One more reason to ride that bike
10-06-05 | 04:11 PM
#1
Thread Starter
flaneur
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 591
Likes: 0
From: ankle deep in the gowanus canal
Bikes: IRO Mark V
One more reason to ride that bike
https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=1190231
scary. or it could just be a vast right-wing conspiracy to keep us in iraq. hard to know what to think these days. at least it evens the odds re: the dangers of being hurt on a bike.
scary. or it could just be a vast right-wing conspiracy to keep us in iraq. hard to know what to think these days. at least it evens the odds re: the dangers of being hurt on a bike.
10-06-05 | 07:23 PM
#3
PINK THUNDER
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 999
Likes: 0
From: BROOKLYN!
Bikes: IRO (track), Aegis (road), Trek (Mtn)
If I ran a bike shop, I'd be making flyers that say "Terrorist threat got you down? Buy a bike!"
OR "Outrageous gas prices got you down? Buy a bike!"
I'd hand 'em out everywhere.
I'd make a fortune.
OR "Outrageous gas prices got you down? Buy a bike!"
I'd hand 'em out everywhere.
I'd make a fortune.
10-06-05 | 07:32 PM
#4
the great shark hunt
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,334
Likes: 0
From: Manitoba Canada
Bikes: 2005 Cervélo Soloist w/ Campag Chorus (06/07 parts mix), 2001 Cervélo Prodigy w/ Campag Centaur '06, Giant Bowery Fixed-Gear, old steel black '70s bike waiting for FG build, trusty red SS mountain bike waiting for snow-bike build
Originally Posted by s_9
If I ran a bike shop, I'd be making flyers that say "Terrorist threat got you down? Buy a bike!"
OR "Outrageous gas prices got you down? Buy a bike!"
I'd hand 'em out everywhere.
I'd make a fortune.
OR "Outrageous gas prices got you down? Buy a bike!"
I'd hand 'em out everywhere.
I'd make a fortune.
10-06-05 | 08:37 PM
#5
Sweetened with Splenda
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 2,335
Likes: 0
From: Brooklyn, Alabama
Bikes: Too many 80s roadbikes!
I will admit I found it slightly suspicious that this news broke the same day as Bush gave a "we're all threatened" and "stay the course" speech in defense of torturing prisoners... But hey, won't we all look like paranoid loonies if they DO blow up the subways? Man, will MY face be red!
10-06-05 | 09:56 PM
#6
如果你能讀了這個你講中文
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 3,542
Likes: 1
From: New York
Originally Posted by abc "news"
Three insurgents, one or more of whom are pharmacists, were arrested during a raid by a U.S. military and intelligence community team, sources said, and one of those caught disclosed the threat. Because it slipped out during the arrest, the plot was deemed credible.
and what the f*uck does the honorable profession of pharmacy have to do with anything? really. cant we keep the proles in line with porn and cheap beer? shouldn't that be enough?
10-06-05 | 10:44 PM
#9
如果你能讀了這個你講中文
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 3,542
Likes: 1
From: New York
Originally Posted by BostonFixed
I enlisted in the Massachusetts National Guard today.
10-07-05 | 12:14 AM
#10
Originally Posted by boots
https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=1190231
scary. or it could just be a vast right-wing conspiracy to keep us in iraq.
scary. or it could just be a vast right-wing conspiracy to keep us in iraq.
10-07-05 | 08:52 AM
#11
Sweetened with Splenda
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 2,335
Likes: 0
From: Brooklyn, Alabama
Bikes: Too many 80s roadbikes!
I loved the statement the mayor's campaign spokesman put out this morning:
"I know it looked like we were trying to distract you from the coverage about Mike refusing to debate in Harlem, but we weren't. Honest. It's just an unfortunate coincidence."
"I know it looked like we were trying to distract you from the coverage about Mike refusing to debate in Harlem, but we weren't. Honest. It's just an unfortunate coincidence."
10-07-05 | 09:04 AM
#12
artistic tricyclist
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 316
Likes: 0
From: Fredericton, Canada
Bikes: 2k3 Norco CRD3, 2k2 Kona Stinky, 2k1 Devinci Cactus, 1984 Norco Eliminator Mk.II, 1973 CCM Mistral, 1980s Peugot Sport SL TT, 2k1 Giant XTC NRS1, 2k Norco VPS Drop, 1992 Specialized Rockhopper
sounds like George Orwell's 1984 to me.... with all its doublespeak and big brother-ness. Just wait till the storm troopers bust in on you for reading and having chocolate. Glad i live in Canada
10-07-05 | 09:11 AM
#13
如果你能讀了這個你講中文
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 3,542
Likes: 1
From: New York
Originally Posted by brokenrobot
"I know it looked like we were trying to distract you from the coverage about Mike refusing to debate in Harlem, but we weren't. Honest. It's just an unfortunate coincidence."
10-07-05 | 08:00 PM
#16
old codger
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 1,124
Likes: 0
From: Victoria B.C.
Originally Posted by invicta
sounds like George Orwell's 1984 to me.... with all its doublespeak and big brother-ness. Just wait till the storm troopers bust in on you for reading and having chocolate. Glad i live in Canada
''Registered: Aug 2005
Location: Fredericton, Canada''
10-07-05 | 08:31 PM
#18
old codger
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 1,124
Likes: 0
From: Victoria B.C.
My son was badly burned in a campfire. He needed expert care and he got it at the Shriner's Hospital in Cincinnati. Looking for a good cause to support? This is it https://www.shrinershq.org/
Exactly why hospital care should not be paid for by donation.
One of my nephews also passed out in a campfire and healthcare covered his repairs , but could not cure his stupidity. He died two years later driving drunk into a lake. Although they could cure his ills, they could not cure his stupidity.
Exactly why hospital care should not be paid for by donation.
One of my nephews also passed out in a campfire and healthcare covered his repairs , but could not cure his stupidity. He died two years later driving drunk into a lake. Although they could cure his ills, they could not cure his stupidity.
10-08-05 | 06:33 AM
#19
Pain Cleanseth
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 1,061
Likes: 1
From: The only drug in me is beer.
Bikes: On*One Imbred (commuter), Specialized Rockcombo(commuter)
Originally Posted by icithecat
My son was badly burned in a campfire. He needed expert care and he got it at the Shriner's Hospital in Cincinnati. Looking for a good cause to support? This is it https://www.shrinershq.org/
Exactly why hospital care should not be paid for by donation.
One of my nephews also passed out in a campfire and healthcare covered his repairs , but could not cure his stupidity. He died two years later driving drunk into a lake. Although they could cure his ills, they could not cure his stupidity.
Exactly why hospital care should not be paid for by donation.
One of my nephews also passed out in a campfire and healthcare covered his repairs , but could not cure his stupidity. He died two years later driving drunk into a lake. Although they could cure his ills, they could not cure his stupidity.
10-08-05 | 08:10 AM
#20
Sweetened with Splenda
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 2,335
Likes: 0
From: Brooklyn, Alabama
Bikes: Too many 80s roadbikes!
Originally Posted by Feltup
What do you mean? The Shriner's Hospital is one of the best in the world and it is all by donation. How is it a bad thing?
Presumably, they helped his family, and therefore he's objecting to the treatment of stupid people? Hell if I can make out what he's on about... they're a heck of a good organization!
10-11-05 | 12:27 PM
#21
So I says to Mable I says
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 4,947
Likes: 0
From: Toronto
Bikes: '05 Urbanite Fixie, '06 Lemond Croix de Fer, '06 Jamis Dragon Pro, '07 IRO Bikeforums Track, '07 Planet-X Uncle John
whenever I see people scratching their heads regarding (actually typoed that as "******ing" 
) American politics I wind up reading some Get Your War On
) American politics I wind up reading some Get Your War On
