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good idea, but it's already been done, quite to everyone's amusement
i'm sure you'd enjoy giving this a read:
http://tinyurl.com/ddsku

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Yes,theres been a bunch of threads like this,but most of them are
the"worst" comments.🙂

I had a really stupid ones the other day.I was jumping onto a becn when
these kids on bikes rode by(ages 11-12 maybe) yelling stuff like " holy
[censored]" and "can you DO that"?the usual.

but the worst was a kid who asked me"hey,can you -jump- in that garabage
right there"?pointing to a pile of trash on the ground.
Not knowing what to say,I just stood there,then they stared riding
off,another one said,"thats a tricycle,right?"To wich I said
sarcasticly,"no,are those tricycles?"pointing to they're bikes.

"no,its a BIKE stupid"!

Yeah,DUMB ASS"

was the reply.

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I prefer the comebacks threads. Originally we posted a list of them in
the USA Newsletter in 1981 or so (Snappy Comebacks to Stupid Remarks).
The idea is not to embarrass the person, but to say something clever
back that lets them know you've heard their "original" comment before.

Examples from the posts above:

- Where's your other wheel? - On my other unicycle.

- I think you got ripped off when you bought that bike. - If I'd thought
this was a bike, I deserved to get ripped off!

- can you DO that? - No. It's totally impossible, and don't ever try
it.

- hey,can you jump in that garabage right there? - You first.

- thats a tricycle,right? - No, surely you know what a tricycle is?

- Why are you riding a unicycle? - Because it's fun! (not the most
clever response, but it's what I use)

- Get a girlfriend! - How about a boyfriend, cutie? (that usually gets
them to leave fast. I agree, it would be good on a T-shirt.)

- What a throughly post-modern subversion of the cycling genre. -
Exactly!

- Are you saving up for the other half? - This *is* the other half (goes
with 'This *is* my other wheel' for 'Where's your other wheel?'😉

Those are just single examples. You can come up with a whole list for
each one, which was what that 1981 article did. Mostly it was a list for
'Where's your other wheel?'

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Several of us (8) were riding trails on Saturday when we met 2 women
riding bicycles in the opposite direction. We stopped to let them pass
and they stopped to ask about our unicycles. One of them was looking at
our variety of unicycles when she noticed my 3" MUni tire and asked why
it was so fat. Someone in the uni group replied that it was for
"downhill" riding. She believed him.

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While on a group Coker ride around Green Lake in Seattle I heard the
following comment:
"You should ride those naked in the Fremont Parade"
First time I've been asked to get naked on a unicycle. 🙂

Every year the neighborhood of Fremont in Seattle holds a Summer
Solstice Parade. It's in June and about a month away. Fremont is the
artsy artisty part of Seattle. Things are different over there. Every
year there is a group of people who paint on body paint, get on their
bikes, and ride the parade route naked. It's artsy, not obscene.
That's just how they do things in Fremont. I'd link to info and
pictures about the parade but some of the pictures are NSFW. If you're
good with Google you can find them easily enough.

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Excuse me while I hijack the thread:

Who here in Seattle's going to be in the Fremont solstice parade?

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John, I would expect you would get some serious ball itch if you rode
naked in body paint! Imagine this and you will have nightmares for the
next two weeks:

::6 foot drop to concrete, naked, with a Savage saddle, on a solid tire,
while sitting on your \"stuff\".....::

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john_childs said:

*While on a group Coker ride around Green Lake in Seattle I heard the
following comment:
"You should ride those naked in the Fremont Parade"
First time I've been asked to get naked on a unicycle. *

They didn't notice you were in the group, John.

I have only gotten one of the "are you a [censored]/queer/gay" or some such
intended deragatory. I simply said, "no," and asked them why they were
looking for homosexual males.

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john_childs said:

*While on a group Coker ride around Green Lake in Seattle I heard the
following comment:
"You should ride those naked in the Fremont Parade"
First time I've been asked to get naked on a unicycle. *

They didn't notice you were in the group, John.

TylerHeartless said:

*I got a "hey [censored] burn in hell" on a late night ride on my 29er it
was great. *

I have only gotten one of the "are you a [censored]/queer/gay" or some such
intended deragatory comments. I simply said, "no," and asked them why
they were looking for homosexual males.

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quuxman said:

*Excuse me while I hijack the thread:

Who here in Seattle's going to be in the Fremont solstice parade? *

I'm not going to be in the parade. In fact, I've never even been to the
Fremont Solstice Parade. I always seem to have something else to do
that weekend (like a muni ride). One of these years I'll get around to
experiencing the parade.

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On today's ride I was reminded of dogbowl when a very tiny little kid on
a scooter said,

"Cool! It's a one-wheel!"

-"I'm gonna MUni all around and Coker into town, 'I'm on a one-wheel'
(http://www.dogbowl.com/onewheel/onewheel.html)"-

Edit: Maybe the kid has heard the song?

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I was recently part of a team of 5 unicyclists in a 24hr mountainbike
race and it was pretty cool to hear all the comments from the overtaking
bikers.

The words that appreciated the most were from the semi-professional
mountain bikers who were really there to win prizes, they seemed to have
an extra appreciation for my knack to give them more room than they
needed to pass.

I think that most of the really good mountainbikers have seen us
"offroad unicyclers" at other events and have come to terms with the
concept of it and perhaps that's why their comments sound that much more
sincere, especially towards the end of the event. They just fly past
with a non-emphasized and concise "Go Uni" or "Legend". For me, it was
a great atmosphere with everyone on the same team.

Its at these events that you also seem to get the most complimantary
remarks coming your way

"you're going like a freight train"

"passing on your right...." (we hit a well suited unicycle section where
I'm able to put the speed on to the max so the biker struggles to keep
up) "OK, you're putting me to shame here"

(some sexy biker girl after chasing me up a steep tree rooted section
that I refused to dismount for) "That was amazing, thank you!"

"I've heard about you and now I've finally seen you..."

As for street riding, I'd call most of the reactions we get around here
normal. On the very rare occasion when I have some genius humming the
circus theme at me (usually from the safety of a car) I can't be
bothered reacting.

Some people like to be heard, "I SAID YOU LOST YOUR F**KING WHEEL"...

The best comeback for that type of idiot is "I heard you the first time
you weren't funny"

I'm still waiting for the right time to unleash this gem, it'll have to
be used on one of those sinister people who like to appear (to their
friends) to be intrigued and yet unwaveringly against the idea of
unicycling.
"Is that easy to ride?"
-- "Not as easy as your mum" :p

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pete66 said:

* "passing on your right...." *

Remind me not to do any races in NZ or the UK. I'd spend the entire
time riding on the wrong side of the trail. 🙂

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pete66 said:

*The words that appreciated the most were from the semi-professional
mountain bikers who were really there to win prizes, *

Yes, I got similar in the 24 Hours of Adrenaline last year. Nothing like
a smile and a nod from Tinker Juarez, the solo rider favored to win. He
had his work cut out for him so I wasn't expecting words. This while I
was *walking* my Coker up a hill...

Quoted message said:

*"I SAID YOU LOST YOUR F**KING WHEEL"...*

No, I effing FOUND one.

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Quoted message said:

I have only gotten one of the "are you a [censored]/queer/gay" or some
such intended deragatory comments. I simply said, "no," and asked them
why they were looking for homosexual males.

I had no chance to reply because he was screaming it from a car like a
coward. I'm not sure of what I would of said but I don't think it would
of been friendly.

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Has anyone ever had the urge to just run someone down whilst riding? I
know it would be awful for the image of unicycling etc. but someone
shouted freak at me on the street and i really felt like just bowling
straight in to him at max speed, metal pedals flailing. I guess i cn get
a little violent at times.

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Yes,
I group of kids who thought it was hilarious to throw stones at me. I
wanted to knock them down like skittles.

Cathy

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cathwood said:

*
I group of kids who thought it was hilarious to throw stones at me. I
wanted to knock them down like skittles.

*

People who throw stones at you are quietly saying, "shoot me," they're
just not being verbally expressive enough.

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I got a good one riding by the skate park.

"Bunny hop that [censored]!"

I then went into the park, shamed some skaters who couldn't grind a
certain rail, and left.

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