Ha ha! I think I got a catcall.
07-19-06, 09:42 PM
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Ha ha! I think I got a catcall.
I was riding home tonight. It was dark and there were few cars on the road. As I turned left at a light, I heard to guys behind me whistle and shout boisterously. I quite enjoyed it, let me tell you. It was far better than the honking and yelling I endured earlier in the trip. It could have been even better if I had stopped to show that I am a man. I bet they would have been totally embarrassed.
07-19-06, 10:22 PM
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I've found that for yelling, screaming or shouting if the car is passing from behind it's usually guys, if going the other direction it's usually chicks.
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do you have long hair or something
07-21-06, 05:51 AM
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One time I was paced for about 6 lo-o-o-ong miles by a car full of women I will politely describe as 'working class' on a ride in Richmond. The bawdy comments spewing forth would put any construction worker to shame. Man, did I feel like a piece of meat.
On the positive side, I'm dating two of them now (just kidding)
On the positive side, I'm dating two of them now (just kidding)
07-21-06, 07:15 AM
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Trying riding around Provincetown in lycra. Not that there's anything wrong with it...
07-21-06, 07:36 AM
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Maybe they knew very well you are a man and were impugning your masculinity. Or they might have been gay, not there's anything wrong with that.
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07-21-06, 08:50 AM
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My wife tattled on a co-worker of mine, who revealed at a party that my bicycle commuting attire was appreciated by a number of female employees in my office, herself included. Now I blush when I pass her on the way to the shower room. Outside of that, I don't think I've ever heard a comment one way or another by any female over age 21 or sober. As for young girls, they'll howl over anything unusual.
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Originally Posted by Zinn-X
do you have long hair or something
07-21-06, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Eli_Damon
I was riding home tonight. It was dark and there were few cars on the road. As I turned left at a light, I heard to guys behind me whistle and shout boisterously. I quite enjoyed it, let me tell you. It was far better than the honking and yelling I endured earlier in the trip. It could have been even better if I had stopped to show that I am a man. I bet they would have been totally embarrassed.
One day I was running through my neighborhood home from the bus stop wearing a backpack and a bandana under my ball cap when a passing car slowed in front of me and stopped. When I got alongside their open window, the two young men took one look at my moustache and got totally grossed out.
I guess it's sorta like taking a drink of a milk, and finding out it's buttermilk. I'm not a bad-looking man, but I probably wouldn't look very good as a woman...
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I got "flashed" once, while passing the Jackson Homestead on Washington st., in Newton MA. Very pretty girl leans out of the passenger of a camaro, yells something, and lifts her t-shirt. I think she was Italian.
07-21-06, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by trackhub
I got "flashed" once, while passing the Jackson Homestead on Washington st., in Newton MA. Very pretty girl leans out of the passenger of a camaro, yells something, and lifts her t-shirt. I think she was Italian.
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I was followed for a few blocks by a guy who misunderstood the spandex leotard and long hair. When he pulled even with me he got a shock and split.
Oh, the leotard. I hadn't done my bike laundry and had thrown on some of my dance gear when I wanted to ride.
Oh, the leotard. I hadn't done my bike laundry and had thrown on some of my dance gear when I wanted to ride.
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Did this happen in Amherst?
Probably just a carload of ZooMassers, too blotted to distinguish between the sexes.
Probably just a carload of ZooMassers, too blotted to distinguish between the sexes.
