Modelmartin Posted December 5, 2009 Posted December 5, 2009 I was perusing listings for model car stuff on Ebay and ran across these decals for a Willys Gasser which I thought were fictional - something made up by the decal maker. But there was a picture of the actual car which as anyone can see, is a very nice car. It is rigor mortis, Dude! It is the stiffening of the body after death. Man! That is embarassing to mispell something so badly and so publicly on the side of your car!!!!
Harry P. Posted December 5, 2009 Posted December 5, 2009 Apparently Harvard Medical School isn't one of the sponsors of this car...
Harold Posted December 5, 2009 Posted December 5, 2009 Maybe the guy graduated from the University of Phonix .
Guest Gramps-xrds Posted December 5, 2009 Posted December 5, 2009 (edited) Hmmm. I've made a few mistakes similar to that when I was doing a lot of signage. I was painting a dirt track racer while the owner was talking to me and one of his sponsors was a place called The Pantry Store. One side turned out just fine but on the other it said The Panty Store. It took him several weeks before he caught it. Never did change it. He said he had to be carefull when he pulled in to get gas though. I also misspelled the name of the town I live in 5 times on a different race car. Edited December 5, 2009 by Gramps-xrds
my name is nobody Posted December 5, 2009 Posted December 5, 2009 Cadillac, Cadillac, Cadillac Car, we aint as dumb as you think we is.
Harry P. Posted December 5, 2009 Posted December 5, 2009 I was painting a dirt track racer while the owner was talking to me and one of his sponsors was a place called The Pantry Store. One side turned out just fine but on the other it said The Panty Store. It took him several weeks before he caught it. There's nothing wrong with a place called the Panty Store!
bobss396 Posted December 5, 2009 Posted December 5, 2009 Quite possible that its a play on words? Maybe Joe Riga owns the car. Bob
Guest arni Posted December 5, 2009 Posted December 5, 2009 There's nothing wrong with a place called the Panty Store! Agreed,if you could only see the M&S advert over her with Joanna Lumley...
Custom Hearse Posted December 5, 2009 Posted December 5, 2009 Quite possible that its a play on words? Maybe Joe Riga owns the car. Bob That's what I was thinking. I mean, come on, Ed "The Ace" McCulloch Had "REVELLUTION" on the side of his car, did anyone tell him he "misspelled" it and that he was stupid? Think before you criticize...
Modelmartin Posted December 6, 2009 Author Posted December 6, 2009 That's what I was thinking. I mean, come on, Ed "The Ace" McCulloch Had "REVELLUTION" on the side of his car, did anyone tell him he "misspelled" it and that he was stupid? Think before you criticize... Hearse, come on, his sponsor was Revell. That was an intentional play on words. DUH! And all this time you thought it was mispelled! I think plenty and I think that SOME people would not know how to spell and write a proper sentence if their life depended on it. I am just saying...... By the way, had should not be capitalized, and even Hemingway wouldn't run a sentence on like you did. You combined a statement and a question in one sentence. Your second sentence should end at car. Your third sentence should be starting with did. I do not think that anyone ever called Mr. McCulloch stupid for naming his car "Revellution". And who are you criticizing me by telling me not to be critical? Now Bob, if it was Mr. Riga's car why is he saying he is dead? Mortis is similar to mortal, mortuary, etc. The word for dead in French is mort. It all comes from latin roots. Gramps, Yours was a simple mistake like all of us humans make pretty routinely. Saying riga when it is supposed to be rigor is just plain lazy. They didn't even look it up. What a bunch of stiffs!!
chopperfreak2k1 Posted December 6, 2009 Posted December 6, 2009 just my opinion, but, i think they must have had a reason to spell rigamortis like that.
Modelmartin Posted December 6, 2009 Author Posted December 6, 2009 just my opinion, but, i think they must have had a reason to spell rigamortis like that. Perhaps. It would be interesting to know why.
Modelmartin Posted December 6, 2009 Author Posted December 6, 2009 In any case, it's a cool looking car! Yes, it is a beautiful car!
Lownslow Posted December 6, 2009 Posted December 6, 2009 you guys are reading too much into it, its just clever wordplay.
RodBurNeR Posted December 6, 2009 Posted December 6, 2009 I did some google research and it appears there are both spellings. Rigor Mortis being two words and Rigamortis as one word. Rigor Mortis as a medical word has to do with death and what happens to your body. Rigamortis is like slang or something and it's explained here http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rigamortis Not being a big smarty, I didn't know so I looked
Craig Irwin Posted December 6, 2009 Posted December 6, 2009 (edited) Back about 35 years ago when I was drag racing, there was a Nova (Chevy II) racer that showed up lettered "Duce Bag", with the appropriate graphics. At the request of the track management the doors were repainted before the next weekend. I'd bet it wouldn't be a problem today. Edited December 6, 2009 by Craig Irwin
Harry P. Posted December 6, 2009 Posted December 6, 2009 I bet they could have gotten away with "Deuce Bag"...
JamesW Posted December 6, 2009 Posted December 6, 2009 Hmmm. I've made a few mistakes similar to that when I was doing a lot of signage. I was painting a dirt track racer while the owner was talking to me and one of his sponsors was a place called The Pantry Store. One side turned out just fine but on the other it said The Panty Store. It took him several weeks before he caught it. Never did change it. He said he had to be carefull when he pulled in to get gas though. I also misspelled the name of the town I live in 5 times on a different race car. LMAO
Brian Fishburn Posted December 6, 2009 Posted December 6, 2009 You ought to see it run. It impresses.
Custom Hearse Posted December 6, 2009 Posted December 6, 2009 Hearse, come on, his sponsor was Revell. That was an intentional play on words. DUH! And all this time you thought it was mispelled! I think plenty and I think that SOME people would not know how to spell and write a proper sentence if their life depended on it. I am just saying...... By the way, had should not be capitalized, and even Hemingway wouldn't run a sentence on like you did. You combined a statement and a question in one sentence. Your second sentence should end at car. Your third sentence should be starting with did. I do not think that anyone ever called Mr. McCulloch stupid for naming his car "Revellution". And who are you criticizing me by telling me not to be critical? PM sent YFRSH
Modelmartin Posted December 6, 2009 Author Posted December 6, 2009 Thanks for the PM, Mr. Hearse. The warm feelings are mutual. Why did you respond to my post in the first place. You should put me on your ignore user list. You are on mine. Are you spoiling for a fight? This is straight copy of the PM sent to me by Mr. Hearse. I will let it speak for itself and the sender. Can't take criticism huh? But I do want to thank you for being such an asinine person... If you're so intelligent, why don't you go to your Mensa meeting, instead of posting things you know nothing about? Where do you get off saying ANYTHING about the way someone spells? The only "DUMB" thing I've seen in your post is you. You are such a conflict within yourself, that you don't know whether you are coming or going. And if you're so great at knowing contexts of sentences and vocabulary, you should be teaching at Harvard. Instead you're on a model car forum spewing vomit on anyone who disagrees with your opinion. You're the lowest form of life here. Your castings are a sham, and a total ripoff of other peoples work. You probably got no attention as a child, so you come here and piss on everyone. You really need to grow up, and stop blaming others for your loser life, D!CKHEAD! Actually my shrink thinks I am doing rather well. I have worked out a lot of issues. I am fairly happy. Thank you for your concern. Now I have to block your PMs! Oh well.
Custom Hearse Posted December 6, 2009 Posted December 6, 2009 Why did you respond to my post in the first place. You should put me on your ignore user list. You are on mine. Are you spoiling for a fight? Actually my shrink thinks I am doing rather well. I have worked out a lot of issues. I am fairly happy. Thank you for your concern. Now I have to block your PMs! Oh well. I was trying to abide by the rules of the forum by sending you a PM, but since you insist on bringing it out in the open... If I was on your ignore list, I'll ask you the same question... Are you spoiling for a fight? I can understand you needing a shrink... You are a lost little child, who blames all his problems on others. Is it jealousy? You can't build anything with your own 2 hands, so you have to criticize everyone who can? You've stolen so many others work, that you have to belittle others to make yourself feel better. As for trying to start a fight with me, you are just too immature and childish to have a war of intelligence with. You're a lost cause who can't even keep a job, and then cry about it here where it doesn't belong. So you have a nice day, and remember, those little things in the bottle are candy, eat a handful.
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