while doing 40 to 50 mph down small one way philly streets filled with crackheads and shoeless children you quickly tap the breaks and look both ways without slowing down at the stop signs posted every 40 yards at each intersection in philly. its also a good idea to honk your horn between and during each stop sign to alert children/crackheads/ opposing traffic of your oncoming car. dont worry about cops they do the same thing and dont bother pulling people over for traffic offenses anyway.
by 700leveldrunk December 27, 2007
Get the philly rolling stop mug.The practice of swapping out different brands of a particular type (say, KT88 or EL34, to name two common types) of tubes in an audio amplifier.
Being the component in an amplifier that actually amplifies the signal, the tube chosen can have quite an effect on the sound. Because of different quality control and manufacturing techniques from one company to another, simply swapping out the tubes in your amplifier can change the sound.
Naturally, all of this is very subjective to the tastes of the particular listener, but objectively some tubes are more linear than others and so should provide more accurate sound reproduction.
Tube rolling, then, can be thought of as auditioning different tubes, much the way you audition different amps or speakers themselves in a store before buying them.
Being the component in an amplifier that actually amplifies the signal, the tube chosen can have quite an effect on the sound. Because of different quality control and manufacturing techniques from one company to another, simply swapping out the tubes in your amplifier can change the sound.
Naturally, all of this is very subjective to the tastes of the particular listener, but objectively some tubes are more linear than others and so should provide more accurate sound reproduction.
Tube rolling, then, can be thought of as auditioning different tubes, much the way you audition different amps or speakers themselves in a store before buying them.
The tubes that came with my stereo sounded really flat, it's time to do some tube rolling to see if I can get a good set in there.
by Erik the Seventh March 20, 2012
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the practice (quite illegal but engaged in nevertheless) of avoiding late-night stopping while on lonely rural roads (such as in Wisconsin) by slowing down, turning off one's headlights as one approaches an intersection, scanning for the beams of other drivers' headlights, and if none are seen, speeding through the stop sign before turning the headlights back on. It can result in less driving time, or a high-speed collision with someone else doing the same time.
I was late leaving the bar and so I tore down the back roads, making a few Wisconsin rolling stops in my hurry to get home.
by Mick M. August 1, 2007
Get the Wisconsin rolling stop mug.This is when a driver does not come to a complete stop at a stop sign, generally they slow down to about 5mph, then roll on through. Practiced in many states but got its name in California.
by takethathill August 20, 2006
Get the california rolling stop mug.This was a phrase frequently heard on the "ride home" at radio station WPGC in Washington, DC. DJ Celo, the Super Funk Regulator would say this to callers that report their current location, their response would be "thanks for letting a brother/sister roll."
** Morning DJ, Elliot Segal (Elliot in the Morning show) simply used the phrase as sattire - he didn't coin the the phrase at all. He also often joked on air in a tongue-in-cheek manner that many of his listeners were not the most cultured people (i.e. failure to realize that the phrase in question came from a black radio station!)
** Morning DJ, Elliot Segal (Elliot in the Morning show) simply used the phrase as sattire - he didn't coin the the phrase at all. He also often joked on air in a tongue-in-cheek manner that many of his listeners were not the most cultured people (i.e. failure to realize that the phrase in question came from a black radio station!)
"Where you at right now?" asked the DJ.
"I'm on Benning Road, heading home from work."
"Who you goin' to see?"
"My son Darius," said the woman giggling, obviously hyped to be on the radio and live. "He's ten years old."
"You have a good one," said the DJ. "Thanks for rolling with a brother."
"Thanks for lettin' a sister roll."
Strange smiled. He did love D.C. (George Pelecanos, Soul Circus, 2003)
"I'm on Benning Road, heading home from work."
"Who you goin' to see?"
"My son Darius," said the woman giggling, obviously hyped to be on the radio and live. "He's ten years old."
"You have a good one," said the DJ. "Thanks for rolling with a brother."
"Thanks for lettin' a sister roll."
Strange smiled. He did love D.C. (George Pelecanos, Soul Circus, 2003)
by Lateef X March 26, 2011
Get the thanks for rolling with a brother mug.Originating from a dumbshit comment posted by stupid fucking Clyde on the Facebook page "DADoEM", "Getting the ball rolling" is the action of liking your own status/comment in order to take advantage of the natural, learned psycological reaction of avid social media users to "like" a post if there are already existing likes present.
"Wow, my comment has no likes just yet...hrmmm, time to get the ball rolling, fam"
"Remember guys
Get that ball rolling!!
"Remember guys
Get that ball rolling!!
by InSergeWeTrust June 22, 2016
Get the Get The Ball Rolling mug.the social act of peer-pressuring someone (a 'douchebag', the term from which 'bag'-rolling originates) with low self esteem into throwing themselves down a hill. This usually results in moderate injury to the victim, for the entertainment of their peers. Usually occurs in an outdoor environment, although bag-rolling has been known to occur on indoor ski-slopes and downwards escalators, amongst others. the victim partakes in the hope that their own social status will be increased, although in most cases they are turned into a source of open mockery.
"mate, i bloody love bag-rolling, i just got this douchebag to bag-roll in the park, what a twat!"
"haha he is one sad lonely motherfucker, i hope he broke both his legs
"haha he is one sad lonely motherfucker, i hope he broke both his legs
by Captain P.C. Queering September 28, 2010
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