What about the skull and crossbones on Pink shirts /called babydolls/ worn by 20 something chics off to a club. Very intimidating.
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 1:32 PM, <hall...@luckymail.com> wrote: > Thanks Paul. You just described me to a T. > > rodhall > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul <p...@hondanighthawks.net> > To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > Sent: Mon, Sep 20, 2010 9:35 am > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: I DON'T GET > IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > *This is probably the single most well-defined explanation I've really > read for the imagery that so often accompanies the Harley crowd. Honestly, > for a LONG time I've considered the draw toward V-twin bikes with loud pipes > and out-dated styling to be much more about image than engineering > excellence. * > * > * > *Oh well...to each his own. But I have to say the "intimidation factor" of > the skull and cross bones has lost its impact when the t-shirt is now worn > by a 60-something, overweight, grey-haired guy who doesn't look like he > could fight his way out of a paper bag. :)* > * > * > *Paul > * > On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 7:33 AM, surfswab <surfs...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Death. Danger. The grim reaper. >> >> All that stuff, along with swastikas, Nazi helmets, the Maltese Cross, >> etc. came out of the 50s when various subcultures began rebelling >> against the Leave-It-To-Beaver status quo. Beatniks were part of >> that, later hippies and anti-war protesters. >> >> The motorcycle paraphenalia was dreamed up by the Hell's Angels types >> to shock, intimidate and generally scare the beejesus out of ordinary >> citizens, mainly because it was considered a cool, hip thing to do. >> >> Most of the imagery involved vague references to evil events or ideas, >> but it became essentially mindless imitation by those whose wished to >> be identified with the "bad boys." >> >> It still exists, especially with the Harley crowd, because Harleys >> were an integral part of the imagery back then. Nowadays, it's >> equally mindless, but favored by those who are more interested in >> "stylin'" than in motorcyclin'. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<nighthawk_lovers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > * > * > * > * > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<nighthawk_lovers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
