Did you give a buck?
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Did you give a buck?
According to a bunch of people on Facebook, a phrase I thought was universal was actually unique to Minnesota.
When I was a kid, we would call giving someone a ride on the back of our bikes "giving them a buck." So if you wanted a ride, you would ask "can you give me a buck?".
Has anyone not from Minnesota used that name for it? If not, was there a different word for it?
When I was a kid, we would call giving someone a ride on the back of our bikes "giving them a buck." So if you wanted a ride, you would ask "can you give me a buck?".
Has anyone not from Minnesota used that name for it? If not, was there a different word for it?
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We said give me a pump. Northern California.
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I never heard "give me a pump". Did anyone east of the Rockies?
I'm finding it interesting that there doesn't seem to be a standard word for this.
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In appalachia it's "Can/will you (carry me) to town/home?"
BTW, where in heck are the text tools anymore? Underline, font and such?
BTW, where in heck are the text tools anymore? Underline, font and such?
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I grew up in Minnesota, and we always called it “giving a buck.“ I’ve subsequently lived in about a half dozen other states and never heard the term.
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I think you can use the regular brackets for changing font styles. Like just type [ b ] [ /b ] for bold, only without the spaces. Or you can just use the buttons at the top of the text entry window. If you don't see the buttons up there any more, then maybe you need to clear your browser cache.
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As a kid, I had a Stingray with a banana seat, so giving a buck was a common occurrence.
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I can't remember anything that we said when I was a child. Nothing at all, unless I were to strain at remembering in a quiet room for hours. That's too much work. Good on you guys for remembering.
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According to a bunch of people on Facebook, a phrase I thought was universal was actually unique to Minnesota.
When I was a kid, we would call giving someone a ride on the back of our bikes "giving them a buck." So if you wanted a ride, you would ask "can you give me a buck?".
Has anyone not from Minnesota used that name for it? If not, was there a different word for it?
When I was a kid, we would call giving someone a ride on the back of our bikes "giving them a buck." So if you wanted a ride, you would ask "can you give me a buck?".
Has anyone not from Minnesota used that name for it? If not, was there a different word for it?
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The stick shift on the Stingray would have made the crossbar rather unpleasant!
I and some other Minnesotans were trying to figure out the origin of "buck". All we could come up with was maybe a back formation from "buckboard" or a weird pronunciation of "back". No one really had any idea, but we all agreed we called it that as kids.
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I grew up and still live in Minnesota. It was always giving a buck. Things are different here, though. It's pop not soda and duck duck grey duck not duck duck goose. But at least we don't call a drinking fountain a bubbler.
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According to a bunch of people on Facebook, a phrase I thought was universal was actually unique to Minnesota.
When I was a kid, we would call giving someone a ride on the back of our bikes "giving them a buck." So if you wanted a ride, you would ask "can you give me a buck?".
Has anyone not from Minnesota used that name for it? If not, was there a different word for it?
When I was a kid, we would call giving someone a ride on the back of our bikes "giving them a buck." So if you wanted a ride, you would ask "can you give me a buck?".
Has anyone not from Minnesota used that name for it? If not, was there a different word for it?
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Late 80s and early 90s in Chicago NW burbs-
"lemme hop on". And then we would slow roll thru town with a kid on the back pegs and another sometimes on the front pegs.
"lemme hop on". And then we would slow roll thru town with a kid on the back pegs and another sometimes on the front pegs.
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Fun fact--Minnesota actually shares a border with Michigan. It's in Lake Superior.
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In the 1970's and 1980's the phrase "giving a buck" was definitely part of the local language in the Twin Cities. At that time, giving rides to a passenger who sat on the seat while the pedaller stood were extremely common. Banana seats were preferred! I have never heard the phrase anywhere else, nor have I seen as much of the activity. It would be nice to know how the phrase originated. Is the phrase still in use today?
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In the 1970's and 1980's the phrase "giving a buck" was definitely part of the local language in the Twin Cities. At that time, giving rides to a passenger who sat on the seat while the pedaller stood were extremely common. Banana seats were preferred! I have never heard the phrase anywhere else, nor have I seen as much of the activity. It would be nice to know how the phrase originated. Is the phrase still in use today?
I can attest to it back to the 1960s, and I have seen Facebook posts claiming to remember its use in the 1950s. But definitely all people who recognize the phrase were from Minnesota.
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Yup, it was a "buck" for me, too, growing up in St Paul in the 80s/90s. It would be interesting to see the etymology and to know how regional it is.
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I grew up in the BMX heyday and standing on rear wheel pegs was the preferred platform for giving/receiving a buck. Occasionally, you'd see someone with their ass on the bars and feet on front wheel pegs, but that was usually when two people were getting a buck and the rear pegs were occupied, too.
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