New Word: DUIcycle

Pronounced "Dee-You-eye-sickle".
Have you ever seen an adult, usually male, stumbling about on some grossly inappropriate bicycle type (like a 19 or 20 inch BMX bike). He may or may not have a glass bottle in a brown paper bag. He is often heavily tattooed, but certainly not exclusively. "Wife beater" t-shirts and cut off Dickies shorts are common to this specimen.

If so, there is a strong possibility he may be riding a DUIcycle. California is notorious for under-prosecuting DUIs. Often, a 30 day suspension of driving privileges is the order of the day. (In contrast, a person in a car accident, who is not at fault, but does not carry car insurance loses their license for a year.) However, sometimes a multiple DUI offender can have a substantial suspension. In this case, transportation is STILL needed for the "elixir of life" at regular intervals. Enter the DUIcycle.

The modern DUIcycle is generally the property of the person's offspring, or acquired at a weekend yard sale. Other popular sources are the local classifieds, friends, Craig's List's free offerings, or in rare cases, larceny.

Now you might be thinking "How mean! What a jerk this guy is." I say, enough people have died at the hands of DUIs that have survived, that common courtesy is suspended. I find the term to be funny enough to post here for public consumption. Feel free to adopt it into your personal lexicon.

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And that's enough for now.

Brian Norwood

Platypi Design