Any Fred's in this forum that aren't ashamed to admit it?
04-01-09, 04:05 PM
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Any Fred's in this forum that aren't ashamed to admit it?
Seems that a requirement to be a Fred is to be oblivious of what a Fred is. So if you don't know what a Fred is, you are a Fred, and if you know what a Fred is, you can't be a Fred. So, any Fred's here that aren't ashamed to admit it?
04-01-09, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by TarmacDude
Seems that a requirement to be a Fred is to be oblivious of what a Fred is. So if you don't know what a Fred is, you are a Fred, and if you know what a Fred is, you can't be a Fred. So, any Fred's here that aren't ashamed to admit it?
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04-01-09, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Tulex
I know what a Fred is, I enjoy being a Fred, and in reality, I think even having the name Fred is sad.
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Fred "The Real Fred"
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04-01-09, 04:11 PM
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I really don't understand what you're getting at, so I suppose I qualify.
How much do I win?
How much do I win?
04-01-09, 04:11 PM
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Silly Weenies. Cycling Zen will always elude you until you Embrace your Fredness.
04-01-09, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by patentcad
Silly Weenies. Cycling Zen will always elude you until you Embrace your Fredness.
04-01-09, 04:18 PM
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Anyone who posts in this thread is a fred.
DOH!
DOH!
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04-01-09, 04:19 PM
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04-01-09, 04:20 PM
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I'm a Fred. Mirror. Triple. Clips. Big Smile. Wave at other Riders.
What more do you need?
What more do you need?
04-01-09, 04:20 PM
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I'm a Fred, but I am am elite Fred.
04-01-09, 04:22 PM
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There are at least two definitions of Fred.
1. The guy riding a high-zoot bike, dressed in expensive, flashy kit, who goes for short, slow rides on the MUP once in a while.
2. 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.
1. The guy riding a high-zoot bike, dressed in expensive, flashy kit, who goes for short, slow rides on the MUP once in a while.
2. 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, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by x136
There are at least two definitions of Fred.
1. The guy riding a high-zoot bike, dressed in expensive, flashy kit, who goes for short, slow rides on the MUP once in a while.
2. 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.
1. The guy riding a high-zoot bike, dressed in expensive, flashy kit, who goes for short, slow rides on the MUP once in a while.
2. 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.
04-01-09, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by chipcom
Anyone who posts in this thread is a fred.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
People here don't get it.
04-01-09, 05:07 PM
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Only after getting their shots...from the forum Nurse
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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
04-01-09, 05:16 PM
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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. 
04-01-09, 05:29 PM
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i'm a fred from a small village of freds, and we as freds think we are the best freds EVAR!
04-01-09, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by mollusk
The first is a poseur, not Fred. The second definition is correct.
04-01-09, 05:50 PM
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"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.
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