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bilby commented on the word tailgating event
I'm curious/horrified as to what this might be. The context in which I saw it on the web didn't help at all.
August 11, 2008
plethora commented on the word tailgating event
Hmm, well, UD says something about drinking in car parks or something (Netfox blocked the full definition), but to me it brings to mind a sort of convoy of 4WDs...
August 11, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word tailgating event
It's so much more than that. I'm not a tailgater, but this is something near and dear to many people's hearts. Done especially outside football stadiums on game day, not always in parking lots (but sometimes). For college sports it's often done on/near the campus quad or some other nicer green space.
Basically it's a picnic lunch with your friends before the game. Some people bring huge grills and do up the meal really fancy; others just have burgers/hot dogs, that kind of thing. Usually a bit of drinking going on as well.
So called because you usually flip down the tailgate of your (originally station wagon) SUV or truck, and put the grill, cooler, etc. on it. Or sit on it.
August 11, 2008
frindley commented on the word tailgating event
In my neck of the woods, where tailgate parties are unknown, tailgating refers exclusively to a very rude and inconsiderate, not to mention dangerous, driving technique (actually "technique" is too generous a term), in which someone drives too close to the car in front, often in an attempt to intimidate. An expression of road rage in many instances.
August 11, 2008
reesetee commented on the word tailgating event
The word is used that way here too, frindley. But a "tailgating party" (which is often shortened simply to "tailgating") is also what chained_bear describes.
August 11, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word tailgating event
Good point, frindley and rt. I was shortening the expression ("I'm not a tailgater") without thinking of the other, more common meaning of "tailgate." Sorry to confuse. I meant, "I'm not a tailgate party-er."
I'm still not a tailgater though.
August 11, 2008
bilby commented on the word tailgating event
*notes chained_bear is not a tailgater*
August 12, 2008
reesetee commented on the word tailgating event
*wonders whether chained_bear is a tailgater*
August 12, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word tailgating event
*wonders whether she should become a tailgate party-er*
August 12, 2008
reesetee commented on the word tailgating event
*wonders why bears need tailgates anyway*
August 12, 2008
plethora commented on the word tailgating event
To prevent untimely tappen ejections?
August 12, 2008
reesetee commented on the word tailgating event
Damn. I left the door wide open for that one, didn't I? Sorry, c_b.
August 12, 2008
bilby commented on the word tailgating event
*shrugs, points at someone else*
August 12, 2008
plethora commented on the word tailgating event
Well, it's about time I made a tappen joke, I think :P
Sorry, c_b.
August 12, 2008
super-logos commented on the word tailgating event
I look forward to tailgating this fall at a college football game. Here in the South it is part and parcel of the culture. There are many who never see the game; they stay out by their cars and drink and eat and dance the shag, which is very Southern. Tailgating also occurs at horse races. The Carolina Cup in Camden, South Carolina, is famous for throwing the state's larget outdoor cocktail party in this fashion. People line their cars in th eopen field across from the racetrack, set up a table or use the back of the car to spread their drinks and wonderful hors d'oeuvres. Some bring linens and silver candlesticks and silver drinking cups in which to enjoy their beverages. It is a vestige of the former fabulous glory that is the South, which has, in fact, risen again, ya'll.
August 12, 2008