Gimme a Woo-Wooo

Bubb Rubb; Photo - KRON Maybe Gothamist is late to the party, but we just discovered Bubb Rubb and the "Woo woo" appeal of whistle tips. Who is Bubb Rubb and what are whistle tips? Whistle tips are these enhancements to car mufflers that emit high-pitched "woo woo" noises, noises so loud that Oakland, CA residents are upset, especially as they are non-stop, plus mask ambulance sirens. And, thanks to KRON Channel 4, Bubb Rubb, whistle tip fan, is an Internet celebrity. His description of the whistle tips ("The whistle tips go...woo-wooo") is Reason 46871034 the Internet was created.

Check out the video that launched a thousand MP3 woo-woo remixes. Be sure to see how Bubb Rubb and his sister, Lil Sis, demonstrate the whistle tip by peeling out of the body shop and run a stop sign. But, sadly for Bubb Rubb, the whistle tip is now illegal.

The Bubb Rubb Info Center. Or Google Bubb Rubb.

[Via Jon - thank you]

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By Jen Chung in Arts and Events on October 2, 2003 1:07 PM

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Cabb Rabb

Ah, but is it illegal for Bubb to just hang his head out the window and yell "Wooo Woooo!!!"?

Wh0....MIKE JONES

Wo00 W00000000000

I lLUV DAT SOUND

IT GUNNA BE THA NEXT BIG THANG IN AUSTIN

chris

wooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! woooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thats only in da mornin

John

Buy auto whistles for $0.99cents Woo

Woo

John

Buy auto whistles for $0.99cents Woo

Woo

tien

haha, that's great! those two bubb and his sis are great. i'm going to get me some gold teeth like that too.

Alison Grant

It's only in the mornin'. You sposed to be up cookin' someone breakfast.

Billtron

21 Paris Hiltons

Anonymous

Seriously. Someone should use the number of parody profiles on Friendster as a marker for fad-status. There are currently about 15 Bubb Rubbs on Friendster.

Jen

Billtron, that is hilarious.

Billtron

Yesterday I Friendstered Bubb Rubb and discovered that we both like Teaches for Peaches!

Sterling

Can we go after Harley owners next? I hate people that make loud noises on purpose - my dream is to have an anti-woofer device that I can point at cars generating excessive bass, blowing up their stereos.