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Posted Monday, August 20, 2007, at 9:28 AM<< Previous | Read comments | Respond | Email link | Next >>
Not a very flattering thing to call someone, eh? Not words that a respectable person would want emblazoned across the back of their jacket, hmmm? Webster's Dictionary defines "hog" as: "1. any of various wild and domestic swine", and "2. a selfish, gluttonous, or filthy person".
In recent years, due to the surge in popularity of the motorcycle, a "hog" has developed a more affectionate and colloquial connotation relating to the Harley Davidson motorcycle and its owner (Harley Owners Group). This definition is not in the Webster's Dictionary I have.
On Saturday, while driving North on Main Street, a group of about ten motorcycles (make and model unknown, most or all desperately in need of some type of muffler) were stopped in the Southbound lane signaling to turn left onto a side street. The Head Hog, apparently tired of waiting, turned out into and stopped his cycle across both Northbound lanes effectively blocking traffic (and me). With the coast clear, the remaining Hogs made the left turn followed by the "blocker". The Hog Herd then made their noisy way off. What was the reason for this, I wonder? Did the laggers in the Herd have some kind of difficulty with directions such that if separated, they would be hopelessly lost? Was the Head Hog establishing his alpha male authority over the cars - maybe to attract a female member of the Herd? I will never know.
Webster's adds a usage of "hog" at the end of the entry: "road hog - a driver of an automotive vehicle who obstructs others especially by occupying part of another's traffic lane". I think some motorcyclists would be better off silencing their bikes and not trying so hard affirming the accuracy of Webster's definitions. Comments Showing comments in chronological order [Show most recent comments first] |
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Although, I dearly love Harley's I realize there are a lot of rude bikers just like there are a lot of rude motorist. Just this past Sunday I was sitting at a red light at Lane Pky no other traffic was around, it was rather late in the day, when a car pulled behind me. He blew the horn like I was in his way, even though there was an empty lane beside me, then proceeded to hang his head from the window and scream "Go on you stupid F-ing B- nobody is coming" The man driving the car was one of our immigrants. For some strange reason this seemed to infuriate me, so I slammed my car into park and got out of my car. I not so calmly told him, if he planned on staying in the USA he needed to learn the laws. A red light means stop and a Green light means go. He looked me straight in the face and said "You a B---" with that I replied "Yeah, Maybe I am but at least I am not an Idiot"
All this because I was stopped at a red light.
I agree totally
Dr. M, remember what they call motorcycle riders in the ER?
Ok now you have my curiosity up "What do they call bikers in the ER?"
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Doc B,
We called them a lot of things; in Mississippi in the 90s, sadly enough, we mostly called them dead.
I didn't see your comment when I posted...I see we were on the same page, tho.
i used to ride a motorcycle and was hit by a car in Memphis when he ran a red light, i know what a road kill feels like.
I have not been on one since.
I was...... that close .. to having him clip my leg with his grill.
In Memphis, you're lucky if the guy even stops. No way I'd ride a bike in Shelby county.
Organ Donors hehe.. Wait I think you just hurt my feelings :>(
I have had a little road to skin contact also but I keep on riding every chance I get.
We have went on some really long road trips we rode Route 66 from beginning to end one summer and the Florida Key Run. Jump on the bike a ride to Daytona. Also rode to Wisconsin in the winter now that was not fun at all 20 degrees and motorcycles don't mix well.
(A little humor for the surgeon :)
Things you never want to hear in surgery:
Don't worry. I think it is sharp enough.
Nurse, did this patient sign the organs donation card?
Darn! Page 84 of the manual is missing!
Everybody stand back! I lost a contact lens!
Hand me that...uh...that uh.....thingie
Better save that. We'll need it for the autopsy.
"Accept this sacrifice, O Great Lord of Darkness"
Whoa, wait a minute, if this is his spleen, then what's that?
"Ya know, there's big money in kidneys. Hell, he's got two of'em
Believe it or not we're taught not to use the phrase "Uh Oh". Instead we say "fascinating" :)
LOL Christy. Yes, "uh oh" or "oops" are not good things to hear in the OR, esp. if you are the patient. I was taught to say "there" if the patient is awake (which they are in some forms of anesthesia like spinal or epidural)!