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#1 2010-08-30 18:03:07

12three
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Registered: 2008-06-12
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Riding Shotgun

I've been thinking- why is riding in the front called riding shotgun? I know it's really random, but still...
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#2 2010-08-30 18:04:07

PlayWithFire
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Re: Riding Shotgun

cuz if you were the guy with the shotgun that's where you'd be riding to cover the driver


EDIT: it's from like the past where someone needed to use their shotgun to save the driver and passengers from bandits.

Last edited by PlayWithFire (2010-08-30 18:14:11)


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#3 2010-08-30 18:33:13

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Re: Riding Shotgun

Above
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