POLL: KITT: the pimpin'-est ride ever?

The Magpie · Fri, 24th Jun '05, 1:31pm

Ok, according to MSN Entertainment News, KITT (that's the car from Knight Rider, for anyone not from Earth

), has been voted as Britain's favourite customised car, in a poll done for MTV. The question, SPers, is do you agree? I've taken the top 6 from the poll for you to choose between. In summary, they lined up thus: </font>

KITT
The Batmobile
James Bond's DB5
The De Lorean from Back to the Future
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Del Boy's Robin Reliant

And no, that is not a misprint, the Trotters' van did come in at 6th place!

Of course, arguments for any vehicles from TV & film omitted (the General Lee anyone?) are welcome, as well as any against those they've included (I feel #6 may be in for particular stick here; mainly because most outside of Britain won't know what it is!).

What are you waiting for? Get voting!

[ June 25, 2005, 10:57: Message edited by: The Magpie ]

Poll Information
This poll contains 1 question(s). 29 user(s) have voted.

Poll Results: KITT: the pimpin'-est ride ever? (29 votes.)

KITT: the pimpin'-est ride ever? (Choose 1)
* KITT - 21% (6)
* Batmobile - 31% (9)
* DB5 - 10% (3)
* De Lorean - 17% (5)
* Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - 7% (2)
* The Trotters' Van - 3% (1)
* I want to vote for something else, dammit! And WTF are the Trotters? - 10% (3)

Arahar · Fri, 24th Jun '05, 3:19pm

I think that #1 should be either KITT or the Viper from the TV show Viper. Most people probably won't know what I'm talking but it was a very "pimped" car.

JSBB · Fri, 24th Jun '05, 3:31pm

It has got to be the Batmobile.

In its various versions it has had pretty much every possible gimmick - on board computer, assorted oil slick/smoke screen/caltrop options, retractable armour plating, ejector seats, handglider launcher, atomic firey exhaust, parachute assisted braking, an anti-theft deterrant system of having a flippable plastic tab that reads "Bat Anti-Theft System" on one side and "Start" on the other so that after flipped to the "Start" side the idiotic baddies push the "Start" button and send up a huge display of fireworks and paper streamers, etc. etc.

Ofelix · Fri, 24th Jun '05, 4:37pm

The De Lorean all the way. Come one what is cooler than have to ability to travel through time ?! The cops are chasing you for speeding just hit 88 miles/hour and you're free. That car just rock!

T2Bruno · Fri, 24th Jun '05, 5:16pm

What about the Mystery Machine -- or Speed Racer's car? Herbie didn't even make the list?

Felinoid · Fri, 24th Jun '05, 6:56pm

How come nobody else voted for KITT yet?

How much more tricked out can you get than a person built into a car! Although I think MI-6 could have pimped out the DB5 even better if Bond didn't keep wrecking the damn thing!

What about you, little birdie? Who did you vote for?

The Kilted Crusader · Fri, 24th Jun '05, 8:02pm

Those are some good options! Especially Del-boy's reliant robin

Notice that the Trotter's Independent Trader's sign printed on the side's initials are TIT

reepnorp · Fri, 24th Jun '05, 8:09pm

The De Lorean kills everything in this competition. Nothing else even comes close! Do any of the others have a flux capacitor? Didn't think so! Even then, we can just travel back in time to make all the competition cease to exist!

Jaguar · Fri, 24th Jun '05, 9:36pm

The Batmobile. I would seriously consider giving up my vehicle forever just for one week driving the Batmobile.

Any of them.

Kitrax · Fri, 24th Jun '05, 10:53pm

What about Herbie, the little VW bug?

Harbourboy · Fri, 24th Jun '05, 11:07pm

Of course, I have no idea what the phrase "pimpinest" means. It sounds like made up gibberish to me. But what about the General Lee? That car rocks.

The Magpie · Sat, 25th Jun '05, 11:03am

@ Felinoid: FYI, I voted for the De Lorean. After all, I did want to be Dr. Emmett Brown when I was a kid. It's what got me into physics!

@ HB: "pimpin" is gangsta slang, like "bling". The reason for it is that the poll was a publicity effort for the upcoming series of "Pimp my ride UK" that MTV are gonna be putting out soon, where they do up people's dodgy old motors in an outrageously OTT fashion.

And I'll add my surprise that KITT's only scored one vote so far!

[ June 25, 2005, 11:30: Message edited by: The Magpie ]

Harbourboy · Sat, 25th Jun '05, 11:44am

Magpie, telling me that 'pimpin' is 'gangsta', like 'bling' tells me NOTHING. You've just used more gibberish to try and explain the original gibberish! Speak English!

Charlie · Sat, 25th Jun '05, 12:05pm

Batmobile for me. It was way ahead of its time and brings back a lot of memories of my youth.

HB,

"Pimpin" basically means great, cool, or just plain NICE.

The Magpie · Sat, 25th Jun '05, 12:09pm

Ok, according to the American Sub-Standard Politically Incorrect Dictionary:

Bling (n.) Gaudy, ostentatious cosmetic ornamentation, characteristic of the Thuglife or Rap subcultures.

e.g. Tyrone added some chrome bling to his Hummer.

Pimp (v.) To accessorize with bling.

e.g. Tyrone pimped his Escalade.

Gangsta (n.) A young caucasian computer programmer.

e.g. Friedrich logged onto his Unix box and went to dA gAnGsTa'S dUnGeOn.

Hope that helps clear things up!

Harbourboy · Sat, 25th Jun '05, 1:24pm

So we're talking about the car with the most "ostentatious cosmetic ornamentation"? Well, it's none of those cars then, is it? Maybe Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has a few too many bits on it, but all the rest are pretty sleek and lacking in silly adornments.

reepnorp · Sat, 25th Jun '05, 2:46pm

Quote:

Gangsta (n.) A young caucasian computer programmer.

e.g. Friedrich logged onto his Unix box and went to dA gAnGsTa'S dUnGeOn.

That has got to be the absolute worst definition ever. I have never heard it used even remotely like that before! I could comment more, but its in my best interest not to.

Sydax · Sat, 25th Jun '05, 4:30pm

From google:
Gangsta: gangsters.
Gangsters are members of a professional crime organization, i.e. a gang. Famous examples of such organizations include mafia groups.
Gangsters are members of a professional crime organization, i.e. a gang. Famous examples of such organizations include mafia groups.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangsta

HB: when I don't know some words meaning I just google it like this: define:gangsta
and there you go.

By the way, like JSBB said, Batmovile is the best, time travel is not something you can show off like the gadgets on the Batmovile.

kuemper · Sat, 25th Jun '05, 6:47pm

Batmobile for me, too. It was very close between James Bond's Aston Martin and the Batmobile. The 'trick' that won me was the jet engine.

Sorry, Q.

Pimpin' a Unix box?

I have a pony on my monitor and a turtle sticker on the cpu box, Magpie. Does that count?

The Magpie · Sat, 25th Jun '05, 11:02pm

The definition for "Gangsta" was a piss-take, just to clear things up - neat satirising of 1337-speakers and their combination of street-slang and dubious command of the shift key, which they think makes them "kewl".

And kuemper, how the hell do you fit a pony on top of your monitor? Even a shetland wouldn't fit!

kuemper · Sun, 26th Jun '05, 5:50pm

Quote:

And kuemper, how the hell do you fit a pony on top of your monitor? Even a shetland wouldn't fit! [Wink] [Razz]

Ever see that Warner Bros.(iirc) cartoon where the main theme is getting a reward for bringing in the world's smallest horse? It was akin to the Droopy cartoons and had this bear in it. If anyone else can help on this, much appreciated.

I can't recall all the details save for the punchline:

The 'world's smallest horse' pulls from behind his back his son, now the world's smallest horse and Dad get the million dollar prize.

It's a stuffed animal about six inches long and you can squeeze its tummy to get it to whinny. My mom sent it to me cuz I kept complaining I'd never gotten a pony.

Harbourboy · Sun, 26th Jun '05, 10:04pm

But the Batmobile doesn't have any "bling" or dangly stuff. How can it possibly be "pimpin"?

kuemper · Mon, 27th Jun '05, 4:53am

Cool gizmos are what make it "pimpin". The jet engine really puts it over the top. Plus the detailing on the hood and sides. Wikked rad, dudes!

I usually take "pimpin" to mean "tricked out" - be it a snazzy paint job [70s era vans with mural-painted sides], extra shiny chrome [spoilers and exposed engine mounts] or fuzzy dice hanging from the rear view mirror.

If you can catch an episode of MTV's Pimp My Ride or TLC's [in Canada] Overhaulin', you'll get a good idea of what "pimpin" is all about. I'm not sure if either of these are on Aussie tv.

Amatorius · Mon, 27th Jun '05, 9:26am

I'm not saying the Batmobile isn't cool, because it is.
I'm also not saying that JB's AstonMartin didn't kick major behind but KITT was just sweet! You could actually have conversations with your car! That may be seen as sad but hey, if you have no real friends, just want to be pounded at chess or just feel like having the swicky red LED hood lights this is the car for you.

LKD · Tue, 28th Jun '05, 9:33pm

I took "pimpin'" to mean that the car is the coolest overall, not just the coolest looking. On that basis, I voted for KITT, as he could talk, drive himself, activate the TurboBoost, RetroRockets or other performance enhancing features, and the LED display that flashed as he talked was really cool too!

I have to say, I wanted to vote for the Van in the A-Team. That van seemed to have turbo boost as well -- it could launch itself into the air any old time!

Fri, 24th Jun '05, 3:19pm	#2
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Fri, 24th Jun '05, 1:31pm	#1
The Magpie Balance, in all things Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Limbo Posts: 2,235 Like: 2 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 4,960 Level: 22 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 8.33% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 0.35% Monthly Activity 3.17% Achievements	Ok, according to MSN Entertainment News, KITT (that's the car from Knight Rider, for anyone not from Earth ), has been voted as Britain's favourite customised car, in a poll done for MTV. The question, SPers, is do you agree? I've taken the top 6 from the poll for you to choose between. In summary, they lined up thus: </font> KITT The Batmobile James Bond's DB5 The De Lorean from Back to the Future Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Del Boy's Robin Reliant And no, that is not a misprint, the Trotters' van did come in at 6th place! Of course, arguments for any vehicles from TV & film omitted (the General Lee anyone?) are welcome, as well as any against those they've included (I feel #6 may be in for particular stick here; mainly because most outside of Britain won't know what it is!). What are you waiting for? Get voting! [ June 25, 2005, 10:57: Message edited by: The Magpie ] Poll Information This poll contains 1 question(s). 29 user(s) have voted. Poll Results: KITT: the pimpin'-est ride ever? (29 votes.) KITT: the pimpin'-est ride ever? (Choose 1) * KITT - 21% (6) * Batmobile - 31% (9) * DB5 - 10% (3) * De Lorean - 17% (5) * Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - 7% (2) * The Trotters' Van - 3% (1) * I want to vote for something else, dammit! And WTF are the Trotters? - 10% (3)

Fri, 24th Jun '05, 3:31pm	#3
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Fri, 24th Jun '05, 6:56pm	#6
Felinoid SPS Account Holder Who did the what now? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: the Tzenkethi homeworld Posts: 7,471 Like: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post vBActivity - Stats XP: 15,794 Level: 36 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 12.02% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 0.35% Monthly Activity 1.58% Achievements	How come nobody else voted for KITT yet? How much more tricked out can you get than a person built into a car! Although I think MI-6 could have pimped out the DB5 even better if Bond didn't keep wrecking the damn thing! What about you, little birdie? Who did you vote for?

Fri, 24th Jun '05, 8:02pm	#7
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Fri, 24th Jun '05, 8:09pm	#8
reepnorp SPS Account Holder Lim'n Lime Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada, eh? Posts: 1,671 Like: 6 Liked 7 Times in 6 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 4,164 Level: 20 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 46.18% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 0.35% Monthly Activity 1.58% Achievements Awards	The De Lorean kills everything in this competition. Nothing else even comes close! Do any of the others have a flux capacitor? Didn't think so! Even then, we can just travel back in time to make all the competition cease to exist!

Fri, 24th Jun '05, 9:36pm	#9
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Fri, 24th Jun '05, 11:07pm	#11
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Sat, 25th Jun '05, 11:03am	#12
The Magpie Balance, in all things Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Limbo Posts: 2,235 Like: 2 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 4,960 Level: 22 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 8.33% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 0.35% Monthly Activity 3.17% Achievements	@ Felinoid: FYI, I voted for the De Lorean. After all, I did want to be Dr. Emmett Brown when I was a kid. It's what got me into physics! @ HB: "pimpin" is gangsta slang, like "bling". The reason for it is that the poll was a publicity effort for the upcoming series of "Pimp my ride UK" that MTV are gonna be putting out soon, where they do up people's dodgy old motors in an outrageously OTT fashion. And I'll add my surprise that KITT's only scored one vote so far! [ June 25, 2005, 11:30: Message edited by: The Magpie ]

Sat, 25th Jun '05, 11:44am	#13
Harbourboy SPS Account Holder Take thy form from off my door! Join Date: May 2003 Location: North Harbour Posts: 13,220 Like: 53 Liked 11 Times in 10 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 28,186 Level: 45 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 71.73% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 0.35% Monthly Activity 11.08% Achievements Awards	Magpie, telling me that 'pimpin' is 'gangsta', like 'bling' tells me NOTHING. You've just used more gibberish to try and explain the original gibberish! Speak English!

Sat, 25th Jun '05, 12:05pm	#14
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Sat, 25th Jun '05, 1:24pm	#16
Harbourboy SPS Account Holder Take thy form from off my door! Join Date: May 2003 Location: North Harbour Posts: 13,220 Like: 53 Liked 11 Times in 10 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 28,186 Level: 45 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 71.73% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 0.35% Monthly Activity 11.08% Achievements Awards	So we're talking about the car with the most "ostentatious cosmetic ornamentation"? Well, it's none of those cars then, is it? Maybe Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has a few too many bits on it, but all the rest are pretty sleek and lacking in silly adornments.

Sat, 25th Jun '05, 4:30pm	#18
Sydax I can seeee... live people Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Barcelona Posts: 1,166 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 3,502 Level: 18 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 98.51% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 0.35% Monthly Activity 1.58% Achievements	From google: Gangsta: gangsters. Gangsters are members of a professional crime organization, i.e. a gang. Famous examples of such organizations include mafia groups. Gangsters are members of a professional crime organization, i.e. a gang. Famous examples of such organizations include mafia groups. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangsta HB: when I don't know some words meaning I just google it like this: define:gangsta and there you go. By the way, like JSBB said, Batmovile is the best, time travel is not something you can show off like the gadgets on the Batmovile.

Sat, 25th Jun '05, 6:47pm	#19
kuemper I'm gonna eat your soul! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Blood Wars Posts: 8,926 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 19,631 Level: 39 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 50.07% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 0.35% Monthly Activity 1.58% Achievements	Batmobile for me, too. It was very close between James Bond's Aston Martin and the Batmobile. The 'trick' that won me was the jet engine. Sorry, Q. Pimpin' a Unix box? I have a pony on my monitor and a turtle sticker on the cpu box, Magpie. Does that count?

Sat, 25th Jun '05, 11:02pm	#20
The Magpie Balance, in all things Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Limbo Posts: 2,235 Like: 2 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 4,960 Level: 22 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 8.33% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 0.35% Monthly Activity 3.17% Achievements	The definition for "Gangsta" was a piss-take, just to clear things up - neat satirising of 1337-speakers and their combination of street-slang and dubious command of the shift key, which they think makes them "kewl". And kuemper, how the hell do you fit a pony on top of your monitor? Even a shetland wouldn't fit!
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Sun, 26th Jun '05, 10:04pm	#22
Harbourboy SPS Account Holder Take thy form from off my door! Join Date: May 2003 Location: North Harbour Posts: 13,220 Like: 53 Liked 11 Times in 10 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 28,186 Level: 45 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 71.73% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 0.35% Monthly Activity 11.08% Achievements Awards	But the Batmobile doesn't have any "bling" or dangly stuff. How can it possibly be "pimpin"?

Mon, 27th Jun '05, 4:53am	#23
kuemper I'm gonna eat your soul! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Blood Wars Posts: 8,926 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 19,631 Level: 39 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 50.07% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 0.35% Monthly Activity 1.58% Achievements	Cool gizmos are what make it "pimpin". The jet engine really puts it over the top. Plus the detailing on the hood and sides. Wikked rad, dudes! I usually take "pimpin" to mean "tricked out" - be it a snazzy paint job [70s era vans with mural-painted sides], extra shiny chrome [spoilers and exposed engine mounts] or fuzzy dice hanging from the rear view mirror. If you can catch an episode of MTV's Pimp My Ride or TLC's [in Canada] Overhaulin', you'll get a good idea of what "pimpin" is all about. I'm not sure if either of these are on Aussie tv.

Mon, 27th Jun '05, 9:26am	#24
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Tue, 28th Jun '05, 9:33pm	#25
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