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Title: Teletubby
Post by: Skunkabilly on March 03, 2005, 08:55:34 PM

While I discourage violence, I did find this to be particularly funny. Snapped this pic up in LA.

Title: Teletubby
Post by: Happy Bob on March 03, 2005, 09:05:41 PM

Hey -- isn't that the gay Teletubby? Mean! Now if that were Barney the Dinosaur, I'd be all for it.  


I almost wrote, "What a Drag" ... but I restrained myself. Whoops, I guess I typed it in anyway.  

Title: Teletubby
Post by: Guest on March 03, 2005, 09:18:00 PM

Skunk-

Now it could be they are using it for keeping the "road gremlins" away.
Seriously. A real traditon.

Take notice of motorcyles, the small bells are hung to keep the road gremlins  away. I first learned of this as a kid - Harley Owner had them.

I noticed the all the Motorcyle cops had them...everyone did.  I had them on my  dirt bikes I raced...

Start taking note - I betcha...

Title: Teletubby
Post by: Cool Hand Luke 22:36 on March 03, 2005, 09:39:34 PM

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Take notice of motorcyles, the small bells are hung to keep the road gremlins away. I first learned of this as a kid - Harley Owner had them.

I thought the ride bells were for fallen comrades killed while riding.

Title: Teletubby
Post by: Guest on March 03, 2005, 09:46:04 PM

May depend on what part of the country. Perhaps even what decade/ era one  raised in.  

I didn't hear about the fallen comrade association  until some ~15 years later.

I think both associatons / symbols are great.

 

Title: Teletubby
Post by: garyk/nm on March 04, 2005, 02:48:40 AM

Kind of an anti-Truck Nutz statement?

Title: Teletubby
Post by: Para2 on March 04, 2005, 06:39:02 AM

garyk:

I always thought/hoped that those were just a local phenomenon! :shock:

Title: Teletubby
Post by: SteveS on March 04, 2005, 09:19:03 AM

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Hey -- isn't that the gay Teletubby? Mean! Now if that were Barney the Dinosaur, I'd be all for it.  

I believe the "gay" teletubby is purple, though I could be wrong.  I can't believe my first post is on this topic.   :oops:

Title: Teletubby
Post by: MaterDei on March 04, 2005, 09:39:57 AM

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I believe the "gay" teletubby is purple, though I could be wrong. I can't believe my first post is on this topic.

 
You're right about the purple one.  I'm not sure he ever officially came out of the closet but the purse kind of gave him away.

Title: Teletubby
Post by: client32 on March 04, 2005, 09:42:34 AM

This is the one that got recalled.

I think people thought he said "*Not nice word for gay men* *Not nice word for gay men*" when he should have been saying "figet figet"  I couldn't understand what anything was so I think people just wanted to worry.

Title: Teletubby
Post by: StopTheGrays on March 04, 2005, 11:43:08 AM

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This is the one that got recalled.

I think people thought he said "*Not nice word for gay men* *Not nice word for gay men*" when he should have been saying "figet figet"  I couldn't understand what anything was so I think people just wanted to worry.

A former cow-orker of mine had one of those dolls he bought for his kid. He brought it in to work and it did sound like it was saying "f*gg*t, f*gg*t". He tried to complain to the company that made it but they did not believe him. I quit working with him and never found out what happened after that.

I think the car owner should have been dragging/hanging a pokemon instead of a teletubby.

Title: Teletubby
Post by: client32 on March 07, 2005, 03:55:30 AM

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A former cow-orker of mine had one of those dolls he bought for his kid. He brought it in to work and it did sound like it was saying "f*gg*t, f*gg*t". He tried to complain to the company that made it but they did not believe him. I quit working with him and never found out what happened after that.

I finally remember where I saw one.  My uncle had oe for one of his kids.  I remember listening to it, but I wouldn't have made out those words without being told what it was.  The doll had been recalled, but I doubt my uncle returned it.  
My kiddo doesn't get to watch the tubbies.  Not for any insane political or personal view reasons though.  We are trying to get her to pronounce word better, and this show does not help.

Title: Teletubby
Post by: Mabs2 on March 07, 2005, 10:16:41 AM

I thought they were all gay.
And what's with this "weird things or bells to ward off road gremlins"?
o_O

Title: Teletubby
Post by: Harold Tuttle on March 07, 2005, 10:54:06 AM

http://www.nutsfortrucks.com/

Don't be fooled by imitations.

Title: Teletubby
Post by: Declaration Day on March 07, 2005, 11:13:56 AM

I have one of the "obscene" Teletubbies. I picked it up for the novelty of having one.  Indeed, it does sound like it's saying the words listed above, as well as some worse ones.

Title: Teletubby
Post by: Harold Tuttle on March 07, 2005, 11:33:00 AM