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Old 01-19-09 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by darksiderising
Are you scaring away noobs with an immense amount of potential for valuable bfssfg contribution again?
He said "always an @ss." That's about as useful a contribution to these forums as throwing a bunch of ice cubes in the ocean is a contribution to the problem of global warming.
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Old 01-19-09 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Jabba Degrassi
He said "always an @ss." That's about as useful a contribution to these forums as throwing a bunch of ice cubes in the ocean is a contribution to the problem of global warming.
Could we maybe stay within shouting distance of the original topic here instead of turning this into yet another thread where you debate your relative expertise and value to this forum.

That'd be kind of rad, I'm just saying.
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Old 01-19-09 | 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by elTwitcho
I don't know how I could possibly state more clearly that I was responding to that person's assertion that if you know how to work on your own bike you don't need the people at an LBS.
The notion that only people who don't work on their bike go to an LBS is idiotic.
But no one said that. He said he didn't need bike mechanics. Maybe he doesn't. I'd be willing to bet that even if he ever did, he wouldn't find one eager to help him.

Even without bike mechanics, there would still be salespeople. I'm just not making the connection between him saying he doesn't need bike mechanics and you saying that someone said that only people who don't work on their bikes go to an LBS.
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Old 01-19-09 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by elTwitcho
Could we maybe stay within shouting distance of the original topic here instead of turning this into yet another thread where you debate your relative expertise and value to this forum.

That'd be kind of rad, I'm just saying.
lol.

You said "rad".
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Old 01-19-09 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Jabba Degrassi
He said "always an @ss." That's about as useful a contribution to these forums as throwing a bunch of ice cubes in the ocean is a contribution to the problem of global warming.
And you apparently missed the sarcasm. I figured if the "noobs" wasn't a hint at sarcasm, then "an immense amount of potential for valuable bfssfg contribution" was a dead giveaway.
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Old 01-19-09 | 10:30 PM
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But he is a noob. If you're gonna be sarcastic gimme an emoticon or something!
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