# Caught Riding Dirty. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 4, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-riding-dirty/520034 "2009-12-04T22:09:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Vihaga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Vihaga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vihaga)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-riding-dirty/520034/21 "2009-12-04T23:38:15Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > Also, [here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks2MXQXj5y0) is a musical rendition. Wow. I’d heard “white and nerdy,” but I had no idea how close it sounded to the original, never having heard it until now. No, I haven’t. Not even close. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-riding-dirty/520034/22 "2009-12-04T23:45:15Z")
> [@thirdname](#): > > No, but I’ve been caught [White & Nerdy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09XQLmBNrCo) a few times. Damn you, you beat me to that. **Vihaga** , apparently the original artist expressed his admiration for how well Weird Al can rap. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-riding-dirty/520034/23 "2009-12-04T23:45:49Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > The first few should be enough to tell you what it means, since they all say almost the exact same thing. > > Ridin’ Dirty: To operate a motor vehicle while in possession of large amounts of narcotics or other drugs and/or illegal firearms. > > EDIT: And to actually answer the OP, no I’ve never been _caught_. 😉 Well, under the circumstances, you’d have an alibi; it’s obvious you’re setting up a _sting_ operation! ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-riding-dirty/520034/24 "2009-12-04T23:47:41Z")
These bees are so damn handy it’s not even funny. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-riding-dirty/520034/25 "2009-12-04T23:47:48Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > The US American border guards keep catching me trying to sneak across with illegal fruit. Does that count? Contrary to general opinion, the Border Patrol doesn’t care about the sexual orientation of any aliens caught attempting to sneak into the country. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-riding-dirty/520034/26 "2009-12-04T23:51:08Z")
I admit nothing, but _a friend_ once transported his entire gun collection from Anchorage to Washington State by car, said collection containing numerous weapons that were and are highly illegal in Canada. Nobody noticed, or even checked. Does that count? ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-riding-dirty/520034/27 "2009-12-05T00:11:32Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I admit nothing, but _a friend_ once transported his entire gun collection from Anchorage to Washington State by car, said collection containing numerous weapons that were and are highly illegal in Canada. Nobody noticed, or even checked. Does that count? Your friend must be more wholesome looking to Canadian eyes than I am. ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-riding-dirty/520034/28 "2009-12-05T00:23:00Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Damn you, you beat me to that. Damn you, you beat me to THAT!.. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-riding-dirty/520034/29 "2009-12-05T00:52:43Z")
I _am_ an unlicensed weapon. I been seen car surfing and street surfing a few times. And, _technically_, I have ghost rode the whip once or twice. On a bicycle. I didn’t have a horse, after all. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-riding-dirty/520034/30 "2009-12-05T01:39:50Z")
Do fireworks count? ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-riding-dirty/520034/31 "2009-12-05T01:54:01Z")
> [@BrotherCadfael](#): > > Do fireworks count? Amen, brother. Once did a run from South of the Border\* to eastern Long Island, NY, with the underside of my '74 Mercury Comet’s back seat shoved full of fireworks. Got pulled over in Virginia for a tail light; trooper asked me to pop my trunk. I was SURE I could smell the gunpowder from the 'works - and he could, too - but the officer kindly re-plugged the bulb back in and sent me on my way. 😃 \*The tourist trap in South Carolina, not Mexico. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-riding-dirty/520034/32 "2009-12-05T04:08:03Z")
> [@Algher](#): > > Your friend must be more wholesome looking to Canadian eyes than I am. I find it hard to believe that his _friend_ is more wholesome looking to Canadian eyes - I’ve seen pictures. I’d suspect him ALL the time! ---
**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-riding-dirty/520034/33 "2009-12-05T08:55:28Z")
I am reasonably sure that I have never been in a vehicle containing a felony’s worth (or more) of guns, drugs, fireworks, or fruit. I have, however, ridden my horse while both of us were in a state of flagrant uncleanliness. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-riding-dirty/520034/34 "2009-12-05T09:04:40Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > Well, under the circumstances, you’d have an alibi; it’s obvious you’re setting up a _sting_ operation! Colour me surprised at seeing an erudite gentleman like yourself misusing the word “alibi” so shamefully. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-riding-dirty/520034/35 "2009-12-05T13:11:00Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Thought it meant anal sex with the woman on top. I’m pretty disappointed by the actual definition. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-riding-dirty/520034/36 "2009-12-05T13:43:35Z")
If large amounts are necessary, then, no. But once while driving in an ice storm I rolled a car with an ounce or so of weed in the trunk. Fortunately, the trooper who came to file the accident report didn’t bother searching the car and listed it as a no-fault accident. (It doesn’t seem to have affected my insurance rates, thank Og.) I also had a case of beer in the trunk, but I gave that to the guys from the towing company who flipped the car back over and dropped my fiance and I off at a hotel on their way to the tow lot. ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-riding-dirty/520034/37 "2009-12-05T19:08:20Z")
> [@E-Sabbath](#): > > I _am_ an unlicensed weapon. > > I been seen car surfing and street surfing a few times. > And, _technically_, I have ghost rode the whip once or twice. On a bicycle. I didn’t have a horse, after all. Is street surfing anything like [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qukUmDfoDpc)? ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-riding-dirty/520034/38 "2009-12-05T20:22:40Z")
I have ridden with unregistered firearms in my car, mostly because I have never own a firearm in a state that requires registration. ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-riding-dirty/520034/39 "2009-12-05T20:28:43Z")
No but I did ride the [wohl whip](http://aad.uoregon.edu/culturework/zines/images/cometbus01.jpg) once. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-riding-dirty/520034/40 "2009-12-05T20:32:00Z")
Back to the OP question. Now that we know what “riding dirty” means. A big no here. And how could anybody tell ? I admit I am no expert on this whole riding thing, but a quick glance at the whole geometry of the thing is how could an casual observer tell between dirty riding and clean riding with out getting all CSI on some some good video footage ? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-riding-dirty/520034.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-riding-dirty/520034.md?page=3)