Rides and Races - DC Pirates' Pillages and Plunders

again, meetup 7pm, home base
ride out around 7:30

I will be rolling in right around 7:30. Can't make it earlier.

The last entry here somehow seems appropriate. The others? I'm not so sure.

Enjoy:

Filming on location for Walker: Texas Ranger, Chuck Norris brought a stillborn baby lamb back to life by giving it a prolonged beard rub. Shortly after the farm animal sprang back to life and a crowd had gathered, Chuck Norris roundhouse kicked the animal, breaking its neck, to remind the crew once more that Chuck giveth, and the good Chuck, he taketh away.

There is no chin behind Chuck Norris' beard. There is only another fist.

Chuck Norris once lined up to kick the winning field goal of a high school football game. When the football went flat, he persuaded the referees to let him kick the field goal with a 3 month old child. Chuck roundhouse kicked the baby 60 yards through the uprights and then proceeded to bang every girl in the stadium.

It was once believed that Chuck Norris actually lost a fight to a pirate, but that is a lie, created by Chuck Norris himself to lure more pirates to him. Pirates never were very smart.

http://cornerstonelife.blogspot.com/2005/12/chuck-norris.html

report back!

we had a 4-bar, 18 mile pillage, including...
home base, $2 magic hat
Ireland's 4 Provinces, Cleveland Park, where we had irish coffee and experienced the worst live cover music EVER,
Marty's, Capitol Hill, where we capitalized on free popcorn and cheap pictures but again were subjected to some terrible music, this time 80's, and
Wonderland Ballroom, Columbia Heights, where the live jazz, $3 high life, and smoke free upstairs were awesome.

the promised FGE pictures were not taken, but that'll still happen sometime soon.
illegal noise was made, refunds were demanded, cutters rallied at the last minute.
i only took 5 photos, they're in my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chimblysweep/

-your Lt for Life

Don't forget the pancakes and cheese!

I'm very happy with how ridey the ride was. Classic pillage. Ya cutters! Where's pics?

Word on the pillage.....AWESOME

I will post my pics later tonight, the ride was long and very sweet, though I have lock ring issues and a chain in serious need of lube.

I think the pre-pillage Dos Manos Burrito is the way to go (brilliant in fact) it packs 1800 calories and fills you to the brim, yummy.

Edit: Kenton is a cheese cutter....

look what kenny wenny did (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chimblysweep/76252447/in/photostream/) to you tink!
my knee was completely useless by the time i got home last night, anyone have any magical cures?
pillage pictures (http://www.flickr.com/photos/specificpacific/sets/1637141/).

spud:Stretching afterward,heat pack,proper seat adjustment.

My right leg was tore up bad from the party ride cause my seatpost had slipped down like a 1/2". Noticed something was funny climbing the hill for home.

Everyone: Wonderland rocked! Smokefree and live jazz. :)

oh yeah, i almost forgot. we nearly dropped Dyna in a bar, but Spud came to his rescue and got him caught up.

whoa. Sorry way late, but I'm doing a site-seeing pillage (perhaps on my own) tonight. I'm gonna hit most of the sites and monuments for a last-minute photo collection gift. Anyone that missed out on last night is welcome to join me for a loop through g-town, a few of the bridges, the monuments, capitol hill and dupont.

If you're interested, PM me...

ninja

Thinking like 6:30 in front of the White House on Pennsylvania

Wow, it looks like I missed a great ride. damn it, feeling a lot better today, but should stay in and get all well. Chimb, if you can grab the polo stuff sometime, it would be grand. It is under the recycler. Best to get it early and hang on to them til I get back. being sick suck :(

If Chimb is gone already, someone please PM or call me to take charge of the stuff. Cheers!

So are we using this thing or the yahoo list?

Anyone off tomorrow afternoon and want to ride?

the majority will rule.

some pictures (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66138001@N00/) from last night.....awesome all around.

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We are here and we are staying! Where and when are we meeting on Friday? Its going to be a beautiful freaking day for a bike ride!

somebody call me in the morning.
i'll be ready to go.

meeting my brother and shopping at some point
must be done.. you understand

but isn't chris's birthday dinner tommorow night?
does that mean night riding?

either way..
****ing yarr mother****ers
it's late

So I would like to wish all very happy and safe holiday and new years. I will be out of town till 2006. I can't tell you all how much fun I have had this year plundering with ya'll. Keep it awesome!

–Kenton

I'm definitely in for a ride, though I'm actually at work. I have a feeling we may close early (maybe 3 pm ish?) so if anyone is out and about...I'd love to meet people. Supposed to be in the 50s today...

Let me know.

ninja

I hear a rumor I may get out of work as well. yey! If so, I'd like to ride. I'll check in later to see what's afoot.

yarrrgggh...4 pm is the earliest I can get out. Let me know where y'all might be.

ninja

I'm out and about running last minute errands, will be done hopefully, within the hour and then throw every thing in a suitcase and please oh please I need to ride.

Clink

I'll be off line, so please call , tink and LBK and almost everyone has my number.

I should be out early,I'm up for riding.

Wassup with the party? Nothing on the mailing list.

dearest pirates,
i would like to wish you all a verry merry chrismakwanzikah.
and RinceWind, i hope you had a great birthday and wish you safe travels home.
i hope all of your celebrations are warm, happy, overfed, and drunk.

*heart*
Lt4Lf

ahoy mateys,
spud's annual christmas card is here (http://spud77.com/cards/xmas/) as always delivered on the eve.

peace love and happy holidays
spud

Mary Prankster. Classy.

Avast ye scurvy bike lubbers...Aye too would like to wish the Pirates a Merry Christmas, Season's Greetings, and what not.

a Happy New Year too.

ninja

happy post boxing day from Hong Kong. They sure can't drink in this town. The next table at the wedding banquet was totally distroyed by this Pirate :)

HOpe all of you are having a wonderful bunch of days with your folks and eating lots of yummy food and drink! Will be here and then Toyko!

so... has anyone seen the Chicago thread about the poker ride?
i know i'm not the only one that has next monday off. i think it could be fun to do this here in DC. anyone else?

sounds like fun to me.

yes me too as well also fun good uh-huh.

though this would mean polo Wed, Spud's ride Fri, Jonny's party Saturday night, and then the ride Monday... (i guess we could do the ride Sunday if we wanted). too much piracy? i can handle it, how 'bout you?

I am missing too much piracy this week! Though I am keeping it piractical here in the sun, the rum consumption is off the Yarrrr scale, and my hair is very salty. Pics to follow today, watch out.....

the New YARRR pillage is postponed.

completely random:
this weekend, in WI, my dad introduced me to one of his friend's sons, in that ackword "you're both lutheran wisconsinites. c'mon, it would be ideal" sort of way. i had biked to the restaurant so he started asking me about my bike. i said i ride fixed, he said he rode a 1-speed with coaster brakes. I was thinking coaster brakes, how odd, but glossed over it. anyway, i noticed he had a Cinzano Mini 500 hat on. Woah. I asked if he was a fan of Breaking Away and he said yeah... but that he raced it when he was in college and now coaches a team. that explains the coaster brakes and freewheel! he was supercool.

REFUND!

youre lutheran?

was

Did you share some lutefisk and lefse?

What about bouilla?

now, now. i'm a veggie. no lutefisk for me. but the lefse? aw yeah. HELLS yeah!


ps... i be ridin' on the point tonight, c. 6-730. you come see me? ride the wrong way.

so, for polo tonight, who has the mallets?
not I!

theyre at peter's house (outside), near the recycling bin...did anyone fix the mallet noah ****ed up?

theyre at peter's house (outside), near the recycling bin...did anyone fix the mallet noah ****ed up?
Look, i had no idea it couldn't handle the wonder that is me.
Give me a call and tell me what tools you need. I'll bring em with me if i have it. (likely)
We will just have one slightly shorter mallet...it will be for people that ride sub 50cm bikes. NJS it will not be.

dont know what broke, i didnt look closely just saw them in a bunch at clink's...did you just break the pvc off the mallet? i'll put you in charge of fixing it.

PVC head broke off, maybe need to drill a new hole.....ok so here are some pics, I'm trying to keep it Pirate.... (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66138001@N00/?saved=1) I need a bike. I am sad to be missing the burning pants party, but I've had goat curry since arriving and that makes me happy :)

ok, i'll bring the mallets down from PNC's house. y'all fix 'em. deal?

see you at 7.

did anyone get arrested?

btw: HK midtown suck, there are no bikes on the streets in mid town...illegal, but then the bike mortality rate would be so high.

btw: HK rocks for bikes, there is a bike patch that is 100 km long and goes along the prettiest (for HK) coast line.

for SPud, thanks dude. I am paranoid that my parents will cook my bikes if they are too clos tot he fireplace.

Holy sh*# Tink! My elbow is totally bruised and stiff after our little judo tussle last night in the park. When we fell, I think my arm took the landing for both of us. Ouch! Glad to hear you made it home alive too.

I'm off to Charleston, SC for New Year's. Going to miss the bike shenanagans...Happy New Year Pirates!

ninja

photos are up. you'll never guess where. figure it out and i'll forgive you for stealing my cookies.

ps- i think we're finding that tink has a strange affinity for randomly tackling fellow pirates. be warned.

don't forget about Jonny's party saturday.

Dam Tink! Ninja should be so glad that his arm was not snapped in half