They laughed at me.
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My greatest fear is all of my kids standing around my coffin and talking about "how sensible" dad was.
My greatest fear is all of my kids standing around my coffin and talking about "how sensible" dad was.
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$4.00 per pound! I paid 75 cents for a little paper bag of peanuts in a little convenience store in Portage de Sioux, Missouri. I have no idea how much it weighed but it was enough peanuts to get me noticed. Next time I'm in Portage I'll get some more if they still have them.
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Peanuts in the shell, yeah! Raffles bar, IPA, throw the shells on the floor, tell lies. That's living!
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Georgia's peanut harvest is in the Fall, and that's the best time to get boiled peanuts. Florida peanuts have a bit wider harvest window. But they freeze well and can be quickly thawed and heated for an off season snack. The canned Peanut Patch boiled peanuts in the grocery stores are actually not too bad.
Many people try to extend the boiled peanut season by using dried peanuts. They take forever to cook, they look and taste terrible. These are not the boiled peanuts you want.
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wait, what? they laughed at your baggy nuts?
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Sounds like the same way that you can get soybeans (edamame) in Japanese restaurants/bars.
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I like wearing my Man Capris/Pirate Style bike shorts. I enjoy my payday candy bars for a mid ride snack.
Men in tights laughing at you? Where is Mel Brooks when you need a new movie?
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Men in tights laughing at you? Where is Mel Brooks when you need a new movie?
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I think its disgusting and terrible how people treat Lance Armstrong, especially after winning 7 Tour de France Titles while on drugs!
I can't even find my bike when I'm on drugs. -Willie N.
I think its disgusting and terrible how people treat Lance Armstrong, especially after winning 7 Tour de France Titles while on drugs!
I can't even find my bike when I'm on drugs. -Willie N.
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I got ignored and "looks of distain" when I first started riding again. I had a 15 year old Hardtail and wore a Hockey Jersey for my winter cover. There was an older woman and 1 greyhound on a Cervelo who were friendly. All the rest of the Latex Lizards were colder than a brass toilet seat in a Nebraska Winter. It created a fire in me. I would be as good as them as soon as I could and I would encourage every rider climbing Horizon Ridge. I chuckle to myself when I see some of the newbies, but I'm proud of them all.
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I think its disgusting and terrible how people treat Lance Armstrong, especially after winning 7 Tour de France Titles while on drugs!
I can't even find my bike when I'm on drugs. -Willie N.
I think its disgusting and terrible how people treat Lance Armstrong, especially after winning 7 Tour de France Titles while on drugs!
I can't even find my bike when I'm on drugs. -Willie N.
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I got ignored and "looks of distain" when I first started riding again. I had a 15 year old Hardtail and wore a Hockey Jersey for my winter cover. There was an older woman and 1 greyhound on a Cervelo who were friendly. All the rest of the Latex Lizards were colder than a brass toilet seat in a Nebraska Winter. It created a fire in me. I would be as good as them as soon as I could and I would encourage every rider climbing Horizon Ridge. I chuckle to myself when I see some of the newbies, but I'm proud of them all.
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My greatest fear is all of my kids standing around my coffin and talking about "how sensible" dad was.
My greatest fear is all of my kids standing around my coffin and talking about "how sensible" dad was.
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Recumbent, baggies, disdain for designer cycling food... please tell me you have a beard and hairy legs. Bits of peanut shell snagged in said hair would complete the image.
Now me, I like to munch on Rice Crispy Treats when I pedal my hairy legged and faced self around on my recumbent. Lycra though, strictly lycra. So I'm cool.
Now me, I like to munch on Rice Crispy Treats when I pedal my hairy legged and faced self around on my recumbent. Lycra though, strictly lycra. So I'm cool.
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Recumbent, baggies, disdain for designer cycling food... please tell me you have a beard and hairy legs. Bits of peanut shell snagged in said hair would complete the image.
Now me, I like to munch on Rice Crispy Treats when I pedal my hairy legged and faced self around on my recumbent. Lycra though, strictly lycra. So I'm cool.
Now me, I like to munch on Rice Crispy Treats when I pedal my hairy legged and faced self around on my recumbent. Lycra though, strictly lycra. So I'm cool.
Retro's beard is rather subtle - just a button of a goatee that I keep trimmed quite short with the clipper. My little sister told me I should get rid of it so now I have no choice and can never shave it.
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My greatest fear is all of my kids standing around my coffin and talking about "how sensible" dad was.
My greatest fear is all of my kids standing around my coffin and talking about "how sensible" dad was.
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The purpose of shaving your legs is not so much for aerodynamics but so the doctor can work on them if you crash.
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I want to shave my legs, but I'm reluctant because I'm afraid someone would laugh at a bent rider with shaved legs. But dang, it would accentuate my fine toned body.....
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Momento mori, amor fati.
Momento mori, amor fati.
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Well then as George Mount used to say: "So the doctors can work on them and because the guys like the way it makes them look".
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If you shave your legs we're going to laugh at you. But then we're going to laugh at you if you don't shave your legs too. So why we laugh at you is totally under your control.
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My greatest fear is all of my kids standing around my coffin and talking about "how sensible" dad was.
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I was kind of hoping I'd get a real good-looking girl to shave my legs before the doctor works on them. When it actually happened, however, I was out so I don't know what the person who shaved my leg looked like. The best words I heard that day were "We'll put you to sleep before moving you onto the operating table."
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My greatest fear is all of my kids standing around my coffin and talking about "how sensible" dad was.
My greatest fear is all of my kids standing around my coffin and talking about "how sensible" dad was.
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