This is the thread where the fringster comes back with teeth - Page 116

Pretty Little Flower · 08-21-2009, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

Thanks for confirming that there is something more boring than just watching bike racing.

I love bike racing and women, two things that you hate. So on these topics, I guess we will have to agree to disagree.

greatwhitenorthchick · 08-21-2009, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower

I love bike racing and women, two things that you hate.

This could just as easily read as follows (with Italian accent):

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Originally Posted by Silvio Berlusconi

I love bike racing and women, two things that you hate.

evenodds · 08-21-2009, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

Honest, it was a serious question, since Atticus brought it up. I have no idea -- it's really hard for me to understand why people like to watch bike races.

And I saw the very end of the Tour de France this year. It was 30 minutes of stand in oppressive crowd, inhale smog from motorcade, snap your neck from left to right repeatedly to watch the colors whiz by, repeat.

I love bike racing and have watched races in person here and in France. There are multiple races inside each race and the strategies and tactics are fascinating. If you're in the right spot, for the right event, there is a lot to see. I prefer time trials and the final stage from the perfect spot where you can watch attacks form.

evenodds · 08-21-2009, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

Hopping off your post:

Do they have long tour-like bike races where drafting is not allowed? Or where there are no teams? This is probably a question for PLF.

Time trials and track racing.

eta: Obviously events and not tour-like, but the fact is there's no reason to do a multi-stage non-team event since bike-racing at its core is a team event.

LessinSF · 08-21-2009, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower

... and your liver would hurt less.

Mine hurts just fine on its own.

Replaced_Texan · 08-21-2009, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

Can women compete in the Tour de France? Just wondering.

eta: Yes, please do google that for me.

A girl came in 30th in Leadville last weekend with a time of 8:14:53. She was an hour and forty five minutes or so behind Lance, but the closest guy to Lance was almost a half-hour behind. I don't think that Lance should be the benchmark for "can they compete".

(I haven't seen my trainer yet to ask about it. He finished 90th at 8:47:27, but he's currently suffering from a bruised liver and hasn't been back to the gym since he got back from Colorado. I assume he crashed at some point and landed terribly wrong.)

Sidd Finch · 08-21-2009, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower

I love bike racing and women, two things that you hate. So on these topics, I guess we will have to agree to disagree.

That's not fair. I love women so much I'm making Hank get a pair of tits tattooed on his back.

Hank Chinaski · 08-21-2009, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan

a bruised liver

good thing he doesn't know flower. flower thinks bad livers are something to make jokes about.

Sidd Finch · 08-21-2009, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan

A girl came in 30th in Leadville last weekend with a time of 8:14:53. She was an hour and forty five minutes or so behind Lance, but the closest guy to Lance was almost a half-hour behind. I don't think that Lance should be the benchmark for "can they compete".

By "can they compete" I meant "are they allowed to," not "can they keep up." Apparently the answer to the question I meant was yes.

And yeah, I agree that keeping up with Lance isn't the standard.

Hank Chinaski · 08-21-2009, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

That's not fair. I love women so much I'm making Hank get a pair of tits tattooed on his back.

yeah, and when I bkie race I won't wear a shirt, and flower will be seeing those tits the whole race, because he'll be behind me, because I pedal so fast on my bike!

Replaced_Texan · 08-21-2009, 04:47 PM

Economy goes down, crime goes up. I hope they catch the bastard.

Sidd Finch · 08-21-2009, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan

Economy goes down, crime goes up. I hope they catch the bastard.

Great opening line to the article:

"A man with a tattoo of Britney Spears' name on his arm or neck allegedly stole a Chihuahua with pink earrings from a South Florida gay bar. "

A journalist waits his whole life to write a line like that.

Atticus Grinch · 08-21-2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

Great opening line to the article:

"A man with a tattoo of Britney Spears' name on his arm or neck allegedly stole a Chihuahua with pink earrings from a South Florida gay bar. "

A journalist waits his whole life to write a line like that.

Sure, but why did he feel it necessary to call out that it was a gay bar?

Gattigap · 08-21-2009, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Atticus Grinch

Sure, but why did he feel it necessary to call out that it was a gay bar?

The dog's name was a tipoff as well. "Hudson Hayward Hemingway."

Gattigap · 08-21-2009, 06:44 PM

Apple products are superior.