Farkle ?

[Patrick the Scot]

Not sure what its direvation is, but it works. Does anyone know who coined the term "farkle."   Was it a certain tall guy?

[Stretch]

I remember "The Farkel Family" on "Laugh-In" back in the Stone Age... the guy and his wife have six kids, and they all look like his 'good friend and trusted neighbor'...

[McGuiver]

Watch out Stretch, you're dating yourself!! :lol:

[Stretch]

I've earned the gray hair!  :mrgreen:

[John Stenhouse]

I loved The Laugh In!

Here come the quickies!

[TigerTrax]

I liked 'Flash Gordon'.....

I'm talkin the old  black & white where the
space ship looked like a toy being pulled by a wire!

Old is when you stop at a fossil dig and someone says, " That dirt is
25,000,000 years old ... and all you can say is, " I was there!"

[Stretch]

Ah, the Cretaceous.  That takes me back...

[John Stenhouse]

I'm talkin the old  black & white where the
space ship looked like a toy being pulled by a wire!

What do you mean looked? It was a toy on a wire  :D

[Stretch]

Nice sparklers too.

[curt]

Though this was appropriate

Motorcycle farkle
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The word Farkle belongs to the vernacular of the North American motorcyclist, and refers to accessories or the act of accessorizing a motorcycle.

Farkles may include any accessories but especially those intended to increase the function of a motorcycle -- vs. those intended to glamorize (i.e. if an accessory is chromed, it is probably not a farkle - see Bling.)

Examples include items that do not arrive as standard equipment on the motorcycle, such as Radar detectors, GPS systems, heated grips, satellite radios, highway pegs, or top and side cases.

Etymology

The Etymology of "Farkle" is murky. It was in use at least by the late nineteen-nineties, circa 1997.

The word may be a combination (portmanteau) of "function" and "sparkle." One source attributes the term to a member of the Honda ST1100 user group [1].

Another source claims that farkle was a term originally used for the multiple tail lights that Honda Goldwing riders used in the late 80's and early 90's. They would flash or sparkle when the brakes were applied, thus farkle may be a combination of those two words[citation needed].

Farkle is also a Backronym:

    F.ancy
    A.ccessory
    R.eally
    K.ool &
    L.ikely
    E.xpensive

[edit] Variations

An enthusiast may "farkle" a motorcycle, may be in the process of "farkling" or may have "farkled up" a motorcycle.

[Patrick the Scot]

Outstanding Curt!

[John Stenhouse]

Like the acronym that's cool! 8)

[blacktiger]

Like the acronym that's cool! 8)

Must be a German thing coz they've spelt cool with a K.

[Stretch]

Like the acronym that's cool! 8)

Must be a German thing coz they've spelt cool with a K.