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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Crash on the barrelhead? #160181 06/03/06 12:47 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5 C columbine OP stranger OP columbine stranger C Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5 What's the derivation of the generic admonition "you're going to crash on the barrelhead?" Best I can tell it's a warning about regretting, or facing the consequences of, one's actions - but why "barrelhead?" Anybody know? Thanks! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Crash on the barrelhead? columbine 06/03/06 12:47 PM Re: Crash on the barrelhead? Elizabeth Creith 06/03/06 12:59 PM Re: Crash on the barrelhead? columbine 06/03/06 01:27 PM Re: Crash on the barrelhead? Faldage 06/03/06 01:35 PM Re: Crash on the barrelhead? Jackie 06/03/06 01:39 PM Re: Crash on the barrelhead? of troy 06/03/06 02:40 PM Re: Crash on the barrelhead? TEd Remington 06/03/06 08:33 PM Re: Crash on the barrelhead? Buffalo Shrdlu 06/03/06 09:36 PM Re: Crash on the barrelhead? columbine 06/03/06 11:24 PM Re: Crash on the barrelhead? Alex Williams 06/04/06 12:33 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,922 Members9,197 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish, Renegade98 9,197 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 989 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 26 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,911 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,949 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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