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| I found out the other day what the word 'Pillion' actually derives from Apartently it comes from the word 'Paell' which is Irish for a piece of rug that would sit behind a saddle on a horse so a passenger or 'Paellion' would comfortable... well as comfortable as you can be on a horse.... and the same could be said for some back seats on bikes too! So there you go.
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So in other words, your not the pillion, the seat is!!! Lol 
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Thanks Mazzy I will sleep better now knowing that......
..............................................................................................Its not the years of your life but the life in your years...or thanks to Black Dog, Its not the men in your life but the life in your men"....
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| Ah, so not related to "pillock", then? PS - I think you must read the same magazines as I do!
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Nope AQA... the Sage Of Wisdom. just text 63336 with any question and they can answer it for you... But don't ask about centralfugal force in relation to the forces of precision on a motorbike... you won't have the space and the explination is too long winded that you probably won't understand it.... I didn't!!
Yamaha FZS 600 Fazer ... in gold! Ride safe, and look out for the Rainbow of Death! There're only 3 kinds of people in the world, those who can count, and those that can't. Roses are red, Violets are Blue, I'm a schizophrenic ..... and so am I! Take pity on the man who invented the drawing board, when he screwed up, he had nothing to fall back on. Stuff everything, I've always got my bike.
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Ahhh, not that!! I asked them a stupid question last year, somethin like 'whats the paint code for the 1985 Datsun Micra?' and they didn't know!! What a waste o money!!!
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| Ah, OK. It's just that I had read that precise bit of information (and had the same reaction as you) in one of the comics this month. Might have been Back Street Heroes or some such. They gave the Gaelic origin of "pillion" and the cloth/horse/rider bit. And I thought "hey, I didn't know that".
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Thanks Mazz. I am wondered what i am hearing. Whatever i am feeling sleepy.
So thanks for sharing that type of story.
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