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I’m so disturbed there isn’t already a conspiracy theory from reading into it, the preview patchnotes for the 27th, that I had to make one; or maybe i missed it, in which case this thread will be deleted or merged. Personally, I’ve never heard “down the pike” as an expression, and as some of you may recall, there used to be an Order of Whispers spear, that wasn’t under the spear catagory, but rather, it’s weapon type was pike; it also was only found in the database and wasn’t actually in game. NO BREAKS ON THE HYPE TRAIN!

Down the pike is an American idiom meaning that something will happen after a stated period of time.

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/down+the+pike
down the pike (American)
if an event is a particular period of time “down the pike,” it will not happen until that period of time has passed.
Example: Five years down the pike, they’ll probably have a kid or two.

http://grammarist.com/usage/down-the-pike-down-the-pipe/
“In coming down the pike, the noun pike is short for turnpike, which is a broad road, sometimes a toll road. This usage of pike originated in the U.S. in the early 19th century, and the earliest known instances of coming down the pike appeared around 1900. Pike soon fell out of use and has survived almost exclusively in this idiom,” (snip)

So, pike in that phrase is an abbreviation for turnpike, a road.

I’m an american from ohio. still never heard it, I’ve heard down the line, but never pike. Pike just doesn’t sound right phonetically in that sentance. I hate dumb idioms.

Lol. Maybe you are of a more recent generation. ‘Down the pike’ was/is quite prevalent for many of those that have been relegated to the ‘ancient’ category. =P

It’s not a dumb idiom. It means ‘down the road’, as in later on down the road something will happen or later on in time something will happen. It’s just using an old slang word for a particular type of road.

I’ve heard it before, but not recently I admit.

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

Lol. Maybe you are of a more recent generation. ‘Down the pike’ was/is quite prevalent for many of those that have been relegated to the ‘ancient’ category. =P

Yay, another reason to feel old. I’m getting too many of those.

Astral Projections.7320:

It’s not a dumb idiom. It means ‘down the road’, as in later on down the road something will happen or later on in time something will happen. It’s just using an old slang word for a particular type of road.

I’ve heard it before, but not recently I admit.

I know it’s not dumb, it’s just, I didn’t think to look it up and now I’m the dumb one. And to the other people, I’m in my early twenties if that means I should have heard it before or not. So, maybe some breaks on the hype train.

A Massive Headache.1879:

Astral Projections.7320:

It’s not a dumb idiom. It means ‘down the road’, as in later on down the road something will happen or later on in time something will happen. It’s just using an old slang word for a particular type of road.

I’ve heard it before, but not recently I admit.

I know it’s not dumb, it’s just, I didn’t think to look it up and now I’m the dumb one. And to the other people, I’m in my early twenties if that means I should have heard it before or not. So, maybe some breaks on the hype train.

Well, not dumb to not google. Can’t think of everything. Just don’t give yourself a massive headache about it. ^^

I’m going to interpret the phrase in the most ridiculous way I can think of…

Coming Down the Pike….

Pikes are Fish….Fishing Confirmed!
Pikes are also tasty…Chef 500 confirmed!
Pike is short for Turnpike, which in America are toll roads in most states. Paying for something Confirmed!
3 things confirmed….Half-li…..er, I mean Guild Wars 3 confirmed!
Guild Wars 3 has 3 syllables in it. Guild Wars 3 Double Confirmed!!

Chrispy.5641:

I’m going to interpret the phrase in the most ridiculous way I can think of…

Coming Down the Pike….

Pikes are Fish….Fishing Confirmed!
Pikes are also tasty…Chef 500 confirmed!
Pike is short for Turnpike, which in America are toll roads in most states. Paying for something Confirmed!
3 things confirmed….Half-li…..er, I mean Guild Wars 3 confirmed!
Guild Wars 3 has 3 syllables in it. Guild Wars 3 Double Confirmed!!

You deserve a medal!

The expression’s popularity may be more region based as well. I grew up in NY and remember hearing it, but I don’t hear it often out west. Perhaps the New England area has more turnpikes, or perhaps I overheard my parents and grandparents use the term (perhaps both)

rhapsody.3615:

The expression’s popularity may be more region based as well. I grew up in NY and remember hearing it, but I don’t hear it often out west. Perhaps the New England area has more turnpikes, or perhaps I overheard my parents and grandparents use the term (perhaps both)

Bingo…turnpikes are more prevalent back east than out west, hence it’s less common this way(though I’ve still heard of the expression before myself).