That's what I knew it as years ago. (SI = Strong Island) I started seeing it around when graffiti was a big thing. (We're talking well over 15 years ago.) When I was in college I started hearing high school kids referring to Long Island as Strong Island.
It doesn't matter what kind of car he drives, but he better keep it clean!!! Nothing worse than a stinky, dirty car!!!! Of course meeting a great man with nice cars doesn't hurt.
I'll be 28 this year and my boyfriend will be 32. We've "settled down" and that hasn't stopped us from hitting the clubs. (We don't go out to clubs 3x a week, but usually every weekend.) We look forward to going out together. I hope it stays that way for quite some time.
R&D for a belt? More like marketing. (They need a good campaign to make someone want to pay $250 for an $8 belt.) Cars, computers and medicine understandably have a high markup b/c of the R&D. Not soft goods.