"Hey man. We should dirty ride bell style!"
This phrase, or a variation thereof, pops up in Edd's vocabulary at least twice a week. He will say this at around 11:30am when he is getting hungry and wants to go get some food off campus.
First thing to note here are the words "dirty ride". As nearly anyone who has attended a boarding school knows, there are relatively strict (and annoying) rules as to when, how, and with whom one is allowed to leave campus. Here at NCSA, one must sign out with the front desk any time he or she is planning on leaving campus, and must sign back in within two hours of the expected return time. When leaving campus in a car, problems arise all the time. If the driver does not have their full license, the staff here will not allow more than one person to ride in the car (even if said driver has a license without a passenger restriction). Also, if the driver is not on a list that your parents have provided, the staff has to call your parents to get permission for you to leave in a car. These rules cause much in the way of delay and many times, students prefer to just leave campus in a car without signing out. The phrase "dirty ride" was coined by Edd to mean just that--riding in a car off campus without permission (sorry to disappoint, no sexual connotation at all). To indicate where my roommate would like to eat while in the act of "dirty riding", he adds the name of a restaurant, followed by the word "style".
In the case of the above quote, Edd is indicating that he would like to ride in a car without permission and go get some food from Taco Bell. A very wonderful use of language, isn't it? (Please note the marked sardonicism.)
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I know there is a difference between UK English and US English but your room mate takes this to a new extreme.
If I ever had a conversation with him (not that that is very likely!)I think I'd have to bring a translator.
He certainly does have his own way of using the English language. Sometimes I have to just tune him out, as I really have no idea what he is talking about. Other times, I just ask some of his better friends what particular phrases mean. It can get annoying sometimes, but I guess it keeps things interesting!
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