Rides and Races - DC Pirates' Pillages and Plunders

cutters always rally in the last minute.
CUTTERS!

http://www.council-of-elrond.com/castdb/merry/merry1.jpg

I've got a big bag so I can probably bring a leg or something, the real question is where do we make him?

edit: please tell me someone gets this?

hmmm...I'll take a stab...
Orc #3: "We bin eatin maggoty bread for 3 stinkin days!"
Orc mob: "Yaaaarrrr!"
Orc #5: "Legs? Wot 'bout them? He don't need his [goat] legs?"

oh, and wednesday, it seems, is the winter solstice. so, come celebrate the shortest day of the year. i think there will be plenty of us. game on.

7pm, home base. (not sherwood!)

Cool, we should go and perform a pagan ritual at the local obelisk (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/walkingtours/images/tour/DCT03_monument.jpg)

Cool, we should go and perform a pagan ritual at the local obelisk (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/walkingtours/images/tour/DCT03_monument.jpg)

Did some one say, We should partake in the "sacrificing of a goat"

no more sacrifing goats until you finish the last goat!

New Year's Day - originally on the Winter Solstice, New years was considered the most powerful time for divination. A traditional New Year's divination was called podbljunaja (powd-blyew-NIE-ya) or "under the plate".

Podbljudnaja - (Pohd-blyood-NIE-ya) - "Under the Plate"

This form of divination should be done on Koliada and New Year's only. Each person takes a ring off their finger and places it into a bowl filled with water. A plate covers the bowl and songs are sung over it. At the end of each song, a ring is pulled out and the fate that the song is believed to apply to the owner of that ring.

so who is bringing the nomad and little speakers, i need drinks and music to sing.

Unless I can perform these rituals whilst riding I am staying inside with warm rum......yum.

edit: This one (http://www.astro.cf.ac.uk/cgi-bin/recipe/process?rum-toddy) is for Chimbly, butter to rum ratio of 1:3 :D

i think we should go back to the ellipse, we left as soon as i handed off travel scrabble last time.

and, on a completely non-winter-related, 6-months-away note...

we were talking about the iowa ride. here it is:
http://www.ragbrai.org/
this is the biggest freaking mardi-gras-county-fair-on-wheels featuring beer gardens in every town and a strict carry-your-own-koozie policy. lunch is pastafari, pork chop guy, or whateverthelocalchurchladies made, and there's pie galore. i'd be willing to do it again, that's for sure.

no need to make decisions until mid-March. but if you're planning your '06 vacation time, it's worth considering.

Damn that looks awesome. I already have a wedding to go to in Norfolk(UK) what a shame, but it is genuine pirate country Yarrr! Mondays suck and I need to ride today.

speaking of pie,,,

i just finished my second plate of hot apple pie and vanilla ice cream
oh my god it was good
i think i'm going to go back and grab a couple of those double chocolate chip cookies

hooray for holiday parties at work!!!!

ps
1400 I is where its at!
and I'm a huge fat ass.

and, on a completely non-winter-related, 6-months-away note...

we were talking about the iowa ride. here it is:
http://www.ragbrai.org/
this is the biggest freaking mardi-gras-county-fair-on-wheels featuring beer gardens in every town and a strict carry-your-own-koozie policy. lunch is pastafari, pork chop guy, or whateverthelocalchurchladies made, and there's pie galore. i'd be willing to do it again, that's for sure.

no need to make decisions until mid-March. but if you're planning your '06 vacation time, it's worth considering.

Chimbly...I've been thinking about this one. I'll be in Madison then, so it's definitely a possibility. Want to do it fixed? Do you even own any gears?

--ninjacat

and I'm a huge fat ass.

yes you are :)

Gosh, I must be the worst neighbor ever! :P

The party was great! THE PIES were yummy. the recycling bind overflowed w empty cans and bottles, the goat was and still is delicious (apparently we didn't cut into the really tender parts).

I'll be in Asia for 3 weeks, so my poor neighbors will have some rest. Chimbly, if you can take charge of the Mallets while I am gone?

But on the serious note: let's keep the noise and drinking INSIDE from now on. I really need to be a good neighbor and don't ever want another cop incident ;)

Cheers

sorry BBike, no keys found as of yet, but your flipper is here

sure, i'll take the mallets. lemme know when to grab 'em.

today on my lunch break...
fixed/brakeless/celeste tires :)
http://www.nga.gov/cgi-bin/pimage?65238+0+0

Those bars are sweet.

i'd rock those, seriously anybody want to bend me up some cubist bars like that?

i'd rock those, seriously anybody want to bend me up some cubist bars like that?
I think they are solid cast iron bars... :rolleyes:

like 53-7 gear ratio too.

Between Christoph + Feininger, i think i just came up with a name for my bike...Blaue Reiter!

OK I am heading to Hains Point tonight because I hear thats where all the cool kids hang out and I really want to be cool too. Maybe see some people there....let me know.

Probably get there about 6 and will ride until my legs turn into Jelly

word, nick. I'll check it out. What time you gonna be there?

ninja

okashii and i may make it down as well, though i have a stoopid 8pm meeting tonight to make afterword.

edit: ok, i wimped out. i had to go home and change out of work clothes, and my nose got cold on the way home. that's a sign to me that it's not good riding weather, so i kept my rollers company instead. glad y'all had fun.

I'll be there for 6 and will hang out on the point for a bit, it would be good to see you guys.

I will ride anti clockwise

Edit: the ride was sweet, but my feet turned to ice :mad: thanks Ninja for the company

The ride definitely was good. Man, I was spinning like crazy trying to keep up with your 48/16 ride. A bit chilly though...but afterall, that's what they make whiskey for.

Speaking of big rings this is total sickness (http://www.wisil.recumbents.com/wisil/whpsc2003/images/tuesday/Eivie.108.chainring.jpg) :eek:

ok, totally random. me planning ahead again. bear with me.
they just released more tickets at the zoo to see butterstick. since many out-of-towners will be here for the midnight frostbite *and* since we all have monday Jan 16 off from work, i secured 18 tickets to see butterstick that monday at 12:50pm. the tickets are under my, tink's, and spud's name.

hope y'all don't mind. add butterstick viewing to the weekend plans.

it's freaking 18 tickets. you can bring your SignificantOther, since panda cub viewing is clearly an intimate activity meant to be shared with loved ones. (if, like me, you don't have an SO, you should be happy. being single is awesome. super awesome.)

ok, totally random. me planning ahead again. bear with me.
they just released more tickets at the zoo to see butterstick. since many out-of-towners will be here for the midnight frostbite *and* since we all have monday Jan 16 off from work, i secured 18 tickets to see butterstick that monday at 12:50pm. the tickets are under my, tink's, and spud's name.

hope y'all don't mind. add butterstick viewing to the weekend plans.
Thank you for planning for all of us! :) What would we do without you?!?!? :eek:

Butterstick = Tai Shan,yes? :o

Will Tink be ok? There's a pair of these running around loose:
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/SmallMammals/images/fpo0614-40GLT.jpg

:eek:

add butterstick viewing to the weekend plans.
I would have to bring the girlfriend, I don't think I can see butterstick by my self. She would kill me.

it's freaking 18 tickets. you can bring your SignificantOther.

You just had to remind me...I don't have a significant other. Oh well, musn't cry. Pirates...<sob>...don't...<sniffle>...WAAAA! :cry:

I've seen certain Pirates cry to get people to drink large amounts of Sparks. ;)

maybe he is crying (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chimblysweep/73818815/in/set-1585141/) from too much sparks...

Its been quiet on the forum today, must be the absence of Jonny5

REFUND!?

Will Tink be ok?

butter stick = acceptable but lame
monkies = death to anyone involved in this plot

put it this way,, i don't want to see one single mother****ing god**** monkie or I'mma ****ing freak out and murder you all.

think about it....

murder or monkies
you flip the coin

1. yes, i was faking. but i'm pretty good at it.
b. your mom.
3. i wish i wasn't still at work. i should be on my bike. this is nonsense.
3a. panders are never lame. they are always cute and cuddly. so there.
3b. i do expect the pander will be even cuter when we're hungover.

i like pandas...

thanks for helping me relive that great photo op, britpac. My feet are finally thawed from Monday night.

Pirates-
I received a request that we move our discussion to a myspace group. I'm posting a poll on the listserv about it. Please respond there.

Also - pillage, old skool style. 7pm tonight, meetup is at home base. dress warm, it's gonna be a bit chilly. call me if you're running late. we should be at homebase till about 730.

Imma be running late for the pillage,can't slick out of work early. I'll be riding in full Tink Mode,so I shouldn't be too late. ;)

Pirates-
I received a request that we move our discussion to a myspace group.

Wow... what a bunch of caca.

monkies = death to anyone involved in this plot

put it this way,, i don't want to see one single mother****ing god**** monkie or I'mma ****ing freak out and murder you all.

think about it....

murder or monkies
you flip the coin

It was TAILS!! :p

http://www.jerusalemzoo.org.il/main/upload/photo/goldenliontamarin72.jpg

http://www.sat.lib.tx.us/Special/1999/images/tamarin.jpg

http://conservationandbehavior.gatech.edu/images/splash/left-orangatangs.jpg


:D

Anyone want to meet up for some pre-homebase burrito or chinese, say 6pm? My 7:30am meeting tomorrow just got cancelled so I am looking forward to a long evening of fun.

I received a request that we move our discussion to a myspace group.

Request? If someone has something to say to ALL of us I say that they kindly post it to ALL of us.

As far as "They" are concerned, I don't know why its such a big deal. We do all of our rambling in one forum, not 10, 20, or more. I think we are as much part of the online community as "They" are. In all fairness our ranks are growing stronger by the day. More new pirates have been posting than ever and with all this lots of non-bike stuff has been going up.

As long as this Interweb forum is free, I say we should be able to post freely without being harassed. They don't have to read our thread.

I say its time we rase our dam pirate flags.

[QUOTE=BoogerBike]Request? If someone has something to say to ALL of us I say that they kindly post it to ALL of us.

QUOTE]

I'm curious about the details of the request.

There has been a lot of monkey chatter lately, pun intended, but I'm chalking it up to the holidays, mixing of old and new pirates, as well as this season which makes us all a little stir crazy and keeps us from riding more and chattering less. I'll admit and accept flak for the off-topic animatrons born of office party cocktails also.

Did someone say ride? I'll be there late, bringing, once more with feeling, my illegal noise.

Nick and I are going to grab dinner...I say Baja Fresh in Dupont...Anyone else want in? If that works for you meet us up around 6:15.

Otherwise PM me until 6pm.

ninja

ILLEGAL NOISE!

again, meetup 7pm, home base
ride out around 7:30
expect about 15-20 miles.
dress warm.
bring the love.
REFUND!

ninja, you may not want to post your number so publically.

i've been lying in bed all day, cold or flu or somethng, if I'm alive at 7, I'll see your ugly mugs at home base.