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messenger club
I saw a bike messenger's bike chained to the railing leading into our administrative hearing center here in Chicago. The bike, a fixie, had a laminated card glued to the spokes of the front wheel.
The card had the acronym IFBC. The F had a crank coming out of the bottom and a lightening bolt on the end. The messenger said it was a club.
Anyone know what the club is?
Tom O.
PS, she probably got a ticket for riding without a helmet.
The card had the acronym IFBC. The F had a crank coming out of the bottom and a lightening bolt on the end. The messenger said it was a club.
Anyone know what the club is?
Tom O.
PS, she probably got a ticket for riding without a helmet.
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Those laminated cards are used by racers in alley cats (kind of like a number plate). The "club" she referred to may have been her way of saying "if you don't know what it means then you aren't in it". Or, it may really have been a club
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Those laminated cards are used by racers in alley cats (kind of like a number plate). The "club" she referred to may have been her way of saying "if you don't know what it means then you aren't in it". Or, it may really have been a club
Thanks, now I feel really old and out of it. The messenger girl is hip and I am not (nobody says hip anymore).
Tom O.
Thanks, now I feel really old and out of it. The messenger girl is hip and I am not (nobody says hip anymore).
Tom O.
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rule number one of messenger club is you do not talk about messenger club
she looked as though she had just come from fight club
tom o
she looked as though she had just come from fight club
tom o
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Those laminated cards are used by racers in alley cats (kind of like a number plate).
I give up. What are alley cats.
Tom O
I give up. What are alley cats.
Tom O
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Lawyer outfit?
You mean heavy shield, helmet with horns, large sword? Wait, those are vikings...what does a 'lawyer' look like?
You mean heavy shield, helmet with horns, large sword? Wait, those are vikings...what does a 'lawyer' look like?
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Blue suit, white shirt, red tie, pompous look on my face... the required uniform for hearings.
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I am swedish but I gave up the horns and shield years ago.
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I am swedish but I gave up the horns and shield years ago.
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Originally posted by tom o
Blue suit, white shirt, red tie, pompous look on my face...
Blue suit, white shirt, red tie, pompous look on my face...
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Oddly enough, I have a good friend who is a lawyer and she does not look the part. So I was just ribbin ya, tom o. Mybe someday you'll see me speedin past you in the morning.
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Funny thing, Tom- I was just riding past state court and looking at the Picasso. I used to be a library rat in the Daley Center back when I was a law clerk at my firm. I wonder if I've run into you.
If you work for Winston and Strawn, I'm kicking your butt!
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If you work for Winston and Strawn, I'm kicking your butt!
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I know, lots of lawyers don't wear a uniform. When you spend a lot of time in court there is an expectation that you will follow certain norms just to be taken seriously.
I have bucked the trend over the years but it is just so much easier to conform while on the job. I dress how I wnat when I am at home.
I still shovel snow in shorts and a sweatshirt. Sometimes even in sandals.
tom o.
I have bucked the trend over the years but it is just so much easier to conform while on the job. I dress how I wnat when I am at home.
I still shovel snow in shorts and a sweatshirt. Sometimes even in sandals.
tom o.
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I work for myself. I write wills and trusts. I work a lot with families with special needs children. I have a day job which I will be delighted to tell you about off-list.
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I=Interbational
F= Federation of
B=bicycle
C=couriers
An assoiation to sanction and help organise courier
That was my only freebie on messenger topics
F= Federation of
B=bicycle
C=couriers
An assoiation to sanction and help organise courier
That was my only freebie on messenger topics
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Originally Posted by 165-48:17
Lawyer outfit?
You mean heavy shield, helmet with horns, large sword? Wait, those are vikings...what does a 'lawyer' look like?
You mean heavy shield, helmet with horns, large sword? Wait, those are vikings...what does a 'lawyer' look like?
I bet if you wore your viking outfit people would think you were hip.
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Originally Posted by sc11
I=Interbational
F= Federation of
B=bicycle
C=couriers
An assoiation to sanction and help organise courier
That was my only freebie on messenger topics
F= Federation of
B=bicycle
C=couriers
An assoiation to sanction and help organise courier
That was my only freebie on messenger topics
Thanks for the input.
What else is there and what is the fee?
Tom O.
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Originally Posted by kurremkarm
I bet if you wore your viking outfit people would think you were hip.
I tried that but the horns keep getting caught on low hanging tree branches and those goat skins are not as warm as they look.
Tom O.
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Originally Posted by tom o
I am swedish but I gave up the horns and shield years ago.