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View Poll Results: Which Saddle Poll do you prefer?
I prefer non-fat blue cheese dressing
3
9.09%
I would never spend $3,000 on a bike
8
24.24%
27.2 miles, and I have great karma
11
33.33%
Get the bar-end shifters, for God's sake.
19
57.58%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 33. You may not vote on this poll

Which Saddle Poll Do You Prefer?

Old 03-05-07, 08:46 PM
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Which Saddle Poll Do You Prefer?

What's the difference between an orange?
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If there's anything I've learned in all the years and miles I've ridden bicycles.
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What kind of noise annoys an oyster?
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If a DG falls in the forest then will Big Paulie lube his butt?
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Why do they have orientation day at Occidental College?
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Originally Posted by Big Paulie
Why do they have orientation day at Occidental College?
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Anyone remember Firesign Theater? Don't crush that dwarf- hand me the pliers. Good stuff that.
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She's no fun, she fell right over.
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Originally Posted by BluesDawg
She's no fun, she fell right over.
Wait a minute, didn't I hear that line on the other side of the record?

. . . and why do psychics need to hold conventions?
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Originally Posted by Red Rider
What kind of noise annoys an oyster?
A noisy noise annoys an oyster.

Gee, what nice weather. Too pretty to talk about saddles.
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Originally Posted by BluesDawg
She's no fun, she fell right over.
Grab this guitar, put on that wide belt and workshirt and tell it like it was.
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I checked the last 3 items on the poll: I would never spend $3K on a bike, 27.2 miles is a nice distance for a ride, and I love barcons.
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Originally Posted by John E
I checked the last 3 items on the poll: I would never spend $3K on a bike, 27.2 miles is a nice distance for a ride, and I love barcons.
Foul! Foul! He's ON TOPIC !
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I can't hear you, I forgot my glasses.
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Originally Posted by swan652
I can't hear you, I forgot my glasses.
Oh, I know, I know . . . let's STAND HIM ON HIS HEAD. There, you see now? It's morrrrrrnnnning!
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I can't hear you, your speaking into my out ear.
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Recumbent unicycle, absolutely.
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Recumbent unicycle, absolutely.

https://images.google.com/images?svnu...le&btnG=Search
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Wow! Never saw one of those before.

I thought this was a great picture of how one rides a recumbent unicycle:
https://www.einart.de/einrad2.jpg

It looks like a good way to commit suicide.
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