Group etiquette

flyingdutch said:

dave said:

These people think 3 inches is enough clearence too. I,m
only comfortable that close to someone these days while having sex 🙂

Dave

on a bike???

now THAT's impressive

F "how to keep the heartrate in E3?" Dutch

OH we aint going there 🙂

Helen are you reading this 🙂

Dave

hippy said:

"flyingdutch" <[email hidden]

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dave said:

These people think 3 inches is enough clearence too. I,m
only comfortable that close to someone these days while having sex 🙂

on a bike???
now THAT's impressive

LOL.. 20mph club?

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F "how to keep the heartrate in E3?" Dutch

I know someone who wore their HRM
during 'the deed'...

hippy

Oh hell I am going to borrow one and try that. I dont own one.. it
would scare me too often.

Now I only need a girl 🙁

Dave

Edward Dolan said:

"flyingdutch" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Michael Warner wrote:

Hi group,

I've been doing 2-3 group rides a week without any problems for
a few months now, but a guy I didn't know got stuck into me
the other day (how rude is it to do that without even introducing
yourself?) for not "looking after" him when he was behind me
in rotation. His complaints were:

- I kicked too hard to close any gap ahead of me in the passing lane
when things fouled up, opening one up in front of him instead. Apparently
I (gasp) even got out of the saddle a couple of times, obviously doing my
best to drop him!

- I didn't inform him that he was now last every time I moved to the
passing lane. Generally I only do this the first couple of times around,
until something happens to change our order.

Who's being unreasonable here?

Dave wrote:

He is just organised.. You know right lane moves up, left lane back..
as you move of the back of the left lane to the right lane and up
next to the new last man in the left lane .. you tell him he is last,
you know in case he is a triathlete 🙂 and thus thinks spatial awareness
is an astronomy class.

These bunches do exist.. been in one or two.. but I always feel they are
slumming having me near them... more to the point THEY think they are
slumming 🙂 These people think 3 inches is enough clearence too. I,m
only comfortable that close to someone these days while having sex 🙂

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Dave said:

These people think 3 inches is enough clearence too. I,m
only comfortable that close to someone these days while having sex 🙂

on a bike???

now THAT's impressive

You should only be having sex if you want to create offspring. Sex for any
other purpose is immoral and disgusting.

How booring. Actually sex beetween consenting people who like each
other. is at the very worse.. good and enjoyable exercise and at the
best much much better than that.

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My recommendation is that you desist altogether as there are already too
many people in the world. Have some consideration for other animal species
that occupy the planet with us. We are crowding them out with our rabbit
like instinct for procreation. The way things are going we will end up with
just ourselves, the rats and the cockroaches. All the tsunamis don't make a
dent in the world population. Where is the bubonic plague (the Black Death)
when it is needed?

Sadly here I am in total agreement. Actually its more like horrifyingly.

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So I won't be accused of being totally off topic all the time, group
etiquette dictates that you remain at least 6 feet away from your fellow
human beings at all times. Why would anyone ever want to get any closer. We
are nothing but smelly apes. It is best never to shake hands with anyone
either. All you are doing is spreading your disgusting germs around. The
thought of kissing anyone ought to send shivers up and down your spine.
Howard Hughes had it right. Go hide yourself and abhor all human contact
(except for Usenet of course). And use lots of Kleenix for such things as
door knobs and telephones.

Gawd

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We need to isolate ourselves from one another. "Every man is an island, no
man is part of the continent." That is a bit of Biblical wisdom for those of
you who still think there is a God, although I have it on good authority
that He died a few centuries ago. Darwin and Science killed Him.

I do not want to be accused anymore of being off topic as I have just proven
I can be on topic when the occasion calls for it. I have pronounced the last
word on Group Etiquette. Unless you have got a doctorate degree in sociology
and anthropology, I do not want to hear from you. I am tired of being nit
picked to death by dwarfs.

Ummm. I did a masters in sociology.. And so little use it did me. I
was under the impression it would teach me more about women and I would
get laid more often. Alas it didnt work.

Anyway Ed. feel free to come no closer than 6 feet to a consenting
woman. And feel free to not procreate. Let me not discourage you.

For my part I will feel free to get as close as trust allows. However
since I have trouble taking care of a cat. (well no I don;t but it is a
responsibility) I may try to avoid procreation my self. Getting a tad
old for that anyway 🙂

Dave

Edward Dolan said:

"hippy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Resound" <[email hidden]

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"hippy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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"Edward Dolan" <[email hidden]
<snip more psychotic junk>
> Saint Edward - Order of the Perpetual Miseries - Minnesota

"Perpetual Miseries" is certainly correct. Now go back to
ARBR and stop screwing up perfectly good threads.

Feeding the troll? I thought you knew better 😉

I do, I do.. but this one is so much more interesting than
the [censored] that just copy and paste messages into 100
threads.. this one has custom replies! AI bot gone wrong?
I'll try and refrain.. :-)

hippy

Hippy has got that right. What will ruin a newsgroup is the former. I only
enhance a newsgroup because I put my brain into gear for my each and every
response. And I am not a one note Johnny either like so many others. My mind
ranges widely and there is nothing I can't comment on. But I use discretion.
I mean to stimulate your mind, not stroke you with platitudes.

What others mistake for a troll is just an original mind at work. You should
pay attention and who knows - you might actually learn something new if you
listen very carefully to what I have to say. After all, I listen to you
don't I?

--
Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota

No, you don't. You are so self-opinionated it beggars belief. Is this the"robust self-confidence" that septics are meant to possess? One little mind in the firmament of humanity, that's all you are, not a member of some ficticious ubermensch who bestride the world as collossi.

Get out of your foetid, holier-than-thou mindset, and someone might pay you some respectful attention, you arrogant [censored].

M "humility - it's overlooked, Ed, you should try it some time" H

hippy said:

"

I do, I do.. but this one is so much more interesting than
the [censored] that just copy and paste messages into 100
threads.. this one has custom replies! AI bot gone wrong?
I'll try and refrain.. :-)

hippy

this one is so cute!! can we take him home?? huh??huh?? can we please???? ROFLMAO 😉

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"hippy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Resound" <[email hidden]

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"hippy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
> "Edward Dolan" <[email hidden]
> <snip more psychotic junk>
> > Saint Edward - Order of the Perpetual Miseries - Minnesota
>
> "Perpetual Miseries" is certainly correct. Now go back to
> ARBR and stop screwing up perfectly good threads.
>
Feeding the troll? I thought you knew better 😉

I do, I do.. but this one is so much more interesting than
the [censored] that just copy and paste messages into 100
threads.. this one has custom replies! AI bot gone wrong?
I'll try and refrain.. :-)

hippy

Hippy has got that right. What will ruin a newsgroup is the former. I only
enhance a newsgroup because I put my brain into gear for my each and every
response. And I am not a one note Johnny either like so many others. My

mind

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ranges widely and there is nothing I can't comment on. But I use

discretion.

Quoted message said:

I mean to stimulate your mind, not stroke you with platitudes.

What others mistake for a troll is just an original mind at work. You

should

Quoted message said:

pay attention and who knows - you might actually learn something new if

you

Quoted message said:

listen very carefully to what I have to say. After all, I listen to you
don't I?

--
Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota

Just this once...

The problem here is that actually you DON'T listen to (read) what's going
on. I've read very few, if any of your posts that actually relate to the
main topic of discussion. You tend to latch on to some minor point as a
vehicle for "the Great" Ed Dolan to pontificate and then wind up surprised
at the lack of gratitude displayed by we ignorant trogs for your supposed
wisdom. If you actually engaged with the discussion at hand and refrained
from explaining to everyone just how over-awed they're supposed to be by
your very presence, you just might find that your contributions are better
received. Of course, I don't expect you to actually take any of this on
board. If anything, you'll probably attempt to explain how my poor lack of
understanding has resulted in an underappreciation of all that you do for us
by sharing your pearls of wisdom. Yes, I'm feeding the troll, but one needs
to tilt at the odd windmill from time to time.

Resound said:

Just this once...

The problem here is that actually you DON'T listen to (read) what's going
on. I've read very few, if any of your posts that actually relate to the
main topic of discussion. You tend to latch on to some minor point as a
vehicle for "the Great" Ed Dolan to pontificate and then wind up surprised
at the lack of gratitude displayed by we ignorant trogs for your supposed
wisdom. If you actually engaged with the discussion at hand and refrained
from explaining to everyone just how over-awed they're supposed to be by
your very presence, you just might find that your contributions are better
received. Of course, I don't expect you to actually take any of this on
board. If anything, you'll probably attempt to explain how my poor lack of
understanding has resulted in an underappreciation of all that you do for us
by sharing your pearls of wisdom. Yes, I'm feeding the troll, but one needs
to tilt at the odd windmill from time to time.

Resound is hereby hailed as writing the winning post on this thread. Top work.

Nicely said!

MK

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"Edward Dolan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"hippy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Resound" <[email hidden]
> "hippy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
> > "Edward Dolan" <[email hidden]
> > <snip more psychotic junk>
> > > Saint Edward - Order of the Perpetual Miseries - Minnesota
> >
> > "Perpetual Miseries" is certainly correct. Now go back to
> > ARBR and stop screwing up perfectly good threads.
> >
> Feeding the troll? I thought you knew better 😉

I do, I do.. but this one is so much more interesting than
the [censored] that just copy and paste messages into 100
threads.. this one has custom replies! AI bot gone wrong?
I'll try and refrain.. :-)

hippy

Hippy has got that right. What will ruin a newsgroup is the former. I
only
enhance a newsgroup because I put my brain into gear for my each and
every
response. And I am not a one note Johnny either like so many others. My

mind

Quoted message said:

ranges widely and there is nothing I can't comment on. But I use

discretion.

Quoted message said:

I mean to stimulate your mind, not stroke you with platitudes.

What others mistake for a troll is just an original mind at work. You

should

Quoted message said:

pay attention and who knows - you might actually learn something new if

you

Quoted message said:

listen very carefully to what I have to say. After all, I listen to you
don't I?

--
Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota

Just this once...

The problem here is that actually you DON'T listen to (read) what's going
on. I've read very few, if any of your posts that actually relate to the
main topic of discussion. You tend to latch on to some minor point as a
vehicle for "the Great" Ed Dolan to pontificate and then wind up surprised
at the lack of gratitude displayed by we ignorant trogs for your supposed
wisdom. If you actually engaged with the discussion at hand and refrained
from explaining to everyone just how over-awed they're supposed to be by
your very presence, you just might find that your contributions are better
received. Of course, I don't expect you to actually take any of this on
board. If anything, you'll probably attempt to explain how my poor lack of
understanding has resulted in an underappreciation of all that you do for
us
by sharing your pearls of wisdom. Yes, I'm feeding the troll, but one
needs
to tilt at the odd windmill from time to time.

"Resound" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota

Just this once...

The problem here is that actually you DON'T listen to (read) what's going
on. I've read very few, if any of your posts that actually relate to the
main topic of discussion. You tend to latch on to some minor point as a
vehicle for "the Great" Ed Dolan to pontificate and then wind up surprised
at the lack of gratitude displayed by we ignorant trogs for your supposed
wisdom.

No offense but it's you that doesn't "read" what's going on, Ed is a lonely
old guy who in my opinion has never owned a recumbent and I doubt ever seen
one in real life. Oh sure he claims he has 12 laying around the house but in
reality thats the sofa, dresser, table, bookcase, chair etc, he can't post
items that relate to the newsgroup because HE DOESN'T KNOW THE SUBJECT.

Ed likes conversation, he likes to stir conversation up when it doesn't
exist, sometimes he'll insult someone or say something provocative just to
get a rise from others, it doesn't matter what the subject is as long as it
sparks a reaction...ANY reaction.

"Resound" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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[...]

Quoted message said:

Just this once...

The problem here is that actually you DON'T listen to (read) what's going
on. I've read very few, if any of your posts that actually relate to the
main topic of discussion. You tend to latch on to some minor point as a
vehicle for "the Great" Ed Dolan to pontificate and then wind up surprised
at the lack of gratitude displayed by we ignorant trogs for your supposed
wisdom. If you actually engaged with the discussion at hand and refrained
from explaining to everyone just how over-awed they're supposed to be by
your very presence, you just might find that your contributions are better
received. Of course, I don't expect you to actually take any of this on
board. If anything, you'll probably attempt to explain how my poor lack of
understanding has resulted in an underappreciation of all that you do for
us
by sharing your pearls of wisdom. Yes, I'm feeding the troll, but one
needs
to tilt at the odd windmill from time to time.

The latter part of your overly long single paragraph is correct. You should
have broken it up into a few parts so we could all follow your thoughts
better.

If you will note any of my messages I am on point but only briefly. I like
to open the discussion up to something broader and more universal. To stay
on point when the point is very small is the mark of a small mind and brings
on nothing but tedium. Mr. Tom Sherman of ARBR is the master of this kind of
constipated posting. I assure you that I read very carefully everything that
is written by others and that I comprehend fully the limited nature of what
is being said. But I am an opener, not a closer.

The only sin in Usenet posting is to be dull. Sorry, but I just can't be
dull enough to do what you recommend. After all, there may be some
intelligent souls about who are tuned in. I do not want them to think I am
small minded and dull like so many others.

If my posts stimulate and hopefully amuse others, that is all I am
interested in. This business of just asking and answering questions is for
children. Surely that is not what Usenet is for. Please note that I always
try to say something of substance in every post and I try to say it in an
interesting manner - including this one.

--
Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota

"MK" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Nicely said!

MK

But it seems like you could have added something besides those two words. I
surely would have. But then you have a small mind and I have a large mind.
Therein lies all the difference.

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Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota

"Mark Leuck" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

"Resound" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota

Just this once...

The problem here is that actually you DON'T listen to (read) what's going
on. I've read very few, if any of your posts that actually relate to the
main topic of discussion. You tend to latch on to some minor point as a
vehicle for "the Great" Ed Dolan to pontificate and then wind up
surprised
at the lack of gratitude displayed by we ignorant trogs for your supposed
wisdom.

No offense but it's you that doesn't "read" what's going on, Ed is a
lonely
old guy who in my opinion has never owned a recumbent and I doubt ever
seen
one in real life. Oh sure he claims he has 12 laying around the house but
in
reality thats the sofa, dresser, table, bookcase, chair etc, he can't post
items that relate to the newsgroup because HE DOESN'T KNOW THE SUBJECT.

I appreciate the proper punctuation Mark. My God, you even put a period at
the end of your last sentence. I don't believe you have ever done that
before.

Why Mark persists in thinking I am lonely is a mystery to me. I am alone a
lot, but I am never lonely. People with well stocked minds are never lonely.
It is also a mistake to think that hermits are lonely. Nothing could be
further from the truth.

I will post on the subject of recumbent bicycles if and when I ever come
across anything that peaks my interest. So far there has not been anything
said on the subject that has interested me, including all of Mark Leuck's
few posts on the subject. Does it seem reasonable that anyone who has every
copy ever published of RCN and read every issue two or three times does not
know anything about recumbents? I go for quality, not quantity. What you
mostly find on ARBR is nothing but rubbish and trash posts. If you want to
know anything worth knowing about recumbents, subscribe to RCN. Bob Bryant
is the editor and he knows what the hell he is talking about 100% of the
time.

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Ed likes conversation, he likes to stir conversation up when it doesn't
exist, sometimes he'll insult someone or say something provocative just to
get a rise from others, it doesn't matter what the subject is as long as
it
sparks a reaction...ANY reaction.

Anyone here on Usenet who does NOT like conversation. If so, then I suggest
the [censored] tube (TV) where you can be bored to your heart's content.

My insult and invective is always in response. I never start that kind of
rubbish. The problem is that others are not used to intellectual type
discussions. They take offense when none is intended. I can't be responsible
for what is going on in their small minds when they are reading my great
mind.

If others are polite with me, then I am polite back. If others are rude with
me, then I am rude back, only I will escalate the rudeness since I never
initiated it. How else are rude blokes ever going to learn anything.

--
Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota

"cfsmtb" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Resound said:

Just this once...

The problem here is that actually you DON'T listen to (read) what's
going
on. I've read very few, if any of your posts that actually relate to
the
main topic of discussion. You tend to latch on to some minor point as
a
vehicle for "the Great" Ed Dolan to pontificate and then wind up
surprised
at the lack of gratitude displayed by we ignorant trogs for your
supposed
wisdom. If you actually engaged with the discussion at hand and
refrained
from explaining to everyone just how over-awed they're supposed to be
by
your very presence, you just might find that your contributions are
better
received. Of course, I don't expect you to actually take any of this
on
board. If anything, you'll probably attempt to explain how my poor lack
of
understanding has resulted in an underappreciation of all that you do
for us
by sharing your pearls of wisdom. Yes, I'm feeding the troll, but one
needs
to tilt at the odd windmill from time to time.

Resound is hereby hailed as writing the winning post on this thread.
Top work.

Bu you didn't really say much, did you? No prizes for you!

--
Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota

Edward Dolan said:

I will post on the subject of recumbent bicycles if and when I ever come
across anything that peaks my interest.

That's "piques", Ed. Telling other people off for dodgy punctuation is one way to get laughed at when you fall in the grammatical mud.

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So far there has not been anything
said on the subject that has interested me, including all of Mark Leuck's
few posts on the subject. Does it seem reasonable that anyone who has every
copy ever published of RCN and read every issue two or three times does not
know anything about recumbents? I go for quality, not quantity. What you
mostly find on ARBR is nothing but rubbish and trash posts. If you want to
know anything worth knowing about recumbents, subscribe to RCN. Bob Bryant
is the editor and he knows what the hell he is talking about 100% of the
time.

Quoted message said:

Ed likes conversation, he likes to stir conversation up when it doesn't
exist, sometimes he'll insult someone or say something provocative just to
get a rise from others, it doesn't matter what the subject is as long as
it
sparks a reaction...ANY reaction.

Anyone here on Usenet who does NOT like conversation. If so, then I suggest
the [censored] tube (TV) where you can be bored to your heart's content.

My insult and invective is always in response. I never start that kind of
rubbish. The problem is that others are not used to intellectual type
discussions. They take offense when none is intended. I can't be responsible
for what is going on in their small minds when they are reading my great
mind.

If others are polite with me, then I am polite back. If others are rude with
me, then I am rude back, only I will escalate the rudeness since I never
initiated it. How else are rude blokes ever going to learn anything.

--
Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota

mfhor said:

That's "piques", Ed. Telling other people off for dodgy punctuation is one way to get laughed at when you fall in the grammatical mud.

i think he was referring to his 'twin peaks' 😄

aka his presence and his ego... ROFL

F"too-many-years-david-lynch-flickerin-flouro's-makes-you-twitchy"Dutch

PS 6 sleeps to go...

flyingdutch said:

i think he was referring to his 'twin peaks' 😄

aka his presence and his ego... ROFL

F"too-many-years-david-lynch-flickerin-flouro's-makes-you-twitchy"Dutch

PS 6 sleeps to go...

You're not going to Tassie, are you?

M "shop droid for the duration" H

quote='dave'Edward Dolan said:

All Australians are apparently idiots (except Dave of course).

Thanking you Ed

Dave[/QUOTE]

Being able to set the date=idiot - what a bizarro world Ed's is.

Edward Dolan said:

"warrwych" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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hippy said:

"

I do, I do.. but this one is so much more interesting than
the [censored] that just copy and paste messages into 100
threads.. this one has custom replies! AI bot gone wrong?
I'll try and refrain.. :-)

hippy

this one is so cute!! can we take him home?? huh??huh?? can we
please???? ROFLMAO 😉

All Australians are apparently idiots (except Dave of course).

Thanking you Ed

Dave