Far off in the constellation of Kasterborous, on the yellow-orange planet of Gallifrey (galactic coordinates 10-0-11-0-0 by 02 from Galactic Zero)a group of enthusiastic technicians work tirelessly using their sonic screwdrivers, pimping up a Type 40 TT capsule in the style of a mid 20th Century, Earth-Style Police-Call-Box...-- zen_tom, Apr 07 2005 Pimp My Ride http://www.mtv.com/...y_ride/series.jhtml [zen_tom, Apr 07 2005] (?) Pimp without Tardis http://thefunshop.n...laneous/pimp-01.jpg [skinflaps, Apr 07 2005] Doctor Who Pimp http://www.bookpala...WhoDragon'sClaw.jpgLooked slightly pimpy [hidden truths, Apr 08 2005] Pimp my time machine. http://www.the-reel...rsInGoldmember.htmlPicture half way down page. [DrBob, May 06 2005] Pimp my UFO http://www.geekcult...oyarchives/676.htmlFrom 'The Joy of Tech'. Sounds like there's a meme on the loose. [st3f, May 06 2005] Echo? Pun? Not an invention? I don't know. Made me laugh though.-- wagster, Apr 07 2005 I'm not sure either, quite possibly one for expiry....-- zen_tom, Apr 07 2005 Does the word 'pimp' have a different meaning now? I only recognize it as "streetwalker's manager / minder".-- angel, Apr 07 2005 The architypal (blaxploitation) pimp is outrageously and gaudily dressed - hence to spruce, tart or otherwise modify something in order to enhance its appearance is referred to as an act of Pimping. I Pimp, You Pimp, he/she it Pimps. In addition, once someone has performed an act of Pimping on an object (more often than not a vehicle of some kind) it can be referred to as having been Pimped, or occasionally; Pimped Up, or Totally Pimped Out.
See link for further details.-- zen_tom, Apr 07 2005 All is made clear. Yet another reason to be grateful for lack of access to MTV.-- angel, Apr 07 2005 [the_both_of_yous]: well put.-- yabba do yabba dabba, Apr 07 2005 With all due respect could people please stop pimping things. Many things are perfectly fine unpimped. Upon happening on this idea I almost posted "Pimp my pimp" in which a "streetwalker's manager" is given shiny lights and a fancy paint job, and is used to carry people, much like a horse.-- hidden truths, Apr 07 2005 Why can't the doctor go back in time and stop the time lords from being exterminated!-- SpocksEyebrow, May 05 2005 It depends on the time-travelling science fiction conventions he's living in. If it's a) The <<<Back-To-The-Future model, then he's got a chance, but only for a short period of time before things start to 'fade' away. b) The 'Sliders' multi-worlds model, then anything goes, and it really doesn't matter anyways. c) The self-sorting model, where things that have happened must have happenend already, in exactly the same way they happened in the first place - or something. Like that story where the time-travellers go back in time and watch Jesus being crucified, only to realise that the croud shouting for Barrabas was made up exclusively of time-travelling tourists, who were trying really hard to blend in.-- zen_tom, May 05 2005 + for secrets...-- po, May 05 2005 [m-f-d]: pimp-my magic.-- Basepair, May 05 2005 [basepair] thinks everything is magic. The category is culture: television: series, not product: time travel and teleportation device. This is the only halfway decent "pimp my ____" idea I've seen so far.-- jaksplat, May 06 2005 I love [hidden truths]'s anno. "With all due respect, could people please stop pimping things." I've got to find an opportunity to use that one. Ideas?-- david_scothern, May 06 2005 Fun but already done. Was Austin Powers' time machine not pimped-up from a VW Beetle to some hideous, bouncy-suspensioned pimpmobile for 'Goldmember'?-- DrBob, May 06 2005 random, halfbakery