Only #OkieKushClub (Norman, Oklahoma) would combine a #PatientDrive & a #Tailgate Party (9/1/19) - #Tail #Gate

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At many big events (football-, baseball-, basketball-, hockey-games), fans will have a small pre-event party in front of the stadium/diamond/arena/rink—serving snacks & drinks out of the back of one's truck, van, station-wagon or car ... that's a 'tailgate party' (I think—never having been to one myself.)

That word (the 'built' one below)—there might be something more to that word ... something crucial that firms the foundation upon which the our lexicon stands ...
The word |Tailgate| is (obviously) built on “Tail + Gate” (the Hatch on the |Back of an Automobile, originally referring to the Back Panel on a Wagon ... also a verb, "|Follow |Too |Close |Behind another |Vehicle").
The word |Tail| here (and most other places) refers to "the Rear |End," but the word is built on “ |Long-&-|Slender |Shape” ( |Tuft of |Hair).
The word |Gate| is built on the same foundation as “ |Opening, |Passage, |Eye of a Needle, Hole, Gap, |Breach, Street, Lane, |Alley” (I'm reminded of Lord Jesus Christ's teaching that the 'gate of Life' (preachers are quick to equate it to 'the road to Heaven' or whatever fairy-tale language they use to dupe you into following them)—how it's said to be 'like fitting a Camel through the eye of a needle' ... tho I think "the eye of the needle" was slang for 'Jerusalem's Gate').
The ad in the Oklahoma Gazette reads:
Okie Kush Club (NORMAN)

9/1/19 | NORMAN | 2PM - 6PM | TAILGATE PATIENT DRIVE
OKIE KUSH CLUB FLOWER BACK IN STOCK
BEST FLOWER AT THE BEST PRICE
GET YOURS BEFORE IT'S GONE!
WWW.OKIEKUSHCLUB.COM (Facebook, Instagram, WeedMaps)


You know something about that word-history that
 I don't mention (and that probably isn't mentioned
 below)? 'Fill us in on it'- or just tell me what you
 think (or ask me about something in this- or another-
word that confuses you) with a comment below,


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