Before We See a Bike Friendly World

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(These guys are pushing me to ride a bike to lead the revolution. Is
it fair?)

Originally Posted by noisebeam
"If you really don't like pollution and don't like cars, why don't you
just get up 10min earlier - be part of the solution you ask for.
Perhaps you are out kayaking too late at night."

....

I can understand the criticism of the last two posts (do what you
preach), but let me remind you that I'm not willing to die just as a
dog.

If I die riding a bike, it will be for a cause (the revolution),
wearing T-shirts that will make us part of an organized effort.

Hey, no profits. Just for the revolution.

***

Originally Posted by SSP
'No offense, but...what ****!

Real "revolutionaries" risked "their lives, their fortunes, and their
sacred honor" to found this country.

Someone who sells anti-oil T-shirts, but is afraid to ride on the
streets, hardly qualifies as a "revolutionary".


It's as if George Washington didn't cross the Potomac in the dead of
winter, but instead sold silly signs criticizing the British.
Sheesh....'

....

Wrong metaphor: NO GENERAL WOULD LAUNCH A REVOLUTION WITHOUT AN
ARMY!!!

You'd need at least a troop of monkeys!

By the way, monkeys are smarter than dogs.
 
(Here I re-take the subject of God and bikes. I hope I don't make you
think too much!)

IS GOD BIG OR SMALL?

It's not a trivial question since a Big God would favor the Christians
who favor Big Houses, Big SUVs and Big Business...

A Small God though would favor compact, environmentally friendly
houses, and everything that's small and smart. So I leave you to
ponder about the nature of God, and why he created such an incredibly
big Universe to house such small creatures as the humans...

Those who can't figure it out are probably Atheists. ;)

Originally Posted by crhilton
"I think the trouble is that we're just too obsessed with our homes.
Your house is the American dream, and the American dream is the
brainwashing every child grows up with. Sometimes it's expanded to
cars and the consumption of meat, but it's mostly about the house."

You're right. The Big House is a Big Problem. And everything big is a
big problem.

And bicycles are a big part of the solution...

IN OTHER WORDS, GOD IS TOO DAMN BIG AND IT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM TOO!
 
It's too bad than Bananaman has confused being anti-car with being
pro-bike.
 
On Jun 11, 6:27 pm, Tim McNamara <[email protected]> wrote:
> It's too bad than Bananaman has confused being anti-car with being
> pro-bike.

I'm for anything small: EVs, scooters, bikes and roller blades.

In other words, anything alternative and smart.
 
(You may say, "What the hell bikes have to do with God?" But if God
doesn't know left from right, it means that we have to find our own
way in the Universe --and roads)

On Jun 12, 8:18 am, Leon Hoeneveld <[email protected]>
wrote:
> ComandanteBanana schreef:

>
> God is expanding. Because the universe is expanding, and if God would
> not expand he would relativeley get smaller, which cannot be.
>
> So if you imagine a man, he is getting fatter and fatter.
>
> Also there is a question if God has clothes.
>
> If so: Does he have something to hide?
> If not: What a pervert!- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

You are leading to very deep questions here...

Also, does God knows left from right, and right from wrong?

Notice that in the Universe there are no such dimensions as left and
right, or up and down, so God may not even know right from wrong!!!
 
Originally Posted by DUMA
"And Left and right only have meaning if one clearly define Top and
Bottom, and only then right and left have well defined meaning and
direction.."

Well, is not the directional dichotomy that worries me, but the moral
one:

Does God know Right from Wrong?

And if so, why he backs the wrong people???
 
(A war of the gods... Does it make sense? Well, I just know I don't
want to be the loser)

Originally Posted by Americo
"Whether big or small, my God can beat up your God!"

I doubt it. My god is printed on the money... ;)

And if that is not enough, it has the latest terrestrial and satellite
weaponry to decimate any other god and his people.
__________________
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" -M.L. King
 
"ComandanteBanana" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:927fe793-0822-406a-bb15-4dfe73557546@z66g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
> Originally Posted by DUMA
> "And Left and right only have meaning if one clearly define Top and
> Bottom, and only then right and left have well defined meaning and
> direction.."

I think you also have to define front and back. Otherwise, left and right
could be different depending on where you're standing.
 
In article <[email protected]>,
"Amy Blankenship" <[email protected]> wrote:

> "ComandanteBanana" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:927fe793-0822-406a-bb15-4dfe73557546@z66g2000hsc.googlegroups.com
> ...
> > Originally Posted by DUMA "And Left and right only have meaning if
> > one clearly define Top and Bottom, and only then right and left
> > have well defined meaning and direction.."
>
> I think you also have to define front and back. Otherwise, left and
> right could be different depending on where you're standing.

Most people seem to define it as "I'm right, and anyone who disagrees
with me isn't."
 
On Jun 12, 5:29 pm, Tim McNamara <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
>  "Amy Blankenship" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > "ComandanteBanana" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:927fe793-0822-406a-bb15-4dfe73557546@z66g2000hsc.googlegroups.com
> > ...
> > > Originally Posted by DUMA "And Left and right only have meaning if
> > > one clearly define Top and Bottom, and only then right and left
> > > have well defined meaning and direction.."
>
> > I think you also have to define front and back.  Otherwise, left and
> > right could be different depending on where you're standing.
>
> Most people seem to define it as "I'm right, and anyone who disagrees
> with me isn't."

Even God is like that...

But now let's go back to the real subject... what's the subject?

Anyway...

Originally Posted by SSP
'Perhaps you should move to Disney World...I've heard the roads are
quite "friendly" there.'

Disney is one of the few places in America where you've got good
public transportation. You can even catch a ride in futuristic trains.
Try that outside. Greyhound is falling apart and trains are pre-WWII!
Or is it WWI?

In the land of makebelieve... ;)
 
(These are the breaking news)

LA Bike Activists Take to the Freeways

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...oryId=91414814


Passing cars stuck on the freeways in rush hour traffic as political
theater.

Personally, I think that's kind of cool...even if it's a bit crazy,
and illegal.

And here's a video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNZSe8Q8-Iw

....

And here's the Revolution...

Viva la Revolution! ;)

I think we should "take the lane" on multi-lane roads before we take
the freeways. They are more practical and perfectly legal. Well,
almost.

"Viva Zapata, viva Chihuahua!"
 
I think this link might work better http://tinyurl.com/5ppp9r

"KingOfTheApes" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> (These are the breaking news)
>
> LA Bike Activists Take to the Freeways
>
> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...oryId=91414814
>
>
> Passing cars stuck on the freeways in rush hour traffic as political
> theater.
>
> Personally, I think that's kind of cool...even if it's a bit crazy,
> and illegal.
>
> And here's a video:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNZSe8Q8-Iw
>
> ...
>
> And here's the Revolution...
>
> Viva la Revolution! ;)
>
> I think we should "take the lane" on multi-lane roads before we take
> the freeways. They are more practical and perfectly legal. Well,
> almost.
>
> "Viva Zapata, viva Chihuahua!"
 
On Jun 13, 9:49 am, "Amy Blankenship"
<[email protected]> wrote:
> I think this link might work betterhttp://tinyurl.com/5ppp9r
>
> "KingOfTheApes" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...
>
>
>
> > (These are the breaking news)
>
> > LA Bike Activists Take to the Freeways
>
> >http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...oryId=91414814
>
> > Passing cars stuck on the freeways in rush hour traffic as political
> > theater.
>
> > Personally, I think that's kind of cool...even if it's a bit crazy,
> > and illegal.
>
> > And here's a video:
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNZSe8Q8-Iw
>
> > ...
>
> > And here's the Revolution...
>
> > Viva la Revolution! ;)
>
> > I think we should "take the lane" on multi-lane roads before we take
> > the freeways. They are more practical and perfectly legal. Well,
> > almost.
>
> > "Viva Zapata, viva Chihuahua!"- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Thanks! Initial stunt is great, but bad for long term strategy...

'The California Highway Patrol says the Crimanimalz are clearly
breaking the law, namely by failing to obey the sign at the freeway
entrance that says no bikes allowed. The violation comes with a ticket
north of $100, says Officer Heather Hoglund, a spokeswoman. More
importantly, Hoglund says, the riders are putting themselves in
danger. "The people doing this are thinking, 'I'm not going to get
hurt up there. The traffic's moving slowly,' " she says. "But you tip
over, and, I'm sorry, but you're done for."'

Being "illegal" the lion will have an excuse to eat them. Funny the
authorities are worried about their safety, but not about the safety
of Joe Bicycle who must endure all kinds of risks by just being on the
road.

This is what I wrote to them...

Hey, welcome to the revolution! Yeah, we got something going here with
high profile in the internet. Here are a few ideas..



1- TAKE THE LANE

2- WEAR T-SHIRTS (see websites below)

3- CALL IT "THE REVOLUTION" TO CATCH EVEN MORE ATTENTION.



Viva la Revolution!

I think we should "take the lane" on multi-lane roads before we take
the freeways. They are more practical and perfectly legal. Well,
almost.

"Viva Zapata, viva Chihuahua!"

WHY THE BANANA REVOLUTION?
(guess what the monkey told the lion)
http://webspawner.com/users/bananarevolution

BIKE FOR PEACE
http://webspawner.com/users/bikeforpeace
 
Revolution is very good for California. Why?

Mexican flavor works great for Californian cultural mix. I've got nice
music for the revolution too. Mix of techno and nortena --banda from
northern Mexico. Let me know. Si?

Originally Posted by SSP
'You said so yourself...you admitted in another thread that you drive
a car 2 miles to your job because:

You're too afraid to ride on the road
You lack the discipline to wake up in time to walk 2 miles to work.


Riding on the beach, and riding a stationary bike because you're too
afraid to ride on the roads, do not qualify as environmental
activism...much less "revolution", ya wuss.'

....

No want to die like dog. Only chihuahua is smart, "Yo quiero bike lane
on road!"

Viva chihuahua!
 
Tadej Brezina wrote:

> I was always curious, regarding those MC-Mansion-Subdivisions, how
> do
> you materially - if your' in desperate need to do so - impress the
> neighbour with the same just in blue?

Not a problem.

I didn't live in McMansionland, but did spend adolescence in a 1.5
story house identical except in color (or whether the door was on
the left or right) to the 21 houses next to it. My first house was
located on a block consisting of identical 3 bedroom ranch houses.

Plenty of room to compete. Hot tubs, cars, addition of deck
or patio, 3 car garage, boat, landscaping (and having your lawn done
by a service instead of by you). After a few years, some houses
will have additions put on.


--
Mike Kruger
"When cryptography is outlawed, bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl." -
Anonymous
 
On Jun 14, 4:58 pm, "ZBicyclist" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Tadej Brezina wrote:
> > I was always curious, regarding those MC-Mansion-Subdivisions, how
> > do
> > you materially - if your' in desperate need to do so - impress the
> > neighbour with the same just in blue?
>
> Not a problem.
>
> I didn't live in McMansionland, but did spend adolescence in a 1.5
> story house identical except in color (or whether the door was on
> the left or right) to the 21 houses next to it. My first house was
> located on a block consisting of identical 3 bedroom ranch houses.
>
> Plenty of room to compete. Hot tubs, cars, addition of deck
> or patio, 3 car garage, boat, landscaping (and having your lawn done
> by a service instead of by you). After a few years, some houses
> will have additions put on.

Take a drive though Levittown, NY - home of the mass produced house in
60 years ago - and you'll see very few houses that haven't been
extensively modified.

Having identical houses also allows you to compete more directly -
apples to apples and all that.

R
 
Originally Posted by plumberroy
"I think that the weaving though and around cars doesn't help . I
think 20-100 riders double file down the shoulder, neat and orderly
passing every one in bumper to bumper traffic , maybe wearing you
would be home by now shirts,would draw a lot of attention from non
bikers. Gandhi salt marches were just we walk to the sea we make salt
and walk back if any one makes trouble let it be the athorities we are
just orderly doing our thing.
Just My opinion"
Roy

That's exactly my plan. Then handing out flyers and... bananas.

The flyers are a great success, being funny like they are. Common
people like humor (unlike some Internet people), and then they like
know EVERYTHING that's going on in the jungle.

Some people critize me (and having no other excuses) saying that I
don't practice what what I preach. But the leader of the Free World
hid after 9-11, nowhere to be found in times of crisis. Well, that's
no excuse for my own behavior.

Well, the thing is I don't tell people to go out and weave around
traffic --like stated above-- and then getting killed by "accident" --
like a dog. I'm telling people NOT to get on the road up and until we
get organized ir orderly way --like stated above.

I'm in Miami, and this about the worst, but I challenge anyone from
town to come and ride with me. I'll give them the T-shirts --for free.
It's about the revolution! We will TAKE THE LANE, which means we will
not accept the scraps from the lion where we are left to ride the
gutter.

But let's not call it the Salt March. The Banana March is a better
name!

Viva la Banana! ;)
 
"King of the Apes?" Private Banana, you're heading not only for a
discharge, but a trial for treason.

Kings, like Comandantes, have minons. You don't even have a Sancho
Panzal.
 
On Jun 15, 4:25 pm, GeneralissimoApeshit
<[email protected]> wrote:
> "King of the Apes?"  Private Banana, you're heading not only for a
> discharge, but a trial for treason.
>
> Kings, like Comandantes, have minons.  You don't even have a Sancho
> Panzal.

I can get a bunch of apes with bananas and peanuts. The lion controls
the hyenas with juicy meat.

Did you see Lion King?
 
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