"Brian Huntley" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:There's a new ad on tv up in Canada for a national mensware chain -
Moores. It shows two besuited men walking along, while the voice-over
says one bought his suit at Moores, while the other paid twice as much
somewhere else. They get to a 'Don't Walk' light, and Mr. Not-Moores
steps off the curb regardless. BLAM! He's hit by a speeding bicyclist,
and there's tires and spandex and grey flannel bouncing everywhere!
(It's really quite a hit, at first viewing.)
Not the image I'd prefer for us, but at least the cyclist wasn't at
fault. (And really fast.)
When I read the header, I thought, there's no such thing as a bad bicycle
ad, it's great that people are selling bicycles! But this, of course, is
another item in the file of the denigration of cyclists. Come the night of
the long gas lines, and everyone will be singing a different tune 😉
Contrary to this message, I was riding down Lexington Avenue in Manhattan
yesterday and a guy in a _great_ suit (better than mine) and a _great_
haircut and a really expensive looking suit-guy backpack on a pretty nice
bike was sharing a pace with me. When we seperated, I said, you're perfect
dude, America needs more guys in suits riding bikes.
--ag
