Quote of the day (from non-riders)



Odd one today: "You ride that often?" - Customs officer at the U.S.
border, after looking in my trunk and seeing my muni :D


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evil-nick

Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total
obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and
through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see
its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will
remain.

* Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear.

I'm late for checkers with the Dalai Lama!

My gallery:
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Our Club:
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Yesterday's unicycling was done on the 24".
Today I tried to repeat it on the 28".
Judging by the comments that were made I succeeded.

1. Three adults stop, stare, and hold up imaginary cameras.
The guy says: "I've got one of those at home with a smaller wheel.
Tried to learn using broomsticks but I never could.

2. Female walker: "Brilliant".

3. Another female: "You're going well".

4. Old guy who I had passed earlier and now met on the way back: He
holds up his hand and vibrates it as I approach. He says: "You've
still got a wobble".

5. Another guy walking with his wife: "Now that takes balance".

This is all positive stuff and very encouraging. People obviously
appreciate seeing unicyclists.


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tedward
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yeah, the only negative "comments" I've ver gotten were just
disapproving glares from the same old women who won't drive faster than
5 miles an hour around me.

It's almost like they don't trust people riding around on one wheel or
something


--
monkeyman

unisteve wrote:
> I've really missed you guys. I've been going outside and talking to
> people in RL instead of posting here.




'just' (http://oldeenglish.org/gymclass.html) about the coolest thing
I've ever seen
I am an MRian prophet, follower of 768
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One of my friend's brothers wanted to try my unicycle again today he
said " I think I want a go at it again" so I said ok and he gets on and
tries a couple of times and gets a few pedals in before falling and
says "I hope you know this is really hard to do" I said "I know" and he
said "Just making sure you aren't defying the laws of physics or
anything." I thought it was funny at the time but I guess now that I
think about it, it's not really very funny.


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Ducttape

*\"YOU'VE LOST A WHEEL!\" \"Don't be daft, where would I put a second
wheel?\"*
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I got a bunch of comments from various groups of teenage girls on my way
to work this morning:

Girl 1: "You're so cool!"
Girl 2: "You're wicked!"
Me: *grin*
Girl 1 or 2, a couple of seconds after I passed them: "Will you marry me?"
Me: *laugh hard enough to risk losing balance*


Girl 3: "Wow!"
Girl 4: "Wow, I like your ... thing!"


Girl 5: "Hey, I like your bicycle"


--
Peter Haworth [email protected]
"I like how, in software, 'gracefully' means
not exploding and destroying everything."
-- gale:pub.comp.configure, 2003-04-29
 
Peter Haworth wrote:
>
> Girl 4: "Wow, I like your ... thing!"


Reminded me of the girl who told me she lik'ed my whee'
(http://tinyurl.com/gapu5)lchair.


--
GILD

'three short gs and a long e-flat™'
(http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/beethoven_sym5_1.wav) - 'world jump
day' (http://www.worldjumpday.org/)
'if i'm murdered, don't execute my killer.'
(http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/1539/)
'harper' (http://tinyurl.com/c9epx)
'NAMASTE!' (http://tinyurl.com/4qcxw)
'Dave' (http://www.lyricsdir.com/d/deep-purple/child-in-time.php)
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Peter Haworth wrote:
> I got a bunch of comments from various groups of teenage girls on my
> way
> to work this morning:
>
> Girl 1: "You're so cool!"
> Girl 2: "You're wicked!"
> Me: *grin*
> Girl 1 or 2, a couple of seconds after I passed them: "Will you marry
> me?"
> Me: *laugh hard enough to risk losing balance*
>
>
> Girl 3: "Wow!"
> Girl 4: "Wow, I like your ... thing!"
>
>
> Girl 5: "Hey, I like your bicycle"
>
>

Enjoy it while it lasts...


--
U-Turn

Weep in the dojo... laugh on the battlefield.
'LiveWire Unicycles' (http://www.livewireunicycles.com)
'Strongest Coker Wheel in the World'
(http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/albup39)
'29er Tire Study' (http://u-turn.unicyclist.com/29erTireStudy/)
'New York Unicycle Club' (http://www.newyorkunicycle.com)
-- Dave Stockton
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I got a new one last weekend... instead of a "other wheel" comment, a
guy crossing the road near me shouted:

"I bet you can't do that with two hands!!!"

Made me laugh :)


--
mark williamson

Dave: Just a question. What use is a unicyle with no seat? And no
pedals!
Mark: To answer a question with a question: What use is a skateboard?
Dave: Skateboards have wheels.
Mark: My wheel has a wheel!
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On cycling past a cafe today, a wide-eyed pre-teen sitting at a table on
his own ran back to the doorway and shouted "Mum! Mum! Look! Mum! Look!
Mum! Look! Look! Mum! Look Mum! Mum! Look! Look! Mum! Mum Mum! Look!"
As I went by I flashed a smile and gave him a thumbs-up.
The 'Mum' calling went on as I rounded the corner.
I just wonder what he said to her when she eventually came out. :D


--
Into the blue

"Now listen up, you primitive screwheads...See this?...This is my -BOOM-
stick!"
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A really good day of riding after work today.
Out on my usual practice spot in front of the Swansea Waterfront
Museum.
There must have been some fancy do going on, because there were a group
of smartly dressed people waiting to be let in to the Museum.
As I wobbled by, all I could hear was "Whisper whisper unicycle whisper
whisper whisper unicycle whisper unicycle..."
50 yards further on is an open air ampitheatre and right at the top
seats were two groups of winos.
One fella in the first group starts screaming at me "FALL! FALL OFF!
HE'S GOING TO FALL! FALL!"
One guy in the second group starts screaming "STAY ON! YOU CAN DO IT!
YES! STAY ON!"
They may well be still shouting now.
I didn't fall off, by the way.
A little while later I pass a couple with a 6 or 7 year old girl.
As I go by she turns to her Dad and says "Was that man a clown?"
I laughed so hard I fell off.
I love people's reactions.


--
Into the blue

"Now listen up, you primitive screwheads...See this?...This is my -BOOM-
stick!"
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Into the blue wrote:
>
> One guy in the second group starts screaming "STAY ON! YOU CAN DO IT!
> YES! STAY ON!"


Buy the man a beer.
Or one of whatever the fashion-conscious wino in Somerset is drinking
at the moment.


--
GILD

'three short gs and a long e-flat™'
(http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/beethoven_sym5_1.wav) - 'world jump
day' (http://www.worldjumpday.org/)
'if i'm murdered, don't execute my killer.'
(http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/1539/)
'harper' (http://tinyurl.com/c9epx)
'NAMASTE!' (http://tinyurl.com/4qcxw)
'Dave' (http://www.lyricsdir.com/d/deep-purple/child-in-time.php)
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> I actualy rode my uni to uni today (5km is a loooong way on a 20"),



i acutally rode 22km on a 20" uni once it also had a very uncomfortble
seat, but yes i know what you mean when you say long distance.

on that ride some guy went to his friend "wat the f*** is that guy
doing"
he was like 18 and look real angry so i just looked forwad and kept
riding.

cheers, keep it wheel.


--
tomtrevor

wanna see wacked bikes at their best visit www.mediahug.com/bikes
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this make me think what is going on in these cars that pass us w/
children in them
"mummy mummy I just saw a clown"
"yes Honey :I did to, i did to:(<disbeliveing)"
*father to mother*"Im glad were taking this kid to a pchyologist"


--
dan de man

> Reminds me of Andrew Carter's blue nipples...

forrestunifreak


> i have never broken a nipple before

unisteez


> Would getting my nipples greasy be better when I twist them tight? or
> should I leave them like they are?

Jerrick
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I friend of mine (uniquliy columbian)got the siren


--
dan de man

> Reminds me of Andrew Carter's blue nipples...

forrestunifreak


> i have never broken a nipple before

unisteez


> Would getting my nipples greasy be better when I twist them tight? or
> should I leave them like they are?

Jerrick
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When I was riding down the prom today there was a group of about 20
kids, obviously on some kind of outing. As I rode up to them, they got
out of the way and stood against the wall. Then as I passed they all
clapped and cheered. :D

Then I turned to smile at them, and the man at the end of the group
said, "I bet you have to be careful turning and smiling, incase you
fall off".

How did he know, how did he know my secret fear? (Although I can guess,
since I wear my feelings on my face).

Earlier on a young girl had said "I wish I could do that".

All in all, it was a good ride.

Cathy


--
cathwood

Say no to unicycle genre discrimination! - MrBoogiejuice

http://www.chuckingandtwirling.co.uk
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*Don't Sneeze!* From a policeman.

I suppose the assumption is that were I to sneeze, I'd fall off my
unicycle.

Unfortunately, the police and caseworker were taking the children away
from a troubled home in the neighborhood. I rode by ignoring the
comment.

I don't know the circumstances, but I hope those kids are alright.


--
Chrashing

Regards,
Ken ... a recreational unicycle enthusiast... Please wear a helmet!
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I was riding around in my neighborhood and someone yelled "Go Join the
F****** Circus, Jackass!!!" I didn't turn around to see who said it and
just kept riding and ignored the comment.


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Ducttape

*\"YOU'VE LOST A WHEEL!\" \"Don't be daft, where would I put a second
wheel?\"*
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on saturday evening on my way home from work i got a good one:
<passing car> "Show off"
<me to myself> i am riding my muni home as a viable form of cheap and
healthy transport and you are yelling snide comments out of your flash
car (which you bought so you could show off) which you intend to get
attention (to show off to your friends). hmm, yeah. i am the show off -
sure :S


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muzzle

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