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  1. YURI WUENSCH of the edmonton sun said:


    'is it redundant to say he was annoying and riding a unicycle?'
    (http://tinyurl.com/kwhb3)

    To: Yuri Wuensch,
    Cc: Rec.Sport.Unicycling

    I don't know for how long you are writing journalist, or for how long
    you like to keep doing this.
    But asking "is it redundant to say he was annoying and riding a
    unicycle?", exposes maybe intelligence because it seem that at least
    you're asking it...
    On the other hand it may be false suggestive opionmaking based on no
    arguments as long you formulate your own to be broadcasted opinion as
    being a question.

    Either way, do some research yourself; there is plenty of friendly
    unicyclists out there who are not annoying, who'd don't even like to
    talk or even meet any other person while riding their unicycles. And
    who are more allergic to clown-alike unicyclists than you already seem
    to be.

    And outside your appearly little world I can confirm there are even
    unicyclists on events who realize their job is entertaining guests in
    stead of theirself, in case they want to make a living of it.

    Hope you may meet some sportsmen unicyclists, and maybe get positive
    inspired.

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    leo

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  2. "annoying guy doing some juggling (as if having a busted bike wasn't bad
    enough)"
    Ok that offends. A busted bike?

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  3. Does he really hope to keep his job- with writing like that I don't
    think so.

    --
    benjaug

    "Wise men talk because the have something to say, fools talk because
    they have to say something."
    -- Plato
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  4. That is very generalistic and inconsiderate.

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    smcmorrow

    \"It's knot gonna make it!\" -snuffiluffigus
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  5. This always happens. You tell people you unicycle as a hobby and you get
    that weird look that says 'clown?' followed by a polite 'oh, that's
    interesting.' if they're nice.

    There's always the [censored] around who'd hum that idiot circus tune
    when you cycle by even if you're tons better than most of the bmx-ers
    around the place. Somehow people are blinded by your riding one wheel
    around. They don't care about technic or skill or whatever it is you're
    doing. Mentally, one wheel = clown and clown = irritatant. Something to
    that effect.

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  6. fluxusmaximus said:

    This always happens. You tell people you unicycle as a hobby and you get
    that weird look that says 'clown?' followed by a polite 'oh, that's
    interesting.' if they're nice.

    There's always the [censored] around who'd hum that idiot circus tune
    when you cycle by even if you're tons better than most of the bmx-ers
    around the place. Somehow people are blinded by your riding one wheel
    around. They don't care about technic or skill or whatever it is you're
    doing. Mentally, one wheel = clown and clown = irritatant. Something to
    that effect.

    Dude...guys...we ride around on ONE WHEEL! Get over youselves, we ARE
    silly.

    --
    AscenXion

    yoopers said:

    You've obviously shown your colors and proven that only a narrow band
    of people can exist in your world where you are an intolerant god,
    AscenXion.


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  7. The unicycling performer may have been annoying but it was lame of Mr.
    Wuensch to label all unicyclists as such.

    We may be a silly bunch but I have met very few unicyclists who are
    annoying.

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  8. pedalone said:

    The unicycling performer may have been annoying but it was lame of Mr.
    Wuensch to label all unicyclists as such.

    We may be a silly bunch but I have met very few unicyclists who are
    annoying.

    Haven't met me, have you?

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  9. Yuri Wuensch said:

    Frankly, I think if you read the entire article in context, you can


    clearly detect a running stream of sarcasm.

    Quoted message said:


    I (who's native language isn't English) only did read a straam of
    negative remarks
    (and so I wonder for how long you can stick by writing articles in such
    style).

    Quoted message said:

    If not and you still take umbrage to my denegrating unicyclists,


    well, I certainly didn't mean to offend anyone.

    Quoted message said:


    It takes some more to offend me.
    Recently "I" appeared in a radio-commercial. The commercial-agency
    never ever saw a performance of me,
    but branded me to be an annoying entertainer (in that commercial, which
    was for months on national radio).
    I estimate that commercial might have damaged me for $50K of income.
    So I do respond to media when media are lame.
    So regardless wether that unicyclist was annoying, I hope you realize
    your writing can harm.
    But besides the people you write about it also can harm yourself.

    Quoted message said:

    However, that you can't read between the lines and see funny for


    funny's sake ...

    Quoted message said:


    Aha, so you tried to be funny, for a living, and annoyed other people.
    I recognize a repetive patern. That's funny.

    Quoted message said:

    I'm sure that unicyclist is a swell guy. 😉


    It wasn't me.
    But if you see an odd looking unicyclist, that has a coffee-can on his
    helmet,
    come over and say hello, and I'll for sure pour you in a cup of (hot)
    coffee.

    Quoted message said:

    --
    Yuri Wuensch
    Edmonton Sun
    [email hidden]
    780.[censored].xxxx

    --
    leo

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  10. leo said:

    I estimate that commercial might have damaged me for $50K of income.

    dang.., thats some powerful media you have there... is that american
    dollars? :eek:

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  11. Sgaterboy said:

    dang.., thats some powerful media you have there... is that american
    dollars? :eek:

    Yes, converted to USD. But it's hard to estimate. It was on nearly all
    national radio stations for two months. Right after I did'nt get any
    booking for 3, 4 months (the most important months) in The Netherlands,
    but still some from other countries.

    I still have the interview with the creators of that commercial, who
    claimed to be the originators of both my coffee and my pizza act. It
    becomes funny once I tell -during the interview- to him who I am.

    --
    leo

    Leo Vandewoestijne
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  12. Annoying Unicyclist...

    --
    AscenXion

    yoopers said:

    You've obviously shown your colors and proven that only a narrow band
    of people can exist in your world where you are an intolerant god,
    AscenXion.


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