I was more amused than anything that they made a cycle lane as the road there was dangerous...so the cars seemed to get jealous and want to use it!
(Pixieelfgot his 1st front pg. when MJ died! Double Whammy!,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 17:37,
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Still should have been cycling with the traffic not towards it.
(Je suis un vagabondis an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 17:38,
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Then you wouldn't have seen it coming
If you walk down a country lane, the idea is to walk on the side of oncoming traffic so you can see it.
(WinthorpeSim-Sala-Bim,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 19:02,
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^This^
I berated one the other day for cycling on the pavement, and he screamed "WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?!" at me. When I pointed out it was a pavement, not a cyclepath, he said aloofly (and rather camply), "Oh I'm not even going to bother!" and cycled off.
Pricks.
(Je suis un vagabondis an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 17:40,
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i get pissed off at the ones that think it's ok to go through red lights because they are on a push bike
and that the highway code doesn't apply to them.
they'd be the first ones to scream blue murder if they got knocked off after going through a red light.
(Thor_sonofodinhas done things, terrible things on,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 18:06,
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i got hit by a car once
guy didn't bother to look right as he pulled out of a T-junction, smashed right into the side of me, destroyed my bike and half of my body. (to be clear he didn't pull out in front of me he actually drove straight into me, no traffic lights and i had absolute right of way)
if idiots like that are allowed to drive and put my life at risk i think i might just use the pavement. i dont hurt anybody, i dont force people off the path or speed past them i politely ask to be let past or go onto the grass to get past them.
(The magic of chutneyShakes it like an Instagram filter!,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 17:35,
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You should offer this sevice to people involved in accidents, to help with their claims...!!
Hope you and your bike are ok.....
(The invisable manIs having a long lazy soak in search,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 17:35,
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both cyclist and bike are doing fine.
no damage, just a 'WTF' moment as I weighed up possible escape options.
(Pixieelfgot his 1st front pg. when MJ died! Double Whammy!,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 17:36,
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Remember earlier this year.....in the thick snow and ice...
I chose a pavement and fence "no one on the pavment" rather than a head on with another car.... lucky the pavement had more grip and I stopped....
(The invisable manIs having a long lazy soak in search,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 17:44,
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I don't even dare take my bike out at this time of year.
I feel safe enough myself, but it's selfish cunts not allowing for conditions that make it suicidal. I get enough near misses when the roads are good. The number of cars (mainly school run mothers, I might add) I've seen charging down ungritted hills towards junctions over the last few weeks ... I use our shitty and unreliable local bus service instead, allowing three and a half hours a day for travelling instead of one - if it turns up at all.
(drimblehe'd been white, he'd been black,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 17:41,
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I gave up cycling compleatly, about 8 years ago.....
Just through fear of being knocked off.....
(The invisable manIs having a long lazy soak in search,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 17:48,
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I wouldn't dare to suggest all cyclists are ignorant
but the one who jumped a red light and got killed by the woman driver texting is still dead, while the woman driver will be out of prison soon. So who's dead and who's the dumbass?
(glammerocitystate of the art Luddite,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 17:46,
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People on bikes need to die...heh heh
(atomicA-bomb-a-nation,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 17:50,
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Rue-Dolph
I'm all about the puns today.
(The only Daveis pushing things forward,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 17:20,
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what about the punisher movie, that was pretty shit.
(Thor_sonofodinhas done things, terrible things on,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 17:23,
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Was he in that?
Slight TJ, Can anyone suggest (or has used) any software that lets you easily manage multiple Twitter accounts?
(The magic of chutneyShakes it like an Instagram filter!,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 17:25,
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(The invisable manIs having a long lazy soak in search,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 16:36,
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:D
saw this on Yellowstone last night.
(BloopFri 16 Jul, 22:10,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 16:39,
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I watched that too
and the fox made me think of bagger 288 and then I came on here today and bagger 288 is in the newsletter and also there's been some sort of eclipse coinciding with the solstice. too many coincidences, the world's about to end or it's a sign from aliens who want to bum me or something.
Seriously, if the space aliens do try to put anything up you, make it clear with sign language that you want a ride to Mars or wherever, before you'll allow it.
(RRNotis a miserable sinner,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 20:18,
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For my little sister's debate club. If anyone in that high school knows who those people are I will be very surprised. (Click For Big and full o' seams!)
(Arsonadeis saving up for a new box of hummus,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 15:52,
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Nice work
Though Joseph Stalin's style of "debating" shouldn't really be encouraged.
you DO NOT talk about debate club -- we don't want to get beat up
(Damocleswants no part of your debauchery,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 15:58,
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i was thinking of doing a spin off set
with that sort of thing, maybe for next fall
(Arsonadeis saving up for a new box of hummus,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 16:05,
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"Whose", shirley?
/pedant
(drimblehe'd been white, he'd been black,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 15:59,
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yeah
I noticed that, and also the meetings run to 3:30. But she posted them already, so that's that. I'm afraid a ninja edit would really have to be a ninja edit at this point.
(Arsonadeis saving up for a new box of hummus,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 16:01,
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:D
A spot of B&E?
(drimblehe'd been white, he'd been black,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 16:04,
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Mission Impossible:
The Pedant's Edit
(Arsonadeis saving up for a new box of hummus,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 16:05,
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But officer, I was only replacing these posters!
And this computer equipment - well, how was I to know before I broke in that it would all be piled up here on the table next to the exit ...
(drimblehe'd been white, he'd been black,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 16:33,
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Why are they in Japan?
(atomicA-bomb-a-nation,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 16:00,
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There is always time for a mass debate
(Duke Otterbyyou pre-verts,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 16:14,
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Catholics fighting over the wine again
(drimblehe'd been white, he'd been black,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 16:22,
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Ok, where have you been and why have you changed your name?
(FlowerpotNo longer has the vapours thanks to DTH,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 15:49,
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I've been far obusy
and b3ta has slowed down too much,I remember one post every 15 mins used to be slow. I have also run out of ideas. Namechange due to milestone post number. It is still obligatory to pose naked on here?
(Wasp Boxlike a nervous random stranger at a glory hole,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 14:42,
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Dunno, the advert was more than enough to suggest I shouldn't watch it.
(joefishIt's hard for thee to kick against the pricks,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 14:45,
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Frankie Boyle used to be funny.
However his 'humour' has now evolved to the point where watching him is such a draining experience that you can't wait for it to be over so you can go and experience something less bleak.
(drimblehe'd been white, he'd been black,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 14:46,
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I disagree.
I was having dinner with some awful, fashionably lefty types the other day.
"I got the new Frankie Boyle video for my birthday" I said.
"Oh god" they said disdainfully, "Poor you. He's awful isn't he?"
"Oh - have you seen it?" I asked.
"No" they replied.
...
I think part of the fun of watching him is the nervousness of the audience with what he's going to say next, whether you yourself is going to find it funny, whether or not you should be allowed to find it funny, and whether or not the people next to you will find it funny, and whether or not that makes them utter, utter bastards.
It's a jolly good DVD, by the way - I thoroughly enjoyed it.
(Je suis un vagabondis an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 14:51,
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I've seen his Live DVD myself.
It's all just a bit too much relentless bile for me. He fitted in well on Mock The Week as you had a mix of comedians, some more gentle than others, and you could always expect something scathing from him every few minutes. But without that balancing factor to bring you up a little before you're stamped on again - his act purely seems to be a continuous barrage of 'Oh, that's oh so tasteless and shocking. AGAIN. Which disabled celebrity/ war dead/ terminal illness is he going to make fun of next?'
(drimblehe'd been white, he'd been black,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 15:12,
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The weird thing is that
by saying something shocking, he's just being a performing monkey to people who want to hear him say something shocking, which is actually a very un-challenging act.
I like the line in Stewart Lee's book "If the audience are on your side, you're facing the wrong way".
(monkeonschmonkeon,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 15:50,
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I only watched one
and the term 'trying too hard' came to mind. Shame.
(TheSundaeLunchI'm a fucking shrub, alright?,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 14:47,
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Same here
I've got the rest taped, but can't really be bothered to persevere
(Wasp Boxlike a nervous random stranger at a glory hole,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 14:49,
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It is not
the first time that people who have a natural talent seem to rush into something, anything, to cash in while they are 'hot' and get it terribly wrong. Filthy, Rich and Catflap was pretty dire in an effort to follow the Young Ones, and who can forget the car-crash that was the 'Ulrika Comedy Special'? Only one word in the title was remotely accurate.
(TheSundaeLunchI'm a fucking shrub, alright?,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 14:58,
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Well, there was an element of "special"
(Wasp Boxlike a nervous random stranger at a glory hole,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 15:00,
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true;
and the fact it was so spectacularly bad I still remember it probably means something, but i know not what.
(TheSundaeLunchI'm a fucking shrub, alright?,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 15:02,
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I got through the first 10 minutes of one last night - first time I'd watched it.
Rubbish. You're exactly right. His MTW and stand up, however - good stuff, though frighteningly close to Bernard Manning.
(Je suis un vagabondis an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 14:53,
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Ah, that gem was from his Mock The Week days.
That went down a storm at the pub. However, someone topped it with a joke that generated a silence of almost two minutes before the first laugh...
No, sorry, nor various fish restaurants or day-trip organisers across the US, nor a United States District Judge for Texas.
This is more my doings. I should probably adopt a different identity at some point. Then again I don't take much notice of 'merkins elbowing in on my moniker.
(joefishIt's hard for thee to kick against the pricks,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 14:40,
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Aha, just happy to know either way.
I have to go to page 4 of a google search for "Colonel Boris" to find the character whose name I pinched...
And the ONLY reason I've ever considered signing onto Facebook
is to force down the fucker who comes top of the Google search under my own name. Or the nob who thought LinkedIn would ever get him a job. Nepotistic bloody search engines.
(joefishIt's hard for thee to kick against the pricks,
Tue 21 Dec 2010, 14:54,
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