Those are legal in Va. no waiting.

neither...the video I took of the event still sends my heart a-titter though.

Didn't the former Washington Bullets go through this whole thing over a decade ago?

I'm glad that's all that's a-titter!

It's funny how I would never use that phrase to lead off a post about anything, unless I was going to shoot a gun.

I don't get the idiomatic connection between pulling a trigger on anything, be it gun or spray bottle, and buying a new bike. . .

Never heard of them

Yes. The only difference is that riding a Wally world bike is only marginally less pleasurable than smelling the aftereffects of pulling a finger.

Reminds me of a quote from Miss Swan on MadTV: "say what you mean, mean what you say"

I'm pretty sure that Tennyson isn't talking about flowers and weeds in your sig, but if you choose to stick to literal meanings I guess that's what you're stuck with.

"Pulling the trigger" to someone who has actually had the experience symbolizes a single, explosive, sudden action following significant planning and preparation. Think of the amount of homework most people do when buying a high-end bike, then think of how easy it is to write that check or swipe that credit card. Your fear and ignorance of guns just means you don't understand it. Not saying that to be insulting, BTW--you probably just don't have the experience. As someone who spent 4 years on the rifle team in college, it makes perfect sense.

Who said it was a gun trigger?

My wife pulled the trigger finger to release some pressure and my hand felt a lot better. I then was able to pull the trigger on my drill as I worked on a piece of metal which required me to pull the trigger on a spray bottle full of oil with my left hand to lubricate the drill bit. I didn’t realize that completing this chore would pull the trigger and cause a landslide of honey do’s to issue forth from the wife. Next I had to take care of Will Roger’s horse so I went and pulled Trigger into the barn.

So, it's not really a good metaphor then is it? Most trigger pulling I read about involves very little planning and preparation, unless you count the drinking and drugs ahead of the incident.

As a woman who became pregnant via surgical implantation of a fertilized egg for the purpose of carrying the fetus to term for another woman, I'm patently offended by your use of the term surrogate.

^^^ Patentcad makes fun of me a lot, and I've been retraumatized by your use of the word "patent."

All1Tao, did you remember to trigger the shutter-release on your camera to get some good pictures of Trigger walking into the barn?

I think we all need to stop using the term crazy. Boy you were crazy for riding down that 25% grade with no brakes. You bought something from Walmart? Are you crazy? Dude, that bike is crazy hot! You mean I actually have to wash things that smell? That's just crazy talk.

The man in VA responsible was "crazy." That is what made him "pull the trigger."

And as for the rest of us....we are crazy too. Anyone that can justify spending thousands of dollars on what most of society considers a toy is crazy.

So go ahead and "pull the trigger" on your next "crazy" bike purchase. It is worth it. I think.

Which part of Australia is Taipei in again?

No. You might annoy poor people.

Oh my God. The farmers will be outraged

Feminists will be insulted.

Carpenters will protest you for being unkind to the woes of their occupational hazards.

No. No. No. Electricians and people in the power geration industry would be insulted. Not to mention being so inconsideate by wasting so much power just after Earth Day.



I get really annoyed at how easily people get annoyed.

Unleash the FURRY!!!

I gathered up my worldly wealth and laid it upon the altar of all things small and shiny.

That would have been ROY Rogers horse.

The OP is from Australia, even though he may live in Taiwan.

i live in the netherlands, but i'm not dutch.

Botto,

You're Venetian?

I live in denial, but I'm not Egyptian.