Back a couple years ago, driving the kids to swimming, I told them about "shotgun" and what it means...
(basically, going towards the car, whoever calls "shotgun" gets to sit in the front)..
They decided I'd made it up, "nononooh" I replied, and told them there are definite rules...
A couple days later, I found that the good old Internet had actually established all the rules you would ever need..
http://www.shotgunrules.com/
(The front passenger seat is described as the most 'coveted' position. This is not so if you are in Istanbul, and catching a taxi...)
― Mark G, Thursday, 13 December 2012 10:48 (thirteen years ago)
i first came across this in Dazed And Confused. was it a big thing in the States? was totally unheard of by me until i saw the movie.
― piscesx, Thursday, 13 December 2012 10:51 (thirteen years ago)
yes.
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 13 December 2012 12:11 (thirteen years ago)
Don't make the mistake of doing this when sharing a taxi.
― ledge, Thursday, 13 December 2012 12:14 (thirteen years ago)
... Istanbul or anywhere.
We had no choice, there were three of us, and the taxis are quite small.
So, basically, we'd pile into the back. and whoever was last sat in the front.
(there is no inverse to "Shotgun")
― Mark G, Thursday, 13 December 2012 12:18 (thirteen years ago)
I thought this thread was going to be about the practice of shotgunning a can of lager or cider.
― Paul McCartney, the Gary Barlow of The Beatles (snoball), Thursday, 13 December 2012 12:20 (thirteen years ago)