'Carjacking' is a retarded and unnecessary word :|

[dug777]

my little rant for the day

 

[SynthDude2001]

I'll carjack you, mate :|

 

[AlienCraft]

In Soviet Russia....


Ahhh never mind...

 

[david46675]

threadjack?

 

[stan394]

Originally posted by: AlienCraft
In Soviet Russia....


Ahhh never mind...

car jacks you?

 

[shimsham]

lets see....

hijacking a car

or

carjacking

 

[dighn]

that wouldn't be the first inconsistency in the english language

 

[imported_Phil]

How about "burglarised"? Worst bastardisation ever.

 

[dxkj]

Planes get high jacked because they are high up in the sky

 

[rhino56]

The phrase originated from way back before people really stole things, it was a much simpler time.
Say a red 1957 chevy in mint condition all souped up pulls into the parking lot, the owner goes in the place, (usually a bowling alley or where they hang out) comes back and guys are all over his car having their way with it.

guys used to get excited about cars and masturbate on them. it was considered a compliment back in the day, but things change and so do do the meanings of words.
but thats where the phrase car-jacking comes from.

 

[PsharkJF]

Anyone up for some threadjacking?

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: rhino56
The phrase originated from way back before people really stole things, it was a much simpler time.
Say a red 1957 chevy in mint condition all souped up pulls into the parking lot, the owner goes in the place, (usually a bowling alley or where they hang out) comes back and guys are all over his car having their way with it.

guys used to get excited about cars and masturbate on them. it was considered a compliment back in the day, but things change and so do do the meanings of words.
but thats where the phrase car-jacking comes from.

WTF? lol

 

[So]

car hijacking got so common that they decided it needed it's own word to save some breath.

 

[OverVolt]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: rhino56
The phrase originated from way back before people really stole things, it was a much simpler time.
Say a red 1957 chevy in mint condition all souped up pulls into the parking lot, the owner goes in the place, (usually a bowling alley or where they hang out) comes back and guys are all over his car having their way with it.

guys used to get excited about cars and masturbate on them. it was considered a compliment back in the day, but things change and so do do the meanings of words.
but thats where the phrase car-jacking comes from.

WTF? lol

bah, removed, a simple 'your full of sh%t and hot air' will suffice

 

[UncleWai]

but carjack sounds so hardcore.

 

[pyonir]

Just because no one wants to carjack your K car, doesn't mean you have to get all uptight about it.

 

[rhino56]

Originally posted by: OverVolt

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: rhino56
The phrase originated from way back before people really stole things, it was a much simpler time.
Say a red 1957 chevy in mint condition all souped up pulls into the parking lot, the owner goes in the place, (usually a bowling alley or where they hang out) comes back and guys are all over his car having their way with it.

guys used to get excited about cars and masturbate on them. it was considered a compliment back in the day, but things change and so do do the meanings of words.
but thats where the phrase car-jacking comes from.

WTF? lol

bah, removed, a simple 'your full of sh%t and hot air' will suffice

yes you have discovered my brilliant plan to alter the accuracy of history.
i commend you on your discovery as only a mind using a higher function would have detected such variances from the truth lol

 

[79Blazer]

Originally posted by: Phil
How about "burglarised"? Worst bastardisation ever.

Burgled

 

[Mucho]

NO!

 

[Fritzo]

If someone reported that a car got hijacked, I would picture a guy holding a gun to the head of the driver demanding he drive to Cuba.

 

[NakaNaka]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
If someone reported that a car got hijacked, I would picture a guy holding a gun to the head of the driver demanding he drive to Cuba.

Haha me too. Carjacking is basically a term for stealing the car while someone is in it.

 

[jkersenbr]

It's two words because it is 2 different things:

hijack a car = jump in, put a gun to the driver's head and tell him to drive or die. intruder gives directions, driver is scared to death
carjack = intruder points gun in window, tells driver to get out. intruder jumps in and takes off with car

 

[Amused]

I think this topic needs to be threadjacked.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

it's called car jacking, becuase jacks are sometimes involved when they take your wheels:roll:. the phrase expanded in the 70's when it became more common, and was at the same time grown to be associated with theiving motorized vehicles in general.

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: Amused
I think this topic needs to be threadjacked.

it has been, by asshats