Question for Chicago/Arlington folks

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Scav

not at all. I am as far from a baller as possible, especially right now. I just reep the benefits of having a dad that likes to play the horses, wonder where I got it from.

I have never heard that term before and am not sure I would ever want to be called it, no matter how much I spent, or was comped on seats.

Baller...wtf?

[Scav]

Originally Posted by GBBob

I have never heard that term before and am not sure I would ever want to be called it, no matter how much I spent, or was comped on seats.

Baller...wtf?

It is a 'status' term, it is part of the vocab for people 14-35. It comes from the one hit rapper Lil' Troy, in his song "Wanna be a Baller"

"Wanna be a baller, shot caller, 20 inch blades on the impala, caller, getting laid tonight"

[brianwspencer]

I've been getting decent seats around the 1/16 pole for years now -- you can get them for a good price. They have sort of "boxes" up there with eight seats in them, but you don't have to buy the whole thing -- you can just buy a couple seats and then share it with people you don't know. They're pretty well-priced and you get a great view of the racing.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Scav

It is a 'status' term, it is part of the vocab for people 14-35. It comes from the one hit rapper Lil' Troy, in his song "Wanna be a Baller"

"Wanna be a baller, shot caller, 20 inch blades on the impala, caller, getting laid tonight"

lol....first a cribber, now a baller..Scavs you are a freakin dictionary

[Scav]

Originally Posted by GBBob

lol....first a cribber, now a baller..Scavs you are a freakin dictionary

I am the wrong kind of dictionary. A slang dictionary. Byk throws words out there that I have NEVER heard of, and will probably never hear again.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Scav

It is a 'status' term, it is part of the vocab for people 14-35. It comes from the one hit rapper Lil' Troy, in his song "Wanna be a Baller"

"Wanna be a baller, shot caller, 20 inch blades on the impala, caller, getting laid tonight"

for once....I am speechless

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by Scav

It is a 'status' term, it is part of the vocab for people 14-35. It comes from the one hit rapper Lil' Troy, in his song "Wanna be a Baller"

"Wanna be a baller, shot caller, 20 inch blades on the impala, caller, getting laid tonight"

i'm over 50 and have been hearing this since college. i think it was a sports term that transitioned to other usage. a guy who had game was a baller.

think that's still the case.