Friday, September 2, 2011

BSNYC Friday Foot Quiz! (And Away-Going Announcement)

Monday, September 19th is a very special day. Why? Because that will be the date of my next blog post!

Yes, that's right, circumstances require that as of today I take temporary leave of this blog until Monday, September 19th, at which point I will return with regular updates. This leave has been in the offing for quite some time, so don't act all surprised about it, even though I haven't mentioned a thing about it on this blog until just now. Also, I won't bore you with what I'll be doing during my leave, though I can confirm that I will not be doing any of the following:

--Going to Interbike
--Going to Eurobike
--Going to the Vuelta a EspaƱa
--Going to Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp™
--Getting an adult Bar Mitzvah

In my absence, I suggest that you follow my Twittering account just in case I have important news to relate, such as my consumption and enjoyment of a particularly tasty brand of corn chip that I think you might also like to try. (Where's that check, Doritos people?) And speaking of Twitter, a fellow Tweeterer recently alerted me to the existence of this:


It would appear that someone is trying to achieve a sort of arch McSweeney's-meets-Cycle-Chic effect by combining photos of models on bicycles with prose like this:

When piloting your velocipede it is imperative that you consider prudence, modesty, and decorum at all times, lest you be sanctioned by local law-keepers for improper attire. For, you see, high moral conduct is the chief concern of our metropolitan constabulary, and young women on bicycles must bear in mind the moral weakness of pedestrians as they navigate our sin-besotted conurbation.

In other words, don't ride with your ass crack showing.

As for the so-called "Brooklyn Magazine" itself, I had never come across it before, but the following video they've produced is a pretty good summation of the current state of affairs:

Brooklyn Magazine Promo from Louis Gruber on Vimeo.

Yes, Brooklyn does have many faces, and they make you want to grab them by their patterned scarves and shout horrible, horrible things into them.

In any event, pending my return, I'm pleased to present you with a quiz. As always, study the item, think, and click on your answer. If you're right you'll feel inexplicably tingly, and if you're wrong you'll hear a song.

Thanks very much for reading, ride safe, and I look forward to "seeing" you when I return on September 19th.


--Wildcat Rocking Chair


(You can't tell from the picture, but it's pretty wild.)





1) The speed at which a retrogrouch goes "Woo hoo!" is:






(Off to a foffing good start.)

2) There is only one Dmitry Fofonov.

--True
--False





“But with the miles, the pain from the hole in my perineum got stronger."

3) Who said this?





4) This $5,500 titanium and belt-driven commuter:








5) Do police officers hate cyclists?

--Yes
--No




6) To this day, nothing gets attention in Williamsburg like a nice set of:






7) Hooray! It's ________:





***Special Health-Themed Bonus Question!***

In addition to exposing the dangers of excessive groin and ass use, this graphic also quantifies the importance of:



2,023 comments:

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Blog Drafter said...

But first this little matter...

Blog Drafter said...

of 1,500.

Blog Drafter said...

Didn't they make a movie about that?

Blog Drafter said...

Oh no bro, that was 300.

LOB said...

right, 300.

LOB said...

Those were my boys.

LOB said...

Those were great times.

Blog Drafter said...

I think ZOD is Jebus' uncle.

Blog Drafter said...

I wish someone would explain this.

Blog Drafter said...

1423

Blog Drafter said...

1424

Blog Drafter said...

14 and twenty five.

Blog Drafter said...

This ain't no Old '97.

Blog Drafter said...

Ain't gonna be no wrecks.

Blog Drafter said...

Just a slow steady train forming.

Blog Drafter said...

Picking up speed.

Blog Drafter said...

Anybody out there...

Blog Drafter said...

You should be rewarded if you are.

Blog Drafter said...

1432

Blog Drafter said...

1433

Blog Drafter said...

1434

Blog Drafter said...

And 1435!

Blog Drafter said...

Picking up speed.

Blog Drafter said...

Throwin' in some coal

Meaningless Comment Maker said...

Zod is actually WRM's bicycle detailer. Zub his brother is WRM's butler and burrito chief.

Blog Drafter said...

Its going right down the chute.

Blog Drafter said...

Its gettin hot in here.

Ma Joad said...

Tom, where are ya Tom?

Ma Joad said...

Is that you Tom?

Tom Joad said...

Yeah Mom, its me.

Ma Joad said...

Where ya at Tom?

Tom Joad said...

Back of this train Ma.

No Purpose Commenting said...

I explained it in comment 1403. There are several options for why you are stuck in this void posting meaningless comments (with a sprinkling of meaningful comments).

So please just answer if it is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or none of the above?

Tom Joad said...

Gettin' beat up back here.

Ma Joad said...

Tom, still gettin' beat up?

Tom Joad said...

Ma, there's some pullers on this train!

Blog Drafter said...

Well, OMG! Several train mates.

Blog Drafter said...

Got a little carried away there with the Joad thing.

Blog Drafter said...

Didn't notice you.

Blog Drafter said...

1453

Blog Drafter said...

1454

Meaningless/ No Purpose said...

Hey Joad, you think you could get your Ma' to give me some of her "special" brownies? I be hungry after trying to catch up with yall all this time.

Blog Drafter said...

I hope you're quick on your pedals.

Blog Drafter said...

And can dance on 'em

Blog Drafter said...

And are EPO'd and Clen'd up enough to go.

Blog Drafter said...

up this hill

Blog Drafter said...

to 1460.

Meaningless said...

Blog Drafter, can you answer the question posed to you in 1403?

Hey I am just curious. What can I say

Blog Drafter said...

Meaningless/No Purpose, by LOB, there is a purpose.

Blog Drafter said...

1463

Blog Drafter said...

1464

Meaningless said...

I could post more comments if I had not run out of things to say ... Oh, about 300 comments ago!

Blog Drafter said...

I'll answer at 1475.

Blog Drafter said...

Maybe.

No Purpose said...

Oh please enlighten me. What is the purpose?

Blog Drafter said...

Actually, I'm thinking of curating a blogular "takeover" of this Commenting Space in support of and showing solidarity with the Wall St. Protesters.

Blog Drafter said...

A sort of "blog within a blog".

Blog Drafter said...

Meanwhile: 1471

Blog Drafter said...

Eyes on the prize: 1472

No Purpose said...

A page change is coming again at 1600. That number sounds familiar.

Isn't that the Obama's address?

No P said...

1474

Blog Drafter said...

One thousand fourteen hundred and seventy three, unless something meaningless happens.

Blog Drafter said...

Dang, that's competition for you!

Blog Drafter said...

Now right on the the line!

I'll be switching gears here said...

1478

N P said...

So how many years will this go on?

gotta want it said...

1479

lead, follow, or said...

1480

beat me to the line said...

1482

pack fill said...

1483

NP said...

Will we stop at 2000? Or will reaching 2000 cause us to think we can go for 3000?

cat 6 said...

1484

Blog Drafter said...

I will pause.

Blog Drafter said...

NP, you have caused me to pause.

No said...

1485

Blog Drafter said...

You're right. Why are we doing this? I don't really know.

Nobody that matters anyway said...

1489

Blog Drafter said...

My wife is about to kick me in the "Pants Yabbies."

Blog Drafter said...

Is that it? Is it that we can think we can be like Snob?

No Purpose said...

Blog Drafter,

It is simply boredom in my case. Nothing else but simple boredom.

Blog Drafter said...

Snob, creator of Lob, and Jebus, I think.

Uh huh. said...

Uh huh.

Uh huh. said...

Uh huh.

Blog Drafter said...

and go...

Blog Drafter said...

1498

Blog Drafter said...

1499

Blog Drafter said...

and the winner is:

No Meaning or Purpose said...

Simply stated, I have a TV with hundreds of channels and typing totally meaningless comments where hardly anyone will ever read them is more interesting than what is on the TV right now.

Blog Drafter said...

You're the winner! Good night.

Meaningless Commentator said...

The TV is on. It is on Shrek. I have not even bothered to change the channel, because I know there is not likely anything better on right now, anyway.

no p said...

Good night. It looks like you are turning it in very early compared to your normal nights.

Is that the wife calling, I hear in the background?

Meaningless said...

Will, I guess since I am here, I will peddle a little toward 1600 (Pennsylvania Avenue)

N P said...

1506

N P said...

1507

N P said...

1508

N P said...

1509

N P said...

1510

N P said...

1511

Maybe a little Purpose to my rambling said...

I searched for 1512 and bicycles. Under 1512, I actually found something quite interesting for a cyclist.

This is the number of the law regulating the manufacturing of bicycles. Check it out. There is a lot on this link I did not know.

16 C.R.F. Part 1512 Requirements for Bicycles.

N P aka Boring Commentator said...

1513

You know Who said...

1514

La Boring Uno said...

1515

Same Commentator said...

A Kryptonite New York Legion 1515 Bicycle Chain with New York Padlock is an expensive lock.

I realize that bike theft is common in New York, but do you really need a bike lock that costs very close to $150.00 USD to keep some crook from stealing your bike?

No Purpose said...

Around here if you parked your $9,000 Road bike on the sidewalk all day long and went to work, it would be all but guaranteed to still be there when you got off.

Not that people are more honest around here, though that may be part of the reason, but very few people around here believe any bicycle is valuable. 95% of the people around here think all bikes are worth less than $100.00.

They are just that clueless about bikes.

No Purpose said...

I did once go for a ride south of town. I stopped at a roadside rest area many people use to park and ride from.

Leaned up against a car was a very nice full carbon bike, fully Dura-ace equipped, with no one anywhere around. I was there for about 10 minutes and no one came by.

Bike theft is just so rare around here, people will do things like that.

Why comment? said...

1519

Just Because said...

1520

I can! said...

1521

My Name is Meaningless said...

OK. I found a video called 1522/bicycle. It is really interesting and quite different from anything I have ever seen. I will post it here, but I am going to post it over on the latest comment section too. It is that interesting, due to its uniqueness.

Bike Video from Arabia

No Purpose said...

Link was bad for some reason. Try this: Correct Link

No Purpose said...

Still made a bad link.

Third attempt

N P said...

That last link was good. Don't know why I failed getting the link right that many times.

zzzzz said...

75 more to 1600.

Getting sleepy said...

74

Anonymous (but not Anonymous) said...

73

72 said...

I will not just post numbers.

71 said...

It is so boring just posting numbers.

70 said...

No purpose to this post whatsoever.

69 said...

The number of comments left is significant to some people. Don't know what significance it has toward bicycles though.

68 aka No Purpose said...

68 Bicycle

67 said...

B67.

66 said...

Route 66 is a popular place to ride bicycles. There are many YouTubes of people riding there.

66 said...

Route 66 is a popular place to ride bicycles. There are many YouTubes of people riding there.

64 (I think) said...

Double post. Sorry. It was Blogspot's fault. It failed to load my comment fast enough.

No Purpose said...

We have posted number counts, told jokes, listed bicycle parts, and even made comments that had purpose.

What else can we do to pass the time as we take our pull?

62 said...

zzzz

61 said...

zzzz

60 said...

zzzz

59 said...

zzzz

58 said...

zzzz

(Heinz) 57 said...

zzzz

56 said...

zzzz

55 said...

zzzz

54 said...

zzzz

53 said...

zzzz

52 said...

zzzz

51 said...

zzzz

49 said...

Bike49?

48 said...

Well, back to sleep commenting... zzzz .... zzzz

47 said...

zzzz

46 said...

zzzz

45 said...

zzzz

44 (Yes I am packing on my Bike) said...

zzzz

40 More said...

zzzz

39 99999999999999999999999999 said...

zzzz

Up-Awakener said...

WAKE UP! WAKE UP! WAKE UP!

Blog Drafter said...

Is this the way the world ends?

Blog Drafter said...

Not with a bang, but a whimperzzz.

Blog Drafter said...

I think not.

Blog Drafter said...

No ride today, Jeebus, its raining married cats and dogs.

Blog Drafter said...

Like LOB doubled up on Viagra and Lasix...

Blog Drafter said...

and is taking a 48 hour whizz.

Blog Drafter said...

In LOB time 48 hours equals four of ours.

Blog Drafter said...

"SEEK MEDICAL HELP!"

Blog Drafter said...

So, just making a few comments here...

Blog Drafter said...

nothing too meaningful

Blog Drafter said...

or meaningless.

Blog Drafter said...

Just a few little comments.

Blog Drafter said...

Numbers don't mean anything, after all.

Blog Drafter said...

They're totally subjective.

Blog Drafter said...

And don't actually exist...

Blog Drafter said...

outside the human mind.

Blog Drafter said...

Hmm, just a few little comments.

Blog Drafter said...

Like, say, fifteen hundred and eighty of them.

Blog Drafter said...

That's a nice round number.

Blog Drafter said...

Sort of "Bubbly!"

Blog Drafter said...

"Though this blog be...

Blog Drafter said...

"...on the far side of the world..."

Blog Drafter said...

"...it is our home."

Blog Drafter said...

Just caught the last of that movie.

Blog Drafter said...

"Snobber and Commentator"

Blog Drafter said...

Wow, 1590.

Blog Drafter said...

That other guy says the page turns at 1600.

Blog Drafter said...

A very "Hopeful" number.

Jebus said...

"He, he

Blog Drafter said...

Well, we're about to find out...

Blog Drafter said...

if

Blog Drafter said...

will

Blog Drafter said...

or

Blog Drafter said...

not:

Mark Cavendish's Boys said...

"We'd like to thank Peta."

Mark Cavendish said...

"I'd like to thank me boys"

Blog Drafter said...

AND THAT'S HOW A PAGE TURNS

Jebus, finally getting his line right said...

"Hehe"

Blog Drafter said...

Good Night!

Eman said...

this is the trippy comments section

hehehe...hehe...hehehe...hehe...hehehe...he...he...he...hehehe...hehe...hehehe...he...he...he...he...he...he...he...he...he...he...he...hehe...hehe...hehe...hehe...heeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oooh, look at the cute little monkey...hehe... monkey see...
monkey doo doo...get it? Monkey doo doo!

monkey see monkey doo doo...hehehe...oh, l said doo doo...do you do doo doo, monkey see...monkey do.

Bill Clinton said...

Ah did not have sex with that monkey, Ms. Vitto...

Dijo said...

I'm freakin' out.
Gettin' on my bike and lettin' it all
hang out.
Bombing hills on acid.

Lanterne Meh said...

Holy Monkey Turds!!!!

I'm gone less than a day at the comments jump another 200!

All right....I'll take a pull.
When is Snob gonna jump on here and slap us on our backs, or faces?

the Clashmeh said...

We know where this is going. Don't we?
To boldly go
where no blog
has gone before.
Too late
to stop.
"keep it non-stop,
give it all you got".*

THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN*

Comment deleted said...

This is as close as I'll get to being in a paceline until this busted foot heals.

Woo-hoo.

Crabby Old Man with a Grudge said...

Columbus Day, My Foot!

Why do we celebrate a day when America was discovered, when it was discovered years before that by the Nordic people. For that matter, it was discovered centuries before that by the people who later became the ancestors of the American Indians.

Columbus was a poser, not a discoverer of the Americas.

Grumpy (formally known as Meaningless) said...

Wonder how many people rode down to the P.O. to check their box today, only to figure out later that it is a federal holiday.

Crabby / Grumpy said...

When it is hot, asphalt softens. This is easily noticed by runners, but effects bike riders too.

The roads were great when it was 100 degrees F around here. Now that it is cooler, the roads are harder/ bumpier.

I hate bumpy roads.

Blog Drafter said...

Any you boys don't want to get shot, best clear on out the back...

Blog Drafter said...

otherwise, make a few comments.

Blog Drafter said...

Best bike riding scene in a Western?

Butch Meh-ssidy said...

Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? With Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head playing in the background?

I'm sorry, tou asked for , "Best Scene." Ooops. On the other hand, maybe the rest of the non-participating commentariat are looking at us and murmuring, "Who Are those guys?..."

Blog Drafter said...

That's it! You got it. You win a prize: you can make the next 5 comments.

Blog Drafter said...

OK, what drove Columbus across the ocean blue in fourteen hundred and ninety two?

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