Hi Ron,
Speaking for myself, I am never bored to learn about other folk's LBCs. Most of
my family members have been scratching their heads since the 1960s, when my love
for the silly things first became obvious. Since I am 3/4 Irish and 1/4 Lakota
(see Native American vs 7th Cavalry), when the band plays Garryowen I am
supposed
to run around looking for an Englishman to scalp.
Kate
Ron Corry wrote:
> Hi Allen and list,
>
> >"Oggibip"?!? Maybe you could explain that name for the list. Might it be
> >Gaelic for "Leaks a Lot"?
> >
> >Allen Hefner (1/4 Irish!)
>
> My first son, Mark, was born 1979. The (extended) re-build of the Sprite
> carried on
> for a few years more. After a while, Mark took an interest in all cars,
> which he called
> "Bip-bips". From Beeb-beeb, sound of horns, I suppose. The Sprite went back on
> the road in 1986, twelve years after I bought her. Mark was delighted, and
> while he
> could talk real good by then, we now had twin boys born 1984. It was they, in
> conjunction with Mark's term for all cars, who coined the word "Oggibip". As I
> suppose all the list knows, Mk.1 Sprites are known as Frogeyes this side of
> the
> pond, so Frogs....Ogs.....Oggi..+bip. The joys of youth! The name stuck.
>
> I'm NOT saying anything about leaks. What's a leek anyway? Is that not a
> Welsh
> thingy?
>
> Thanks for the interest. Hope I have not bored some people.
> Ron from Ireland.
> '59 Sprite "Oggibip"
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