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Usenet Posted 19 years ago
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Evil knievel

Hi there,
I have just heared the expression that sounded like "evil knievel", sorry for any spelling mistakes. The thing is that when I spell it like that google comes out with lots of link that do not seem to be of much use in the context of a reply/expression I think I heared it used.

Any help?
Soorek
  

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[nq:1]Hi there, I have just heared the expression that sounded like "evil knievel", sorry for any spelling mistakes. The thing ... [/nq] The person is referring to Evel Knievel.

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  • [nq:1]Hi there, I have just heared the expression that sounded like "evil knievel", sorry for any spelling mistakes.
  • The thing ...
  • [/nq] The person is referring to Evel Knievel.
  • He's an American whose moment of fame came from doing extravagant stunts on a motorcycle.
  • org/wiki/Evel Knievel The person who used the expression was probably expressing the thought that someone is a dare-devil who does risky things.
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[nq:1]Hi there, I have just heared the expression that sounded like "evil knievel", sorry for any spelling mistakes. The thing ... do not seem to be of much use in the context of a reply/expression I think I heared it used.[/nq]
The person is referring to Evel Knievel. He's an American whose moment of fame came from doing extravagant stunts on a motorcycle.
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[nq:2]Hi there, I have just heared the expression that sounded ... context of a reply/expression I think I heared it used.[/nq]
[nq:1]The person is referring to Evel Knievel. He's an American whose moment of fame came from doing extravagant stunts on a motorcycle. Knievel The person who used the expression was probably expressing the thought that someone is a dare-devil who does risky things.
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[nq:1]Actually his fame was based on his failing to complete the stunts. Evel was the only man who could break every bone in his body and not get really hurt.[/nq]
And it was more than a moment. 10 or 20 years iirc.

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