right
There is a man in Cambridge who unicycles to work and back every day.

Seriously.

Now I know this might sound harsh but what kind of cunt actually thinks that a unicycle is a valid form of transport?
(Halfy By light alone, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 12:37, 20 replies)

one who thinks..
its quicker than walking?
(paof2 Nude might not be rude, but rude could be nude..., Fri 31 Oct 2008, 12:40, closed)

and staggeringly
more inefficient than getting a second wheel, maybe a frame, some gears, a handlebar, brakes oh and MAYBE SOME FUCKING LIGHTS so we can see him coming
(Halfy By light alone, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 12:44, closed)

Certainly cheaper than all those things
Do joggers need lights so we can see them coming? I doubt they go much slower than a unicycle.
(Seance Trumpet has got no beef with a man enjoying a croissant, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 20:06, closed)

Trains
You can take unicycles on rush hour trains, unlike bicycles. Or he might just need the attention, poor guy.
(I grew it myself, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 12:50, closed)

Valid form of transport
What on earth do you mean? It transports people; how can this be an invalid form of transport?

An invalid form of transport would be a small pebble, a bowl of rice pudding, or something else that in no way assists transportation.

If by valid, you mean something completely different, like, for instance, a form of transportation appropriate for the streets of Cambridge, then you may have a point (though I don't see it personally).
( LemonEntryMyDearWatson This time, Moriarty, the hand is on the other foot, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 13:04, closed)

ok
maybe my use of english wasn't perfect but 2 pieces of wood lashed to a some oil drums is technically a "valid" mode of transport, but hardly one you would select to commute to work with?
(Halfy By light alone, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 13:36, closed)

If I worked downstream
and lived further downstream

Or across a river

then yes.

Otherwise it's not a valid commuter vehicle as it only does half the commute. Unlike the unicycle which goes from home to work to home.
( uberdeity Wondered why Owen Lars knew of the term "hell" on, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 14:47, closed)

well yes
but so poorly that you might as well either walk or cycle properly.

mah im too full of cold and snot to argue the pedantics of it.
(Halfy By light alone, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 15:53, closed)

.
No, a wheelchair is an invalid form of transport.
( browser still relating boring anecdotes into a void on, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 16:48, closed)

Arf!

( LemonEntryMyDearWatson This time, Moriarty, the hand is on the other foot, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 17:18, closed)

No, a wheelchair is a form of invalid transport.

( flake has nothing against your right leg, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 20:58, closed)

A friend of mine unicycles.
He also juggles. He needs killing.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Fri 31 Oct 2008, 13:05, closed)

Can he juggle unicycles?
just wondering...
( snee held his breath since, Mon 3 Nov 2008, 10:58, closed)

I was in Plymouth the other week
and saw a young boy girl thing with a unicycle.

they weren't riding it, they were walking and wheeling it along.

with a really really bad limp.

I laughed my arse off
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 13:14, closed)

Unless you yourself are an experienced unicycler
and therefore have intimate knowledge of the efficiency and efficacy of the unicycle as a mode of transport, then you are not really qualified to say.
(Seance Trumpet has got no beef with a man enjoying a croissant, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 20:07, closed)

Where I live
There's this chap who wanders around doing stuff I don't understand and therefore don't like.

This makes him a cunt.
( flake has nothing against your right leg, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 20:59, closed)

I fear those who are different.

(Seance Trumpet has got no beef with a man enjoying a croissant, Sat 1 Nov 2008, 22:56, closed)

It might be, but he'd look effing daft.
Says me.
I used to ride a baby* penny farthing to work sometimes.
That was because i had a loooooooong hill to ride (about 3 miles) and a penny farthing was easier than any other bike to ride up that hill, purely because one turn of the pedal would give me about 10ft of forward movement, thus making it easier.
So there could be a valid reason for it, therefore making it a valid form of transport, if he doesn't have a good reason then it's not a valid form of transport.


*=it only had a 3.5ft front wheel as opposed to the 6ft.
AND i did still look a twat.
(Mensa Reject has gone out, I'll be back on, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 1:12, closed)

Maybe
he enjoys it.
(irv made you eat your parents in a chilli on, Sun 2 Nov 2008, 11:46, closed)

Perhaps
as he was using a unicycle as a 'valid form of transport' it became so and he was right because proof demolishes belief.
(Benzyl, Tue 4 Nov 2008, 19:58, closed)