2026-09-28 21:26 UTC
Calling "shotgun!" prior to a car ride derives from the Old West phrase "riding shotgun," which referred to a second armed employee sitting next to stagecoach driver as security against people attacking the stage, so, yes, it kind of IS your job to get out and fight that guy I just flipped off.
Replies (9)
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@Longspeak@bardicperspiration.club 2026-09-29 02:14
@GrimmReality@beige.party This is why wife always rides in the back seat.
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@shovemedia@triangletoot.party 2026-09-28 21:39
@GrimmReality@beige.party do … do people not know this?
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@pattykimura@beige.party 2026-09-28 22:11
@GrimmReality@beige.party Lol. Thanks for this.
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@SpaceLifeForm@infosec.exchange 2026-09-28 22:48
@GrimmReality@beige.party Most people today would not understand. How often do you see a car with more than 2 people?
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@estelle@mstdn.social 2026-09-29 00:26
@GrimmReality@beige.party coach guns were invented for a reason
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@dalius_berger@plush.city 2026-09-29 01:31
@GrimmReality@beige.party sitting in the back seat for the true passenger princess treatment.
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@faraiwe@mstdn.social 2026-09-29 03:54
@GrimmReality@beige.party * perk
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@lispi314@udongein.xyz 2026-09-29 09:11
@GrimmReality@beige.party That's why I prefer calling noob tube. :cirno_laughing:
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@krupo@infosec.exchange 2026-09-30 17:25
@GrimmReality@beige.party what, like guns that fire shot? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTVrVhvIrkU