PWA 3: Dark of the Lounge

[PoorMansCamaro]

Originally Posted by PoorMansCamaro

guess no one got this one. lol good song.

[Mysteek]

Originally Posted by Shardik2SS

Yep...just for a bit. I doubt I'll be in the lounge much though, but I'll check in from time to time.

Just nice to have some new old blood around.

[Mysteek]

Originally Posted by PoorMansCamaro

guess no one got this one. lol good song.

Nope never heard of it.

[PoorMansCamaro]

[sugar'n'spice]

I like that show as well ....

[WadeWilson]

Originally Posted by PoorMansCamaro

anyone with an IQ of 139 or higher, knew about bimmer/beamer.

Touche'.

I did go ahead and look it up just to prove it to Gracie that I wasn't just spouting off without knowing what I was talking about.

Bimmer vs Beemer
Enthusiasts vs others
Definitions:
Bimmer - proper accepted slang for BMW cars. Most people don't know this.
Beamer/Beemer - proper accepted slang for BMW motorcycles. You will hear this term used incorrectly by many people.



So just why is a BMW car called a 'bimmer' not a 'beemer' or 'beamer'?

The answer in part lies in knowing some BMW history and what came first.

All real BMW enthusiasts know that BMW got a big start on two wheels, what many call the real BMWs.

In those days, BMW motorcycles were quite active in racing, and one of their competitors at the track was often the BSA bikes.

Well as things would have it, a track slang developed, and the BMWs were usually referred to as 'beemers' and the BSAs were referred to as 'beesers'.

So, of course for any true enthusiast, there is no way that a BMW car could be called a 'beemer', so they were called 'bimmers'.

Unfortunately, in the US and Canada, and perhaps other countries, there was a time (kind of still is) where for various reasons, a BMW owner was considered an upwardly mobile person, and of course due to the fun in driving their BMWs most all of them had big grins on their faces.

Hence it is little surprise that the non enthusiast types out there incorrectly labeled BMW cars and their owners as 'beamers' or 'beemers'.

[PoorMansCamaro]

Originally Posted by Mysteek

Nope never heard of it.

yes you have, listen to that youtube i just posted.

[WadeWilson]

Originally Posted by sugar'n'spice

I like that show as well ....

I've only recently started watching it, but Nicole and I both enjoy it.

[sugar'n'spice]

Originally Posted by Shardik2SS

I've only recently started watching it, but Nicole and I both enjoy it.

It is funny !

I also like How I met your mother...lol

[PoorMansCamaro]

Originally Posted by sugar'n'spice

It is funny !

I also like How I met your mother...lol

did you like Northern Exposure, when it aired back in the 90's?

[Mysteek]

Originally Posted by PoorMansCamaro

Originally Posted by Shardik2SS

Touche'.

I did go ahead and look it up just to prove it to Gracie that I wasn't just spouting off without knowing what I was talking about.

yeah, I looked it up too. I guess you would only know if you had to spell it out because it's pronounced the same. apparently!

Originally Posted by PoorMansCamaro

yes you have, listen to that youtube i just posted.

Yeah I just realized. I'm bad with just lyrics though. My husband give me the ALL THE TIME!!

[PoorMansCamaro]

Originally Posted by Mysteek

Yeah I just realized. I'm bad with just lyrics though. My husband give me the ALL THE TIME!!

it's ok, i'll let this one slide...and the next...and the one after that...so on and so forth.

[2010 SSRS]

Lunchtime Gracie

[PoorMansCamaro]

time to go to work! woohoo!