Does anyone know what the 182 in Blink182 means?
10 points for the one who gets it! ^_^
2006-07-06 02:03:42 · 10 answers · asked by ☆BB☆ 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Congratulations, Bogwopit! You got the correct answer. The 182 is how many times in the movie "ScarFace" the f-word was said. ^_^
2006-07-06 02:16:18 · update #1
Shortly after the release of Cheshire Cat, blink was threatened with legal action by a pop band in Ireland of the same name. In order to avoid a lengthy lawsuit, blink appended "-182" to the end of their name. There are several rumours as to why these numbers were ultimately chosen, such as their correspondence to the number of times Al Pacino utters the word "****" in Scarface, the 1985 Timothy Hutton film, Turk 182!, their representation of Hoppus's ideal weight, or that they represent the position in the alphabet of the letters 'R' and 'B,' referring to the northern San Diego suburb of Rancho Bernardo. However, the band members have dismissed such claims and maintain that the numbers were picked at random. However, in one interview, Barker stated that the "182" was the U.S. radio code meaning 'homicide' (apparently confusing "182," the radio code for conspiracy, with "187"). During the pop punk boom of the 1990s, blink-182 was signed by MCA in 1996 which later became Geffen Records.
2006-07-06 02:11:49 · answer #1 · answered by Bog woppit. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
their original name was just blink but there is an Irish band named Blink, so they added the -182 on to avoid a lawsuit. 182 is the radio code for homicide. Well thats what they thought, but it's actually 187. 182 is conspiracy.
2006-07-06 09:11:26 · answer #2 · answered by JennaJennaBoBenna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
182 is the number of seconds in "South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut" that the f-word wasn't said.
2006-07-06 14:31:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a british group BLINK. They needed numbers so the trademarks wouldnt conflict.
2006-07-06 09:07:43 · answer #4 · answered by BIFFERD 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um, degrees, in like longitude and stuff? I don't know just guessing.
2006-07-06 09:07:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are people
2006-07-06 09:16:57 · answer #6 · answered by wafflesnbacon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
combined IQ?
2006-07-06 09:06:40 · answer #7 · answered by liam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have no idea but i guess its somthin to think about
2006-07-06 09:07:20 · answer #8 · answered by manna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-07-06 09:07:31 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we blink 182 times per hour? I dunno.
2006-07-06 09:07:35 · answer #10 · answered by casey_leftwich 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋