Rubicon

“Anybody else here got a Jeep Rubicon? I picked one up the other day and kinda like it.

Comments?”

“Who doesn't like a Jeep!?

Uh? What is a Rubicon?”

“From one of Twinks' threads:

"A Jeep Rubicon?? ohh yeah, baby! The Jeeps that come with the modifications to make them off-road-ready, just in case you're not the do-it-yourself, tinkering type?? GIMME A RUBICON!!! Is that what you're talking about? I think it's a trail somewhere, too....."
lizs
01:26:02 AM
02/01/04

I KNOW what a Rubicon is... lol. Didn't they run ads for them showing the undercarriage and saying it was like a centerfold? It'd be fun to ride in a Rubicon or Jeep that someone has "souped up" for offroad -- and have someone at the wheel who can drive it through tricky stuff!”

“That would be me lizs. I have a 98 Wrangler with all the stuff a Rubicon has, plus a 4 inch lift and super swamper tires. The Rubicon wasn't available in 98, so I had to add the stuff myself. I used to be a trail guide for the Jeep Jamboree events, then I got married. End of story.”

“I have a 2000 Wrangler. I think the Rubicon's came out in 2001. I couldn't wait that long to get it.”

“That's sad, StickmanWalking. Why give it up? You can't have the same hobbies you had before getting married? Or did ya sell the Jeep to get some money for coupledom/family "stuff." lol...

Man, do what you like to do. I hate stories where marriage ends someone's absolutely fav hobby!!”

“Perhaps he got a new hobby.
*wink wink*
*nudge nudge*”

“Uh? What is a Rubicon?"
Mr Nice Guy
07:12:56 PM
01/31/Main Entry: Ru·bi·con
Pronunciation: 'rü-bi-"kän
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin Rubicon-, Rubico, river of northern Italy forming part of the boundary between Cisalpine Gaul and Italy whose crossing by Julius Caesar in 49 B.C. was regarded by the Senate as an act of war
: a bounding or limiting line; especially : one that when crossed commits a person irrevocably”

“Real funny Violin, lol. I still have the Jeep lizs, but when someone gets married, he can no longer devote all his time to what only he wants to do. And I find that while I still enjoy Jeeping (which can be done responsibly and without harming the environment), I'd rather spend my free time backpacking.”

“"Crossing the Rubicon" is like going "Beyond the Pale".

After I got married my motorcycle lost its best friend.”