Any Fred's in this forum that aren't ashamed to admit it?
04-01-09, 06:36 PM
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I'm confused. Which way to the coffee shop?
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Birth Certificate, Passport, Marriage License Driver's License and Residency Permit all say I'm a Fred. I guess there's no denying it.
Birth Certificate, Passport, Marriage License Driver's License and Residency Permit all say I'm a Fred. I guess there's no denying it.
04-01-09, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by tkehler
Well, that's depressing. I think I combine the two. (I'm clearly the b*stard offspring of some furtive, unholy union of a poseur and a Fred.)
04-01-09, 08:07 PM
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A Fred is a bicyclist who does not feel compelled to make a lame-a**ed excuse for not using a rear view mirror, wearing a helmet or a screaming yellow whatever.
04-01-09, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by x136
The guy who pays little attention to the styles and trends (riding an old steel touring bike, dressed in a t-shirt and cutoffs), but can more than likely drop you either in speed or endurance.
Fred isn't a point, Fred is a range.
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04-01-09, 08:30 PM
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I understood it to be that Pcad is the only one who gives Fred status on these boards.
04-01-09, 08:34 PM
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It's in my avatar so, like a birthmark, it's something that can't be denied or ignored 
04-01-09, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Machka
I wouldn't have gotten that yellow T-shirt next to my name if I hadn't openly claimed to be a Fred ... with pictoral evidence to back up my claim.
I embrace my Fredosity, white socks mid calf, triple, bit of a gut. I'm old, though, so I don't get too much crap about it.
04-01-09, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by big john
You're not a Fred, you're a Wilma.
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04-01-09, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Machka
Is that the female version of a Fred?
04-01-09, 09:08 PM
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Fred is a derogatory term about someone else. Everyone on this board, and I do mean everyone, has been called a Fred by someone else. Maybe they didn’t call you a Fred, maybe they called you a Dork, or maybe they called you a Sissy in Tights, but it’s all the same, you are a Fred to someone. So, if I’m a Fred to someone, and I know that I am, I embrace the Fred in me. But you know something, I don’t care what you think, and that’s the first thing you need to be a true Fred.
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04-01-09, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Jay Andriot
Fred is a derogatory term about someone else.
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04-01-09, 09:38 PM
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Being Fred is an achievement in recognizing what is truly important - and ignoring everything else.
Calling someone else Fred is the opposite.
Calling someone else Fred is the opposite.
04-01-09, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Machka
Is that the female version of a Fred?
When on your mountain bike you would be a Bashing Betty.
04-01-09, 10:19 PM
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Once again, do I fit in with the Freds:
Me on the way to work at 6:45 this morning:
Bike: Surly Crosscheck with road tires, Brooks Saddle, mismatched wheelset (front, cheap Alex, rear, hand built by me with a Velocity aerohead rim). Tiagra 9 speed with barcon shifters. Old Sakai SX cranks.
Accessories: Rear rack, trunk bag, various rear lights. Homemade, very, very bright, front light. Usual computer plus a heart rate monitor.
Clothing: Regular cargo shorts with boxer briefs. Bright orange long sleeved jersey from Performance. Shimano clipless sandals. Socks. No gloves. Helmet with mirror and blinking red light on the back.
Me on the way to work at 6:45 this morning:
Bike: Surly Crosscheck with road tires, Brooks Saddle, mismatched wheelset (front, cheap Alex, rear, hand built by me with a Velocity aerohead rim). Tiagra 9 speed with barcon shifters. Old Sakai SX cranks.
Accessories: Rear rack, trunk bag, various rear lights. Homemade, very, very bright, front light. Usual computer plus a heart rate monitor.
Clothing: Regular cargo shorts with boxer briefs. Bright orange long sleeved jersey from Performance. Shimano clipless sandals. Socks. No gloves. Helmet with mirror and blinking red light on the back.
04-01-09, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by big john
Yeah, or you could say Betty. When on your mountain bike you would be a Bashing Betty.
When on your mountain bike you would be a Bashing Betty.
04-01-09, 11:10 PM
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I've read that a female fred was a "Doris", but have never seen anyone actually use that term.
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04-01-09, 11:30 PM
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ha ha that's great, aero bars on the utility trike.
Originally Posted by StephenH
"Cycling Zen will always elude you until you Embrace your Fredness."
I just put aerobars on my tricycle. Consider me zenned.
I just put aerobars on my tricycle. Consider me zenned.
04-02-09, 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by StephenH
I've read that a female fred was a "Doris"
04-02-09, 12:11 AM
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I'm a Fred, but I would never admit to it.
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04-02-09, 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by mollusk
The first is a poseur, not Fred. The second definition is correct.
Originally Posted by Machka
I wouldn't have gotten that yellow T-shirt next to my name if I hadn't openly claimed to be a Fred ... with pictoral evidence to back up my claim.
...So I guess I'm not ashamed to admit it. Not that there's anything to be ashamed of.
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04-02-09, 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by x136
I would have rocked the hell out of that contest had I been eligible.
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"Let us hope our weapons are never needed --but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government -- and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws" - Edward Abbey
04-02-09, 05:30 AM
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Shhhhh, but lately I'm starting to think that my wife might be a Fred.
04-02-09, 05:31 AM
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I'm a bit of a Frednazi.
I consider all other Freds to be poseurs.
And dumb. They all seem to miss the irony and sarcasm in my smiles and waves and bell dings.
I consider all other Freds to be poseurs.
And dumb. They all seem to miss the irony and sarcasm in my smiles and waves and bell dings.
