The "pimp" stand
I was walking near the park the other day with Kate when she asked me if it was true that you had to have a license to have do a car wash, because she and her friends had been talking about ways to make money and having offering a car washes was one idea. I told her I didn't know. "I've heard in some places you have to have a license for a lemonade stand," I said, thinking of those cases in Florida that made the news. Kate was disappointed to hear it.
"I wanted to have a car wash stand but Flo wants to have a Pimp Stand," Kate says.
"Uhhhhh...." I say. "I'm not sure that's a good idea... what would you have at your 'pimp stand'?"
"I dunno, Flo wants to pimp their cars and charge them like $100."
"Uhhhh...." I offer feebly. "Yeah, I'm pretty sure you couldn't do that without a license."
I'm trying to imagine what kind of attention three 11-year-old girls (and one boy, if their friend Alex got in on it) would attract if they put up a sign for a "Pimp stand" with $100 prices. ::shudder:: Thankfully Kate is innocent and completely oblivious to the potentially ugly outcomes of that one.
Thanks a lot, Pimp My Ride for getting kids using the word pimp as a synonym for "fix up" or "extravagantly decorate". I know I'm showing my age here, but WTF!
"I wanted to have a car wash stand but Flo wants to have a Pimp Stand," Kate says.
"Uhhhhh...." I say. "I'm not sure that's a good idea... what would you have at your 'pimp stand'?"
"I dunno, Flo wants to pimp their cars and charge them like $100."
"Uhhhh...." I offer feebly. "Yeah, I'm pretty sure you couldn't do that without a license."
I'm trying to imagine what kind of attention three 11-year-old girls (and one boy, if their friend Alex got in on it) would attract if they put up a sign for a "Pimp stand" with $100 prices. ::shudder:: Thankfully Kate is innocent and completely oblivious to the potentially ugly outcomes of that one.
Thanks a lot, Pimp My Ride for getting kids using the word pimp as a synonym for "fix up" or "extravagantly decorate". I know I'm showing my age here, but WTF!
for this post
Leave a Reply