http://seattlest.com/2006/12/15/skid_road_isnt_a_seattle_native.php All comments for "Skid Road" Isn't a Seattle Native en-us 2009 seattle_katelyn Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss kbhackett@gmail.com kbhackett@gmail.com 60 http://seattlest.com/2006/12/15/skid_road_isnt_a_seattle_native.php#comment-840829 http://seattlest.com/2006/12/15/skid_road_isnt_a_seattle_native.php#comment-840829 Comments Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:58:19 -0800 <p>Wim L. has it right. We are the slang origin. Lots of towns had skid roads or rolling roads. </p> http://seattlest.com/2006/12/15/skid_road_isnt_a_seattle_native.php#comment-825539 http://seattlest.com/2006/12/15/skid_road_isnt_a_seattle_native.php#comment-825539 Comments Sun, 17 Dec 2006 13:39:56 -0800 <p>So when did Skid Road/Row come to be used as slang for being down on your luck? That's what I always thought the tourguides etc. were claiming, that Seattle is where the slang meaning originated.</p> http://seattlest.com/2006/12/15/skid_road_isnt_a_seattle_native.php#comment-824187 http://seattlest.com/2006/12/15/skid_road_isnt_a_seattle_native.php#comment-824187 Comments Sat, 16 Dec 2006 17:28:47 -0800 <p>Here is a video including an interview with the designer who first thought of "metronatural". http://peoplegeek.wordpress.com/2006/12/16/seattle-straight-but-very-gay-acting-2/ Enjoy! </p>