Who taught: Carl

Definitely, I am going through American childhood. Yesterday morning, I went mountain biking with my friends for the first time in my life. It was about 1 hour and 30 minutes riding. All the way, I was following them. The scariest part of it was downhill. Sometimes, it is so steep and there are so many tree roots I need to go over which makes me hard to maneuver the bike. Also, there are so many steep hills on my side that, if I make a small mistake, I can easily fall down. Isn’t it scary? One big tip for you! If you mountain bike, you do need to wear bike gloves. Due to the lack of gloves, I get two blisters on my thumbs, one on each. Can you picture me having two bandages on my thumbs right now, typing this post in front of my computer? Yeah, that is what is happening now. Poor Terry! 🙂

Yummy Taco

But, one good thing was I did not wreck my bike. My friends told me that there are high chances that the first time mountain biker would wreck his/her bike. (Even though I add ‘her’ here, I strongly doubt that mountain bike is a sport that women like or enjoy. Am I right?) After the first round of bike was done, Carl, my boss, told me, “Terry! You did good for your first time. You did not taco your wheel.” I asked, “What is taco wheel?” I guess you can kind of understand it if you think about the shape of taco. Oh, I just realized that I have not had any tacos at all when I was back in Korea. Here is the definition of taco from the Wikipedia.

a traditional Mexican dish composed of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, chicken, seafood, vegetables and cheese, allowing for great versatility and variety. A taco is generally eaten without utensils and is often accompanied by garnishes such as salsa, cilantro, tomatoes, onions and lettuce.

Mexican food is so popular in the U.S. now. So, if you come to America, you should try to find a good Mexican restaurant or safe bet would be Chipotle. You should be able to find a Chipotle in any of the big cities.

So, if you taco your wheel, it means basically you got your wheel totally wrecked. This is an example of biking jargon. There must be a lot more than this. Do you know any?

I kind of like this sort of expression. You know, using some of the food or any object to describe some situations. I guess we all can make one as long as it is reasonable and acceptable by other people. Here is a challenge for you! What is your own expression with food in it?