Where the cyclists in America belong: back alleys, gutters andsidewalks

Terryc

ComandanteBanana wrote:

> The lions control the wealth and the destiny of the jungle...

Have the elephants stopped laughing yet?

Terryc

ComandanteBanana wrote:

> OK, here's this jungle where you are the guide, and in it there are
> many wild beasts, and you are telling to the first time explorer that
> because you've survived for so long, they'll be fine. Hmmm...
>
> You know, all kinds of predators in there: snakes, elephants, lions...
> Well, you need some kind of shotgun or at least mosquito repellent. It
> sounds very scary according to the stories of those who have been
> bitten.
>
> WHAT DO OUR FRIENDS WHO ARE EXPERTS AT SURVIVAL SAY?

Give us your money.
all conmen are the same.

Rod Speed

Terryc <newsfourspam-spam@woa.com.au> wrote
> ComandanteBanana wrote:

>> The lions control the wealth and the destiny of the jungle...

> Have the elephants stopped laughing yet?

Lions dont even live in jungles.

ComandanteBanana

OK, I finally took delivery of official vehicle of the revolution (the
trike), with plenty of space in the basket to carry bananas for the
lions.

Well, I made it alive because I rode the back alleys, gutters and
sidewalks of America, a strategy developed by our ancestors the
monkeys when they kept to the tree branches in order to survive. I
think on the road of evolution, Homo Sapiens somehow lost all common
sense. Somehow the alpha-male monkeys wanted to be a lion...

It was a nice ride.

http://www.zazzle.com/donquijote195...602224199217660

ComandanteBanana

On Apr 20, 2:41*pm, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:
> "pyotr filipivich" <ph...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>
> news17m04psoemmthbl6tklqmuli3boe3rho9@4ax.com...
> [...]
>
> > Like I said, they seem to be of the opinion that not only do the
> > traffic laws not apply to them, but neither do the laws of physics.
> > Selah.
> > To quote a friend on another subject "I'm not prejudiced, I'm
> > convinced!" *And Eddy has done quite a firm job of convincing me.
> > Probably others as well.
>
> I am the foremost advocate of cyclists NOT taking the lane when there is any
> traffic at all. This thread is not about obeying traffic laws, but about
> bullying truck drivers who think cyclists have no right to be on the road.
> Unless you are cyclist yourself who has ridden the open road, you do not
> know what the hell you are talking about.
>
> By the way, do not confuse me with that total jerk ComandanteBanana aka
> donquijote1954. He is indeed nuts and not worth any attention.
> [...]

They can only be happy that we don't work together for the same thing:
cyclists' rights.

But do you have any revolution, webpage or something to show you have
some solution, or you are just a monkey with pretensions?

http://neatorama.cachefly.net/image...essed-chimp.jpg

ComandanteBanana

On Apr 20, 4:00 am, Terryc <newsfourspam-s...@woa.com.au> wrote:
> ComandanteBanana wrote:
> > The lions control the wealth and the destiny of the jungle...
>
> Have the elephants stopped laughing yet?

I will be one laughing when the elephants slip on banana peels.

Tom Sherman

ComandanteBanana aka donquixote1954 wrote:
> On Apr 20, 2:41 pm, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:
>> "pyotr filipivich" <ph...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news17m04psoemmthbl6tklqmuli3boe3rho9@4ax.com...
>> [...]
>>
>>> Like I said, they seem to be of the opinion that not only do the
>>> traffic laws not apply to them, but neither do the laws of physics.
>>> Selah.
>>> To quote a friend on another subject "I'm not prejudiced, I'm
>>> convinced!" And Eddy has done quite a firm job of convincing me.
>>> Probably others as well.
>> I am the foremost advocate of cyclists NOT taking the lane when there is any
>> traffic at all. This thread is not about obeying traffic laws, but about
>> bullying truck drivers who think cyclists have no right to be on the road.
>> Unless you are cyclist yourself who has ridden the open road, you do not
>> know what the hell you are talking about.
>>
>> By the way, do not confuse me with that total jerk ComandanteBanana aka
>> donquijote1954. He is indeed nuts and not worth any attention.
>> [...]
>
> They can only be happy that we don't work together for the same thing:
> cyclists' rights.
>
> But do you have any revolution, webpage or something to show you have
> some solution, or you are just a monkey with pretensions?
>
> http://neatorama.cachefly.net/image...essed-chimp.jpg

Try <http://fespn.files.wordpress.com/2006/12/mister_ed.jpg>.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

ComandanteBanana

On Apr 20, 5:41 am, "Rod Speed" <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Terryc <newsfourspam-s...@woa.com.au> wrote
>
> > ComandanteBanana wrote:
> >> The lions control the wealth and the destiny of the jungle...
> > Have the elephants stopped laughing yet?
>
> Lions dont even live in jungles.

They do. They are smaller, and live in the equatorial of Africa.

> >But thats the typical arrogance of many bike riders. They simply
> >cannot stand critism for their elitist outlook or their arrogance and
> >utter stupidity.
>
> * * * * Like I said, they seem to be of the opinion that not only do the
> traffic laws not apply to them, but neither do the laws of physics.
> Selah.
> * * * * To quote a friend on another subject "I'm not prejudiced, I'm
> convinced!" *And Eddy has done quite a firm job of convincing me.
> Probably others as well.

You know as much about the elephants as you know about the urban
jungle. The rage is inititiated by the drivers, often against each
other....


Motorist runs over woman, crashes into Walmart

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (WSVN)—A woman is in critical condition after the
driver of pickup truck reportedly ran her over intentionally in a
Walmart parking lot Friday.

Police said the driver of the truck repeatedly rammed the woman’s mini-
van at the superstore along the 1800 block of Pines Boulevard. When
the victimized motorist tried to escape her vehicle, the enraged truck
driver ran over her and crashed his pickup into the retailer’s garden
center.

Authorities arrested the truck’s driver.

Paramedics trnsporte the victim to Memorial Regional Hospital.

http://www1.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/MI83576/

Rod Speed

ComandanteBanana <nolionnoproblem@yahoo.com> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote
>> Terryc <newsfourspam-s...@woa.com.au> wrote
>>> ComandanteBanana wrote:

>>>> The lions control the wealth and the destiny of the jungle...

>>> Have the elephants stopped laughing yet?

>> Lions dont even live in jungles.

> They do.

Nope.

> They are smaller, and live in the equatorial of Africa.

Only in your pathetic little drug crazed fantasyland.

ComandanteBanana

On Apr 19, 3:39 pm, "Jeremy Parker" <JeremyPar...@compuserve.com>
wrote:
> "ComandanteBanana" <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:a2e438bc-8b64-405a-a0d4-b80f7745d855@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>
> > OK, assume a far away land --a Banana Republic if you will-- where
> > the
> > cyclists are victims of discrimination and injustice, and all of a
> > sudden they come to power... and voila, VELORUTION!
>
> Goodness gracious. All this is very un-British. I live, and ride my
> bicycle in London, which seems to be the far-away land that you are
> talking about. London's a pretty good city to ride a bicycle in, no
> need for new laws or conventions.

Oh, c'mon. The article was written by a Briton about Great Britain.
I've said your driving laws are very good and your new laws
restricting traffic into London are very encouraging, but I trust the
writer's statement that cyclists still live under the law of the
jungle in London to be right.

Either London is like Amsterdam, or it's not a welcoming place for
cyclists. How many people ride bike in London? Give me a percentage to
show.

Anyway, I'd rather ride a bike in London than in places where still
the drivers ignore any civilized rules of the road. In America we have
to tame the beast first.

I read the reviews of the book, but I'm sure even bullfighting can be
done in a safe way if you know the tricks of the trade beyond "never
stand before the bull"...

http://www.cyclecraft.co.uk/book_intro.html

ComandanteBanana

On Apr 20, 4:34*pm, "Rod Speed" <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote:
> ComandanteBanana <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote
>
> > Rod Speed <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote
> >> Terryc <newsfourspam-s...@woa.com.au> wrote
> >>> ComandanteBanana wrote:
> >>>> The lions control the wealth and the destiny of the jungle...
> >>> Have the elephants stopped laughing yet?
> >> Lions dont even live in jungles.
> > They do.
>
> Nope.
>
> > They are smaller, and live in the equatorial of Africa.
>
> Only in your pathetic little drug crazed fantasyland.

Your knowledge of the jungle doesn't extend beyond American
roads...

Tracking Forest Elephants

The jungles of central Africa are home to the forest elephant. Unlike
their better-known cousins, the African elephants of the open
savannahs, forest elephants are adapted to living in dense woodlands.
They have straight tusks, for instance, since curved ones might get
caught in vines and brush. And they tend to be smaller and stockier
than savannah elephants.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/deep...ode1_blake.html

Rod Speed

ComandanteBanana <nolionnoproblem@yahoo.com> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote
>> ComandanteBanana <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote
>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote
>>>> Terryc <newsfourspam-s...@woa.com.au> wrote
>>>>> ComandanteBanana wrote

>>>>>> The lions control the wealth and the destiny of the jungle...
>>>>> Have the elephants stopped laughing yet?

>>>> Lions dont even live in jungles.

>>> They do.

>> Nope.

>>> They are smaller, and live in the equatorial of Africa.

>> Only in your pathetic little drug crazed fantasyland.

> Your knowledge of the jungle doesn't extend beyond American roads...

So stupid it cant even manage to work out that I dont actually use american roads.

> Tracking Forest Elephants

> The jungles of central Africa are home to the forest elephant.
> Unlike their better-known cousins, the African elephants of the
> open savannahs, forest elephants are adapted to living in dense
> woodlands. They have straight tusks, for instance, since curved
> ones might get caught in vines and brush. And they tend to be
> smaller and stockier than savannah elephants.

> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/deep...ode1_blake.html

So stupid that it cant even work out the difference between a lion and an elephant.

ComandanteBanana

On Apr 20, 5:46*pm, "Rod Speed" <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote:
> ComandanteBanana <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote
>
> > Rod Speed <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote
> >> ComandanteBanana <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote
> >>> Rod Speed <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote
> >>>> Terryc <newsfourspam-s...@woa.com.au> wrote
> >>>>> ComandanteBanana wrote
> >>>>>> The lions control the wealth and the destiny of the jungle...
> >>>>> Have the elephants stopped laughing yet?
> >>>> Lions dont even live in jungles.
> >>> They do.
> >> Nope.
> >>> They are smaller, and live in the equatorial of Africa.
> >> Only in your pathetic little drug crazed fantasyland.
> > Your knowledge of the jungle doesn't extend beyond American roads...
>
> So stupid it cant even manage to work out that I dont actually use american roads.

There you'd have needed the best survival skills. After that, you
could sleep in the cage with the lion.

>
> > Tracking Forest Elephants
> > The jungles of central Africa are home to the forest elephant.
> > Unlike their better-known cousins, the African elephants of the
> > open savannahs, forest elephants are adapted to living in dense
> > woodlands. They have straight tusks, for instance, since curved
> > ones might get caught in vines and brush. And they tend to be
> > smaller and stockier than savannah elephants.
> >http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/deep...ode1_blake.html
>
> So stupid that it cant even work out the difference between a lion and an elephant.

And so stupid that the only animal that doesn't belong in the jungle
is the lion.

But still they call him the King of the Jungle.

ComandanteBanana

One of the problems we've got is that everybody is armed and
dangerous. Nowadays the good-ol'-fashioned finger is not enough. Some
carry a gun, and some simply use their vehicles as the weapon. What's
a cyclist to do in such a jungle? I'm going to write a book, "Monkey
survival skills for the cyclist." First advice...

http://www.zazzle.com/donquijote195...149274811492050


Road rage runs rampant
on Bay Area highways

....

For whatever reason, one's genitalia grow exponentially while moving
at 40 mph in a steel and aluminum cage. Being at the helm of a 2-ton
machine makes people feel powerful, I would assume, leading to extreme
reactions from otherwise rational people.

Unfortunately, those extreme reactions are becoming more deadly.

As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, a man driving on
Interstate Highway 280 was shot from a passing car. The man who died,
Luis Solari, died in front of his kids in the car. His offense: He cut
someone off.

The worst part is that this wasn't the first on Bay Area freeways this
month.

A woman was shot and killed April 3 on Interstate Highway 80 near
Pinole, and a man was shot along the same stretch of freeway April 1.
An arrest has been made in the former incident.

A gun is unnecessary, and says a lot about violence in our society.
Few problems, especially ones relating to cars, have ever been solved
by use of a gun. Words, even hand gestures, are better answers to the
whole problem. No one gets hurt with any of those.

Even fisticuffs are better. Bruises go away over time.

But expressing one's disgust at other people's driving by shooting a
gun at them is revealing because it's solving the problem of anger
with violence. Those who could angrily waive guns at you from passing
automobiles and potentially use them, may be showing their small
children in the back seats how not to act.

Until this point, the worst I got for cutting someone off was the
finger, not a bullet in the chest.

http://media.www.thespartandaily.co...s-3321714.shtml