Why do they call them squids?
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Why do they call them squids?
22 Aug 2007 17:35
sounds like a new verse to "The Doodling Song"
But I've got to ask someone.
But I've got to ask someone.
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Re: Why do they call them squids?
22 Aug 2007 18:03
Daddy, Who is God?
Daddy, What were you and mommy doing?
Daddy, Why do you like to ride your motorcycle so much?
Squids are kids not much more than that.
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Daddy, What were you and mommy doing?
Daddy, Why do you like to ride your motorcycle so much?
Squids are kids not much more than that.
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Re: Why do they call them squids?
22 Aug 2007 18:06
Why do they call them squids?
Well.....when their skill level doesn't match their bravado while riding their hyper-speed crotch rockets wearing t-shirt, shorts & sandles, a squid is kinda what their remains look like laying in the road. :S
Well.....when their skill level doesn't match their bravado while riding their hyper-speed crotch rockets wearing t-shirt, shorts & sandles, a squid is kinda what their remains look like laying in the road. :S
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Re: Why do they call them squids?
22 Aug 2007 18:20
because that's how soft they are when their bare legs/arms/body/head hits the pavement at 70mph.
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Re: Why do they call them squids?
22 Aug 2007 18:28
Vter Bob wrote:
Damn well put!!!
Why do they call them squids?
Well.....when their skill level doesn't match their bravado while riding their hyper-speed crotch rockets wearing t-shirt, shorts & sandles, a squid is kinda what their remains look like laying in the road. :S
Damn well put!!!

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Re: Why do they call them squids?
22 Aug 2007 18:44
Look for "Song of the Sausage Creature".
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Nates vintage bike axiom: Riding is the reward for time spent wrenching.
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Nates vintage bike axiom: Riding is the reward for time spent wrenching.
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Re: Why do they call them squids?
22 Aug 2007 20:51
Wow, straight to the point, well said every one! Can't add much to those answers;)
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Re: Why do they call them squids?
22 Aug 2007 21:35
Okay, does someone want to explain the term "cager"?
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Re: Why do they call them squids?
22 Aug 2007 21:41
this one is too easy a cager is someone who rides in a cage(car)
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Re: Why do they call them squids?
22 Aug 2007 21:51
810gpz750 wrote:
Ah! Thanks.
this one is too easy a cager is someone who rides in a cage(car)
Ah! Thanks.
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Re: Why do they call them squids?
23 Aug 2007 04:08
Squid = Squirrely Kid
A person that has less coordination riding than they think they do. Wobbling in the parking lot, etc.
That's my definition, but I could be wrong.
Later, Doug
A person that has less coordination riding than they think they do. Wobbling in the parking lot, etc.
That's my definition, but I could be wrong.

Later, Doug
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Re: Why do they call them squids?
23 Aug 2007 08:11
The term "squid" is often left up to individual interpretation. I've heard "stupid quick, underdressed, immenently dead", "Squirrely kid", etc. It basically defines a rider who lacks the proper skills to control their motorcycle, often while riding in improper gear, ie: no jacket, gloves, often seen wearing t-shirts and shorts. Most are easy to spot in the twisties. Fast on the straights, but slooooow in the corners, much like how the squid swims in the ocean.
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