Originally Posted by JRA
Captain Queeg's monologue in the Caine Mutiny comes to mind.
"Ah, but the strawberries! That's where I had them. They laughed at me and made jokes, but I proved beyond the shadow of a doubt, and with geometric logic..."
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I found this amusing:
"Indeed, the standard advice to lawful, competent cyclists is to ride properly by ignoring the presence of the bicycle-lane stripe. Depending on the jurisdiction, this may involve disobeying the law..." - Forester
Captain Queeg! sounds like one of the ardent defenders of foresters' quackery.
two quacks in a gaggle. lost in the cacophony of all the rest of the riders out there.
there's a LOT of variety of riding styles; predicating any one style on all is unrealistic quackery and anti- populist bicycling.
john forester is the anticyclist. i bet he scowls at the real utility and transportational bikers he sees out his car window and asks himself "where are all these riders coming from? Barring improving their skills, how can I reduce their numbers?"
"Ah, but the strawberries! That's where I had them. They laughed at me and made jokes, but I proved beyond the shadow of a doubt, and with geometric logic..."