Rides and Races - DC Pirates' Pillages and Plunders

uuuh! I'm having trivial pursuit deja vu! The answer is Rush! Brigam Young! Pfen pfen!

uuuh! I'm having trivial pursuit deja vu! The answer is Rush! Brigam Young! Pfen pfen!
I think we can let that count. One orange piece of pie for you. Or should we make that a pancake?

marmalade pancakes? bob dylan! smilla's sense of snow!

Whoa, man. 74 pages. Does anyone even use that other mailing list thing we had set up?

Also, hi, strangers. I've been super miss busypants lately but I miss you guys and I want to come in and do stuff. Is polo happening ever?

smilla's sense of snow!
did you say sensemilla?

so are we talking dutch style pancakes now?
because i might be down for something like that...

holla

polo has been going every other wednesday since sometime last year. the mailing list thing is for announcements.

so are we talking dutch style pancakes now?
because i might be down for something like that...

holla

holla!
i think the ihop promotion is for the short stacks, i'd say we do a couple different contests, all of which we can decide upon at homebase or ihop.

t minus 45 minutes and counting

Chet Atkins! Polar bear! Beijing! Rally! (http://www.cvccbike.com/misc/cutter1.jpg)

uuuh! I'm having trivial pursuit deja vu! The answer is Rush! Brigam Young! Pfen pfen!

Me too. Carl Sagan's name just keeps randomly popping into my head.

Man I wish I could come out tonight.

Everyone do a single serving syrup shot for me.

Guys, I wanted to make it out tonight. but I'm still at the office. Hope y'all are havin' fun!

I bedrifen, but dmn;it zi want panvcakes

Me too. Carl Sagan's name just keeps randomly popping into my head.

Man I wish I could come out tonight.

Everyone do a single serving syrup shot for me.


Oh, everyone had their shots of syrup this evening, I guareentee!

Great ride LBK, nice milage to burn the carbs, even without the hurling or the repeating!

Where is the pancakes house?

damn i missed out on dem pancakes. shucks.

As it turned out, that was actually one of the better rides we've had
Sorry you missed it! More people should have come, but hey, we did just fine.

so waiting for LBK to show up was no fun - i was starving by that point
but we soon set off for IHOP.

We rode up wilson and were cheered by the crowds waiting for the mardi gras parade to begin. It was such a surreal momment.

We devoured out free shortstacks and watched both Nathan and RPC do shots of syrup. gross but awesome.

we then ventured deep into the heart of yarrlington.
to the glebe and back again.
steep hills and no brakes makes for touchy decents, but we lived.

I wanna know how service at that bar was so terrible.
I mean,, it was just baaaaad.
and their pool table was so slanted each shot was a masse

Some of us were getting saucy,
and some of us were not
we were all having a good time though so it was good.

back into dc, we were able to ride together as a pack much better
that is of course, until spud crashed infront of the white house.

i'll let him explain that and show the wounds.

Ending up at Kenny's new house.
no more pancakes! :(
but good times and beer.

this has been a crappy recount of the night,
but i'm hungover and still feeling crappy, so....

I know that there were a ton of photos taken last night... let's see em!!

thanks for coming out people.
next stop - CRITICAL MASS FRIDAY!

holla

You forgot laps at that nice well lit,glass-free track.

Will CM be properly Pirated again this time? Imma try to slick out fri to get to this one.

mmm... pancakes!
sommone post a pic of the spokecard-it was awesome.

Pirates---

I'm going to have to take a break from riding...but that doesn't mean I can't still pillage! :)

Spud, we ought to compare wounds. I too got into a crash last weds, resulting in a few injuries.

Anyhow, I just wanted to give a shout out and say I'll be back as soon as possible because I do like you Pirates so far!

Oh, and Dave- How was your photographing trip? Did that already happen?

-Sorry for all those counting on second supper of pancakes. I guess I dropped the ball.
-BUT I GAVE YOU YOUR VERY OWN PIRATE PARADE! May well be one of the best parade experiences ever. My ego is glowing still!! See how they cheer for us? *blush* Marvelous us!
-Romel won the Championship Syrup Chugging Trophy! Kudos! Close runner up...Wolverine the Butter Eater.
-The Glebe is watching. The Glebe knows. The Gleeeeeeeeeebe. The Glebe believes in equal rights and opportunities for women in the military. The Glebe has spoken.
-Smelly ol Jay's Saloon...that long dumper was the first sign of crap to come. Worst. Service. Ever.
-Syrup shots with a Yuengling chaser= awesomely yummy. Who knew?
-Thanks to all who came out and made it fun! And as for the rest... The Glebe is deeply disappointed in you.

the long dumper

bwaaa hahahah
man that guy was intense.

and gnidir,,
sorry to hear about your wreck.
i've been looking for your bike downstairs and have wondered where you've been.

give me a call and lets get together this week.

you dropped der Ball on the lingonberry pancakes for sure; and then Kenton failed to pick it up, *******os!

the parade was awesome, maybe its time for a helmet cam. i mean how many other bike gangs get parades, we got to flaunt our accomplishments.

the glebe, well i don't know, it was the glebe all right, but what the **** does that even signify? i guess noah and i are glad we didnt endo on a hidden pothole after you dropped us. what does the glebe think about gays in the military?

Jay's Saloon might be alright on a non-weekend/non-holiday night, all those fratboys weren't helping, and the outrageously small pool table (and matching pool cue) were pretty ****ed, and awesome shooting by Nathan at the end of the second game. ok so maybe we shouldnt ever pillage there again.

great stencil design and "marking" tink. i think its time to start plastering stickers all over.

i dont even know what happened last night, i was out of the saddle accelerating and threw too much weight, i guess i'm not used to rigid forks not robbing all my power, and went toppling, it seems the camera is fine which i immediately grabbed and tried to keep from smashing, it has some scars now. my wounds arent that bad, and are healing up faster than i would have expected, i'll take pictures later tonight. the worst part is going up and down steps, and i guess i'll be looking for a new winter jacket.

in other news, the hills of yarrlington pillage is coming up on the first of april daytime ride, bring gears, bring brakes, bring beer, bring pancakes and pie, whatever you want: no excuses not to be there. i'll give injured pirates a ride on my handlebars.

i'm glad everyone came out too, i was a little confused when dave and i rolled up and there were only two other pirates.

damn i wish i could have gone out for pancakes. :( sounds like you guys have fun. and i do enjoy a short stack every now and again.

free short stacks are better.

the glebe, well i don't know, it was the glebe all right, but what the **** does that even signify? i guess noah and i are glad we didnt endo on a hidden pothole after you dropped us. what does the glebe think about gays in the military?

The GLEEEBE reminds you to put brakes on the bike. ;)

:( Being sick sucks, I want pancakes!

team pirate, assemble?


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team pirate, assemble?

in the words of McCrea: "perhaps perhaps perhaps"

anti-biotics, feeling so much better today,

the track clinic looks like fun, I'm very interested!

meanwhile, in my more than off center state, I compiled a list of theme related check points and bonus questions for a "Ride and Seek" in DC. Can shoot for late march if someone would help me, otherwise after hills of Yarrlington in april. let me know :P

wow your last two posts actually made sense.
http://webpages.charter.net/trussell/pictures/GoodJob%20card.jpg

ride and seek yarrr!

PNC I will help out with your Ride and Seek if you want

arm:http://static.flickr.com/51/106873703_05d1049dfc.jpg
hip:http://static.flickr.com/41/106873700_08018891f2.jpg
knee:http://static.flickr.com/46/106873702_041492034d.jpg http://static.flickr.com/34/106873701_842564ba61.jpg

luckily i have a high tolerance for pain and my body is repairing itself fast.

The Glebe,for those who couldn't make it:
http://www.arlingtoncountywebsite.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=56

(after what happened to Tink,I ain't linking to no image)

Spud: glad you're ok. That looked brutal. Gave me an emmildew flashback. Hope the bikes' ok too. The Fuji's too pretty for crashing.

Chimbly: smack me if I forget to give you the pipe cutter at CM or polo. I brought it on Tues,but didn't think of it until after you'd peeled off.

so this was the maiden crash on the fuji?

PNC I will help out with your Ride and Seek if you want

Cool, should be fun and not too brutal.
I'm out of town 4th thru 11th, and the 25th is not good (smithsonian kite festival...which is a good time, we should visit)

How about Tax day? and with taxes I think of glutonny, and with glutonny, I think of gut and when I think of gut I think of pot bellies, and when I think of pot bellies I can't help but think "NAVAL". Still interested? :D

spud.. you're such a sissy.
quit your whining!

yeah,, remember michelle? our friend gnidir peek?
well i called her last night to find out what's been going on, and if she was ok.

get this.

she was in an bike accident,
she fractured her pelvis and broke her collarbone (?) in three places!!!!!!

so i ask her, "OMG how are you doing, can I bring you lunch etc.", and she's all like, "naw i'm okay, i can get around just fine with my crutch, i want to feel normal..."

holy sh*T!
that's one tough lady!

still feel like you're banged up?
didn't think so

:P

ouchie. that sucks. hope michelle feels better!

so, any team pirate last minute entries for monstertrack? special bonus: come to the race and see the jonny's maiden voyage!

Michelle, Oh that sucks, hope you get well soon. Gosh, first the ankle and now....
hope you mend stronger and faster!

3 fractures and a pelvis?! And your just on a crutch? And you ran a half marathon on the ankle ... talk about hardcore!

Spud: glad you're ok. That looked brutal. Gave me an emmildew flashback. Hope the bikes' ok too. The Fuji's too pretty for crashing.

I think some new bar tape will cover it, my leg and forearm took most of the impact.

so this was the maiden crash on the fuji?

my maiden crash, it had been crashed before, the Fuji bars need new tape too.

bull****...news...bull****...bull**** with about 25 carriage returns

yes i remember her, do you have short term memory problems? i don't. we're having lunch tomorrow. we'll compare wounds. yes it still hurts, yes i feel banged up.

sissy :D
________

So is anyone riding the critical mass tonight?

nope?
no-one?
just me?

damn that sucks.

monstertrack content
team pirate assemble? please?
i'm picking up the car ~530 at dollar rent a car at DCA (it's off-airport). where will you meet me? there? somewhere else? it would be best if we didn't have to go through the city... PM me, mateys.

tshirt content
guys, i think we need to move on 2006 tshirts. i owe them to two people already for being good pirate hosts.
i also think that if LBK doesn't wanna do 'em, we should just hire out. this would mean we have to order a batch and guess on future-needed sizes, but i don't think one pirate need be burdened with the tshirt duties (unless she wants to...)

anyone?

i know someone who can do the screenprinting. and we need to do a pirate roll/t-shirt call.

I'll ride CM tonight. Rugby duties tomorrow mean no monster track for me....truth be told I am really just frightened but I am trying to keep that on the DL..ooops

new t-shirts?! yeaaaaaaa!!!
have fun at monstertrack, everybody!! NCVC's gonna kick my ass this weekend.

gears feel sooooo weird.

brit, there's still room for you. c'mon out for the drinking. leave your brake on, and fun ride the thing with us.

New logo for the T-shirts is in the works.

think along the lines of magical butterflies and lollipops
oh, and maybe a few unicorns

and rainbows
lots of rainbows

yeah.
it'll be great

I'm gonna pass on the t-shirt responsibilities to someone else. I lost money when pirates ordered and then went awol or took a shirt and didn't pay (cough. emilymildew.) harrumph.
*edit* oh, but i'd definitely buy one with unicorns on it.

No critical mass for me. But I'll be out for Sunday Hains Ride. It's been so long since I had grilled cheese...

And get well soon wishes to Michelle! what a trooper!