Lance's "cycling is all about suffering" philosophy has reached the absurd
06-02-09, 08:59 PM
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06-02-09, 09:02 PM
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I say it's just one pancake. Ever make pancakes with egg and milk? If the grill is hot enough, the thick batter begins cooking quickly, so when you flip it over, the top cooked side will shift the pancake center over a few centimeters, so that when it's fully cooked on both sides, you'll often end up with something that looks like what you see in the picture - the dual pancake optical effect.
Another thing to consider is that bunnies don't like picture posing for very long, so it would be difficult to get two pancakes on top of it's head before it would hop away.
Another thing to consider is that bunnies don't like picture posing for very long, so it would be difficult to get two pancakes on top of it's head before it would hop away.
Oh, and it's definitely two pancakes.
Now back to the suffering discussion. This thread is a wonderful example of "parallel process"- in being the thing it describes.
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06-02-09, 09:03 PM
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06-02-09, 09:20 PM
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06-02-09, 09:45 PM
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let's get back on topic, people.
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06-02-09, 09:54 PM
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06-02-09, 09:58 PM
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Lance's idea of suffering when you ride has nothing to do with dick head cyclists. Suffering hard is fantastic, you're comparing apples to ****** bags.
06-02-09, 10:15 PM
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Finally a subject for which I am the BF Technical Expert! I've reviewed the picture of the bunny and can confirm that it has at least two pancakes on its head. You can clearly see the even browning on both surfaces, and pancakes only brown that evenly on the side they are initially poured on.
And it's not a matter of the stove being level or not, although that could contribute. With a perfectly level grill top, and working up a steady bath of pancakes for your family, you'd be working at least two flapjacks at a time, moving quickly from one to the other as you flip them. That quick and deliberate motion would be enough to cause the sliding motion explained above. I remain convinced there is just one pancake atop the bunny's head.
06-02-09, 11:00 PM
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This is a top drawer thread here, make no mistake. C'mon who else was quietly guffawing into their fist to avoid appearing like a complete lunatic to their SO while reading this.
This is the purest, most succinct description of BF I've ever read.
This is the purest, most succinct description of BF I've ever read.
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06-02-09, 11:03 PM
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Have you had your pancake credentials updated recently? I think not because your "even browning on both surfaces" argument simply is not true in this instance. Why, any Joanie lunchpail can clearly see that the browning is on the top and bottom, with an even vanilla white color in the middle, suggesting my thick 'n heavy batter theory, which is that as you flip it the first time, all that gooey uncooked batter that was previously on the top acts as a slippery surface on which the hot and hardened opposite side can slide forward or back on, in effect creating the dual pancake illusion after it is fully cooked.
And it's not a matter of the stove being level or not, although that could contribute. With a perfectly level grill top, and working up a steady bath of pancakes for your family, you'd be working at least two flapjacks at a time, moving quickly from one to the other as you flip them. That quick and deliberate motion would be enough to cause the sliding motion explained above. I remain convinced there is just one pancake atop the bunny's head.
And it's not a matter of the stove being level or not, although that could contribute. With a perfectly level grill top, and working up a steady bath of pancakes for your family, you'd be working at least two flapjacks at a time, moving quickly from one to the other as you flip them. That quick and deliberate motion would be enough to cause the sliding motion explained above. I remain convinced there is just one pancake atop the bunny's head.
Note the substantial cleavage between the two pancakes (and keep your mind out of the gutter while doing so). This can only happen when two separate pancakes are stacked one atop the other.
Here is another good view:
And to the poster that queried whether it might be a flapjack, this is what a flapjack looks like:
06-03-09, 12:34 AM
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06-03-09, 12:39 AM
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I'm sorry to destroy your pancake illusions, guys, but Oolong the bunny has a dorayaki on top of his head-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorayaki
It isn't even a pancake.
Most sincerely,
Dan Lacey
The Painter Of Pancakes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorayaki
It isn't even a pancake.
Most sincerely,
Dan Lacey
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06-03-09, 01:53 AM
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Any one else notice that Lance almost went a little Christian Bale in this webisode...
https://www.livestrong.com/lance-arms...-dd877db87936/
https://www.livestrong.com/lance-arms...-dd877db87936/
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06-03-09, 01:59 AM
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Indeed I have all of my pancake credentials and I'm fully up to date with my continuing pancake education (CPE) courses. Perhaps you just need to see the picture from a different angle. Try these:
Note the substantial cleavage between the two pancakes (and keep your mind out of the gutter while doing so). This can only happen when two separate pancakes are stacked one atop the other.
Note the substantial cleavage between the two pancakes (and keep your mind out of the gutter while doing so). This can only happen when two separate pancakes are stacked one atop the other.
Issaquatch, your posted images illustrate very well that those bunnies do appear to have two pancakes atop their heads, but what does that have to do with the subject of debate? Let's look at the original photo one more time...
I see no evidence we are looking at two pancakes, but rather a single pancake with "special" dual properties. That style isn't so unusual, as the following images will illustrate.
As my final argument, I refer to the orginal photo with the caption clearly stating, "...so here's a bunny with a pancake on its head." The indefinite article letter a is immediately followed by the singular pancake. No plurality is noted or implied. Thank you, and good night.
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06-03-09, 02:21 AM
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Serious question: Do you think the presence of Lance in our society during the past decade has caused bikers to wave at one another more, or less?
And do you consider waving at other bikers to be a sign of aggression, or something more sinister?
And do you consider waving at other bikers to be a sign of aggression, or something more sinister?
06-03-09, 02:54 AM
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all that gooey uncooked batter that was previously on the top acts as a slippery surface on which the hot and hardened opposite side can slide forward or back on
06-03-09, 05:49 AM
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There was a topic?
Oh, right...does anybody have a recipe for bunny pancakes?
Oh, right...does anybody have a recipe for bunny pancakes?
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