Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoTIL going "balls to the walls" originates from aviation lingoen.m.wiktionary.orgexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL going "balls to the walls" originates from aviation lingoen.m.wiktionary.orgLifecoach5000@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
I never knew and got curious and looked it up. I guess it makes more sense than slamming your testicals against the wall.
minus-squareAItoothbrush@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·17 days agoNow i wonder what the origin of “tripping balls” is?
minus-squareBigBrainBrett2517@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoHave you ever accidentally stood on a ball (football/dodgeball) and tripped? If you have you may have an idea where the expression comes from. You trip really hard.
minus-squareLovableSidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 days agoThat refers to noted hippie Mad Jack McMadd, whose balls were so big he used to trip on them when he got high.
Now i wonder what the origin of “tripping balls” is?
Have you ever accidentally stood on a ball (football/dodgeball) and tripped? If you have you may have an idea where the expression comes from. You trip really hard.
That refers to noted hippie Mad Jack McMadd, whose balls were so big he used to trip on them when he got high.