8th August 2006

It's been mentioned before .. and it should be raised again .. 😉

Announcement: on 8th August 2006 you're either creatively partaking in cycling-orientated activities or taking the day off.

You will also persuade all your family, friends and work colleagues to do likewise.

Why?

It's Census 2006:
http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/d3310114.nsf/Home/census
VicRoads: Cycling Data and Statistics
http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/VRNE/vrne5nav.nsf/childdocs/-55E7C4E2B4A5C914CA256FD300241BD4-4CF6F5789A47DED4CA256FD300241BEA-54949AE40199E53CCA257147008142E7-2F02453B9269FF86CA2571490007CD33?open

You will ride around all day, imbibe coffee, eat bakery goods, have fun in the process, and *increase* those all important statistics that various tiers of Australian government base their cycling infrastructure funding upon.

Another creative/evil idea.

Actually, think again, it's probably a good one.

Who's putting down ***Cyclist*** as their religion on the census?

Forget the Jedi Knight palavar from a few years ago - convert now to the One True Faith: Obi-Wan Kenobi now rides a fully pimped Kona Stinky Delux. Or a Pinarello Dogma.

Or even a hardwaste fixte/SS if he's acquired a bigger fleet. 🙂

4 years ago I seem to remember this same idea came up on aus.motorycles.

They're all jedis now ;-)

Jules

- Seriously though, I don't think trying to manipulate the statistics is
necessarily the best way to get better facilities. But I'm wrong 47%
of the time...

cfsmtb said:

It's been mentioned before .. and it should be raised again .. 😉

Announcement: on 8th August 2006 you're either creatively partaking in
cycling-orientated activities or taking the day off.

You will also persuade all your family, friends and work colleagues to
do likewise.

Why?

It's Census 2006:
http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/d3310114.nsf/Home/census
VicRoads: Cycling Data and Statistics
http://tinyurl.com/jqmwz

You will ride around all day, imbibe coffee, eat bakery goods, have fun
in the process, and *increase* those all important statistics that
various tiers of Australian government base their cycling
infrastructure funding upon.

Another creative/evil idea.

Actually, think again, it's probably a good one.

Who's putting down ***Cyclist*** as their religion on the census?

Forget the Jedi Knight palavar from a few years ago - convert now to
the One True Faith: Obi-Wan Kenobi now rides a fully pimped Kona Stinky
Delux. Or a Pinarello Dogma.

Or even a hardwaste fixte/SS if he's acquired a bigger fleet. 🙂

Random Data said:

I think N=9 at the moment.

Only 33 to go...

Parbs

Who's putting down ***Cyclist*** as their religion on the census?

Wouldnt dream of such a subversive thing........wanders off whistling nonchalantly.

If fact if one is up to anything subversive,let alone riding a bike, the 8th August is the day.
Bugger the coffee and bakeries, you can do that anyday.

CC

cfsmtb said:

Who's putting down ***Cyclist*** as their religion on the census?

Sorry, but the Pastafarians got there first.

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Stuart Lamble said:

Sorry, but the Pastafarians got there first.

FSM is sooo daggy & last year.

On 2006-07-25, Stuart Lamble (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

cfsmtb said:

Who's putting down ***Cyclist*** as their religion on the census?

Sorry, but the Pastafarians got there first.

I'm just scared they'll think we wrote a writeo (what's a written
tyop?), and meant "rastafarian". Eeeeek!

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