more new gloves

andy gee wrote:

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Any thoughts on being

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seen in knit gloves, even ones in black with obvious technical
detailing?

If this is your biggest concern you must not be up on the news.

andy gee said:

Also, these are knit gloves, which always have the possibility of being
what we call in New York "gay." No offense, just local idiom for for
anything that doesn't make you look like a mobster, a drug dealer, a
corporate suit, or an anarchist. So I ask a guy at work if the gloves
look gay, and he says, well, maybe a little gay. Any thoughts on being
seen in knit gloves, even ones in black with obvious technical
detailing?

Man, New York(ers) must be a crappy as I originally imagined.

\\paul

"gds" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:1140713301.917093.54910
@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com:

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andy gee wrote:

<big snip>

Any thoughts on being

Quoted message said:

seen in knit gloves, even ones in black with obvious technical
detailing?

If this is your biggest concern you must not be up on the news.

ok, i'll bite, which news?

--ag

Paul Hobson <[email hidden]> wrote in news:dtlg9m$j2u$1@news-
int.gatech.edu:

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Man, New York(ers) must be a crappy as I originally imagined.

no, just fashion conscious. we used to call such clothes nerdy or geeky,
but the nerds and geeks are running the world now so we needed a new word.

--ag

"Andy Gee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Paul Hobson <[email hidden]> wrote in news:dtlg9m$j2u$1@news-
int.gatech.edu:

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Man, New York(ers) must be a crappy as I originally imagined.

no, just fashion conscious. we used to call such clothes nerdy or geeky,
but the nerds and geeks are running the world now so we needed a new word.

--ag

Ah,
If 'gay' means 'geeky' over there, what now means 'gay'?
Peter

andy gee said:

Also, these are knit gloves, which always have the possibility of being
what we call in New York "gay." No offense, just local idiom for for
anything that doesn't make you look like a mobster, a drug dealer, a
corporate suit, or an anarchist. So I ask a guy at work if the gloves
look gay, and he says, well, maybe a little gay. Any thoughts on being
seen in knit gloves, even ones in black with obvious technical
detailing?

One of my favorite gloves was a red knit pair -- they looked *fabulous*
with my matching red shoes. I love cycling for its colorful accessories.
I don't worry about looking "gay", nor think of that of as a bad thing
-- but then I'm from Massachusetts where homophobia may not be dead, but
at least seems to be in decline relative to the rest of the country.

BTW, the gayest looking accessory are cycling doo-rags. Whenever I see a
bunch of guys wearing them all I can think of is gay pirates.

Andy Gee said:

"gds" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:1140713301.917093.54910
@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com:

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andy gee wrote:

<big snip>

Any thoughts on being

Quoted message said:

seen in knit gloves, even ones in black with obvious technical
detailing?

If this is your biggest concern you must not be up on the news.

ok, i'll bite, which news?

Ahh! Let's see, there are wars in several countries, there is a
continuing debacle in the US on disaster response, Oil prices went up
$2 bbl this morning, increasing nuymbers of Americans have lost their
health insurance and pension benefits, etc. etc..

Not that we all dont; have lives to live and should not be seeking
enjoyment but if your question was serious then I guess I can't relate
to the worry that you express.

"Peter" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:8qzLf.45591$Dn4.19321
@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net:

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Ah,
If 'gay' means 'geeky' over there, what now means 'gay'?
Peter

Gay still means gay. It's just clothes and hair that have the "geeky"
meaning.

But let's face it. If you're presenting yourself as a cyclist, you're
making an implication to any potential sexual partner that no matter
what flaws you might have, you at least have the ability to move your
thighs and hips, hard, 60-90 RPM, hour after hour, without falling over,
and still have breath left. And also be able to operate each hand
independently while doing that. Especially if you're seen coming off a
bike with aerobars or similar. My anthropology professor said that the
first sentence spoken in a human language was "lean on your elbows."

Most bicycle outer gloves, even light weight ones, look like something
from some anime movie or from star trek. People can tell they're
something special. Is it worth a little extra utility to sacrifice the
impression and implication by wearing knit gloves?

--ag

"gds" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:1140796169.319080.46930
@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com:

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Ahh! Let's see, there are wars in several countries, there is a
continuing debacle in the US on disaster response, Oil prices went up
$2 bbl this morning, increasing nuymbers of Americans have lost their
health insurance and pension benefits, etc. etc..

Oh, that! I thought there was some special bicycle news I missed.

Yeah, I'm very up on all this, that's why I ride a bike. The wars seem
centered around oil-exporting areas, so I ride a bike to not need that
much oil. We already discussed biking out of harms way from natural
disasters, comparing NO, Houston, and Cuba. The health insurance is too
high because two thirds of us Americans are overweight, contributing to
elevated cholesterol, blood pressure, triglycerides, etc. Insurance
companies are now in the business of "reselling" drugs via
"formularies" and deals with drug companies. That's why I ride a bike,
my blood pressure is 105/60 with good cholesterol levels, mostly HDLs.
Health insurance benefits are also lost because xmarts won't provide
them to their workers the way most big companies used to; they make
money selling cheap Chinese bikes and have very thin margins. That's
why I ride two American bikes and an assortment of European specialty
vehicles. Pension benefits are in danger because car companies are
about to lose a big wager on SUVs and they're going down the tubes.
That's why I ride a bike, I don't want to get sucked into the whole car
= penis thing.

Then there's also major issues with commuting time, ozone, fine
particulates, and global warming. That's why I ride a bike, so I don't
kill little kids and old people or drown people out.

And no, the gloves aren't the only thing on my mind. I've got more
important stuff to think about, like sushi or macro for dinner tonight,
or should I keep writing on usenet or go back to work this afternoon.

--ag

andy gee said:

"gds" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:1140796169.319080.46930
@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com:

Quoted message said:

Ahh! Let's see, there are wars in several countries, there is a
continuing debacle in the US on disaster response, Oil prices went up
$2 bbl this morning, increasing nuymbers of Americans have lost their
health insurance and pension benefits, etc. etc..

Oh, that! I thought there was some special bicycle news I missed.

Yeah, I'm very up on all this, that's why I ride a bike. The wars seem
centered around oil-exporting areas, so I ride a bike to not need that
much oil. We already discussed biking out of harms way from natural
disasters, comparing NO, Houston, and Cuba. The health insurance is too
high because two thirds of us Americans are overweight, contributing to
elevated cholesterol, blood pressure, triglycerides, etc. Insurance
companies are now in the business of "reselling" drugs via
"formularies" and deals with drug companies. That's why I ride a bike,
my blood pressure is 105/60 with good cholesterol levels, mostly HDLs.
Health insurance benefits are also lost because xmarts won't provide
them to their workers the way most big companies used to; they make
money selling cheap Chinese bikes and have very thin margins. That's
why I ride two American bikes and an assortment of European specialty
vehicles. Pension benefits are in danger because car companies are
about to lose a big wager on SUVs and they're going down the tubes.
That's why I ride a bike, I don't want to get sucked into the whole car
= penis thing.

Then there's also major issues with commuting time, ozone, fine
particulates, and global warming. That's why I ride a bike, so I don't
kill little kids and old people or drown people out.

And no, the gloves aren't the only thing on my mind. I've got more
important stuff to think about, like sushi or macro for dinner tonight,
or should I keep writing on usenet or go back to work this afternoon.

--ag

Glad you cleared that up. Always good to hear from a deep thinker ;-)