Gorilla biscuit... Michiganders... anyone?

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A friend told me that sleeveless t-shirts, especially those with roughly torn or cut sleeves, was called a "gorilla biscuit" when she was growing up.

I've never heard the term. Is it familiar to you? Used often? A daily utterance?

Just wondering.

[MrScorpio]

1. Never heard of it before

Was this anywhere near Detroit?

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4. Yes, she lived in the Detroit suburbs.

I don't know who got more grief -- me for not having heard that term or her for insisting it was really common slang.

[MrScorpio]

12. Then that explains it

In my day, the Burbs were pretty much off limits

Detroit has a rep of being the most segregated city in America

I know this from personal experience

[lizziegrace]

2. Me either

Michigan's only a couple hours from here.

:hug:

How've you been??

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5. Hi!

Things are OK. And you? Is the edge off a little bit from yesterday?

:hug:

[lizziegrace]

7. Yeah, it is

:)


Life is a roller coaster. When things are good, you can't wait to ride again. When it's bad, you can't wait to get off.

:hug:

[ghostsofgiants]

3. I always thought that was slang for Quaaludes.

And a straight edge hardcore band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLCPH6BxpMo

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6. Those were the hits I got from Google and Wikipedia.

I think she's insane.

OK, off to watch your linked clip now...

[lizziegrace]

8. "I think she's insane."

*snicker*


Is this a close friend?? ;)

[InternalDialogue]

9. Not really.

Someone I played volleyball with for a few years in a rec league.

She sold Brooks running shoes and had to drive their totally wrapped company van everywhere. We all knew when she was pulling into the park.

[lizziegrace]

10. That's good to know

She really couldn't hide, could she?

:)

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

35. You catch a nice glimpse of a

Gorilla Biscuits shirt in this Fuzagi clip that sniffa posted....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGJFWirQ3ks

[ghostsofgiants]

39. I actually have that clip on dvd and never noticed it, haha.

[Goblinmonger]

11. Wikipedia never heard of it.

Urbandictionary.com does have a clothes-related entry: "a no-name clothes brand from sears given to a young boy on christmas from his grandmother who has no interest in wearing the article of clothing EVER."

And Gorilla Biscuit is apparently a straight-edge punk band :puke:

I think your friend needs to lay off the crack pipe.

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13. Mmm. That Urban Dictionary definition is a good lead.

I'll bet she heard it growing up and made some connection within her group of friends.

As for common usage, I'm with you. She's nuts.

[Goblinmonger]

16. I think I'm going to start using "gorilla biscuit"

with the high school kids I teach when school starts next month and just act like it is a common term and see what happens. Yes, I like fucking with them, it's why I got into teaching after all :P

[ghostsofgiants]

31. What's wrong with straight edge punk?

[Goblinmonger]

32. Never been anything I liked.

There are some good bands (though from what I have seen of GB, they ain't one of them) but it seems like so many of the straight edge bands are like the christian rock bands--not good enough to make it in mainstream so the find a niche elsewhere.

Probably pissing a few people off right now, but...

[ghostsofgiants]

36. One word: Refused.

And two far more obvious words: Minor Threat.

[Omphaloskepsis]

33. AFI

[ghostsofgiants]

37. Hahaha, touché.

[Madrone]

14. Born and raised in Kalamazoo ...

and I have NO idea wtf you're talking about. :shrug:

Maybe she had her own secret language or something? lol

[lizziegrace]

15. Hey stranger!!!

:hug:

[Madrone]

18. Hi!!

:hi:

How are you doing? The job? ... other stuff?

VERY busy 'round here. Too busy. :crazy:


:hug:

[lizziegrace]

20. Doing okay

it's going to take a long time to dig out of the hole I was in being under-employed for two years and with Lelapin in college. But I'll get out of the hole someday.

:hug:

How much longer in WA?

[Madrone]

24. I know all about digging out of holes!

I have faith in you though. Still dating? (I've been WAY out of the loop)

[lizziegrace]

29. Nope and it's okay

too much of an age difference

Live and learn right?

:)

[Madrone]

30. Yep.

I was pulling for you though. ;)

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17. Good, I'm getting a good amount of input from you folks up there.

It's no longer an issue in my mind. If I see her again, she's got some splainin' to do.

And I'll be wearing a gorilla biscuit.

[lizziegrace]

22. ...

:spray:

Let us know what "Lucy" says. ;)

[GOPisEvil]

21. Want me to wear one next time I visit?

:D

[lizziegrace]

23. Woohoo!

You're both here. ;)

:hug:

[GOPisEvil]

25. Yeah, we're "here" but not HERE.

Not YET anyway. :D

:hug:

[Madrone]

26. As long as it matches the banana hammock.

Then yes.


:P

[GOPisEvil]

28. But of course.

Anything less would be gauche. :P

[Vidar]

19. Never heard of it.

[caty]

27. Never heard of it.

[SCantiGOP]

34. the band's name

In the late 70's early 80's, gorilla biscuits was one of the many nicknames for quaaludes, a powerful prescription downer that was taken off the market totally. Name supposedly came from the fact that after taking a couple you would be dragging your knuckles on the ground when you walked. I imagine that is where the band got their name.

[Susang]

38. I lived in Detroit and a suburb of Detroit for over 26 yrs

I never heard of the phrase used in that way. Gorilla biscuit is PCP in drug slang. At least it was in the eighties in Detroit. :shrug:

On edit: links to references

http://www.uta.fi/FAST/GC/drugslan.html
http://argot.com/
http://www.nicd.us/drugstreetandslangterms.html#G
http://intervention.org/streetdrugslang.htm
http://www.streetdrugs.org/pdf/street_terms.pdf
http://www.urban75.com/Drugs/drugterm.html