Rides and Races - DC Pirates' Pillages and Plunders

hey- pirates in need of FG for chicago - check this:
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/bik/102014665.html
(yeah, conversion, but it's the cheapest you'll have a fix)

beware the steet pirates.
baha! Your a good editor!

baha! Your a good editor!

...and you're leaving the door open for more editing!

...and you're leaving the door open for more editing!

on porpoise, of course.

(emilymildew has a really good bad tattoo story with the very same your/you're madcap hilarity. :o )

on porpoise, of course.

(emilymildew has a really good bad tattoo story with the very same your/you're madcap hilarity. :o )

and I thought it was a plane that flew over my head earlier... sheesh!

and I thought it was a plane that flew over my head earlier... sheesh!
??
it was just a joke...

Lessons learned from the run:

1) Let the girls do the talking to the police. :D

2) Extinguish headlights when taking photos.

3) Nexus hubs rock! ;)

1) Let the girls do the talking to the police. :D
saul: "i don't mean to sound like an ass, but we do have the right to ride on the road."
cop: "you do sound like an ass."

cop: "i don't know what group you're all with..."

cop: "it's illegal to run red lights on a bike in maryland."
me: "sorry, sir. we didn't know that. we're from dc."
cop: "i'm pretty sure it's illegal there too."
me: "i'm sorry, sir. we're just confused."

classic.

1) Let the girls do the talking to the police. :D

There were police? Damn, I wish I had been there for that!

cop: "it's illegal to run red lights on a bike in maryland."
me: "sorry, sir. we didn't know that. we're from dc."
cop: "i'm pretty sure it's illegal there too."
me: "i'm sorry, sir. we're just confused."

classic.

I thought I heard a "I was just following the guy in front" thrown in there...

this also might have worked, given the neighborhood: "Sorry sir, we're just on the way to the [insert one: yacht, country] club."

WTF, you guys got stopped? I didn't know that. Give full details, pls. What did the cop say? Why did Sol say that you have a right to the road (that is, what was he responding to?)?

Also, Justin, hi. (I'm alphabetically and we bumped into each other over on LJ. I recognized yer icon.)

we ran a red light, and according to the cop, someone "nearly got hit." he didn't know how to deal with a large pack of swiftly moving pirates, though, so he sort of drove up and down the pack yelling at each of us in turn, until i stopped him, by stopping myself.

it had my timbers shivering
i sure was glad to have the girls there to "yarrrbitrate"

yeah i don't like the flashy lights unless they're blinky and strapped to pCow's bars

Speaking of you cow,,,
where's that "photo i'd just love" of my soon-to-be frame?

Hurray for DC and its $5 max fine for bicycles!

Next time lets take the pitch dark Cap Cresent trail back :)

Damn, ho do you attach one of those large glossy pic? not letting me upload more than 100K

We need a who's-who on those photos. I need to connect names with faces...

we ran a red light, and according to the cop, someone "nearly got hit." he didn't know how to deal with a large pack of swiftly moving pirates, though, so he sort of drove up and down the pack yelling at each of us in turn, until i stopped him, by stopping myself.
I heard (from someone who saw the cop and better not ran the light right in front of him), that the someone "nearly got hit." is total BS. Apparently there was NO CROSSING TRAFFIC WHATSOEVER!!! :rolleyes:

We need a who's-who on those photos. I need to connect names with faces...
luckily the most embarassing and incriminating are already labelled... :P

I heard (from someone who saw the cop and better not ran the light right in front of him), that the someone "nearly got hit." is total BS. Apparently there was NO CROSSING TRAFFIC WHATSOEVER!!! :rolleyes:

yeah i saw the cop, and thought since we had run like two lights in front of him he was out of his jurisdiction then i hear sirens and think its an ambulance, look back: no this pig****er is yelling at all the pirates behind me, but still rolling in both lanes.

Yeah i agree with emily, maryland bicycle laws suck, so we should be very cautious there or avoid maryland streets.

Also, Justin, hi. (I'm alphabetically and we bumped into each other over on LJ. I recognized yer icon.)

Cool; I like the spoke card so much better than my old one.

Justin, where were you man?

Was soooo good to get out last night, parents are driving me crazy.

Is monday a holiday to any of you? Sunday night "blockade running"?

look back: no this pig****er is yelling at all the pirates behind me, .

definitely let the grrls do the talking to the pig ****ers :p

Justin, where were you man?

I couldn't make it this time; I was getting ready to go to San Francisco this weekend. Next time.

I couldn't make it this time; I was getting ready to go to San Francisco this weekend. Next time.

Hey, give me a call if you're around during the day on Friday. I'm gonna be riding and drinking until around 4:30. I think you have my number, no?

Hey, give me a call if you're around during the day on Friday. I'm gonna be riding and drinking until around 4:30. I think you have my number, no?

I do and I will. I'm looking forward to it.

it had my timbers shivering
i sure was glad to have the girls there to "yarrrbitrate"

yeah i don't like the flashy lights unless they're blinky and strapped to pCow's bars

Speaking of you cow,,,
where's that "photo i'd just love" of my soon-to-be frame?

Whatsmada, the trail too dark for ya?

Pix: was thinging altar to the dog saint of pirates...

think I like it on the mantle...hmmmmm :)

ok poopncow, what time in the evening are you going to be home tomorrow?

SPudcolli, will prob get home around 5 then shot out to hains pt for a few laps. you can try to meet me at hains pt. please confirm and I'm bring the stuff, also have lacquer thinner (a must for final whip down b4 you paint). but either you confirm and I'll bring it or catch up w me on my way home from hains. after that it is packing and bike cleaning for the seagull! YARRRRRRR SEAGULL....calm down...take meds....damn out of meds....any pharmies?

CALLING ALL PIRATES, anyone interested in a SUnday or Monday afternoon DVD, grill, bike maintenance, Chicage planning,sparks, track stand and hurray my parents finally gone home session at my place, there has got to be a way to rent "red light go", "quick silver" breaking away or american flyer. Valet bike parking available. Just choose the date.

SUnday or Monday afternoon

werd.

werd.

i pick monday

i work sun and mon. perhaps we can have some kind of julie-liberation party at 530 on sun? (perhaps we can scrape together POLO MALLETS, my bretheren???)

for those of you with free time, i do think it would be good for the pirates to have a set of polo mallets. we'd need 6, for traditional 3-on-3 play. or possibly 8, for 4-on-4 or for in case we kill one by mistake.

RECIPE:
take cheapie used golf club (think garage sale, goodwill, dumpster)
remove head, using hacksaw or gnawing it off with really sharp teeth
attach an approx. 8" piece of pvc piping (4" diameter or so) where the yuppie clubhead was

note: try not to bolt the thing on, ok? that leaves you metal sticking out the bottom of the club, and may result in blood being drawn during certain incidents.

note: try not to bolt the thing on, ok? that leaves you metal sticking out the bottom of the club, and may result in blood being drawn during certain incidents.
It doesn't leave metal sticking out if you do it right. :rolleyes:

...for those of you with free time, i do think it would be good for the pirates to have a set of polo mallets.

Polo playing pirates partying, pillage, and plundering at Poopncows? If only he live on P St.

let me be perfectly honest: i play polo for the bruises and crashes, not to win.

anyway, who's making 'em?? c'mon... someone?

oh, and the good news is, there's a great polo spot on p street. though i prefer sherwood. something about the fountain in the middle for people to fall into makes it all the more fun.

listen.

I will henceforth dedicate all of my ever-so-frequent dumpster dives to the procuring of mallet making materials! My parents have a croquet set, but i think they wouldn't be pleased if i broke their precious relics of the swinging 70's.

So,, They may not be ready by sunday/monday
but they're on the way..

in a related topic...
It doesn't leave metal sticking out if you do it right.

care to share?
i've tought about it two ways (and clearly need to be given something to do...)

photo and discussion moved to new thread

care to share?

It got a little small, but anyway...
-two washers, one on the outside, one on the inside (mayby bent to accomodate the curvature of the pipe) (green dot)
-a bolt (blue dot)
-a peg (or however you call a "Dübel") (red dot)

edited for tink... :rolleyes:

care to end this polo related discussion and move it over to the other thread?
oh,, and repost your schematic (nice!!) with maybe an explanation of the red dot?

_tink

Polo playing pirates partying, pillage, and plundering at Poopncows? If only he live on P St.

Rhode Island and 5th NW 2 blocks from P.

Chimbly liberation starts at 530 PM Sunday. Will give me sometime to do some shopping after returning from Seagull... and get tools for Mallet madness (note Home Depot is 12 blocks away).

And we get to see the German Ingenuity ... will we have to met DIN standards??????

please PSVP w dietary restrictions.

Need a volunteer to get the DVD's

Also a VCR if anyone wants to watch "Deathrace 2000"

will prob need JB Weld...suicide mallets?

1730 Sun sounds good. How 'bout I bring Pirates of the Carribean on DVD? If someone brings a VCR,I've also got Yellowbeard on VHS,which is prolly more in tune with the DC Pirates(Monty Python,dontcha know ;) ).

cow: i don't eat anything in the animal kingdom

also: dvd's? what are we, middle aged? we can play polo late into the night... drinking... pillaging... why sit around watching movies?

cow: i don't eat anything in the animal kingdom

also: dvd's? what are we, middle aged? we can play polo late into the night... drinking... pillaging... why sit around watching movies?


Ok, what about stuff from something in the animal kingdom?

re: movies and such. What I really want to see is "red light go" , rest is back ground for whatever, during maintenance and Mallet fabrication. Midnight Polo, absolutely, and those remarks were pretty brazen when there are mallets to be swung.... savy?

will have to reconsider my plans to stay in OC sat night.... for sake of party prep

someone get a hold of Network1 and Sol sinc ethey don't forum

i will contact the wuss people
and bring the beefneck

(as soon as you have the official event name, date, time, and location...)

ps - do y'all think we should set up a dc pirates announcements email list? this forum is great for discussion, but it's a lot to weed through to get date, time, and location for pillages. it may be useful to be able to send just event postings direct via email.

pss-- i don't care what you think. i started the list anyway. subscribe or be out of the loop.
dcpirates-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

oh, if you have emails for fellow pirates, please use the "invite' function to get 'em on the list. it's on the website.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dcpirates/

Boogerbike had a good thing going, but we had the word plunder recently.

"Morgan's Mallet Marauder Massacre"

Sunday Oct 9th, 5:30 PM at Sherwood (for tradition and a few silly laps before Cow Cove)

This one is gooding to be drinky and snacky first, then smashingly ridey.

Those who want to Metro in... Green line SHAW.

Chimbly...oop, XO, ops Number 1, no, Lt. for life, please thread accordingly...thank you :)

damn, I need to subscribe or send invites from home.

Hey, thanks for the ride on Tuesday night. Too bad we missed all the excitement at the end. Our TNS crew pulled 45 miles on the night, so not bad at all. I'll keep an eye on the forums for upcoming rides...

DT

Folks all, just a quick reminder, Will be gettingtogether this Sunday with the goal of ride, drink and making a go at polo. bring your creative ideas on how to make these things. Also google polo mallet and found lots stuff on pro mallets. PM me when you have a chance. Off to seagull century.

Hope to see you on Sunday.

Oohhhh. Polo.

I really need to get my housemates onto some bikes. Perhaps I will try to convince them to come along to watch us be crazy.

Will be there.

mmm. burritos.