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Old 03-07-13 | 09:42 PM
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Yikes. Someone ate the whole strip.
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Old 03-07-13 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Dudelsack
You really shouldn't have said that....
OMG!! Now I have been truely punished for doing a non-cycling-related post in 50+! Mea culpa, mea culpa, and many more.

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Old 03-07-13 | 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Dudelsack
You really shouldn't have said that....

That is truly twisted.
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Old 03-07-13 | 10:34 PM
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Good thing we didn't have those in the 60's.
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Old 03-08-13 | 03:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Dudelsack
You really shouldn't have said that....
I warned him. Some people just never learn.
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Old 03-08-13 | 06:15 AM
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I warned him. Some people just never learn.
Why did I click on play?!? Ahhhhhhhhhh!
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Old 03-08-13 | 09:56 AM
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People need to learn to laugh at themselves. After all, there is so much good material out there.
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Old 03-08-13 | 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Dudelsack
People need to learn to laugh at themselves. After all, there is so much good material out there.
Amen to that.
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Old 03-08-13 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by leob1
I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.
I made a mistake once. I listened to and believed someone who accused me of being wrong. The only mistake I ever made.
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Old 03-08-13 | 10:58 AM
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Yeah, I let that one go.. Wonder if he could keep up while I happen to be riding. More to life that what tires should I use.
Amen to that brother. It seems, however, that once again, the odd, squeeky, loud, rusty wheel wins out.

Oh well, as the French like to say (with ashrug of the shoulders): Meh!
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Old 03-08-13 | 11:01 AM
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I watch PR with my wife, and have from its very first season. It reminds me of architecture school, or it did when they had truly unusual challenges, like having to get all their materials from the produce section of the grocery store. Creativity and egos abound. Just like being back in the studio, only more gay (not that there's anything wrong with that).
Funny you would mention that. The daughter unit is just finishing up her architecture degree over at Cal Poly, and that's one of the reasons she enjoys the show.
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