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Elisa Francesca Roselli said:

Remembering - how could I forget - the day on my kick-scooter when I
swallowed a large bluebottle

The solution is given in an old cycling song.
And its very environmentally friendly.

There was a Frenchwoman who rode a bike,
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
Perhaps she'll die.

There was a Frenchwoman who swallowed a spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.

Elisa Francesca Roselli said:

Remembering - how could I forget - the day on my kick-scooter when I
swallowed a large bluebottle (ah, that savour of rotting melon lingering
at the back of my throat for the rest of the week ...), and being
conscious that on a cycle, one sooner or later ends up opening one's
mouth to breathe, I want to ask you people if there are any standard
solutions.

Tend to breathe through my nose more. Though I do catch the odd fly and
it is disgusting, the faff required to avoid the possibility is probably
worse than the actuality, given it doesn't happen often.

OTOH I do like to wear glasses in summer to keep them out of my eyes.

Pete.
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As the weather turns nice, clouds of midges and gnats are starting to
form. Larger and less clean biological specimens are also air-borne and
thickening.

Remembering - how could I forget - the day on my kick-scooter when I
swallowed a large bluebottle (ah, that savour of rotting melon lingering
at the back of my throat for the rest of the week ...), and being
conscious that on a cycle, one sooner or later ends up opening one's
mouth to breathe, I want to ask you people if there are any standard
solutions.

Make a virtue out of necessity, and be glad of the extra protein?

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Quoted message said:

As the weather turns nice, clouds of midges and gnats are starting to
form. Larger and less clean biological specimens are also air-borne and
thickening.

Enjoy - free protein. One has to have a good intestinal balance of flora and
fauna to stay healthy you know. Use teeth to strain out the larger items that
require chewing ;-)

Cheers, helen s

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Elisa Francesca Roselli said:

Remembering - how could I forget - the day on my kick-scooter when I
swallowed a large bluebottle (ah, that savour of rotting melon lingering
at the back of my throat for the rest of the week ...), and being
conscious that on a cycle, one sooner or later ends up opening one's
mouth to breathe, I want to ask you people if there are any standard
solutions.

Keep a couple of sachets of HP sauce in your pocket.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Remembering - how could I forget - the day on my kick-scooter when I
swallowed a large bluebottle

The solution is given in an old cycling song.
And its very environmentally friendly.

There was a Frenchwoman who rode a bike,
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
Perhaps she'll die.

There was a Frenchwoman who swallowed a spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.

NOOO! Don't do that! In the full version she ends up swallowing a bird,
cat, dog and after some more ends up with a cow which kills her.

If you are going to try this at least wear a cycle helmet.

Yours,

Mark.

John Hearns said:

That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,

Might be hard to cycle with all that going on ...

EFR
Ile de France

Mark Thompson said:

NOOO! Don't do that! In the full version she ends up swallowing a bird,
cat, dog and after some more ends up with a cow which kills her.

Besides, what about vegetarians?

EFR

Badger_South said:

Funny you should mention that. If you recall, I posted a few weeks ago
about availability of some kind of mosquito net I could wear as an
anti-bug-inhaling measure.

Yes, that's what got me thinking.

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Well I made a mask myself using nylon netting. It is simply a 6x9"
rectangle of the nylon netting in front, with a thicker piece of netting
tied to each end that loops around the neck much as a simple surgeon's
mask. When I get to bug territory, I pull the mask up from around my neck
and cover the mouth.

Ingenious!

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There is negligible if any air resistance so breathing is not inhibited.

As I make my daily good mornings, trail walkers have been known to say "Who
was that Masked Man?" ;-p

I go for the Dork Look, myself. I already have a little rear-view mirror
attached to my helmet like a Martian antenna. Then, as you recall, I prefer to
ride in skirts. But to keep them out of the pedals I tie them up in a great
knot over my right knee, or take the back up between my legs and tuck it in
front like a baby's diaper. Underneath I wear cut-off tights and a lacy slip.
Recently I bought a pair of shoes that work well for cycling, because they have
knobby rubber bubos on the bottom that adhere beautifully to the pedals. On top
they are like Alice in Wonderland shoes, in bright metallic silver.

As I suffer a lot from heat and sweat in the summer I've been contemplating
shaving my head.

I think a veil or mask would complete my outfit admirably, but I'm slightly
worried about being interned.

EFR
Ile de France

Elisa Francesca Roselli said:

Mark Thompson said:

NOOO! Don't do that! In the full version she ends up swallowing a bird,
cat, dog and after some more ends up with a cow which kills her.

Besides, what about vegetarians?

Eating vegetarians is not to be recommended either.

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reader to the dictionary." - William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway)
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Elisa Francesca Roselli said:

Mark Thompson said:

NOOO! Don't do that! In the full version she ends up swallowing a
bird,
cat, dog and after some more ends up with a cow which kills her.

Besides, what about vegetarians?

I think one goes in somewhere between the dog and the cow by my reckoning.

Colin

"Elisa Francesca Roselli" <[email hidden]>
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Underneath I wear cut-off tights and a lacy slip.

:o)

Quoted message said:

Recently I bought a pair of shoes...they have
knobby rubber bubos on the bottom that adhere beautifully..... On top
they are like Alice in Wonderland shoes, in bright metallic silver.

Should this be in alt.fetish???

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I've been contemplating shaving my head.

Yes, I was right!

(Sorry, Elisa!)

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

NOOO! Don't do that! In the full version she ends up swallowing a
bird, cat, dog and after some more ends up with a cow which kills
her.

Besides, what about vegetarians?

Quorn fed - gotta be tasty :-)

Elisa Francesca Roselli said:

As the weather turns nice, clouds of midges and gnats are starting to
form. Larger and less clean biological specimens are also air-borne and
thickening.

Remembering - how could I forget - the day on my kick-scooter when I
swallowed a large bluebottle (ah, that savour of rotting melon lingering
at the back of my throat for the rest of the week ...), and being
conscious that on a cycle, one sooner or later ends up opening one's
mouth to breathe, I want to ask you people if there are any standard
solutions.

It occurs to me that I have never seen a cyclist wearing a veil. Why
not?

EFR
Ile de France
(mais non M'dame, ce n'est pas un signe ostenatoire d'appartenance
réligieuse ...)

LOL - mais tristement. I've never seen a British cyclist wear a veil over
their mouths either, so I doubt if _that_ is the reason. I've not yet
swallowed a fly, but I have seen a big wasp go 'twoing' off my spectacles
at high speed.

AC

Elisa Francesca Roselli said:

Mark Thompson said:

NOOO! Don't do that! In the full version she ends up swallowing a bird,
cat, dog and after some more ends up with a cow which kills her.

Besides, what about vegetarians?

Nah, it's a horse.

I know an old lady who swallowed a horse...she's dead of course

in message <[email hidden]>, Elisa Francesca

Roselli (') said:

As the weather turns nice, clouds of midges and gnats are starting to
form. Larger and less clean biological specimens are also air-borne
and thickening.

Remembering - how could I forget - the day on my kick-scooter when I
swallowed a large bluebottle (ah, that savour of rotting melon
lingering at the back of my throat for the rest of the week ...), and
being conscious that on a cycle, one sooner or later ends up opening
one's mouth to breathe, I want to ask you people if there are any
standard solutions.

It occurs to me that I have never seen a cyclist wearing a veil. Why
not?

It's quite common in London and other filthy places for cyclists to wear
an anti-polution mask, or a hankerchief or bandana tied across the
lower part of the face, or wear a buff similarly. What the
smartly-dressed terrorist wears about town...

See for example
<URL:http://www.wiggle.co.uk/?Category=anti%20pollution%20masks>

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In rec.bicycles.misc Mark Thompson said:

Quoted message said:

Besides, what about vegetarians?

Quorn fed - gotta be tasty :-)

mostly bean fed, sadly. not so tasty. & smelly.
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Elisa Francesca Roselli said:

As the weather turns nice, clouds of midges and gnats are starting to
form. Larger and less clean biological specimens are also air-borne
and thickening.

Remembering - how could I forget - the day on my kick-scooter when I
swallowed a large bluebottle (ah, that savour of rotting melon
lingering at the back of my throat for the rest of the week ...), and
being conscious that on a cycle, one sooner or later ends up opening
one's mouth to breathe, I want to ask you people if there are any
standard solutions.

How about one of those little "personal face fans", turned outward to blow
those offending buggers away?

Bill "duct tape and batteries, baby" S.

in message <[email hidden]>, Elisa Francesca

Roselli (') said:

I go for the Dork Look, myself. I already have a little rear-view
mirror attached to my helmet like a Martian antenna. Then, as you
recall, I prefer to ride in skirts. But to keep them out of the pedals
I tie them up in a great knot over my right knee, or take the back up
between my legs and tuck it in front like a baby's diaper. Underneath
I wear cut-off tights and a lacy slip. Recently I bought a pair of
shoes that work well for cycling, because they have knobby rubber
bubos on the bottom that adhere beautifully to the pedals. On top they
are like Alice in Wonderland shoes, in bright metallic silver.

GIF! GIF! (or perhaps in this case, JPEG! JPEG!)

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