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  1. I was reading the latest issue of Bon Appetite (yeh, one of
    my hobbies is cooking and this was the BBQ issue) and I
    noticed an ad for Hyundai Sante Fe right before page 41. The
    only reason I gave it a second look was that it looks like
    two Specialized Enduros perched upon the SUV's roof. It is
    supposed to depict the truck in a wind tunnel. The only
    problem is that the roof rack is only securing the bikes
    with two wheel straps. No cobra, no lock jaw, just the
    straps. I don't think I would want to be behind that truck.
    Poor bikes. They're doomed.

    --
    o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
    www.schnauzers.ws

  2. On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 22:43:11 -0400, "Ride-A-Lot"

    [email protected] said:

    I was reading the latest issue of Bon Appetite (yeh, one of
    my hobbies is cooking and this was the BBQ issue) and I
    noticed an ad for Hyundai Sante Fe right before page 41.
    Poor bikes. They're doomed.

    Well, the ad for the BMW X3 in the latest issue of Cuisine
    magazine has bikes on top that look a lot like a couple of
    Whyte Prst-4's - but aren't. I guess they might be the BMW
    bike but I don't know what that looks like. Painted a very
    nondescript gray all over with no logos or decals they are
    two of the most boring looking bikes I've ever seen. At
    least they're securely attached.

    Actually, I've just had another look and I can't see how
    you'd steer them. They've got dual crown forks on a prst
    like wishbone front end but I can't see any way that the
    lower wishbone pivots. It's literally just a wish bone
    shape with one end fastened to the forks and the other to
    the down tube.

    Wish I could find a link to a picture of the ad.

    Maybe it's a cooking thing.

    --
    Westie

  3. Westie said:

    On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 22:43:11 -0400, "Ride-A-Lot"

    [email protected] said:

    I was reading the latest issue of Bon Appetite (yeh, one
    of my hobbies is cooking and this was the BBQ issue) and I
    noticed an ad for Hyundai Sante Fe right before page 41.
    Poor bikes. They're doomed.

    Well, the ad for the BMW X3 in the latest issue of Cuisine
    magazine has bikes on top that look a lot like a couple of
    Whyte Prst-4's - but aren't. I guess they might be the BMW
    bike but I don't know what that looks like. Painted a very
    nondescript gray all over with no logos or decals they are
    two of the most boring looking bikes I've ever seen. At
    least they're securely attached.

    Actually, I've just had another look and I can't see how
    you'd steer them. They've got dual crown forks on a prst
    like wishbone front end but I can't see any way that the
    lower wishbone pivots. It's literally just a wish bone
    shape with one end fastened to the forks and the other to
    the down tube.

    Wish I could find a link to a picture of the ad.

    Maybe it's a cooking thing.

    Sounds exactly like the BMW "mountain bike" from your
    description

  4. Ride-A-Lot said:

    I was reading the latest issue of Bon Appetite (yeh, one
    of my hobbies is cooking and this was the BBQ issue) and I
    noticed an ad for Hyundai Sante Fe right before page 41.
    The only reason I gave it a second look was that it looks
    like two Specialized Enduros perched upon the SUV's roof.
    It is supposed to depict the truck in a wind tunnel. The
    only problem is that the roof rack is only securing the
    bikes with two wheel straps. No cobra, no lock jaw, just
    the straps. I don't think I would want to be behind that
    truck. Poor bikes. They're doomed.

    --
    o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o www.schnauzers.ws

    My son was getting his hair cut the other day, the gal is a
    friend of mine, I happened to notice an add in a mag for a
    $250 pair of scissors. If you bought them, you got a free
    mountain bike, can't rememeber the name. The pic of the bike
    had the front shock mounted backwards, the V-brakes were
    facing the rear of the bike! My 10 year old noticed it. All
    I could imagine is a group of "stylists" getting 100 boxes
    of these cheap ass bikes, standing around and trying to put
    one together.

    --
    Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado (remove ".nospam" to reply)

  5. "Ride-A-Lot" <mitchell@[nospam]schnauzers.ws> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    I was reading the latest issue of Bon Appetite (yeh, one
    of my hobbies is cooking and this was the BBQ issue) and
    I noticed an ad for Hyundai Sante Fe right before page
    41. The only reason I gave it a second look was that it
    looks like two Specialized Enduros perched upon the SUV's
    roof. It is supposed to depict the truck in a wind
    tunnel. The only problem is that the roof rack is only
    securing the bikes with two wheel straps. No cobra, no
    lock jaw, just the straps. I don't think I would want to
    be behind that truck.

    I saw that issue and ad, too. And damn, but some of those
    BBQ recipes sound good. The one with the peppercorn brandy
    sauce was pretty damn good, and was easy.

    Oh, if you like Thai food, Paladin has a Tom Ka Gai recipe
    that will knock your chef's hat off.

    I saw that ad too - I just was looking at the destickered
    SpecialEds on there. I didn't notice the lack of supports.
    LOL. It's just an ad. Probably filmed on a closed circuit
    with a professional driver...
    --
    Jonesy "no need to apologize for being able to make some
    good eats"

  6. Craig Brossman said:
    Ride-A-Lot said:

    I was reading the latest issue of Bon Appetite (yeh, one
    of my hobbies is cooking and this was the BBQ issue) and
    I noticed an ad for Hyundai Sante Fe right before page
    41. The only reason I gave it a second look was that it
    looks like two Specialized Enduros perched upon the SUV's
    roof. It is supposed to depict the truck in a wind
    tunnel. The only problem is that the roof rack is only
    securing the bikes with two wheel straps. No cobra, no
    lock jaw, just the straps. I don't think I would want to
    be behind that truck. Poor bikes. They're doomed.

    --
    o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o www.schnauzers.ws

    My son was getting his hair cut the other day, the gal is a
    friend of mine, I happened to notice an add in a mag for a
    $250 pair of scissors. If you bought them, you got a free
    mountain bike, can't rememeber the name. The pic of the
    bike had the front shock mounted backwards, the V-brakes
    were facing the rear of the bike! My 10 year old noticed
    it. All I could imagine is a group of "stylists" getting
    100 boxes of these cheap ass bikes, standing around and
    trying to put one together.

    To paraphrase the Hitchhikers Guide. If your so smart, you
    tell us what color the wheel should be!

  7. [email hidden] (Jonesy) wrote in message

    Quoted message said:


    Oh, if you like Thai food, Paladin has a Tom Ka Gai recipe
    that will knock your chef's hat off.

    "If you like Thai food?" A blasphemous question if I ever
    heard one! But glad to hear you must have made it and liked
    it. It is time consuming, but a labor of love.

    paladin

  8. [email hidden] (Paladin) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    [email hidden] (Jonesy) wrote in message

    Quoted message said:


    Oh, if you like Thai food, Paladin has a Tom Ka Gai
    recipe that will knock your chef's hat off.

    "If you like Thai food?" A blasphemous question if I ever
    heard one!

    LOL. I'm not sure I know of anyone who has actually tried
    Thai food and not liked it. But one must give the benefit of
    the doubt to the great unwashed, ya know...

    Quoted message said:

    But glad to hear you must have made it and liked it. It is
    time consuming, but a labor of love.

    It's not bad in that regard, either. Getting the proper
    ingredients is what takes the time. Out here in the
    whitebread, All-American, undiverse Palouse, getting ahold
    of real Asian foods is tough. Just try getting decent
    lemongrass at Safeway. Or, for a laugh, ask someone at the
    local IGA about galangal ginger. Thai peppers? LOL.

    And once you are done, this Tom Ka Gai will rip off your
    head and shout down your neck-hole:

    "THIS IS GOOD [censored]!"

    Thanks, man.
    --
    Bob.

  9. Jonesy said:

    [email hidden] (Paladin) wrote in message
    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    [email hidden] (Jonesy) wrote in message

    Quoted message said:


    Oh, if you like Thai food, Paladin has a Tom Ka Gai
    recipe that will knock your chef's hat off.

    "If you like Thai food?" A blasphemous question if I ever
    heard one!

    LOL. I'm not sure I know of anyone who has actually tried
    Thai food and not liked it. But one must give the benefit
    of the doubt to the great unwashed, ya know...

    Quoted message said:

    But glad to hear you must have made it and liked it. It
    is time consuming, but a labor of love.

    It's not bad in that regard, either. Getting the proper
    ingredients is what takes the time. Out here in the
    whitebread, All-American, undiverse Palouse, getting ahold
    of real Asian foods is tough. Just try getting decent
    lemongrass at Safeway. Or, for a laugh, ask someone at the
    local IGA about galangal ginger. Thai peppers? LOL.

    And once you are done, this Tom Ka Gai will rip off your
    head and shout down your neck-hole:

    "THIS IS GOOD [censored]!"

    Thanks, man.

    if you ever venture up to Spokaloo, I can point you to the
    right Asian markets.

    p.

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

    Quoted message said:
    Jonesy said:

    [email hidden] (Paladin) wrote in message news:<b9df-
    [email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    [email hidden] (Jonesy) wrote in message
    >
    > Oh, if you like Thai food, Paladin has a Tom Ka Gai
    > recipe that will knock your chef's hat off.

    "If you like Thai food?" A blasphemous question if I
    ever heard one!

    LOL. I'm not sure I know of anyone who has actually
    tried Thai food and not liked it. But one must give the
    benefit of the doubt to the great unwashed, ya know...

    Quoted message said:

    But glad to hear you must have made it and liked it. It
    is time consuming, but a labor of love.

    It's not bad in that regard, either. Getting the proper
    ingredients is what takes the time. Out here in the
    whitebread, All-American, undiverse Palouse, getting
    ahold of real Asian foods is tough. Just try getting
    decent lemongrass at Safeway. Or, for a laugh, ask
    someone at the local IGA about galangal ginger. Thai
    peppers? LOL.

    And once you are done, this Tom Ka Gai will rip off your
    head and shout down your neck-hole:

    "THIS IS GOOD [censored]!"

    Thanks, man.

    if you ever venture up to Spokaloo, I can point you to
    the right Asian markets.

    We have one and a half of those here. All the 'gredients can
    be had (even ghee, if yer not bright enough to make your
    own, LOL) and the prices are reasonable. Thai chiles are
    hard to come by, but they have habaneros at the Safeway
    here, and those things are hot enough. They don't have the
    particular bite of Thai chiles, but not too many folks
    notice. And I'm not a four-star Thai guy anyway.
    --
    Jonesy "my GI tract thanks me for not going over two-star"

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

    Quoted message said:
    Jonesy said:

    [email hidden] (Paladin) wrote in message news:<b9df-
    [email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    [email hidden] (Jonesy) wrote in message
    >

    if you ever venture up to Spokaloo, I can point you to
    the right Asian markets.

    p.

    As in "Spokompton?" You up there?

    cc

  12. cc said:

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

    Quoted message said:
    Jonesy said:

    [email hidden] (Paladin) wrote in message news:<b9df-
    [email hidden]>...
    > [email hidden] (Jonesy) wrote in message
    >>

    if you ever venture up to Spokaloo, I can point you to
    the right Asian markets.

    p.

    As in "Spokompton?" You up there?

    cc

    no one who lives here calls it that, I thought it was just
    freedin' freaks visiting for the races that did. but yes.

    penny

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

    Quoted message said:
    cc said:

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

    Quoted message said:

    Jonesy wrote:
    > [email hidden] (Paladin) wrote in message news:<b9-
    > [email hidden]>...
    >> [email hidden] (Jonesy) wrote in message
    >>>

    if you ever venture up to Spokaloo, I can point you to
    the right Asian markets.

    p.

    As in "Spokompton?" You up there?

    cc

    no one who lives here calls it that, I thought it was just
    freedin' freaks visiting for the races that did. but yes.

    We got a couple of grad students here that call it that.

    Which is sort of funny, considering the overall racial make-
    up of the two places.
    --
    Jonesy "who, as a WA State native, routinely pronounces the
    place Spo-CANE"

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