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Old 09-20-10 | 03:39 PM
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Tired of cuttlefish and octopus commuter cyclists!

Are you sick of being sprayed with ink by eight-armed cyclists who change their skin color to blend in with their surroundings? At first it was cute and kind of funny, but it's getting old. These are worse than salmon, trout, or even swordfish cyclists! And they're definitely more annoying than catfish commuters or bike herring, probably worse than barracuda ( those are the ones that hide behind holes in bridges, and then sprint out when you go by ), not as cool as flying fish bikers ( like ET ), and better for your hearing than bass cyclists ( who have loud sound systems ). Betta bikers are the worst, though, always getting in fights.

I have pictures. This is a an octopus, camouflaged to blend in with a plain wall:



Here's a cuttlefish commuter, using its 250 ppi skin to look like the brick wall it's passing:



This one is a little bit more fred with the bike, but more virtuous as a hiding octopus cyclist:

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Old 09-20-10 | 06:48 PM
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Old 09-20-10 | 06:52 PM
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I guess LSD is still popular.
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Old 09-20-10 | 07:31 PM
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Do you know why the shark is the apex predator? because of all those teeth which is the first (and usually) last thing everything else sees....



watch out for the shark commuter - fast, and lots of sharp teeth up front!
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Old 09-20-10 | 08:43 PM
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Not sure about the rest, but I do occasionally see salmon.
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Old 09-20-10 | 10:20 PM
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Batter and deep fry them.

Yum!

Problems solved.
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Old 09-20-10 | 11:21 PM
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Old 09-21-10 | 12:19 AM
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I have no idea what you're saying but that Orbea is a very, very cool bike (minus all the crap its owner put on it).
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I have no idea what you're saying but that Orbea is a very, very cool bike (minus all the crap its owner put on it).
That overpriced rolling billboard looks about as comfortable as upside-down barstool, and about as useful as a cloaca on an elbow. That cargo bike, on the other hand...
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Old 09-21-10 | 03:13 AM
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lost you at swordfish
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Old 09-21-10 | 04:30 AM
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I guess LSD is still popular.
Or he's having the flashbacks he was promised
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Or he's having the flashbacks he was promised
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Old 09-21-10 | 07:51 AM
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I believe parody threads are lost on this lot.
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Old 09-21-10 | 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by DataJunkie
I believe parody threads are lost on this lot.
This entire forum must be a parody. There's no other explanation.

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Old 09-21-10 | 07:56 AM
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While you are all talking about predators, I thought I might go a little lower on the foodchain, and talk about the mudskippers. Those things annoy me, but sometimes I would secretly like to be a mudskipper











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Old 09-21-10 | 08:22 AM
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This entire forum must be a parody. There's no other explanation.

What's the best frame material? What chain lube is the best?
lol
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Old 09-21-10 | 09:03 AM
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Old 09-21-10 | 09:59 AM
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Old 09-21-10 | 10:25 AM
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Is your brain on drugs?
No ... it's a joke at the salmon and trout on bikes, that are so popular these days. I went whole hog with the fish metaphor.

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lost you at swordfish
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Old 09-21-10 | 11:06 AM
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Wow, I knew the endomorphs were heavy, but with that amount of mud, it must be like riding on a couple of flywheels. I'd still love to have a pugsley, though.
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Old 09-21-10 | 05:28 PM
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No need to explain it to the little minnows Seattle, I think you did a fine job.

I hereby nominate you for #1 class clown fish.

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Old 09-21-10 | 05:52 PM
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Time for a velocephalo (pods) forum
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Old 09-21-10 | 06:13 PM
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I like crabs. They blend in real nice in a bad neighborhood.
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