RE: trainspotters

From: Jason Martin (suenomartino@telstra.com)
Date: Tue Jun 06 2000 - 03:42:55 MET DST

  • Next message: Jason Witherspoon: "RE: trainspotter"

    >Recently, I keep finding this word everywhere: in magazines, postings to
    >this list, dustgroove.com reviews, and, I was wondering: what does it
    >mean? Where does it come from? (not from the movie, right?)

    a train-spotter in the original sense is a person who spots trains, literally.
      Its a uk word for train fanatics who sit by train lines and watch all the
    trains going by, maybe marking down in a book each time they see a partiular
    type of train or train number (ie the d-train or whatever).

    the word is applied in the record sense to those who spot records being played
    by the dj at a club or whereever and love noting details on labels, artists,
    etc, etc... Trainspotter's vines are typically anoraks (parkas or ski
    jackets... ) so y'all should rush out and buy a totally daggy one to don on
    your next club visit.. and dont forget a bad hat to throw on too..

    ;)

    jm



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