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Robin Williams Describes Being Pulled Over While Riding His Bike

Old 04-19-11, 05:59 PM
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Robin Williams Describes Being Pulled Over While Riding His Bike

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Old 04-19-11, 06:05 PM
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And because he's Robin Williams, he only gets a verbal warning.
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yea, but riding a track bike with a balaclava? I liked that.
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WHOA, that beard.
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that is the father of all beards!
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He is lucky that he didn't get body-slammed by an NYPD jerk.
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Originally Posted by billdsd View Post
And because he's Robin Williams, he only gets a verbal warning.
From him telling the story, it was not even a warning, just an advisory. Yet everyone else is getting slammed with tickets for laws that do not even exist. I just love bike friendly cities.
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