Swords, Knives, Long Bows.....



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bugman

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but no unicycles allowed because they are too dangerous!

I went to the Renaissance Festival with the family today and thought
"what a great place to get a little riding in!" Didn't work out exactly
as planned. Apparently, swords, knives, bow and arrows, etc... are
safe and acceptable, while unicycles are dangerous instruments of
destruction. Lieutenant Nixon of the Atlanta Police Department who was
hired as one of the part time cops to work the festival approached me
while I was waiting in in line to buy tickets.

Officer Nixon- "You don't plan on riding "That" in there are you?"
Me- "Hadn't really decided." "I was going to wait and see if there was
anywhere to ride. Mostly planned on riding from the car and to the
car."
Officer Nixon-"Well you can't ride it in there."
Me- "Oh, is there a regulation that prohibits it? Because I am pretty
sure I have seen a unicycle ridden in there before." "I'd be curious to
read the rules that say unicycles are prohibited."
Officer Nixon- " No there isn't, but you just can't ride it in
there."
Me-"So do you just randomely enforce non existant rules or was there
something special about me that made you feel obligated to enforce this
non existant rule?"
Officer Nixon- "Well, you just can't ride it in there, it could be
dangerous."

I pretty much ended it there, because I didn't relly want to try to
reason with him. He was going to force his will on me no matter what I
said. So I rode off and put it back in the car.

Later that day, sure as I had said, there was a performer on a unicycle.
On a slack rope no less. It seemed dangerous. Maybe if I was wearing
tights I would have gotten away with riding it in.:D

Once again the "Man" is trying to beat down the unicyclists.


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bugman - Survivor 2004 Wolfman Duathalon
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I have disdain for police officers so I keep my distance.

Recently, I was practicing riding backwards down a double yellow
residential road. When I saw the cop coming, I just dismounted and put
on my "random unicyclist standing on the street sweating look." The cop
stopped anyway, and did the "typical unicycle" interview and drove
off.

Unfortunately, there is a new police station in the neighborhood.
Fortunately, I haven't had any encounters. I don't want to have a cop
tell me that I can't ride backwards, or not ride on the street, or not
ride on the sidewalk. Oh, and I am pretty sure it's illegal to ride on
the railroad (that goes past the sherrif's/constable building and the
police station).

Imagine having one cop in the neighborhood limit me to sidewalks, and
another to the street - and the 3rd element, me, continuing to ride
using myself to govern safety.

My policy with police is to avoid them like I am already a criminal.


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Wishing you Happiness, Joy and Laughter,
Drew Brown
http://www.ChangingLINKS.com
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