Dumbest thing(s) you've been told or yelled at while commuting
02-02-11, 09:07 PM
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Steel is real, baby!
"Are you OK?"
From the lady in the car that hit me as she was fleeing the scene.
From the lady in the car that hit me as she was fleeing the scene.
02-02-11, 09:48 PM
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"By your left" - from a coworker
OT: About the TPing/egging thing. TPing is a funny prank, sure it's tough to clean up but it doesn't damage anything. Egging someone's thing is just malicious. And no, we never got caught - even sneaking our buddies out of the bushes with the cops inside the house. We also only TPd our buddies, not strangers. Getting caught means you didn't think everything through or get lucky and it's called laziness, not science.
OT: About the TPing/egging thing. TPing is a funny prank, sure it's tough to clean up but it doesn't damage anything. Egging someone's thing is just malicious. And no, we never got caught - even sneaking our buddies out of the bushes with the cops inside the house. We also only TPd our buddies, not strangers. Getting caught means you didn't think everything through or get lucky and it's called laziness, not science.
02-17-11, 03:23 AM
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2 nights ago someone yelled "hey grandpa". i'm 26.
02-17-11, 11:18 AM
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Vain, But Lacking Talent
Actually had a good one this morning. I passed a group of kids waiting for the bus. Well, I say "passed" but it was up a good hill into a headwind, so I was loping along at maybe 10 mph. Anyhow, a few of the kids were giving me the "Come on, ride that bike! You can do it!" spiel in a very obvious mocking fashion. Anyhow, just as I crested the hill and sat down, I cheerfully said, "Good morning! Enjoy the school day!" and then... silence. Kids just didn't know what to do with that. 
02-17-11, 11:27 AM
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"YOU WERE GOING TOO FAST" from an old lady who just crossed the road straight in front of me,????
02-17-11, 12:18 PM
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I do race.
02-17-11, 02:50 PM
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Someone threw pennies at me once. I have to respect their aim. I had pennies in my helmet?!
Someone threw one of those little styrofoam coffe cups-at me! Must not have had anything else to throw.
I was on a four lane bridge-two lanes in either direction.
Guy was in a car beside me, and he "yelled get on the sidewalk."
Then he realized there was no one else in the other lane, and mashed on the gas.
The thing about people that drive like that-they are only hurting themselves:
Tire squeals will wear out your tires and hard acceleration does stress out the motor...people doing that often and on a regular basis will have to pay for there stress relief....
Once I was riding on this street and some kids were riding by in a minivan.
He was trying to yell something stupid at me, but He couldn't roll down the window-it was the kind that hinges at the top and locks at the bottom and only opens an inch. I think he thought I was a girl, trying to make a rude comment about how nice my back end was!
Joke was on him-rednecks in SE Texas don't take kindly to men that compliment each other's back ends.
Someone threw one of those little styrofoam coffe cups-at me! Must not have had anything else to throw.
I was on a four lane bridge-two lanes in either direction.
Guy was in a car beside me, and he "yelled get on the sidewalk."
Then he realized there was no one else in the other lane, and mashed on the gas.
The thing about people that drive like that-they are only hurting themselves:
Tire squeals will wear out your tires and hard acceleration does stress out the motor...people doing that often and on a regular basis will have to pay for there stress relief....
Once I was riding on this street and some kids were riding by in a minivan.
He was trying to yell something stupid at me, but He couldn't roll down the window-it was the kind that hinges at the top and locks at the bottom and only opens an inch. I think he thought I was a girl, trying to make a rude comment about how nice my back end was!
Joke was on him-rednecks in SE Texas don't take kindly to men that compliment each other's back ends.
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02-18-11, 05:16 PM
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Bubba in a pickup: "Get outta my way f@gg1t!!"
Me: "Sorry, didn't know you had to be queer to be here. My bad."
Me: "Sorry, didn't know you had to be queer to be here. My bad."
02-18-11, 06:45 PM
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02-18-11, 08:00 PM
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Fresh Garbage
No real interesting things yelled at me, but I have received the "you're not a car" comment multiple times. The last time was from a driver that went on to continually cut the line of cars ahead of him from their right. I later caught up and saw his disappointment in not really getting anywhere faster than me, then I told that he really inspired me to start driving again. He went on to rev his engine and drive like a jack ass in his crappy car
02-19-11, 08:01 PM
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02-19-11, 08:15 PM
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Two hot chicks flying by in their car: "Hey baby - wanna F*ck?!"
"Yes," I responded.
Im not sure who was the dumbest.
"Yes," I responded.
Im not sure who was the dumbest.
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02-20-11, 10:32 AM
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two motorcycle cops used to pass me slowly while i was riding a recumbent. one was female, and she would look over at me and stare and smile.
one day as they passed, i said something really dumb.
'yeah, it's me again,' is blurted.
i never saw her again...
one day as they passed, i said something really dumb.
'yeah, it's me again,' is blurted.
i never saw her again...
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