While chatting with friends the other day one of them described something as being a buttload...I have used this phrase many times myself, yet couldn't help but ask...
What exactly is a buttload, and how many gerbils does that equal? More importantly who decided what it was and how many of what object constituted a buttload? Did some dude sit around one day shoving various objects in there and then decide that at some point it was full and therefore a buttload? Sorry I couldn't help myself.
2007-05-18 07:46:49 · 7 answers · asked by Doh 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Since a "Butt" is an old English unit of wine volume which equals 162 US gallons, it would stand to reason that a "buttload' would be the amount you could put into a butt. Bear in mind that a butt of beer is 192 gallons. Either way, it is a whole lot of stuff.
2007-05-18 08:00:46 · answer #1 · answered by Wiz 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think tht the phrase should be used by people that work out and try to become skinny. If they used to have a big butt than they know that it is bad(right). So if pressure gets put on them, they prbbly say that it is a buttload because it isnt cool to have a big butt. i just kinda guessed.
2007-05-18 09:54:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gerbils have nothing to do with the measurement of volume "butt-load"!! Do your research next time. The exact definition of butt-load is the amount of red, seedless grapes that can be inserted into a certain orifice and still allow the bi pod to stand up straight.
You kids, I'm beginning to wonder what you were listening to when you should have been studying. That darn polka music!!!!
2007-05-18 07:54:57 · answer #3 · answered by biscuitperifrank 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are thinking way too much. Your butt can hold a lot of crap
2007-05-18 07:49:46 · answer #4 · answered by beebow 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
These are the questions that keep us up at nite lol....
2007-05-18 07:51:20 · answer #5 · answered by here_comes_trouble_4_you 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You think about some strange things.........
2007-05-18 07:50:50 · answer #6 · answered by Garden 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never thought about it, but thanks for sharing
2007-05-18 07:51:57 · answer #7 · answered by threeboysmamma 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋