Submarine Racing

[Friends just call me Ross]

 

  Definitely NOT a spectator sport! 

[Hope]

didn't that used to be a euphemism for something *else* not a  "spectator sport"??   

[Tortuga]

22 minutes ago, Hope said:

didn't that used to be a euphemism for something *else* not a  "spectator sport"??   

I wouldn't know....

[tekmantwo]

34 minutes ago, Hope said:

didn't that used to be a euphemism for something *else* not a  "spectator sport"??   

If I recall correctly there used to be submarine races held in Long Beach,  Southern California. 

There was a smallish (1/4 mile?) oval course, the subs were little one person units, there were grandstands and everything.  

If I'm correct,  that was in the mid to late '70s....I'm going to look around some, see what I can see...

[Hope]

You guys obviously never watched "Happy Days"... and my mom confirmed the slang... 

 

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=submarine races

 

 

Edited November 8, 2017 by Hope

[Sylv]

59 minutes ago, Hope said:

didn't that used to be a euphemism for something *else* not a  "spectator sport"??   

Yes, that is the context I remember it being used in. I remember the first time I heard the expression and being totally confused as to the meaning, as, well, you could't "see" submarines, racing or not (remember, I moved here from a non-English speaking country in my teens and translated back to Dutch).

Edited November 8, 2017 by Sylv

[Friends just call me Ross]

44 minutes ago, Hope said:

You guys obviously never watched "Happy Days"... and my mom confirmed the slang... 

 

I never watched 'Happy Days' and I never thought I'd ever come across anything that was 'before my time.' 

[New World Explorer]

Tree Stooges in a Yellow Submarine (once Beatles left after singing "Help" ) are leading the race, closely followed by Red October LOL