Pimp My Ride

The film Date Movie features a part where Julia Jones (Alyson Hannigan), the main character, gets "pimped", complete with gold teeth. Ranking members of the Catholic Church traditionally wear rings set with a large amethyst as part of their office. An issue of Wizard featured an article in which superheros and their "supermobiles" (e.g-Batman and the Batmobile, Wonder Woman and her invisible jet, Optimus Prime) were pimped. It is a symbol of heavenly understanding, and of the pioneer in thought and action on the philosophical, religious, spiritual and material planes. The Weebl and Bob episode "joust2" features the car belonging to the character Bob being "pimped" for a joust, by a jar of jam and a talking fried egg known as "Eggsy Bit". It is also associated with the constellations of Pisces, Aries (especially the violet and purple variety), Aquarius, and Sagittarius. Spoofing PMR, Robot Chicken's version was Pimp My Sister, where a pimp and his stable turned a kid's nice, average sister into a whore for the kid to pimp. Amethyst is the birthstone associated with February.

At midday, a picture spoofing the test card (with the word "fool" written on the blackboard) was shown with an announcement that Chav my Motor would not be shown due to "ongoing police investigations", and would be shown on 1st April next year. Even high-quality examples are often sold in large unfinished slabs, or as geodes, in everyday locations. This is because it turned out to be an April Fools joke. Traditionally included in the cardinal, or most valuable, gemstones (along with diamond, sapphire, ruby and emerald), amethyst has lost much of its substantial value due to the discovery of extensive deposits in locations such as Brazil. Chav My Motor was a spoof of PMR, and although there was advertising for the show, it was never shown. Amethyst is relatively common in northwestern Ontario, but uncommon elsewhere in Canada; it was selected as the provincial mineral of Ontario in 1975. A PMR spoof appeared on VH1 in the UK, called Chav My Motor. It is found also in the Lake Superior district.

This short skit shows Xzibit entering a church and excited to see the bride who is getting pimped - after which, Xzibit tells the groom to come to the alley with him and reveals the bride, who, as expected, is done up like a prostitute and has a television installed on her back. Among these may be mentioned Amethyst Mountain, Texas; Yellowstone National Park; Delaware County, Pennsylvania; Haywood County, North Carolina; and Deer Hill, and Stow, Maine. A PMR spoof appeared in Jimmy Kimmel Live, called Pimp My Bride featuring Xzibit himself and written by Kimmel's team. Amethyst occurs at many localities in the United States, but these specimens are rarely fine enough for use in jewelry. An AirFerg sketch featured Ferg pimp a boy's mother to become a full-fledged whore with an automatic coochie among other things. It should be noted that most professional gemological associations such as the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) or the American Gemological Society (AGS) discourage the use of the term "Oriental amethyst" to describe any gem as it may be misleading. The spoof ultimately ended with the car being vandalized and left on blocks in a parking lot when the owner went into a store. Purple corundum, or sapphire of amethystine tint, is called Oriental amethyst, but this expression is often applied by jewellers to fine examples of the ordinary amethystine quartz, even when not derived from eastern sources.

The car, "dumped" by "Messed-up Customs", was (apparently) a 1977 AMC Gremlin, which was outfitted with multiple television sets, a miniature race-car track, a deep fryer, and a koi pond. In more recent times, certain gems (usually of Bolivian origin) that have shown alternate bands of amethyst purple with citrine orange have been given the name ametrine. A PMR spoof appeared in MAD #456, called Dump My Ride. The most prized color is an intense violet with red flashes and is called "Siberian", although gems of this color may occur from several locations other than Siberia, notably Uruguay and Zambia. Season 1. "Rose de France" is usually a pale pinkish lavender or lilac shade (usually the least sought color). Special. Due to its popularity as a gemstone, several descriptive terms have been coined in the gem trade to describe the varying colors of amethyst.

Season 4. Many localities in India yield amethyst; and it is found also in Sri Lanka, chiefly as pebbles. Season 3. Much fine amethyst comes from Russia, especially from near Mursinka in the Ekaterinburg district, where it occurs in drusy cavities in granitic rocks. Season 2. Many of the hollow agates of Brazil and Uruguay contain a crop of amethyst crystals in the interior. Season 1. A huge geode, or "amethyst-grotto", from near Santa Cruz in southern Brazil was exhibited at the Düsseldorf Exhibition of 1902.

Hosted by the Italian hip hop group Gemelli DiVersi, Pimp My Wheels turns old rusty motorscooters or motorcycles into brand-new shiny vehicles. Such crystals occur either in the cavities of mineral-veins and in granitic rocks, or as a lining in agate geodes. MTV Italy also features a different version of Pimp My Ride, called Pimp My Wheels. It is a widely distributed mineral, but fine, clear specimens that are suitable for cutting as ornamental stones are confined to comparatively few localities. Both shows are located in Hamburg.
The original US Pimp My Ride is shown in English language with German subtitles. Beads of amethyst are found in Anglo-Saxon graves in England. Pimp My Whatever is hosted by MTV's presenter Patrice Bouédibéla. Amethyst was used as a gemstone by the ancient Egyptians and was largely employed in antiquity for intaglios.

In Pimp My Whatever [2] ElbCoast Psycles return once more to pimp anything from a bathroom and a doghouse to a Birthday Party or even someone's brother. Some mineralogists, following Sir David Brewster, apply the name of amethyst to all quartz which exhibits this structure, regardless of color. It is hosted by German actor Oliver Korittke. As a consequence of this composite formation, amethyst is apt to break with a rippled fracture, or to show "thumb markings", and the intersection of two sets of curved ripples may produce on the fractured surface a pattern something like that of "engine turning". While the show could be seen as a parody of the American original, it is also a loving tribute, using all the elements of the American show with a bicycle twist. It has been shown that this structure may be due to mechanical stresses. On Pimp My Fahrrad [1], the bike shop Elbcoast Psycles redoes almost the entire bicycle, usually leaving only the frame intact. Amethyst is composed of an irregular superposition of alternate lamellae of right-handed and left-handed quartz.

The German-language MTV Central Europe has two adaptions of the show called Pimp My Fahrrad (English: "Pimp My Bicycle") and Pimp My Whatever. Veins of amethystine quartz are apt to lose their color on the exposed outcrop. Carisma Automotive are the customisers for the UK version. On exposure to heat, amethyst generally becomes yellow, and much of the citrine, cairngorm, or yellow quartz of jewelry is said to be merely "burnt amethyst". A UK version of the show launched on 26 June 2005, presented by the DJ Tim Westwood. As of 2005, impurity atoms are known to be responsible of the colour of the amethyst. Pimp My Ride is one of MTV's most popular shows in nearly all of its worldwide subsidiaries (numbering nearly 100), the only exception being the U.S., where it is second place to The Real World (which is generally much less known outside of the United States). Ferric thiocyanate was suggested, and sulfur was said to have been detected in the mineral.

. However, since it is capable of being greatly altered and even discharged by heat, the color was believed by some authorities to be from an organic source. The series should begin early 2006. In the 20th century, the color of amethyst was attributed to the presence of manganese. Discovery Channel will be showing a new series (unamed) that features WCC's car built in the garage more than, as Ryan Haus says "over-the-top cars". However, the word may probably be a corruption of an Oriental name for the stone. The producers of the show will continue new episodes with another garage to be announced in early 2006. It was held that wine drunk out of a cup of amethyst would not intoxicate.

Ryan, the WCC manager has moved his shop to Corona, CA and is worried about his ability to both do the show and have another shop. The name is generally said to be derived from the Greek a, "not," and methuskein, "to intoxicate," expressing the old belief that the stone protected its owner from drunkenness. MTV has announced that Pimp My Ride will no longer be with WCC. Amethyst (SiO₂) is a violet or purple variety of quartz often used as an ornament. In December 2004 the shop was fined $16,000 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (along with fellow shop Unique Autosports) for removing airbags from cars and replacing them with DVD monitors, although this modification was not done on the TV show. WCC has faced problems with some of their modifications.

Ryan Haus, the owner of WCC, has been featured in season 3 as the "lead" for discussions on what customizing will be done on the incoming cars. Louis, Missouri. He cited a desire to expand the company's business with a customs shop in St. After the second season however, WCC manager "Q" announced that he would not be willing to take a role in the show anymore.

Both he and WCC have experienced boosts in business due to the show: Xzibit has gained wider attention for his music career (as well as hosting and movie gigs), and WCC had to expand their facilities, due to the international exposure Pimp My Ride gave their work. Xzibit, the show's host, has found a new audience of fans, who appreciate his sense of humor and obvious love of his job. The WCC employees are an eclectic mix of outgoing personalities, such as:. Much of the appeal of the show comes from the personalities involved.

In both instances, the "Pimpees" were given brand new cars, with extensive WCC modifications to customize the new car for the owner. In the second instance (Episode 8 of Year 2) the "Pimpee" was studying to be an auto mechanic, and WCC decided to let him "pimp" his car as a study project. In the first instance (the last episode of Year 1), the car-to-be-pimped was actually two Ford Escorts welded together, and was considered unsafe. On only two occasions did WCC not "pimp" the automobile.

However, WCC is well-known for putting their own whimsical touches in their work, such as the aforementioned dryer, or an electric fireplace in the trunk of another vehicle. Customization and extra gifts usually total around US$20,000 (though the show usually doesn't put much emphasis on costs). Work usually includes new paint, accessories, chrome, tires and rims, and internal electronics (even, and especially, DVD players, video games, TFT screens of excessive size and other top notch gadgets). For example, a Need for Speed: Underground 2 fan had his car painted to look like one in the game, while a bowler had a ball washer installed in his trunk, and a surfer got a full-size dryer (or at least one that fit) in the back of his Volkswagen van.

Each car is a custom "pimp", tailored to the personalities and interests of the owners. The show features rapper Xzibit, who takes the cars to the custom body shop of West Coast Customs (WCC), where the WCC team generally replaces most of the components and rebuilds the interior and exterior from scratch. The show picks young car owners (requirements limit participants to their early 20's) living in the Los Angeles/Southern California area. The concept is simple — one takes a car that is old, thought to be unfashionable, falling apart, or some combination thereof, and "pimps" it (i.e., the car is restored and customized).

Pimp My Ride is a TV show originally shown on MTV, with the first episode airing on March 4, 2004. Hackney Carriage (1986). Ford Capri (1986). Fiat Panda (1987).

Ford Granada (1983). Volkswagen Golf (1989). Morris Minor (1961). This car was "pimped" for The Tonight Show announcer John Melendez.

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