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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by warrconn
"Blockhead" just didn't catch on. Nicknames can't be forced, I guess. I remember when the Twin Cam came out, American Iron magazine tried to start calling it the Fathead. And they thought the V-Rod (water cooled), should be called the Showerhead. Neither nickname stuck, thank God.
Good point. The other nick-names we know are probably accidental. Shovelhead doesn't seem too bad to me, but Blockhead just crosses a line to being slightly unpleasant. Evo has no such associations and seems to have been adopted out of affection. That's the way it should be!
 
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 02:25 PM
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it died a quite and deserving death.
 
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 03:12 PM
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Blockhead is alive and well living in Crawford Texas. I never liked that name.
 
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Originally Posted by BB4xl
Blockhead is alive and well living in Crawford Texas. I never liked that name.
Actually I'm in SE Michigan.

Weren't the twinkies called "Fat Heads" for awhile? Wethead would be good for the V-Rod.
 
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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by BB4xl
Blockhead is alive and well living in Crawford Texas. I never liked that name.
More like 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue...

Originally Posted by Tactical111
Actually I'm in SE Michigan.

Weren't the twinkies called "Fat Heads" for awhile? Wethead would be good for the V-Rod.
They were. I like an earlier suggestion of Showerhead for the V-Rod.

I'm still waiting for Bedhead... maybe that will be the long-anticipated water-cooled twinkie!
 
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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 07:04 PM
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More like 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue...



They were. I like an earlier suggestion of Showerhead for the V-Rod.

I'm still waiting for Bedhead... maybe that will be the long-anticipated water-cooled twinkie!
How about "Soggy Twinkie"?? Doesn't roll off the tongue...pardon the pun.
 
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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Tactical111
How about "Soggy Twinkie"?? Doesn't roll off the tongue...pardon the pun.
I kinda like it! Seems eerily prescient...

For even MORE Twinkie fun, check out The T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. Project. I wouldn't be surprised if the MoCo funds them...
 
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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 09:24 PM
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I've seen the blockheads-they're still around:


Images for gumby blockheads
 
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I've seen the blockheads-they're still around:


Images for gumby blockheads
Holy CRAP! How did I ever miss THOSE?
 
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