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Re: This bugs me...calling toy cars "rides"
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:44 am
by RedScampi
THEYTOOKMYTHUMB wrote:civilguy wrote:My mother used to get so irate when my sister & I would say 'dinky'. When this cereal came out, my mother almost died:
dinky-cereal-front2.jpg
As far as RC cars, I haven't heard people calling them 'rides'. It does sound a bit ridiculous.
Didn't they make a powdered version of Dinky Donuts? I think it was out about the same time as Waffelos. I say that because my sister and I use to get into huge arguments in the cereal aisle and my mom would have to break us up. To this day there is a still a cold war between my sister and I over cereal. Whenever we're together and breakfast is mentioned ice cold glances are exchanged. Wounds as old as time itself are ripped open spilling the heartache and turmoil that boils within our souls. Our brains dizzy with emotions as we try to maintain our composure and conceal our long brewed hatred for one another...
Oh, but anyway, wasn't there a powdered version?
LOL - You made me blow snot! If you're not a professional writer, you should be!
Re: This bugs me...calling toy cars "rides"
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:46 am
by Coelacanth
THEYTOOKMYTHUMB wrote:Oh, but anyway, wasn't there a powdered version?
I sure as hell hope there wasn't a honey-nut glazed version!
Re: This bugs me...calling toy cars "rides"
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:09 am
by civilguy
Coelacanth wrote:And you've
never seen someone say "nice ride" in response to a post about an RC car, or post "here's my latest ride"? I see it
all over the place, including here! I posted a picture of CYANide yesterday on RCTech and someone just replied to it today saying "nice ride"! I had to resist the urge to reply that I hadn't ridden it yet, so I couldn't confirm if the ride was nice or not.
Sorry, I probably have
seen it posted, just never heard it
spoken aloud. By the time I got to the post about coworkers I had forgotten your original post was about a forum complaint and mistakenly made a comment about RC conversations. I guess none of this gets under my skin. Off to work... just need to decide whether to take my CE or Team ride.
Re: This bugs me...calling toy cars "rides"
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:13 am
by THEYTOOKMYTHUMB
RedScampi wrote:LOL - You made me blow snot! If you're not a professional writer, you should be!
No, I just have to keep my mind entertained so it doesn't commit evil deeds.
This is the cereal I was thinking of.
As for the whole "rides" debate, I'm pretty neutral. I just think of it as one of those things people type on the internet, but probably don't use in real life. I have a lot of expressions that fall into that category. Part of the fun of the internet I guess.
Re: This bugs me...calling toy cars "rides"
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:25 am
by RC10resto
If you're not a professional writer, you should be!
No shite
and I bet he has a nice ride
Re: This bugs me...calling toy cars "rides"
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:34 am
by THEYTOOKMYTHUMB
RC10resto wrote:and I bet he has a nice ride
Not until I get those T-Tops.
Re: This bugs me...calling toy cars "rides"
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:36 am
by Charlie don't surf
My favorite breakfast food.
Little Chocolate Donuts.jpg
it drives me nuts when people call them " cereal "
Re: This bugs me...calling toy cars "rides"
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:48 am
by RedScampi
Charlie don't surf wrote:it drives me nuts when people call them " cereal "
Should read: "It drives me do-nuts when people call them cereal".
Re: This bugs me...calling toy cars "rides"
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:04 pm
by SoloGraphix
Blame RC Car Action and their Readers Rides Section.
Re: This bugs me...calling toy cars "rides"
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:04 pm
by RC10Eh
Re: This bugs me...calling toy cars "rides"
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 5:33 pm
by 328isjohn
My coworker and I are gonna bring our RC cars to work tomorrow, if the weather is good..I sent my other co worker that calls them dinky cars a text (he was 5 feet away) and said we were having an RC car meeting and asked if he is coming.....he laughed and said yes....he is bringing his full sized car to chase ours around.
Re: This bugs me...calling toy cars "rides"
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:04 pm
by Diggley
As long as we're on the subject of
stupid descriptions..I'd like to officially add the word "
sick" to the death-wish list.
Maybe the next "
dope" fool who uses the words: "
whip" or "
ride" to describe a model car (or anything else) should be beat with a stick until he's "
sick"...
Re: This bugs me...calling toy cars "rides"
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:53 pm
by RC10resto
Maybe the next "dope" fool who uses the words: "whip" or "ride" to describe a model car (or anything else) should be beat with a stick until he's "sick"...
Word Dog
Re: This bugs me...calling toy cars "rides"
Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:46 am
by askbob
Y'all puttin' sick dubs on them there dope rides?
Re: This bugs me...calling toy cars "rides"
Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:27 am
by Halgar
Coelacanth wrote:Okay, it's a slow day today and I wanted to say something that's been irking me for a while.
Why do people refer to RC cars as their "rides"?? You can't ride on the things! I can imagine you calling your car or truck, your motorcycle, or even your moped your "ride", but a toy car?!
Your hypothesis is invalid!
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/12/video-3z-scale-bulldog-r-c-rider-worlds-first-rideable-r-c-car/
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