Which rhymes with farkle, which is where we started, and which seems like a good place to quit for now. Find all content by captain farkle Find all threads by captain farkle Profile posts Latest activity Postings About Listings There are no messages on captain farkles profile yet. Other frequentative pairs like waff/ waffle are drip/ dribble, daze/ dazzle, and spark/ sparkle. The -le part of to waffle marks it as a so-called frequentative, which is a form of the verb that suggests repeated action. What is Moto X3M All the boys on our website can see that today here on our website we have brought for you a very special and very interesting Motorcycle game, in which we have prepared different types of enduro and off road motorcycles that you will have to control and make sure that you will manage to gain a lot of points in order to finish. Instead, to waffle comes from an old verb waff that means to yelp or bark (compare woof). Surprise, that word is etymologically unrelated to the breakfast waffle. See details FarkleShop T-Shirt FOR SALE 5.00 ( 1 votes ) 25. We also have the verb to waffle, meaning to blather on, and by extension, to dither. DescriptionThe first motorcycle back protector to pass the CE 2 test at below 4kN. Unlike simple decorations, farkles are so-named because they add a dash of glamour to the motorcycle while still remaining useful to the rider. It has also been interpreted as a backronym of Fancy Accessory, Really Kool, Likely Expensive. Culinarily, a reasonably close relative of the waffle is wafer. As a motorcycle accessory, a farkle is named after the combination of function and sparkle. The sense of crossed-over things-the distinctive feature of a waffle-appears also in distantly related words like weave and web. Post is under moderation Stream item published successfully. (We also got cookie from Dutch.) Beyond this direct origin, waffle is related to an old Germanic word that means 'honeycomb' for example, the German word for honeycomb is Wabe. Farkle Shop Motorcycle Marketplace introduction.

The OED says it's an American term, borrowed from Dutch. However, there is a law of diminishing returns on any motorcycle accessories. So the answer to the question in this article’s heading is never Diminishing returns. Not long ago, the inimitable Haggard Hawks tweeted that 'In 18th century slang, a WAFFLE-FROLIC was a sumptuous meal.' That was great, of course, but it made we wonder where we got the word waffle from. For most riders the farkle (motorcycle accessories and bling) starts to appear the day you buy your new motorcycle and doesn’t stop until it’s sold or crashed. For example, one user described how a particular approach to a problem 'involves only changes to core code, doesn't farkle with user content directories.' I might try to, you know, socialize this use of the term a bit, see if I can get people interested in it again.įor origins, we turn to the kitchen (and beyond). I haven't heard this in the field (that I know of), but you can find traces in support forums and the like. While I was looking into farkle, I discovered that it's also been used in the world of computers as a synonym for 'break' or 'mess up.' As the Jargon File has it, farkled means hosed. It can also work as a verb: farkling your bike, a motorcycle that's been farkled up. It can be a noun-either a count noun (article: 10 Affordable Farkles Under $40) or a mass noun (catalog: Motorcycle Farkle & Gadgets). Updated validation in Web Pages v2, Part 2įarkle is a fun word because it's versatile. Blog update: Added a Facebook Like buttonĢ3. ASP.NET Calendar Questions: a pop-up calendarġ8. ASP.NET Razor Chart helper: What chart types can you use?ġ3. Constructing site URLs in ASP.NET Razorġ2.

Changing the headlight on a 2010 Honda Shadow Phantomġ0. Using the confirmation feature for ASP.NET Web Pages securityĩ. Custom bi-directional sorting in GridViewĥ. THE most basic way to implement ASP.NET Razor securityģ. They would flash or sparkle when the brakes were applied, thus farkle may be a combination of those two words.1. Īnother source claims that farkle was a term originally used for the multiple tail lights that Honda Goldwing riders used in the late 80's and early 90's. The word may be a combination (portmanteau) of 'function' and 'sparkle.' One source attributes the term to a member of the Honda ST1100 user group. It was in use at least by the late nineteen-nineties, circa 1997. if an accessory is chromed, it is probably not a farkle - see Bling.)Įxamples include items that do not arrive as standard equipment on the motorcycle, such as Radar detectors, GPS systems, heated grips, satellite radios, highway pegs, or top and side cases. The word Farkle belongs to the vernacular of the North American motorcyclist, and refers to accessories or the act of accessorizing a motorcycle.įarkles may include any accesories but especially those intended to increase the function of a motorcycle - vs.

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