02-22-2014, 08:27 AM
(02-22-2014, 02:22 AM)calamarichris_imp Wrote: Two possible sources on the origin of the epithet squid:
Name given to young sailors who, upon returning from a long sea deployment with a few thousand dollars burning a hole in their pocket, buy the latest/fastest crotch rocket possible, but do not have the skills to avoid death/dismemberment.
Contraction of "squirrelly" and "kid".
They're basically the guys you see riding wheelies in traffic and running red lights while wearing wifebeater shirts, sandals, and tiny little yarmulke helmets (like the Harley riders prefer.)
-Chopped-and-fried-squidChris
Great shot, Chris. Wouldn't want to be his toes.


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