Some Laughs (for a change)
06-27-05, 12:33 AM
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Some Laughs (for a change)
--- Here is a funny item from https://probicycle.com/da/offtheroad.html to lighten up some Bike Forums curmudgeons:
HARTFORD CT— Longtime bicycle commuter Gary Spivak says that he feels like an idiot. Spivak says that the idea to "Get the f--k off the road" had never really occurred to him until he received the suggestion from a passing motorist last Friday afternoon as Spivak was cycling along Stanley Street from his job in downtown Hartford to his home in New Britain. Fifty-four year old Spivak says that although he has been cycling the 14 mile roundtrip daily for the past 23 years he now wonders, "What in the hell was I thinking!"
HARTFORD CT— Longtime bicycle commuter Gary Spivak says that he feels like an idiot. Spivak says that the idea to "Get the f--k off the road" had never really occurred to him until he received the suggestion from a passing motorist last Friday afternoon as Spivak was cycling along Stanley Street from his job in downtown Hartford to his home in New Britain. Fifty-four year old Spivak says that although he has been cycling the 14 mile roundtrip daily for the past 23 years he now wonders, "What in the hell was I thinking!"
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"The bicycle is the perfect transducer to match man's metabolic energy to the impedance of locomotion. Equipped with this tool, man outstrips the efficiency of not only all machines but all other animals as well." Ivan Illich ('Energy and Equity')1974
06-27-05, 02:58 AM
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wtf? haha it took 23years to hear that one? amazing!
06-27-05, 09:32 AM
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Heh. I haven't heard it yet... Actually haven't heard any words from drivers. A couple honks is all.
06-27-05, 09:42 AM
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Got that one this weekend out in the country, but it wasn't the first time. It makes me laugh now.
06-27-05, 11:24 AM
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Guess we're supposed to sprout wings and fly...
06-27-05, 12:04 PM
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It's a joke, people...
It's the, "Oh, of course! Why didn't I think of that?!" sarcasm that makes it funny, see.
It's the, "Oh, of course! Why didn't I think of that?!" sarcasm that makes it funny, see.
06-27-05, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by jur
I'm slow. Don't get it.
Hahahaha
The commuter's facetious reaction highlights the actual LACK of merit in the "get off the road" mentality and the anecdote serves as an inspiration for us bike commuters.
That's why I posted it, for the humor and the inspiration. Yeah, it's a joke.
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06-27-05, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 77Univega
--- OK So here's this middle-aged guy who's been safely and successfully bicycle commuting for TWENTY-THREE years. Then he gets the all-too-familiar expletive from a passing cager. So he facetiously reacts as though the cager's remark has merit and deserves serious consideration.
Hahahaha … Yeah, it's a joke.
Hahahaha … Yeah, it's a joke.
06-27-05, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by konageezer
Hey, if it's any consolation to you, I got it... Canadians LOVE irony,
So what is meant by "I smell The Onion"?
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"The bicycle is the perfect transducer to match man's metabolic energy to the impedance of locomotion. Equipped with this tool, man outstrips the efficiency of not only all machines but all other animals as well." Ivan Illich ('Energy and Equity')1974
06-27-05, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 77Univega
So what is meant by "I smell The Onion"?
https://theonion.com/2056-06-22/index_b.php (It looks a little odd, maybe as an anniversary joke?)
