stackyFACTSCalling 'shotgun' to get the passenger seat is not just some quirky modern sibling rivalry game; it is deeply rooted in brutal Old West survival.
Calling 'shotgun' to get the passenger seat is not just some quirky modern sibling rivalry game; it is deeply rooted in brutal Old West survival. The vulnerable seat next to the driver on a horse-drawn stagecoach was reserved exclusively for a guard armed with a literal shotgun to fend off opportunistic highwaymen. Now we use the exact same fierce terminology just to secure control of the AUX cord and the passenger-side air conditioning.
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