal on monday night, then do the gig on the 17th, apparently the other band is a trio that specialise in T Rex stuff.

BTW, just bought my mate's almost new Fender precision red bass as a birthday present for me - very nice, lovely sound. I thought I should have at least one present, so I bought it myself.

Col

 

[Friday]

Many a true word. . . . . . . .Col

Not entirely true. Thanks to Col I am much more attentive to my spelling and grammar than I used to be. No excuse for being sloppy. He also opened my eyes to the reputation of the United States overseas. It's caused me to rethink many things in my own life and how I interact with people. Thanks for that, Col.

 

[ColinEssex]

Bob, whilst you are waiting in the who's online section for someone to post a query so that you can be first to answer. Is there any chance you can answer my question please?

Col

 

[georgedwilkinson]

whilst you are waiting in the who's online section

The irony here is killing me. Thanks for the lawlz.

 

[Rich]

Thanks for the lawlz.

Eh?

 

[ColinEssex]

The irony here is killing me. Thanks for the lawlz.

I don't understand that. . . . . . . . . "lawlz"?

Col

 

[Groundrush]

I don't understand that. . . . . . . . . "lawlz"?

Col

I think it means "Laughing A Whole Lot"

 

[Rich]

I think it means "Laughing A Whole Lot"

Ah, in that case do you know "what a pink slip Daddy" is, I've always thought it was a Dad wearing a pink underskirt because rather then being thought of as a Father he'd rather be the Mother.

 

[ColinEssex]

I think it means "Laughing A Whole Lot"

If that is so, why the "z" at the end? Maybe George can explain his post.

Col

 

[oumahexi]

Just to clarify, I was referring to our near neighbours when I mentioned French. They are the ones that hate our guts.

Col

I'm thinking it would depend on how they are served

 

[statsman]

Ah, in that case do you know "what a pink slip Daddy" is, I've always thought it was a Dad wearing a pink underskirt because rather then being thought of as a Father he'd rather be the Mother.

In the 1960's when the Beach Boys were recording the song, the "pink slip" was the vehicle ownership. In California this document was printed on pink paper. I believe other juristictions used different colours. In Ontario for example the ownership is green and its the insurance certificate that's pink.

Street racing for the pink slip meant you were racing for ownerships. The loser had to sign the vehicle transfer on the back of the pink slip over to the winner. If you lost the race, you lost the car.

 

[Alc]

Street racing for the pink slip meant you were racing for ownerships. The loser had to sign the vehicle transfer on the back of the pink slip over to the winner. If you lost the race, you lost the car.

As explained in that great documentary Grease.

 

[Rich]

What's a flat head mill and why do American cars get pushed out of shape so easily and what rubber do they have to play with?

 

[ColinEssex]

What's a flat head mill and why do American cars get pushed out of shape so easily and what rubber do they have to play with?

I'm guessing a mill is the engine. It's also well known that at that time in the 60's American cars were so poorly made that they virtually fell apart, so getting pushed out of shape was easy.

Nowadays of course American cars are mostly Japanese.

Col

 

[statsman]

What's a flat head mill and why do American cars get pushed out of shape so easily and what rubber do they have to play with?

Col is correct. Mill is a slang term for an engine. A flat head mill was a model ofGM engine common in the late 50s and early 60s.

The rubber refers to the remnants of the tires laid on the street when zooming away from a standing start.

Pushed out of shape is term I am not familiar with. Must be one of those California things.

Most of the Beach Boys songs during their "hot rod" period contained a lot of motor slang. The song "Shut You Down" refers to forcing your street racing opponent to blow their engine by exceeding the maximum RPM.

 

[Access Hero]

I get pushed out of shape and it's hard to steer

The composers are referring to g-forces acting on their human forms (not the vehicle's) when driving their 1932 Ford. Not only do the g-forces cause the driver's body to malform, the poor driver also has problems navigating his vehicle because of those stresses on his form and the laws of physics acting on the vehicle.

 

[Rich]

The composers are referring to g-forces acting on their human forms (not the vehicle's) when driving their 1932 Ford. Not only do the g-forces cause the driver's body to malform, the poor driver also has problems navigating his vehicle because of those stresses on his form and the laws of physics acting on the vehicle.

An American car exerting a g-force on the driver, now you're having a laugh, please try and keep to reality on threads here, it's only possible when going over the edge of a cliff

 

[ColinEssex]

I don't think it's G forces on the driver - that's hard to believe in a car that maybe is less than 50% of a modern formula 1 car. Not logical.

Personally I think it's Brian Wilson (if he wrote it) or whoever, using poetic licence - i.e. He made it up.

Col