@shovemedia@triangletoot.party @GrimmReality@beige.party I learned the phrase as a kid. "Calling shotgun" just meant yelling "shotgun" as you all made a dive for the coveted front passenger seat; whoever said it first won, except in practice there were many fights over priority. It was only later that I wondered where the phrase came from, and as an adult I finally got background and confirmation. There are a lot of things like that.