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01-16-11, 09:06 PM

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Space Flight isn't dangerous. Cycling is dangerous.

But most of us knew this.

01-16-11, 09:09 PM

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has Team Discovery been relaunched? see what i did there?

01-16-11, 09:11 PM

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I thought you were still out in the streets celebrating the J-E-T-S.

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01-16-11, 10:36 PM

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Maybe he didn't properly secure the QR on his steel frame bike.

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Maybe he didn't properly secure the QR on his steel frame bike.

ROFL!

Nice.

01-17-11, 12:29 AM

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has Team Discovery been relaunched? see what i did there?

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Maybe he didn't properly secure the QR on his steel frame bike.

01-17-11, 01:04 AM

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I was going to say the real danger is being married to an astronaut. What? Too soon?

01-17-11, 05:56 AM

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Go Steelers. No prisoners.

01-17-11, 07:05 AM

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I was going to say the real danger is being married to an astronaut. What? Too soon?

Borderline but I smiled.

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01-17-11, 07:06 AM

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Go Steelers. No prisoners.

Their path is clear. They had demonstrated their inability to beat the Patriots many times but the Jets just did their heavy lifting for them.

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01-17-11, 07:08 AM

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Wait, does this have something to do with wearing diapers?

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...and scorned lovers?

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Their path is clear. They had demonstrated their inability to beat the Patriots many times but the Jets just did their heavy lifting for them.

Got Six?

...and we didn't have to cheat to get them. Unlike the Cheatriots.

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01-17-11, 07:53 AM

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I keep telling you pinheads the Jets are the most dangerous team in the playoffs. As they demonstrated yesterday. You just don't know which team shows up. The good Jets or the bad Jets. If it's the former, they go to the Super Bowl and win. If not, they get killed.

Makes it interesting to watch them.

01-17-11, 08:12 AM

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It will be a good game.

01-19-11, 08:38 AM

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I think the astronaut was riding a Specialized Tarmac - when he hit the tarmac.

Seriously - anyone know what kind of bike he was riding and the circumstances which led to the accident?

01-19-11, 08:49 AM

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It will be a good game.

Yep. The good Jets show up, nobody can beat them. The bad Jets show up, Pittsburgh will win. If it's somewhere in between, it could be quite a nail biter. Great AFC title matchup. Man I'm glad NE lost. I can't handle those guys.

01-19-11, 08:51 AM

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I think the astronaut was riding a Specialized Tarmac - when he hit the tarmac.

Seriously - anyone know what kind of bike he was riding and the circumstances which led to the accident?

I searched today and yesterday to find out details, and all I've found is this:
"Astronaut Tim Kopra was involved in a bicycle accident over the weekend and apparently broke his hip. Although NASA has not confirmed the injury, several news agencies have reported the news." --but its not from a reputable newsource in my opinion.

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199.

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The loss was quite depressing to those of us who are from the Boston area. However, irrespective of their bad behavior(s) the Jets do provide some exciting hijinks and complementary footballing'. Personally, I want Pittsburgh to lose this coming weekend.

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Thanks for looking. I didn't find much either. I'm going to guess he was riding around on a racing bike as it provides plenty-more aerobic fitness for those flat areas of Florida. Can't say I ever saw a hill near Cape Canaveral/Kennedy.

Since he's an astronaut I'm going to guess Specialized, or Cervelo.

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Maybe he got injured on a fast desc... oh, wait. It's Florida.

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I was going to say the real danger is being married to an astronaut. What? Too soon?

I think the rule is they have to be out of the hospital...though still hilarious

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Christa McAuliffe's family may disagree about that danger part. Truth is, more than 1 space flight in 100 results in loss of crew.

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Then there's the Formula One driver (Mark Webber) who has broken bones twice in the last two years... both times crashing his MTB.

Nick Heidfeld missed a few F1 races a while back because of a concussion sustained in a road bike crash as well.