What the hell is a "Gipper"?

[corarose]

I never knew the meaning of Gipper and why they called the senile Raygun The Gipper.

Anyone know what it means besides senility or stupidity.

[Gephard]

1. He played George Gipp

In the movie "Knute Rockne-All American" about the legendary Notre Dame football coach.

[Deja Q]

2. I like to think that a 'gipper' is a ...

Dried, smelly old fish that's stuffed with aging limburger.

Strangely enough, that fits Reagan too. :D

[denverbill]

3. George Gip.

Notre Dame football player from the olden days. Reagan starred in a movie about him, Knute Rockne, All American. Gip is dying or something and he urges his teamates on saying 'Win just one more for the Gipper'.

[underpants]

4. George Gipp played football at Notre Dame

And Ronnie played him in a b movie. See so therefore they call him the "Gipper" (Gipp's nickname) because "sleeps with a monkey" didn't seem to fit (Bedtime for Bonzo).

[gWbush is Mabus]

8. LOL!

"Sleeps with a Monkey" didn't seem to fit

hahaha

[Aristus]

5. Ronnie Raygun played George Gipp in a film about Knute Rockne and

the Notre Dame football team. His character dies of a disease, and just before he does, he askes Rockne to tell the boys to 'win one for "The Gipper"'. Totally tearjerking material, but in St. Ronnie's hands, total horseshit. Oh well.

[Drifter]

6. I think of a ...

dried up prune that messes himself too often.

Cheers
Drifter

[corarose]

7. The only movie that I remember watching was Bedtime with Bonzo

They Chimp ran circles around him on acting.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

9. He must've had a guppy in his zipper

;-)

[boilerbabe]

13. that's the best definition yet!! n/t

[VOX]

14. Ding! ding! A winner!

LOL!

thanks, GOG...:toast:

[jobycom]

10. Means "Piece of crap terrorist, lying, racist bastard." Roughly. nt.

.

[corarose]

11. I thought that was what it meant

LOL

[frogbison]

12. Always wondered: Chops

She's busting her "chops" or "she really earned her chops on that one." What, exactly are chops?

[dreissig]

16. Chops

Chops has to do with keeping in shape, musically. Horn players have to maintain the way they hold their lips together, it's called an "embouchure" (sp?). The word is short for "choppers" - meaning teeth, or mouth.

Guitarists and other musicians have to maintain their fingering skills with regular practice.

[Piperay]

15. The gypper is

actually more fitting for raygun.

[dae]

17. Sounds "fishy" to me.

:)