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  1. I was interviewing for an administrator position on an online game that
    I play, and the interviewer asked about my hobbies. As soon as I
    mentioned unicycling, he jumped in with "Really? I was watching the
    discovery channel the other day and I saw this guy on a unicycle..."

    I burned some bridges on the game when I was younger, so I don't have
    much of a chance of getting the job. Even so, it seems that my vague
    association with the same sport as Kris Holm has improved my odds of
    getting hired.

    Is this an isolated case of being in the right place at the right time,
    or does unicycling give you an edge in the real world?

    Rob

    p.s. Is there some secret handshake I should learn for preferential
    treatment at stores, restaurants, and government offices? Also, what
    level of riding ability is required before I can sign up for my swarms
    of scantily clad women? 😄

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    Avatar inspired by 'this thread' (http://tinyurl.com/2kmun) and 'this
    thread' (http://tinyurl.com/3gsqo).
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  2. Edge!? Of course it gives you an edge. It highly improves the level of
    cut that your jib posesses and simultaneously raises profficiency in
    brutal hand to hand combat. Did you ever wonder how you were going to
    single-handedly trap and eat a whole beartiger (-a combination of a bear
    and a tiger!-) with only a shoelace? UNICYCLING! Has there ever been a
    successful man who hasn't unicycled? Alexander Chubley, Prince
    Manserfield III, and even the great Jonny Jonderson, ALL UNICYCLISTS. In
    conclusion, unicycle... -or perish.- Because in the real world, you
    don't have time to think about a second wheel.

    --
    zach_jucha - Not here

    -Don't ask me why I said it, because I already forgot.-

    - Homestar
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  3. I'm gona make a special handshake and teach it to the Toronto
    Unicyclists, including Jeff and Ryan then they will pass it one when
    they go off to there crazy crazy comoetitions. It'll give all
    unicyclists a dsicount at any store that another unicyclists works at.
    please make a list of places that a discount is available.

    I will give you a discount at The Running Room (specifically whitby, and
    pickering in Ontario Canada) stop by, and I'll give you 38% off. Pass it
    on.

    Logan AUUUUUUUU

    PS. it's may 2 4 in 2 days.

    --
    Logan_A. - Trials und Street rider

    Zoink!!!
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  4. Zach's back!!!

    So Zach, lets have a list of when you're movie's coming out, and who'll
    be in it and where the filming'll be. That'd rock. I want a copy.

    As for the preference of unicyclists, it's all real funny how things
    work. The economy is run by competitions. Whenever a new trick is
    learned, the economy increases, and the Dow Jones Industrial index soars
    whenever someone lands a 3' hop, or some gap. The S&P 500 is run by Kris
    Holm himself! It's all run by unicyclists, although there are some
    bikers in some of the low-level positions...

    --
    gerblefranklin - Trials Unicyclist

    Don't you think it's a cruel irony that acting like a G.I. Joe in the
    army can get you a Medal, while playing with one can get you thrown out?
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  5. zach_jucha said:

    Has there ever been a
    successful man who hasn't unicycled? Alexander Chubley, Prince
    Manserfield III, and even the great Jonny Jonderson, ALL UNICYCLISTS.

    Counter-proof: Donald Rumsfeld is a unicyclist.

    Klaas Bil - Newsgroup Addict
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  6. wentz said:

    Is this an isolated case of being in the right place at the right time,
    or does unicycling give you an edge in the real world?

    I heard this true story from an instructor at my former uni club:

    Of all the applicants for a particular job two came out equally on
    top. One had included in his c.v. that he had acquired level 1 to 3 of
    unicycling. When asked whether this was a joke or really true, he
    confirmed and gave this instructor's name as a reference. The HR man
    called the unicycling instructor which he happened to know, and was
    given a colorful account of the personal characteristics required for
    getting this far in unicycling, such as perseverance, willingness to
    explore new ground, physical fitness.

    Guess what, he got the job.

    Klaas Bil - Newsgroup Addict
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  7. zach_jucha said:

    *Edge!? Of course it gives you an edge. It highly improves the level
    of cut that your jib posesses and simultaneously raises profficiency
    in brutal hand to hand combat. Did you ever wonder how you were going
    to single-handedly trap and eat a whole beartiger (-a combination of a
    bear and a tiger!-) with only a shoelace? UNICYCLING! Has there ever
    been a successful man who hasn't unicycled? Alexander Chubley, Prince
    Manserfield III, and even the great Jonny Jonderson, ALL UNICYCLISTS.
    In conclusion, unicycle... -or perish.- Because in the real world, you
    don't have time to think about a second wheel. *

    I wish this whole thing could be my sig line 😄

    --
    mango - unity - as 1 stand together

    http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/albuv16

    "...I speculated that if we all got to know each other, one lawn mower
    would be enough for any neighborhood." -Keith Cash
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  8. Hey hey..

    Are you serious about the 38% off for your fellow unicyclists? Because I've
    been shopping around for a heart rate monitor for awhile, and if you could
    hook me up with a discount that would be awesome. If you could email me and
    let me know that would be great.. thanks!

    Carney

    "Logan_A." <[email hidden]> wrote in
    message news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    I'm gona make a special handshake and teach it to the Toronto
    Unicyclists, including Jeff and Ryan then they will pass it one when
    they go off to there crazy crazy comoetitions. It'll give all
    unicyclists a dsicount at any store that another unicyclists works at.
    please make a list of places that a discount is available.

    I will give you a discount at The Running Room (specifically whitby, and
    pickering in Ontario Canada) stop by, and I'll give you 38% off. Pass it
    on.

    Logan AUUUUUUUU

    PS. it's may 2 4 in 2 days.

    --
    Logan_A. - Trials und Street rider

    Zoink!!!
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  9. Klaas Bil said:

    *Counter-proof: Donald Rumsfeld is a unicyclist. *


    And how about Ted Kazinsky, the "Unabomber" (not unibomber). He's in
    jail now but was a serial mail bomber in the Western US.

    --
    johnfoss - Walkin' on the edge

    John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone
    "jfoss" at "unicycling.com"
    www.unicycling.com

    "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not
    because they are easy, but because they are hard." -- John F. Kennedy,
    1961
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