Rides and Races - DC Pirates' Pillages and Plunders

Rum! Rum! Shish-koom-bah!
Kickem in the bum bum! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Goooooooooo PIRATES!

YO CALLING ALL PIRATES... who is gonna be in town this weekend and is down for a ride... i might be up that way? if there is anything going on let me know... thanks

-the aussie-

Looking for long distance ride this weekend if I am not in DUMBO or 1040'ing

2 hours till rum, ahoy!

some light reading on the subject, for those of you who like to do your homework, from your favorite source of history and mine, "The Modern Drunkard"
http://www.moderndrunkardmagazine.com/issues/10_04/10-04-pirates.htm

Would anyone who's attending tonight happen to know how to set a front deraileur? Apparently I'm not smart enough to do so, and have been commuting with about 5 gears on a triple for a week.

Thanks,
Pat

http://static.flickr.com/55/127429891_b46304e154.jpg

the results.
14 riders, more or less, pillaged rum from 4 bars.
two riders were involved in two crashes over the course of two miles and spent 30 minutes giggling in the first aid aisle of CVS. no bicycles were injured. blood was shed, but just enough to cause giggling.
cheese fries were consumed.
piracy was celebrated.
and to all a good night.

haha that's tight... being 18 sucks...=(

Damn, we're sexy. Thanks for good times last night. It was nice to meet everybody and drink just enough to forget everybody's names. Lookin forward to the next one.

http://flickr.com/photos/chimblysweep/sets/72057594105254765/
more photos.

oh, and superthanks to the friendly folks of the Washington International Youth Hostel. Located at 11th and K, it's the perfect cheap place to stay when nobody will let you stay on their couch. They hooked up a pirate with a gauze pad and some scotch tape when it seemed all hope was dashed. Thanks, hostellers!

http://static.flickr.com/55/127429891_b46304e154.jpg

the results.
14 riders, more or less, pillaged rum from 4 bars.
two riders were involved in two crashes over the course of two miles and spent 30 minutes giggling in the first aid aisle of CVS. no bicycles were injured. blood was shed, but just enough to cause giggling.
cheese fries were consumed.
piracy was celebrated.
and to all a good night.

I did make the photo!!!!!

[QUOTE=chimblysweep]http://static.flickr.com/55/127429891_b46304e154.jpg
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Wow, an ENRON jersey!

The Modern Drunkard gave me an idea which requires that I ask a very simple question...

Is this
http://www.fez-o-rama.com/images/product/skull.jpg
worth $45.00? If so then feel free to order up (http://www.fez-o-rama.com/fez_buy.htm). I think I'm still undecided.

Fez, eh?

http://static.flickr.com/55/127429891_b46304e154.jpgDammit! I always miss the good ones. :(

dcbca time trials in rock creek park, tonight, beach drive and ridge rd., @6pm!
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Diabutsusan,

Don't worry, the second half (the part I attended) was fun but ended with bad rum and then drunken Harper screaming outside of fox and hounds.
Kim says sorry.

BTW, we have a local bag maker and may have another.

Anyone interested in Sunday Afternoon rides?

I finish around 3.

BTW, I am clearing out my stash.

I have 0ne project bike schwinn, lotsa parts (bars, some wheels, etc). um a columbus hat?

Anyone wanna help paint chain reaction and meet Jimmy, the best mechanic in DC?

Anyone interested in Sunday Afternoon rides?

Red,
The pirates have every-sunday rides that start at Haines Point. Last week it went a couple laps around haines, some cheese, more laps, then up to capitol hill, around the city, etc.

I know, But the cheese rides end before I am free at three o'clock.

Peter and I went to for a few laps and then down to gravelly point last sunday, really nice weather. There were even some blossoms left near the end of the loop.

Thus...Sunday afternoon rides (late).

Or, if you are riding around the city, come up to Takoma park between 10 and 2 and get delicious Organic cheese, yoghurt, meat veggies, mushrooms, eggs, bread, etc.

Also, the worlds hottest pepper jack.

We like our slutty grilled cheeses. $1.50 at the clubhouse. Mmmmm cheese-like food product.

pirates 1
ninjas 0
http://www.deadspin.com/sports/whimsy/the-ninja-went-down-to-georgia-166827.php

Wow, an ENRON jersey!

Yup. From the eBay listing:
"Have the ride of your life in a brand-new Sugoi cycling jersey designed for the 2001 Enron team riding in the MS 150 from Houston to Austin, Texas. Jeff Skilling, former CEO of Enron, was the lead rider and wore a jersey just like this!"

So I guess they weren't all bad. :rolleyes:

BTW,gonna be stuck at work late. No Cardoza for me tonight. :(

stuck at work late, will call if I can get out and ride

1.50 grilled cheese is hard to beat

Pillage = Awesome.

Can't do Cardoza tonight. Bummer.

i may come down at 7 to hang out, but i won't be at CardozO tonight.
i have tickets to see wolf parade.

anyone who knows wolf parade and wants my extra ticket, call me.

hey-O pirates. Last night was funny.
I am putting a fine 105 brake on my cycle.
I need a cheater brake/cyclo lever/bmx lever if anyone has any for sale. Otherwise, i am going to tie the cable to the bars and just pull on it.
noahs

Hey, I was gonna come out to Cardozo tonight, but nobody posted a meet up spot. Then I decided to just meet everyone there, until I remembered this article I read in the DC CIty Paper:

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/districtline/2006/rocks0407.html

If I were riding with the group I wouldn't mind as much, but I ain't taking my chances alone.

So, no Cardozo for me tonight.

In other news:

Now that Julie's moving. "The Law of Conservation of Pirates Employed at City Bikes" (it's an actual law, look it up) has taken effect. I just got hired full time at the Adams Morgan location.:)

Cardozo was awesome tonight, i won every race.

Who all was there?

Still at work. Life sucks.

Still at work. Life sucks.

damn dude.

Still at work. Life sucks.
Did they lock you in? Just ask the cleaning staff to let you out.

In other news:

Now that Julie's moving. "The Law of Conservation of Pirates Employed at City Bikes" (it's an actual law, look it up) has taken effect. I just got hired full time at the Adams Morgan location.:)
woo hoo!
now, give up hope of ever having a break, plan on spending $10 a day on food and coffee, and be prepared to never have clean hands again.

Congratulations Daibatsusan,
I didn't even know you were applying. I will send my recommendations over to Alex.
I was there for two years and though it is crazy in the summer it is also a lot of fun.
Full time is a whole different world.
Just look forward to Toledo Sunday Afternoons, Chaos thursday nights, always offer to go for food. Coffee is always good at ten and at four. Go to Tryst but make sure they know you are citybikes. You will get the real service. Get two packs of Schaeffer from North Sea on Thursday around six. Work on your Spanish. Make friends with Jose and the Arrevelo Brothers.
Euan and Alex are always stressed. Bring Music.
Learn to handle crazy people.
Mark likes raw sugar packets from the coffee shops, Paul likes kabob salads from the Astor. So's your mom is the best deli in DC.
Ep is now the same as former employee discount, so be creative in shopping. One of us usually has the item.
Drink lots of water.
Smile and nod. The crazy people will eventually leave and everyone can laugh about it later.
Get to know the friends of the shop.
Drink beer.
Mr. Chens is not very good anymore. North sea is inexplicably better. Martin will argue this.
When you stack, do it fast.
Go to the pharmacy bar after work, this is your new home.
Monday morning sucks, Thursday night is a delight.
Kevin Costello, Shawn Smith and Sol, do not work there. But they may as well.
Watch Euan's face when you meet someone new, it is a great indicator of whether that person is a friend or a freak. He knows who everyone is.
Check I Saw You in CL and citypaper, you will be in there.
The airhose is outside.
Offer to sweep.
Bring music. Make sure music is always playing, when it stops everyone starts to freak out a little bit.
Have fun, see you thursday.

you sure that you want to publically post all that, Red? I'd delete at least half. this is the interweb, and that's all public. more appropriate for a pm.

besides, part of it is wrong, like for example, Shawn now manages the chevy chase store...

Is anyone interested in later sunday rides? If they are...call me, tink, pcow, chimbley all have my number.

yeah, Shawn doesn't work there.
nothing is wrong.

yeah, Shawn doesn't work there.
nothing is wrong.
he did when he called me last saturday.

and you have real people's real names with criticism of them attached to it. posted for the public to see. whether or not they have access to the interweb, someone will end up seeing it and directing them to it. just food for thought.

Shawn doesn't work there (AM)
Shawn works at chevy chase, but that is like working at a different store. Whereas he is Shawn, so it is like he is a permanent de facto employee. When he doesn't work there he is often behind the counter and when he does work there he is behind the counter. Other folks from CC don't go behid the counter at AM, and vice versa.

fft. less crappy more happy.
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i scream you scream we all scream for

margaritas!

folks who want to co-plan the going away birthday going away madness, pm me asap. it looks like i have to go out of town again next weekend, so we're sorta needing to set up date, etc.

i scream you scream we all scream for



Thor!!!!!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41307000/jpg/_41307915_df.jpg

:love: :love: :love: :love:
*swoon*

He's so dreamy.

I love the pop-up god of thunder...
http://www.thor-hushovd.com/index.htm

do you think that, if i asked him on a date through the "contact" area, he'd get it?

or perhaps we should have a lady pirates' stalking road/plane trip...

:mad: His bio says he has a live-in girlfriend.

:mad: His bio says he has a live-in girlfriend.
Single (lives with his girlfriend Susanne)

boo.
that's the luckiest girl ever.

fft. less crappy more happy.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
i scream you scream we all scream for

margaritas!

folks who want to co-plan the going away birthday going away madness, pm me asap. it looks like i have to go out of town again next weekend, so we're sorta needing to set up date, etc.
When roughly would that be?

boo.
that's the luckiest girl ever.
But hey... he has a brother. :rolleyes: