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Re: Drive or ride?
Muck wrote:
> This niggles me a tiny bit, so here goes. > > Ok, so horses have a saddle and you ride them, pedal bikes have a > saddle and you ride them. So why do dome people drive a bike, when it > has a saddle? Surely, cattle and cars you drive, horses and > motorbikes[1] you ride... coz they've saddles. > > [1] Scooters too. Sidecar outfits, you drive. -- platypus "fastidious and precise" |
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Re: Drive or ride?
platypus wrote:
> Muck wrote: > > This niggles me a tiny bit, so here goes. > > > > Ok, so horses have a saddle and you ride them, pedal bikes have a > > saddle and you ride them. So why do dome people drive a bike, when > > it has a saddle? Surely, cattle and cars you drive, horses and > > motorbikes[1] you ride... coz they've saddles. > > > > [1] Scooters too. > > Sidecar outfits, you drive. Driving doesn't necessarily mean being in control, right? -- Morini Corsaro 125 | CB450K4 | XL250 Motosport x2 | 900SSD Triumph T-Bird chop | K1100LT BOTAFOF #33 TWA#10 The UKRM FAQ: http://www.ukrm.net/faq/index.html "Je profite du paysage" - Joe Bar |
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Re: Drive or ride?
Muck wrote:
> In article <7FMsi.343$cw7.70@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, > monotreme@blueyonder.co.uk says... >> Muck wrote: >>> This niggles me a tiny bit, so here goes. >>> >>> Ok, so horses have a saddle and you ride them, pedal bikes have a >>> saddle and you ride them. So why do dome people drive a bike, when >>> it has a saddle? Surely, cattle and cars you drive, horses and >>> motorbikes[1] you ride... coz they've saddles. >>> >>> [1] Scooters too. >> >> Sidecar outfits, you drive. >> > > Naa.. those, you pilot. Harrumph. As a pilot and charioteer, I rather think I may have the right of it in this instance. -- platypus "fastidious and precise" |
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Re: Drive or ride?
On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 23:51:59 +0100, Muck <muck@rulex.net> wrote:
>  Sidecar outfits, you should beat with a stick.That's camels you're thinking of. -- -Pip |
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Re: Drive or ride?
On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 09:13:31 +0100, Muck <muck@rulex.net> wrote:
>In article <9vb8b3p51gh5o4lbn7gqu8h9j9bj64tm2a@4ax.com>, >pips.computer@spammers.foad.ntlworld.co.uk says... >> On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 23:51:59 +0100, Muck <muck@rulex.net> wrote: >> >> > Sidecar outfits, you should beat with a stick.>> >> That's camels you're thinking of. >> >> > >Same thing I figured. They sometimes get a will of their own to charge >off into the scenery. My limited experience would suggest that a camel is more biddable. -- Champ ZX10R | GPz750turbo | GSX-R 600 racer My advice as your attorney is to buy a motorcycle To email me, neal at my domain should work. |
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Re: Drive or ride?
On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 10:29:48 +0100, Muck <muck@rulex.net> wrote:
>> >> > Sidecar outfits, you should beat with a stick.>> >> >> >> That's camels you're thinking of. >> >Same thing I figured. They sometimes get a will of their own to charge >> >off into the scenery. >> >> My limited experience would suggest that a camel is more biddable. >I've never guided / ushered / piloted / hearded or driven an outfit. So >I'll take your work for it. I've done both. The camel followed the camel in front. I can't see that working with an outfit. -- Champ ZX10R | GPz750turbo | GSX-R 600 racer My advice as your attorney is to buy a motorcycle To email me, neal at my domain should work. |
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Re: Drive or ride?
On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 11:11:36 +0100, Muck <muck@rulex.net> wrote:
>In article <q0i8b3te49u3pvrkjlep6l6qou3lc277af@4ax.com>, >neal@champ.org.uk says... >> On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 10:29:48 +0100, Muck <muck@rulex.net> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Sidecar outfits, you should beat with a stick.>> >> >> >> >> >> That's camels you're thinking of. >> >> >> >Same thing I figured. They sometimes get a will of their own to charge >> >> >off into the scenery. >> >> >> >> My limited experience would suggest that a camel is more biddable. >> >> >I've never guided / ushered / piloted / hearded or driven an outfit. So >> >I'll take your work for it. >> >> I've done both. >> >> The camel followed the camel in front. >> >> I can't see that working with an outfit. >Ok, so what does number one camel do? I only assume he knew where we were going. -- Champ ZX10R | GPz750turbo | GSX-R 600 racer My advice as your attorney is to buy a motorcycle To email me, neal at my domain should work. |
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Re: Drive or ride?
In article <9vb8b3p51gh5o4lbn7gqu8h9j9bj64tm2a@4ax.com>, Pip Luscher
wrote: > > Sidecar outfits, you should beat with a stick.> > That's camels you're thinking of. Platys outfit is called You Bastard? -- Rob_P UKRM(at)indqualtec.co.uk uppercase(d) BBIWYMC#1 BOG#11? MRO#31 IBCDBBB#1(kotl) FJ1200, (in bits) CCM130 (need sharpening) Atonal apples and amplified heat available now! |
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Re: Drive or ride?
On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 21:59:25 +0100 in uk.rec.motorcycles, Muck says:
>In article <7FMsi.343$cw7.70@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, >monotreme@blueyonder.co.uk says... >> >> Sidecar outfits, you drive. >> > >Naa.. those, you pilot. That must be wrong since it implies a level of control not normally seen with outfits. -- Ian |
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Re: Drive or ride?
"Muck" <muck@rulex.net> wrote in message news:MPG.211e4587f4d4e43098972e@news.individual.ne t... > In article <9vb8b3p51gh5o4lbn7gqu8h9j9bj64tm2a@4ax.com>, > pips.computer@spammers.foad.ntlworld.co.uk says... >> On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 23:51:59 +0100, Muck <muck@rulex.net> wrote: >> >> > Sidecar outfits, you should beat with a stick.>> >> That's camels you're thinking of. >> >> > > Same thing I figured. They sometimes get a will of their own to charge > off into the scenery. That's a good description of a woman isn't it? -- Beav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 |
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Re: Drive or ride?
Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Pip Luscher
<pips.computer@spammers.foad.ntlworld.co.uk> typed >On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 23:51:59 +0100, Muck <muck@rulex.net> wrote: > >> Sidecar outfits, you should beat with a stick.> >That's camels you're thinking of. Walnut trees, Shirley? -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest" WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41 SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner", Honda GL1000K2 (Fallen apart) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big" Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Honda ST1100 wiv trailer Norton 850 Commando Kawasaki GTR1400 |
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Re: Drive or ride?
On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 00:00:18 +0100, Wicked Uncle Nigel
<wun@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote: >Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Pip Luscher ><pips.computer@spammers.foad.ntlworld.co.uk> typed >>On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 23:51:59 +0100, Muck <muck@rulex.net> wrote: >> >>> Sidecar outfits, you should beat with a stick.>> >>That's camels you're thinking of. > >Walnut trees, Shirley? I've never heard of *anyone* crossing the desert on a walnut tree. -- -Pip |
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Re: Drive or ride?
Pip Luscher <pips.computer@spammers.foad.ntlworld.co.uk> wrote in
message <t73bb39fisnrq1lq92uro5o27ul7ud9qn7@4ax.com>: >On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 00:00:18 +0100, Wicked Uncle Nigel ><wun@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote: > >>Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Pip Luscher >><pips.computer@spammers.foad.ntlworld.co.uk> typed >>>On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 23:51:59 +0100, Muck <muck@rulex.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Sidecar outfits, you should beat with a stick.>>> >>>That's camels you're thinking of. >> >>Walnut trees, Shirley? > >I've never heard of *anyone* crossing the desert on a walnut tree. What about a dog or a woman? -- K75RT, K1100LT, ZXR750H1, 5TA. I know I aint doing much, doing nothing means a lot to me. |
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Re: Drive or ride?
On Sun, 05 Aug 2007 11:10:15 +0100, deadmail@burnt.org.uk wrote:
> Pip Luscher <pips.computer@spammers.foad.ntlworld.co.uk> wrote in >message <t73bb39fisnrq1lq92uro5o27ul7ud9qn7@4ax.com>: > >>I've never heard of *anyone* crossing the desert on a walnut tree. > >What about a dog or a woman? Nah, neither dogs nor women can cross deserts on walnut trees, no matter how hard they hit them. -- -Pip |
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Re: Drive or ride?
On Sun, 05 Aug 2007 11:10:15 +0100, deadmail@burnt.org.uk wrote:
> Pip Luscher <pips.computer@spammers.foad.ntlworld.co.uk> wrote in >message <t73bb39fisnrq1lq92uro5o27ul7ud9qn7@4ax.com>: > >>On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 00:00:18 +0100, Wicked Uncle Nigel >><wun@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote: >> >>>Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Pip Luscher >>><pips.computer@spammers.foad.ntlworld.co.uk> typed >>>>On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 23:51:59 +0100, Muck <muck@rulex.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Sidecar outfits, you should beat with a stick.>>>> >>>>That's camels you're thinking of. >>> >>>Walnut trees, Shirley? >> >>I've never heard of *anyone* crossing the desert on a walnut tree. > >What about a dog or a woman? Someone crossed a dog with a woman? The fiend! -- Champ ZX10R | GPz750turbo | GSX-R 600 racer My advice as your attorney is to buy a motorcycle To email me, neal at my domain should work. |
