Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Subjective Realities: Lifestyles of the Dandy and Eccentric

In yesterday's post, entitled "America: The Wonderful World of Tube-Shaped Meats and Canned Cheeses," I posted the following picture:

And then made the following flippant remark:

I'm not one for fawning over bicycles, but I do believe that our bikes communicate with us, and what this bike is saying is, "You're an idiot."

Subsequently, a commenter made the following observation:

Bobby said...

Saying these woodland downhilling fixie hipsters are idiots because they burn through tires is a lot like saying rally car drivers are idiots because they damage their vehicles. Burnt tires don't detract from the physicality of the riders, the art in the way in which they've chosen to connect to their machines, and the rush of participating in risk-taking behavior. No, not idiots...

August 9, 2011 3:48 PM

I've never been one to shy away from intelligent discourse--provided of course that such discourse centers around an elementary subject, such as which packaged snack food is more delicious, or who was the best blonde on "Three's Company." (I gotta go with Terri on that one, she had a career and thus was the most empowering.) Beyond that, I'm hopelessly out of my depth.

Nevetheless, Bobby's comment made me think. (It also made me drool, because I drool when I think. Also, I have trouble thinking and typing at the same ditniewfnnn.) Mostly, what I thought was that the hillbombers are nothing like rally car drivers, since rally car drivers use specialized equipment on closed courses and the hillbombers use the most ill-suited equipment possible on public roads. Actually, in my opinion, the hillbombers are more like unlicensed drivers in Formula One cars with no brakes who are rallying in a national park. At best, maybe they're the guy in your neighborhood with the flat-brim hat and the Honda Civic who's into "drifting" and winds up in the New York Post because he slammed into a gas station at 4am.

Still, I do think Bobby makes an interesting point, which is that when it comes to sporting endeavors "idiotic" is highly subjective, and that one person's pastime is another person's idiocy. I mean, there are people out there who believe that anybody who rides a bike is an idiot. (These people are called "Americans.") So why is whip-skidding down a mountain idiotic, but barreling down one on a full-suspension bicycle is not? (Depending on whether or not you think downhill mountain biking is idiotic, which is a whole other debate.)

Well, after giving it about 19 seconds of thought, I came up with a criterion (not a criterium) for what constitutes silly recreational cycling behavior--at least for me. It's not meant to be a judgment; rather, it's my own personal way of qualifying my own opinions. Basically, my criterion for silly cycling is this:

If it's a type of riding that is already well-established, only you're using the wrong bike for it, then it's silly.

See? Simple. For example:

--Doing tricks on BMX bikes=not silly. Doing tricks on fixed-gear bikes=silly.

--Commuting on commuter bikes=not silly. Commuting on custom titanium bikes=silly.

--Riding downhill fast on bikes with brakes=not silly. Riding downhill fast on bikes with no brakes=silly.

Sure, I know what you're thinking: "Who's to say what's the 'wrong' bike? What about my rad-tastic mountain-bike-trail-on-a-cyclocross-bike 'epic,' or my compulsion to be the token singlespeeder at any competitive cycling event?" Well, rest assured I don't mean using a bike that's perhaps not optimal--I mean, we all enjoy a challenge. Still, I do think there's a point at which the bike you're using is just wrong, and one of the signs of this is when you like riding bikes downhill but your tire frequently explodes in high-speed situations, leaving you with no other means of slowing the bike:

Of course, it's human nature to want to do things "wrong." We are genetically programmed to disregard sound advice from more experienced people and instead repeat their mistakes. This is why, despite all our nifty technology, our collective consciousness is only slightly more elevated than it was thousands of years ago. Basically, the human condition consists of doing really stupid stuff over and over again, and as such our advancement is barely perceptible. It's sort of an "intellectual creep." I guess that's what happens when you have to spread a learning curve over billions of people. Anyway, "intellectual creep" is why we're all still looting and killing each other, and it's also why it will take these hillbombers years before one of them realizes, "Hey, why don't we try this on road bikes?"

Anyway, if the hillbombing bike is saying "You're an idiot," what is this bike saying?

The above bicycle was photographed by a reader in (I shouldn't even have to bother typing the next word) Portland. I suspect it actually fell from the future through a wormhole in time, and that it's actually the Flying Pigeon Coquettish Hilpstress's bike 20 years from now--you know, when she has 19 cats, her apartment has gone from "shabby chic" to just plain shabby, and she is officially eccentric.

Still, I have no idea what the bike is saying, for it speaks of a lifestyle I'm simply not equipped to envision:

I mean, I know abstractly that people in Portland lead the kind of lifestyles that require them to carry bird cages and tattered paperbacks and whimsical tapestries and multiple yoga mats and plastic bags full of fanzines and a whole lot of what at least appears to be burlap, but I can't imagine what it would actually be like to be such a person in the same way I'll never truly understand what it feels like to, say, be a dolphin, or to be sand on a beach. Like, what does this person actually think about in the morning? Do they soberly and rationally think, "OK, better load up the Peugeot with delightful bric-a-brac since I have a hard day of reading, stretching, sack racing, and general pretending ahead of me"? Or is it simply instinctual and mindless animal behavior, like the way magpies steal shiny things?

Honestly, it's impossible for me to say, though I do suspect the New York City equivalent of this person is the "dandy" who has his dandying supplies delivered by bicycle, a service of which I was informed by another reader:

This is terrific news if you ever find yourself on a naked ride that gets harassed by the cops, because with a simple phone call you can place an order and transform it into a tweed ride. Still this operation clearly has no credibility, since no self-respecting dandy would either ride or accept a delivery from what at least appears to be an ill-fitting "vintage"-styled Huffy.

Also, how would you know that your toe finally poked through your sock if you were at work? Presumably you'd be wearing your shoes, so you really wouldn't have any idea. Or do dandies tend to work shoeless? For that matter, do dandies even work? I thought they just spent their days at roll-top desks writing letters to relatives on expensive stationary asking them for advances on their trusts.

Equally vexing is the mystery of this cockpit, which was forwarded to me by yet another reader:


I don't know what purpose this structure serves, but I do know PVC is the crabon of the DIY cockpit enthusiast.

123 comments:

Anonymous said...

z90 1st

ringcycles said...

Podium whip skid!

Kenny said...

AND THAT'S HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW!!

Anonymous said...

Weeee hoooo

Anonymous said...

I got here early today

Anonymous said...

Ladies!

Anonymous said...

TOP TEN!! BASSO!

Paul Bowen said...

TOP X!

ant1 said...

ant1st!

Anonymous said...

There's a little fake bird in that birdhouse, yo!

Anonymous said...

11!

cycle

Anonymous said...

That's a falcon post on that cockput. Looks similar to the ones I have on my bikes. Helps in my hunting/gathering for sustenance in these trying times.

Paul Bowen said...

stationery

ringcycles said...

anon 12:37, I was just thinking it could be a perch for fixed gear urban falconery. Flying Pigeons be ware!

Anonymous said...

was busy foffing off. poor finish.

GhostOfTyrone said...

I think that bike is saying "Welcome Home."

Anonymous said...

Anon 12:37.
That's exactly right.
Urban bee keeping is out.
Birds of prey are in.

Stanley Roper said...

Jack Tripper, the original hipster.

wishiwasmerckx said...

That Peugeot bike is like a Rorschach test of sorts. I saw shamwows and a crude bivouac instead of yoga mats and sack race equipment.

JB said...

The PVC mount holds his balancing rod. He ruined both of his tires whip skidding and uses the bike to ride across tight wires. Oh wait, it's got brakes.

wishiwasmerckx said...

One person's pastime is another person's idiocy.

True that! I am newly back on the dating scene, and am quickly discovering that most eligible women put adult cycling enthusiasts in about the same category as adult Star Wars figurine collectors.

Men Huffing Solvents said...

SNNIIIFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!!

http://www.inhalant.org/inhalant/abusable.php

Anonymous said...

perhaps the PVC bike is defiled as a prop at drunken hipster "sausage parties"

Etherhuffer said...

Wow, I have not seen a PVC dildo pannier in say, several weeks. Beats carrying them in your teeth.

recumbent conspiracy theorist said...

Genius Post WCRM.

Now what exactly is criterion racing and what kind of bike do I need to do it?

Neil said...

It's not a falcon perch....Google outsourced the photography for Google Street View in rougher neighbourhoods.

Charlie Didrickson said...

I'ma get me a recumba-tanium downhill commuteer bike for ridin' uphill.

ding ding...

Anonymous said...

It's a PVC baguette holder.

eagleapex said...

This is a sure sign someone hasn't heard of prime numbers: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1201442/Screen%20shot%202011-08-10%20at%201.10.59%20PM.jpg

recumbent conspiracy theorist said...

The PVC apparatus is a periscope/snorkel for undersea randonneuring in it's retracted position.

Sheesh, don't you people know anything?

Chaz said...

improvised Bike Polo mallet holder

crosspalms said...

That's the smokestack for the wood-fired power assist furnace mounted in the headtube. Doubles as a smoker for artisanal sausages.

hillbilly said...

and not one mention of a recumbent.

ringcycles said...

Wait, I've got it now:
it's a stem mounted super hitter spleef holder. Best way to get baked on your bike. How could I have forgotten that it's Wednesday?

crosspalms said...

Or maybe that's the Dandy delivery guy's backup bike, featuring his napkin ring.

Bikewritercat said...

Riding a circus bike under the big top = not silly.

Making the elephant ride the bike downtown to bring back donuts for everyone else = silly. (Elephants never forget to eat their share first.)

Mr. BobbaFettFanClub said...

Doing it WRONG wishiwasmerckx.

i'm getting more panty than american apparel.

Could be my futuristic codpiece though, it leaves nothing to the imagination.

Joe Axberg said...

Great post snob. I found the downhill skidding video boring and tedious. Thank you iMovie. Downhill mountain biking is fun to watch. Purpose built equipment engaged in competition. Ive yet to figure what the purpose of fixed gears are other than create web videos promoting the belief that shredded tires are a daily fact of life of kickass cyclists. Guess we all need chase vans with spare tires following us like the skidder guys.

Anonymous said...

For about 19 seconds I wanted to make an intelligent remark about your pensive comments but all I could think to say is:

Vagina!

leroy said...

Dear Mr. Wildcat Rock Machine:

It is with profound regret that I must express my indignation with your ill-considered decision to annoint Terri as Three's Company's "Best Blonde."

Clearly, Ms. Somers is more deserving of the accolade.

No sensible person can dispute the genius of her reference to the period following one's salad days as the cocktail hour of one's life -- a feat made more impressive by the fact that the reference was made by Ms. Somers in her non-fictional role of Suzanne Somers, fitness expert.

I can brook no blackguard's efforts to gainsay otherwise.

Harrumph and good day to you sir.

Yours etc.

kfg said...

"That's a falcon post on that cockput."

Are you sure that's a falcon post? It looks kind big for a falcon. I suspect it's a red tailed hawk post.

I'm also not sure that's even a cockput, but if it is; Ewwwwwwwwww!

Anonymous said...

Hillbomber whip skid is to Motorcycle tire burn out that changes in tempo,Rubato, "free adjustment of tempo for expressive purposes" is to, Stringendo, "pressing on faster"

Ron Jeremy said...

Smoke my artisanal sausage!

Stringendo cheese incident said...

Domo arigato, Mr. Rubato

living dangerously said...

the PVC apparatus is for getting into the "aero" position - on the downhill descent, throw your legs over and lean back...

gene99 said...

Clearly, the PVC setup on the stem is a home made anti-lean guage. You put a live squid in the center, and if you lean too much to one side or the other, the squid falls out. I have a smaller version on my road bike using a worm as the "guage." Of course, you have to grease the worm. (I prefer Phil Woods Waterproof). The great part about my setup is if you lose the worm, you can generally find another one on the trail. Not so easy if you commute with the squid - unless you carry a spare. One word of advice: Don't get too attached to the squid...

streepo said...

Unless there are more photos of PVC laden cockputs...
ima fuckin' killya.

GhostOfTyrone said...

After much thought, I believe the PVC apparatus is a Long Horn hoodie ornament base, a la Boss Hog. A minimalist one, at that.

Happy Wednesday

Anonymous said...

I know that bike with the mystery cockpit. That guy is really old. He prefers to sit straight up, but its a road bike. That was his fix for bike path cruising along Lake Champlain. I set another road bike up for him with 18" ape hangers and a wald stem when I worked at OSH.

Anonymous said...

That PVC thing looks like an extended head set so you can set your head on it. Perhaps it is a Shermer's Neck avoidance device.

ridethewomble said...

"Bouillabaisse on your bow tie???"

How in the f$#@ are these people eating their bouillabaisse? Is someone standing over them, pouring it into their mouths?

Sean said...

That PVC tube is actually a DIY necktie caddy e.g. http://www.amazon.com/Tie-Caddy-Roll-Up-Case/dp/B000SQUL2S Consult the previous image of the "merch" portaging dandy. Notice the classic package-in-armpit maneuver? How mad would you be if your new necktie arrived soaked in hilpster sweat?

crosspalms said...

Bowtie daddy, don't you blow your top; everything's under control. Can you have the bouillabaisse and a pair of socks here within the hour? Excellent. And I'd like a side of fries with that.

Anonymous said...

This comment section is turning into an even worse version of "What Is It?" from Ask This Old House.

Anonymous said...

silly snob! you wouldn't use a civic for drifting. if you've got to use a honda, go with the s2000, but you'll be better off with one of the many appropriate cars from nissan.

Anonymous said...

Terri was pretty hot. Still, i woulda been banging janet on the DL every chance i got. she was feisty, i bet she loved being on top.

yogisurf said...

That bike says 'homeless'. Good recant, WRM. If you want to skid out good tires in one run, it doesn't bother me. But it is boring. TDF decents on road bikes, that's exciting. Or DH Mtn biking.

Anonymous said...

i usually enjoy your delightful posts, but todays enraged me. Terri?! are you f-ing kidding me? she was a total slut. She couldn't hold Cindy's jock strap. get your head out of your ass wildcat.

Anonymous said...

Put a bird on it

Marcel Da Chump said...

The mystery of the fifth tube.

Anonymous said...

I've never seen Three's Company. Is it one of those moving picture thigummies? And was it available outside of the USA (Canada's sweaty kecks)?

hey nonny mouse

recumbent conspiracy theorist said...

Hey Bikesnob I'd like to recommend in addendum to this Fridays Fum Quiz maybe a "Who's your favorite Three's Company roomate" poll.

Wow, opinions run the gamut.

jp-at-home said...
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JP-SCruz said...

The PVC pipe is a side-firing potato cannon. It keeps the cars out of the bike lane.

Anonymous said...

By the way, the mystery bike and rider live in Burlington VT. The East Coast's Portland, OR. Not to be confused with the East Coast's Portland, which is much less a Portland, OR then Burlington.

Anon 2:16

Rollie Fingers said...

Has anyone considered those IWDFHs may be leaving insouciantly ironic (or possibly pubic) mustache shaped skidz that can be viewed from above TDF Nike chalkbot style?

El Capitane Rectum said...

@ Etherhuffer

"Wow, I have not seen a PVC dildo pannier in say, several weeks. Beats carrying them in your teeth."

I keep my dildo somewhere less visible - can you guess where?

cephas said...

"...know what purpose this serves"

you suggest it serves a purpose.

I'ma gonna bring out the A-man, but didn't Aristotle talk about purpose as one of the four causes - final cause. Artificient people, when acting rationally, make things for some reason or purpose.

Well done, snob. You've cited the A-man without giving him reference. Play jurist.

Fred's dead baby, Fred's dead... said...

Publicly stating who your favourite member of Three's Company is?

BOLD , Snobby, BOLD...

BTW I'm so hilp I was into Three's Company when they were One's Company.

Rocky Mountain Chuck said...

Hey nonny,

Sad state of affairs to have never seen "Three's Company". And most definitely available outside the USA - I wasted much of my adolescence watching it here in Canada (America's beaver fedora).

Ran into "Janet" at a local lunch spot when she was in town doing dinner theater (I know, right?) and she was as charming as could be.

bikesgonewild said...

...pvc cockpit addendum = mallet holder for whacking intellectual creep-s...

...watch yourself, bsnyc/rtms/wcrm...you actually fit the new age demographic of intellectual hipster creep...

Etherhuffer said...

@EL Capitane Rectum...

I fear to guess. Nonetheless....

How do you make pickle bread?







With a dill dough.

Jenna Jameson said...

You know those things you put your bag in at the airport to see if its allowed inside? We use those PVC at our filming for the same reason.

PawnShop said...

Dawn Wells, of course.

Don Knotts said...

I did all three of em. Even Jack.

Jasper said...

WIWM, I would suggest that if the women you are trying to date hold those opinions, then they can scarcely be called eligible, can they?

bikesgonewild said...

...i woulda done janet, chrissy, cindy, terri & yep, even lana but not mrs roper...

...lana & helen roper both had that 'needy' thing going on but lana just seemed like she'd give great head...

...just sayin'...

crosspalms said...

I think I'm whip-skidding down the hill on my IRA. No new bike for me this year unless I find it in the alley. Time for those wealth-creating day traders to get cracking.

Sini pas PVC Pipe said...

Cest le HOmage du Homard a
Fraud Laundress` Atititude chambre

bikesgonewild said...

...wishiwasmerckx...i agree with jasper & i'd suggest that you just live in the wrong area...

...out here, all the smart women ride...

Anonymous said...

I think the lock on that bike illustrates another difference between Portland and Brooklyn,,,

H. DAHMER LECTER BERKOWITZ said...

I AWAKE FROM MY AFTERNOON NAP AND ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER I DISCOVER A HUMAN HEAD SIMMERING IN THE CROCK POT. I THROW IN SOME FAVA BEANS, TWO CUPS OF a FINE CHIANTI AND A TALKING GERMAN SHEPERD. I RETURN TO MY NAP. zzzzz

caps lock said...

alright who took my caps lock? this isn't funny, i want it back right now

Croll 2 said...

I think that Peugeot is saying "my owner is homeless/mentally disturbed", and the likelihood is high that the owner is what Daniel Clowes referred to as an "Urban Attention Seeker"

Leroy's Dog said...

Whilst I generally like to pursue more intellectual ventures, I am still a dog & thus I admit I would have humped the legs of all those Three's Company bitches, even the Roper chick.

I'll bet I would have got a lot of pats on the head & "Isn't he cute".

Sometimes "it's a dog's life" guys.

Anonymous said...

JP-SCruz:
yes. obviously a spud gun.

El Capitane Rectum said...

@ Etherhuffer

In my Rapha Essentials Case of course. Where did you think I was talking about?

Did you hear about the Beach Boys dildo?




It gives you good vibrations...

leroy said...

My dog asked me to point out that he did not post as Leroy's Dog @ 4:48 PM.

I told him that there have been worse instances of mistaken canine identification.

http://tinyurl.com/qa97lf

I Go Around and Around said...

Relativism (one man's vagina is another man's flower box, just depends how you look at it) is the same philosophy that makes our children insane starting in pre-school:

Everyone's a winner!

No, everyone is not a winner. Some people are losers.

And the weather in Central Park for today: actually pretty effing great. A bit of a protest going on at the boathouse restaurant (I think it is about hors d'oeuvres or something) but the NYPD is there all hyped up on London riot videos, so I am sure everything will be just fine.

Depending on how you look at it.

bikesgonewild said...

...whilst i'm generally the type to use the word 'whilst', i feel i'm being accused of recently having posted as 'leroy's dog'...

...whilst there is insufficient evidence, i'll ask that these egregious accusations stop...

..."...does your dog bite ???", harrrumph !!!...

Ralph Furley said...

Fine & Dandy has been my one-stop-shop for Ascots since '76. And this is a respectable blog. NO ROMAN ORGIES!

Etherhuffer said...

Ascots? Pick up some spats to go with those?

JB said...

Where're the tire abusers today?

-PeTT
People for the ethical Treatment of Tires.

Anonymous said...

bikesgonewild at 4:16 PM:

bald lesbians are NOT hot.

Anonymous said...

On-demand Panties!

Anonymous said...

I can only imagine BGW going for a clean shaven Mr Furly.

Anonymous said...

This comment was posted using Verizon wireless.

Anonymous said...

drifting
in a sea of forgotten tear drops

drifting
in a life boat

sailing
for your love

Anonymous said...

Ms Somers is so sexy when she wears leather pants!

ken e. said...

yay! panties!

ken e. said...

non-gender specific panties of course. equal opportunity smuttiness is the only kind of smuttiness.

bikesgonewild said...

...anon 6:02pm...huh, wha ???..."bald lesbians are NOT hot" ???...that may or may not be true depending on the lesbian (& not that there's anything wrong with that, ya ???) but did you see the same show the rest of us did ???...

...what is significant about lana, as regards bsnyc/rtms/wcrm is that actress ann wedgeworth, who played the character, was married to rip torn between 1955 & 1961...just sayin'...

...now, what 'bald lesbians' are we talkin' here ???...i have a purely academic interest here (unless she did a good porn flic)...

bikesgonewild said...

...anon 6:15pm...wow, i wouldn't wanna leave you out 'cuz you are such a credit to the on-line comedic community...

..."I can only imagine BGW going for a clean shaven Mr Furly."...that, sir or madam is hilarious...LOL, ya ???...where DID you get your obvious talent ???...

...& please, now that we're such good friends, feel free to lose the formality of capitalizing my avatar...just call me plain ol' bgw...

...anyway, stay in touch...genius is always well regarded around this site...

Anonymous said...

@crosspalms...

An IRA bicycle? Is the top tube a pipe bomb.....or have you not found out yet...?

hey nonny mouse

bmag said...

I can't believe that folding peugeot got posted on here, I actually know the woman who owns that bike, and the extent of her portland-weirdness might surprise even you.
She is known as a "boundary pusher" at the co-op i work at, where she frequently asks new staff members if she can go upstairs and "stretch", only asking n00bs because shes been banned by everyone else. She has personally introduced herself to me with 4 different names, ranging from Raven, to Phoenisis. I frequently see her awkwardly inebriated and sitting in random front lawns/stoops. also she tries to make balloon animals at the farmers market at the co-op and drunkenly give them to kids and ask their parents for money, and last time i saw her she knocked over a small display of wine bottles and just stood in the mess of spilled wine for 10 minutes, with her head down, with a half finished shitty balloon creation and refused to move while people tried to mop it up.

wishiwasmerckx said...

Jasper & BGW: Perhaps you are right. I would note that things first started to go bad when I told her that her eyes were the same color as my Porsche.

BTW, does anybody know where I might buy a hazel-colored Porsche quickly and cheaply?

Anonymous said...

LOL, homeless on a folding Peugeot in PDX, priceless!

didn't have my camera but saw some guy today in PDX on a low-geared fixie w/o toe clips leave the bike lane on Hawthorne and spin it up and pass a bunch of commuter cyclists, only to lose control of his pedals; I slowed down and waited for him to lose it completely and go down but somehow he miraculously recovered.

there was something else I wanted to say but I'm too stoned to remember.

love, from Portland

Oedipus E. Elipsis said...

@bgw. Get a life, you dreadful hippy

Said said...

YOU'RE sort of an "intellectual creep" you sand on a beach.

bikesgonewild said...

...wishiwasmerckx...totally lol-ed...

...true story...knew a guy back in the '70's who had an old late '50's 356 coupe & he installed a volkswagen engine in it...

...i never asked but i always wondered if he ever told his girlfriend the truth...of course, porsches of that era weren't quite as sophisticated so he could maybe get away with it, but you, sir, may end up hooked on the horns of your dilemma...

...good luck with those horns...

bikesgonewild said...

...oedipus e. elipsis...as we said back in the '60's, "...yo mama"...

...just sayin'...

Alan Parsnip said...

FYI Three's Company was just a remake of Man About The House. Ever heard of Robin's Nest? Haven't got a clue...

Twob Rake said...

"Man About the House" - only British show i know that had two spin-offs...

leroy said...

If only we had started a discussion about whether the Three's Company cast should ride bikes with helmets in the opening credits, we could have gotten to 200 comments.

Oh well.

Lantern rouge.

(And to the poster who suggested BGW get a life, from the looks of things, he already has a pretty sweet life.)

leroy said...

If only we had started a discussion about whether the Three's Company cast should ride bikes with helmets in the opening credits, we could have gotten to 200 comments.

Oh well.

Lantern rouge.

(And to the poster who suggested BGW get a life, from the looks of things, he already has a pretty sweet life.)

wle said...

"I thought they just spent their days at roll-top desks writing letters to relatives on expensive stationary asking them for advances on their trusts. "


--""stationery""


--wle [atlanta spelling bee champ 2000 and 2010]

Jasper said...

Alan Parsnip, you are not alone - well, I remember the English versions but never saw the remakes (let's face it, Americans are still making piss-poor remakes of good British TV - the Office, Shameless, Skins are the ones that come most readily to mind). I expect Hey Nonny Mouse might have something to say about Yootha Joyce as well.

crosspalms said...

leroy,
Good idea. And there's this one, too. He's wearing a bowler, which is kind of like a helment, but she's got nothing!

Anonymous said...

Yes, she is "crazy" but here's a question for y'all; who's crazier, the person who cannot function in a dysfunctional society or the one who can?

Anonymous said...

car/bike analogies are for dmub hipsters

@nibes said...

About hillbombin' :

http://youtu.be/ZV4MJok1_2o

I saw this video and thought about you for a brief second.

Bike Locks said...

This is true that the locks are safe for our bicycles. We don't forget about it.
It is our duty.

Fixie Bikes said...

quite dandy.