Without looking up do you know what the phrase “Ride the lightning” refers to? Say what you think it means?

[Still-alive]

Borrowing a topic idea from @Brainsbeforebeauty

dont look it up just say what you think it means.

your only clue is a cop said this to a suspect “you’re fixing to ride the lightning”

I think a lot of people know what I’m referring to but just curious.

Updates

+1 y

So most of you got it right. It’s both about the electric chair and in the context I provided referring to tasing.
https://youtu.be/DD9EG3hbX4M

Here’s the video I pulled this from. Cop says it 14 seconds into it.

Updates

+1 y

Oh and yes Metallica did do an 80s album called this.

[purplepoppy]

It's where you discover using a mains operated vibrator in the bath tub isn't the great idea you thought it would be.

[MrOracle]

[Brainsbeforebeauty]

Means your ass bout to get tazed..

[NobleFlight]

🤣 😂

[Brainsbeforebeauty]

@NobleFlight you ever see someone get tased? I have...

[NobleFlight]

I didn’t read the question, rather just laughed at your response.
After reading the question my response was pretty dumb. Sorry about that.

[Brainsbeforebeauty]

@NobleFlight nah you good

[Brainsbeforebeauty]

Not to be mean but it was funny seeing them get tased 🤣

[MrOracle]

This is a pic of my buddy, who won a tazer by allowing himself to be tazed. He said he'd be more than happy to pay for it next time...

[MrOracle]

And, yeah, it was definitely funny. But he was always doing stupid things for the LOLs. He lost a bet and had to wear a dress and makeup for a day one time. I have pics of that too someplace. Hahahaha.

[Brainsbeforebeauty]

@MrOracle 🤣🤣

[MrOracle]

Ah ha! I knew I had these pics someplace!




This is what happens when you make foolish bets. Such as being able to outshoot me with a pistol. That was a very dumb bet...

[Brainsbeforebeauty]

@MrOracle damn I'm just salty he look better in a dress than I do, 🤣🤣

[MrOracle]

[MrOracle]

It means "having a date with ole Sparky."

It's likely to be best known to folks in southern states - Florida in particular - as all 5 or 6 states that still use the electric chair for executions are in the south.

[exitseven]

Yes, you are correct. I just remembered that.

[coachTanthony]

Getting that lightning from that tazer I would imagine lol

[ShadezMcgee]

Well, if Metallica taught me anything, I would say the electric chair.

[collie22]

had to look it up, i had no idea it could mean put to death

[Still-alive]

Before you did what did you think it meant?

[collie22]

sounds like going fast

[CrazyGirl2]

I thought it was something to do with taking heroine? On reflection, the tazer is a much more apt definition!

[The_Maphio]

"Fixing to ride the lightning"
also read
"You're getting fried for being a nuisance, dickwad".

[Aurora1010]

Well no i wouldn't know that much, but I guess it means they will get tased?
So it's about tasers.

[PaynefulPleasures]

It sounds to me like the suspect is a dead man walking (death row)🤔🧐

[MindYourEyes]

Basically you only live once? XD so ride or die! XD

[Prettygurl12]

Someone's fixing to get tased 😂

I literally just watched my taser video.

[Account]

I have no idea what it means, but then again English is my third language.

[Account]

Without looking it up, I'd assume it means "I will go there as fast as I can". I am gonna have to look it up now.

[Stoner710]

isn't that a reference to the electrical chair aka electrical execution

[SpaceGalaxy]

IT MEANS YOU NEED TO COME UP WTIH ANOTHER QUESTION FOR US QUICKLY

[Still-alive]

“Why?”

[DaveToo]

Yep, the picture says it all. What do you get when you have a chair with lightning going through it?

[DaveToo]

Metallica did a song, Ride The Lightning.

[CaptainSmartass]

Is it something to do with getting tased? Or, going by your picture, getting the electric chair?

Simples...

[Pogi-Paddy]

It means fried by the electric chair. It is an old Good Ol boys sayings from the south.

[MountAverage]

You just need to look at the picture of the album cover to know what it refers to.

[pokerbot]

I know this one! It refers to being executed in the electric chair.

[Miristheiss]

The Green Mile... electric chair.

[Brainsbeforebeauty]

I loved that movie

[msc545]

It means you are being electrocuted.

[Still-alive]

just straight up? or in a specific way?

[msc545]

I don't think it's any more specific than that