Thursday, October 9, 2008
Shotgun?
Why is the front seat of a car called shotgun? That has nothing to do with the passenger seat. I always call it shotgun and don't even know why. I hear people say shotgun all the time. Was it made up by people who were about to do a drive-by? Did the shotgun always stay in the front? I don't get why people and even myself call it shotgun. Maybe because cops keep a shotgun in the front of their car. How did the expression start?
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It started from a long long long time ago. Like before cars, carriages that would carry mail also usually had gold, so to keep the carriage from being robbed, a second man sat next to the driver with a shotgun.
I have no idea why I know this.
Alyssa: it's because you're a genius.
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