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Old 05-10-11 | 09:33 AM
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I think Lindsay Lohan is hot. A total train wreck, but damn is she fine.
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Old 05-10-11 | 09:44 AM
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I brought up leg shaving with my wife and got told no. :facepalm:
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Old 05-10-11 | 09:50 AM
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Old 05-10-11 | 09:50 AM
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I have watched segments of Dancing with the Stars simply because I think one of the contestants is attractive.
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Old 05-10-11 | 09:52 AM
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I have watched segments of Dancing with the Stars simply because I think one of the contestants is attractive.
Who hasn't?
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Old 05-10-11 | 10:39 AM
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Old 05-10-11 | 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I have watched segments of Dancing with the Stars simply because I think one of the contestants is attractive.
Is there any other reason to watch that dumb show?
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Old 05-10-11 | 10:45 AM
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Is there any other reason to watch that dumb show?
I assume some people watch those shows for the performances. Why do people watch American Idol?
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Old 05-10-11 | 10:51 AM
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I assume some people watch those shows for the performances. Why do people watch American Idol?
Once they kicked Pia off I lost all interest.
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Old 05-10-11 | 10:56 AM
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I hate it when people refer to cycling as "biking"
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Old 05-10-11 | 11:14 AM
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I hate it when people refer to cycling as "biking"
yes. And it annoys me when my overweight/sedentary roomates and co-workers say 'so you're go for a bike ride?' when I'm going to some abandoned industrial park to V02 max intervals and WRIs until puke so I don't get dropped in my crit.

On the otherhand, I no longer judge anyone who rides a bike. I used be all about posers and Freds and whatever, but after getting humbled over and over in races...i think its just cool that people ride bikes at all....

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Old 05-10-11 | 11:33 AM
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Why do people watch American Idol?
I watched it because Cromulent would write about the performances. That doesn't happen anymore, but I still watch, just in case.
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Old 05-10-11 | 12:29 PM
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I have watched segments of Dancing with the Stars simply because I think one of the contestants is attractive.
Mmm...Kelly Monaco (season 1)

I don't, and never plan to, shave my legs.
I built a bike over the winter just for crits, but now I use it for everything.
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Old 05-10-11 | 01:00 PM
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Is Clay Aiken still on that show? I understand he's very popular with the ladies.
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Old 05-10-11 | 01:12 PM
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I mixed genuine team issued bibs (friend on a Pro team) with Chinese knockoff jerseys. No one can tell.

I put $10 ebay/Chinese carbon bottle cages on my $4000 Italian bike.

I am more weight weenie-ish than someone my size (6'04" 210lbs) has any right being.

I justified buying a $4000 bike for charity rides. "It's for a good cause".
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Old 05-10-11 | 01:31 PM
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Old 05-10-11 | 01:37 PM
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Old 05-10-11 | 01:47 PM
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I never wash the knife, fork, and spoon I keep in my desk. They are lucky if I lick off the chunks at the end of a meal.
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Old 05-10-11 | 01:47 PM
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Let your skills and your bike do the talking...
The only talking my bicycle does is creaking.
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Old 05-10-11 | 02:53 PM
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A poorly executed one, not so much.
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Old 05-10-11 | 03:13 PM
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I enjoy creating a well executed snot rocket.

A poorly executed one, not so much.
Ohhhh Peter, that's naaaaaasty.
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Old 05-10-11 | 03:26 PM
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I own a US Postal Service jersey.
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and a Discovery Channel jersey.
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Old 05-10-11 | 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by miwoodar
I never wash the knife, fork, and spoon I keep in my desk. They are lucky if I lick off the chunks at the end of a meal.
Me either. Been years since they've been washed.
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Old 05-10-11 | 03:40 PM
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Old 05-10-11 | 04:48 PM
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Here's another confession: Starting to regret putting the standard double on my bike last summer and then getting so incredibly f***in out of shape over the winter that I had to stop and walk up two hills today, as well as stop just about every mile to get my heart rate down from 180+. I wasn't even trying to push myself, had I gone any slower I would have never made it home from my 13 mile ride :-( It's amazing how just a few months can destroy your fitness level.
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