November 21, 200619 yr T1G#T WH!P$ TROPHY TRIVIA In the next few weeks I'm going to post 59 different trivia questions of all different forms on C&G. Multiple choice, photo identification, photo match up & even some true or false. Some questions will be multiple part and others a simple one word answer. At the end of the 59 individual trivia thread questions all the winners will be added up and a trophy will be mailed via the USPS to the over all winner of the first annual Tight Whips Trivia Trophy. Best of luck to all, I encourage everyone to participate. ...................................................... Current Score: Fly: 11 Balthazar: 9 WMJ: 9 Yellow_Dart: 9 OldsGuy: 7 Chevelle7.4L: 4 OcnBlu: 3 American_Revolution2005: 1 SmallChevy: 1 ---------------------- T1G#T WH!P$ TROPHY TRIVIA #55 Where do these three expressions come from? Give a brief but detailed explanation please. "Balls to the Wall" "The whole nine yards" "Dead as a doornail"
November 21, 200619 yr Balls to the Wall Dating back to the 1950's, this refers to nn all-out effort. Originated from an aviation term. On airplanes, the throttle control handles and the fuel mixture are often topped with grips that are ball shaped, thus referring to pilots as "balls." If you push the ball forward close to the front wall of the cockpit your result would be a top speed. Whole 9 Yards Comes from World War II fighter pilots, whose planes typically were outfitted with enough machine-gun ammunition to extend 27 feet. If a pilot expended all his ammunition on a mission, he would say, "I gave them the whole nine yards". Dead as a Doornail Reference to this dating back to 1350 In Medivals, door-nails were the large-headed studs that were used in earlier times for strength. The practise was to hammer the nail through and then bend over the protruding end to secure it. This process, similar to riveting, was called clenching. This may be the source of the 'deadness', as such a nail would be unusable afterwards.
November 21, 200619 yr Actually 68 I looked at the some links and most of them said what I have mentioned. http://www.wordorigins.org/Words/LetterB/ballstothewall.html http://www.idiomsite.com/ballstothe.htm However, I did find both what WMJ and I have in the following link: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?...lls+to+the+wall Needless to say anyone can type their thoughts in the urban dictionary. TY for the other two. Thanks WMJ
November 22, 200619 yr Author TIE BREAKER: Name the car make, year & model. (only for WMJ and 79-Z06) Edited November 22, 200619 yr by Sixty8panther
November 22, 200619 yr Author Hmmm... well I want this to be fair. The Balls-to-the-wall term is from the Steam era referance. It popped inot my head because of the video on the net of Jay Lenos' 1860s era steam engine. Just tell us the year & make then... the model name is very obscure. It's not a Mopar BTW.
November 22, 200619 yr Noooo... '79, don't give up. I'm rooting for you buddy. If WMJ wins, he breaks the tie with me.
November 22, 200619 yr Noooo... '79, don't give up. I'm rooting for you buddy. If WMJ wins, he breaks the tie with me. 218685[/snapback] Dart I really wished I could. But apart from my Favorite Vette's, I simply cannot put my words on any old cars. And you better work hard for your score, don't depend on me. May be I was doing WMJ a favor, kidding.
November 22, 200619 yr 1960 Edsel? 218839[/snapback] I actually was thinking of that. But the front looks different from the pictures I have seen.
November 23, 200619 yr By breaking the tie, I break the rules since this is for WMJ and 79-Z06 and I don't want to ruin the sacred tenents of Tight Whipitude.
November 23, 200619 yr By breaking the tie, I break the rules since this is for WMJ and 79-Z06 and I don't want to ruin the sacred tenents of Tight Whipitude. 218871[/snapback] Who says you are breaking the rules you are just finding the loopholes in the rules. LOL
November 24, 200619 yr Author Its a 1960 Ford Galaxie Special Starliner. 219278[/snapback] Nope. Ocnblu got the closest of anyome. It is a 1960 Mercury... but not just any Mercury.
November 24, 200619 yr Author We have a winner... although I'm going to just say F*** it and give BOTH of you a point. I make the rules based on the inteligence given to me only by T.W.C.C. members in the highest levels of power. And I'm giving serious thought to how we'll deal with the inevitable tie breakers. There will probably be a couple people tied for 2nd and possibly 1st place.
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