Padiddle

[James Smith]

Local variant here in Utah, "perdiddle" (a car with
one headlight).
--- Bob Fitzke <fitzke at MICHCOM.NET> wrote:
> My youngest son, now 44, has had a love affair with
> gas engines since he was
> about 4. When I first heard him use it, probably
> about 25-30 years ago I
> asked him what a "beater" was. He said, "You know, a
> weather beater,
> something you drive in the winter so if you skid
> into a tree you won't lose
> much."
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Douglas G. Wilson" <douglas at NB.NET>
> To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 11:33 PM
> Subject: Re: "Padiddle drivers of America"; and
> "beater" (= jalopy)
>
>
> > "Beater" = "old car in poor condition", I believe
> < "beat[en]-up [old
> > car]", is pretty common and widespread AFAIK. I
> first heard it in the late
> > 1970's IIRC but I suspect it may be much older. It
> occurs on Usenet from
> > 1982 (search only goes back to 1981).
> >
> > -- Doug Wilson
> >
> >


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James D. SMITH                 |If history teaches anything
South SLC, UT                  |it is that we will be sued
jsmithjamessmith at yahoo.com     |whether we act quickly and decisively
                               |or slowly and cautiously.

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