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Offline wipfel

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Origin of the Silverdammit phrase
« on: May 04, 2012, 06:07:52 AM »
Could someone explain how that originated?  I did a quick search, but didn't see any obvious start the pseudo meme it has become.
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Re: Origin of the Silverdammit phrase
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2012, 06:11:54 AM »
Is Dr. Conrad in the house?
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Re: Origin of the Silverdammit phrase
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2012, 07:28:57 AM »
Because it aint Graydammit ;D
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Re: Origin of the Silverdammit phrase
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2012, 07:39:51 AM »
believe it started with the silver 86 C10's and everyone calling them gray.
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Re: Origin of the Silverdammit phrase
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2012, 07:46:59 AM »
Quote from: Caffeinated on May 04, 2012, 07:39:51 AM
believe it started with the silver 86 C10's and everyone calling them gray.

Stop the music, no more calls, we have a winner.

"It's not gray, it's silver dammit".

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Re: Origin of the Silverdammit phrase
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2012, 08:04:35 AM »
Quote from: Rick Hall on May 04, 2012, 07:46:59 AM
Stop the music, no more calls, we have a winner.

"It's not gray, it's silver dammit".

Rick
Besides, just "Silver" is about as boring as black, blue or red.  Who wants to own a boring bike?  Hi Yo Silverdammit away!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Origin of the Silverdammit phrase
« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2012, 08:18:17 AM »
Quote from: gPink on May 04, 2012, 06:11:54 AM
Is Dr. Conrad in the house?

He is but someone beat me to the answer.    ;D
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Re: Origin of the Silverdammit phrase
« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2012, 08:24:00 AM »
Quote from: Conrad on May 04, 2012, 08:18:17 AM
He is but someone beat me to the answer.    ;D
Could it be that someone rides the vastly faster Silverdammit bike with ZX14 TBs? ;D

I have heard that the other slower colors are called Dammit, but only after being spanked by a Silverdammit bike, usually along these lines "I just got spanked by a Silverdammit bike dammit" >:( ;)  Most often heard from the owners of the Harley colored bikes 8)
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Re: Origin of the Silverdammit phrase
« Reply #8 on: May 04, 2012, 10:18:55 AM »
I figured it was something like that.  Thanks for the edumecation!
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Re: Origin of the Silverdammit phrase
« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2012, 12:10:56 PM »
Slunking down a sidewalk one snail looked at another snail and said hey bro what color is that shell, is it grey? The other snail yelled back to him "it's silverdammit"!
 
 ;) ;D :stirpot:
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Re: Origin of the Silverdammit phrase
« Reply #10 on: May 04, 2012, 12:47:28 PM »
Quote from: ZG on May 04, 2012, 12:10:56 PM
Slunking down a sidewalk one snail looked at another snail and said hey bro what color is that shell, is it grey? The other snail yelled back to him "it's silverdammit"!
 
 ;) ;D :stirpot:

or was it because the other connie's kept passing them so quickly they couldn't tell? ;)
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Re: Origin of the Silverdammit phrase
« Reply #11 on: May 04, 2012, 02:59:46 PM »
Quote from: Caffeinated on May 04, 2012, 07:39:51 AM
believe it started with the silver 86 C10's and everyone calling them gray.

Ah, see, I didn't know that history (being a C-14 owner with no interest at all in the C-10).

I thought the phrase was due to the fact that Gen 1 C-14 "Neutron Silver" is not really silver- it is a light, baby blue and that irritated owners who said "it is silver, damnit!"
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Re: Origin of the Silverdammit phrase
« Reply #12 on: May 04, 2012, 03:09:34 PM »
Quote from: maxtog on May 04, 2012, 02:59:46 PM
Ah, see, I didn't know that history (being a C-14 owner with no interest at all in the C-10).

I thought the phrase was due to the fact that Gen 1 C-14 "Neutron Silver" is not really silver- it is a light, baby blue and that irritated owners who said "it is silver, damnit!"

You know, color blindness comes from your mother?
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Re: Origin of the Silverdammit phrase
« Reply #13 on: May 04, 2012, 03:24:56 PM »
Quote from: maxtog on May 04, 2012, 02:59:46 PM
Ah, see, I didn't know that history (being a C-14 owner with no interest at all in the C-10).

I thought the phrase was due to the fact that Gen 1 C-14 "Neutron Silver" is not really silver- it is a light, baby blue and that irritated owners who said "it is silver, damnit!"
:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

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Re: Origin of the Silverdammit phrase
« Reply #14 on: May 04, 2012, 09:47:06 PM »
   I first heard the "it's silverdammit" in '94 from Steve Pronto. 8) He rode a gray Concours,I mean "silverdammit". I'm sure it was around before that.
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Re: Origin of the Silverdammit phrase
« Reply #15 on: May 05, 2012, 12:10:44 AM »
Blue Connies, still the fastest color!
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Although there has been some debate between the Sonic Blue owners and the Neptune Blue owners as to which is faster...

Can't speak to the ZG-14 Blue, though, they are in a different league.
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Re: Origin of the Silverdammit phrase
« Reply #16 on: May 05, 2012, 06:31:22 AM »
Quote from: Son of Pappy on May 04, 2012, 08:04:35 AM
Besides, just "Silver" is about as boring as black, blue or red.  Who wants to own a boring bike?  Hi Yo Silverdammit away!!!!!!!!!!!
Could be more boring than "sliver"...  It could be "Beige"...

<ducking and running from the 2005 owners>    :rotflmao:
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Re: Origin of the Silverdammit phrase
« Reply #17 on: May 05, 2012, 06:36:30 AM »
Quote from: Outback_Jon on May 05, 2012, 06:31:22 AM
Could be more boring than "sliver"...  It could be "Beige"...

<ducking and running from the 2005 owners>    :rotflmao:
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Re: Origin of the Silverdammit phrase
« Reply #18 on: May 06, 2012, 04:49:39 PM »
Quote from: Outback_Jon on May 05, 2012, 06:31:22 AM
Could be more boring than "sliver"...  It could be "Beige"...

<ducking and running from the 2005 owners>    :rotflmao:
Aren't they the "It aint sandammit" crowd?
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