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  1. 08-08-2005 12:32 AM #1
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    i know what a quiver is. i was wondering, however, why a selection of boards is called a quiver. longboards don't really remind me of arrows, and longboarders don't remind me of archers. so why the term quiver? i mean, i understand why (you can pull a board from your "quiver"), but who really decided that this was the word that all longboarders will use?

    in a nutshell, where did the term originate from?


  3. 08-08-2005 02:32 AM #2
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    A quiver is a pile of arrows, which is basically just a pile of sticks, and people often call boards sticks... so... a quiver!
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    Quote Originally Posted by sam
    A quiver is a pile of arrows, which is basically just a pile of sticks, and people often call boards sticks... so... a quiver!
    at the risk of sounding pompous, i'd just like to point out that a quiver is actually the case that holds the arrows, not the pile of arrows itself

    but that's beside the point :P

    Quote Originally Posted by hyphen
    in a nutshell, where did the term originate from?
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    Surfers and other boards sports enthusiasts call their collection of boards quivers. Not sure why. It just fits! haha
    “In waiting for a wave, in sitting out there between sets, bad thoughts, obsessive thoughts, will surface, but while actually riding, while standing up and searching for that rhythm, no matter how godawful the day I’m having, my mind is clean and clear and blank and therefore content." - Allan Weisbacker

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    Surfers and other boards sports enthusiasts call their collection of boards quivers. Not sure why. It just fits! haha
    “In waiting for a wave, in sitting out there between sets, bad thoughts, obsessive thoughts, will surface, but while actually riding, while standing up and searching for that rhythm, no matter how godawful the day I’m having, my mind is clean and clear and blank and therefore content." - Allan Weisbacker

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