Horn Blowing = Lion's Roar?

ComandanteBanana

On Apr 29, 5:25*pm, D_Frumiou...@ndersnat.ch wrote:
> In rec.bicycles.misc ComandanteBanana <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Like I said somewhere else: most of the time the vehicle's blowing the
> > horn is equivalent to the lion's roar...
>
> * *Generally sounds more like the braying of a jackass to me.

Or perhaps the bullying of a bull?

ComandanteBanana

On Apr 29, 6:03*pm, Don Whybrow <d...@fwhybrow.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:
> ComandanteBanana wrote:
> > On Apr 29, 12:18 pm, Don Whybrow <d...@fwhybrow.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >> ComandanteBanana wrote:
>
> >>> Bicycle bells vs. car's horn amount to this: The lion roars and the
> >>> bicycle answers back...meaow.
> >>> It's a kind of behavior signalling submission. "Ding, ding, ding"...
> >> Might I suggest that one invests in an AirZound[1]
>
> >> [1] I have no connection other than as a customer
>
> > Well, that sounds real good...
>
> > But wouldn't the lion take it as a challenge to his alpha male role?
> > How loud is a car's horn?
>
> According to Wikipedia 107 to 112 dB
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_ho...d_vehicle_horns
>
> The AirZound produces 115 to 120 dB depending on sources although you
> can adjust it while you are NOT on the move.

I don't know but such a bluff may be a dangerous game to the cyclist.
As soon as the lion finds out that it's only a wimpy gazzelle...

ComandanteBanana

On Apr 30, 2:21 am, Commandante Apeshit <noloonnoprob...@hushmail.com>
wrote:
> Got it. Whenever I hear a horn I know to be afraid.
>
> I hear horns all day long, so I should be fearful all day long.

You should never let the guard down in the jungle. But you should be
able to tell a threatening roar from a hesitant driver, though both
can be deadly.

Another survival strategy that may not save you, but at least won't
make you fearful all the time is to wear headphones with noise
cancellation. Anyway that's what many drivers do with their radios.
Just ENJOY EVERYTHING LIKE IT WAS THE LAST DAY OF YOUR LIFE...

CommandanteApeshit

> You should never let the guard down in the jungle. But you should be
> able to tell a threatening roar from a hesitant driver, though both
> can be deadly.

Gotcha. Fear is the mind-killer. Keep killing that mind.

CommandanteApeshit

> Or perhaps the bullying of a bull?

Lots of bull here. It scares me.

Pat

On Apr 28, 3:52*pm, ComandanteBanana <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> (This comment interprets horn blowing. My own interpretation is found
> below.)
>
> Horn Blowing: Interpreting the Message.
>
> If someone honks a horn at you, the meaning is all in the duration. A
> really brief "Bip!" means "Hi!" or "Bye!" A moderately short beep
> means, "I just want you to realize I'm here." Somewhere between a
> second and maybe two seconds means, "I'm here and I am annoyed at your
> heedlessness." Over two seconds it means, "I'm pissed off at you,
> JERK!" Longer than three seconds it means, "I'm pissed off at this
> whole situation! And I am frustrated that I can't do anything more
> effective than sit here and blow my horn. Boy am I
> frustrated!" (Usually employed in traffic jams to make people around
> you even more frustrated too.)
>
> Repeated honks are either repetitions of the above (sorted by blast
> duration) or monotone musical "Hellos" if done in cadence with known
> tunes like "Shave and a haircut: two bits!" (Meant to be friendly.)
>
> http://www.dahon.com/forum/index.ph...=0&gopid=37361&...
>
> Like I said somewhere else: most of the time the vehicle's blowing the
> horn is equivalent to the lion's roar...
>
> "Hey, this is my territory and you better get lost --or else I eat
> you!"
>
> And guess what the monkey riding the bike said... "Yes, you can eat my
> banana!"
>
> WELCOME TO THE JUNGLEhttp://webspawner.com/users/donquijote

I've heard of people talking to themselves but not posting to
themselves. You need to adjust your meds or something. You've made
2/3 (11 of 17) of all posts in this thread with multiple cases in
which you respond to your own posts. Pretty unbelieveable.

Don Whybrow

ComandanteBanana wrote:
> As soon as the lion finds out that it's only a wimpy gazzelle...

Are you related to Eric Cantona by any chance?

--
Don Whybrow

Sequi Bonum Non Time

"My God! The thought of that evil man, loose in London--with
money, from God only knows what source--fomenting riot and
rebellion during a public emergency--and in control of an Engine-
driven press! It's nightmarish!" (Gibson-Sterling, "The
Difference Engine")

ComandanteBanana

On Apr 30, 11:27*am, Pat <gro...@artisticphotography.us> wrote:
> On Apr 28, 3:52*pm, ComandanteBanana <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > (This comment interprets horn blowing. My own interpretation is found
> > below.)
>
> > Horn Blowing: Interpreting the Message.
>
> > If someone honks a horn at you, the meaning is all in the duration. A
> > really brief "Bip!" means "Hi!" or "Bye!" A moderately short beep
> > means, "I just want you to realize I'm here." Somewhere between a
> > second and maybe two seconds means, "I'm here and I am annoyed at your
> > heedlessness." Over two seconds it means, "I'm pissed off at you,
> > JERK!" Longer than three seconds it means, "I'm pissed off at this
> > whole situation! And I am frustrated that I can't do anything more
> > effective than sit here and blow my horn. Boy am I
> > frustrated!" (Usually employed in traffic jams to make people around
> > you even more frustrated too.)
>
> > Repeated honks are either repetitions of the above (sorted by blast
> > duration) or monotone musical "Hellos" if done in cadence with known
> > tunes like "Shave and a haircut: two bits!" (Meant to be friendly.)
>
> >http://www.dahon.com/forum/index.ph...=0&gopid=37361&...
>
> > Like I said somewhere else: most of the time the vehicle's blowing the
> > horn is equivalent to the lion's roar...
>
> > "Hey, this is my territory and you better get lost --or else I eat
> > you!"
>
> > And guess what the monkey riding the bike said... "Yes, you can eat my
> > banana!"
>
> > WELCOME TO THE JUNGLEhttp://webspawner.com/users/donquijote
>
> I've heard of people talking to themselves but not posting to
> themselves. *You need to adjust your meds or something. *You've made
> 2/3 (11 of 17) of all posts in this thread with multiple cases in
> which you respond to your own posts. *Pretty unbelieveable.- Hide quotedtext -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Well, I'm chatting with my copycat, ComandanteApeshit, about bull and
horns.

And what are doing here if you don't ride a bike and you hate cyclists?

ComandanteBanana

On Apr 30, 12:07*pm, Don Whybrow <d...@fwhybrow.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:
> ComandanteBanana wrote:
> > As soon as the lion finds out that it's only a wimpy gazzelle...
>
> Are you related to Eric Cantona by any chance?

Introduce me, please.

Pat

On Apr 30, 6:55*pm, ComandanteBanana <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> On Apr 30, 11:27*am, Pat <gro...@artisticphotography.us> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Apr 28, 3:52*pm, ComandanteBanana <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
>
> > > (This comment interprets horn blowing. My own interpretation is found
> > > below.)
>
> > > Horn Blowing: Interpreting the Message.
>
> > > If someone honks a horn at you, the meaning is all in the duration. A
> > > really brief "Bip!" means "Hi!" or "Bye!" A moderately short beep
> > > means, "I just want you to realize I'm here." Somewhere between a
> > > second and maybe two seconds means, "I'm here and I am annoyed at your
> > > heedlessness." Over two seconds it means, "I'm pissed off at you,
> > > JERK!" Longer than three seconds it means, "I'm pissed off at this
> > > whole situation! And I am frustrated that I can't do anything more
> > > effective than sit here and blow my horn. Boy am I
> > > frustrated!" (Usually employed in traffic jams to make people around
> > > you even more frustrated too.)
>
> > > Repeated honks are either repetitions of the above (sorted by blast
> > > duration) or monotone musical "Hellos" if done in cadence with known
> > > tunes like "Shave and a haircut: two bits!" (Meant to be friendly.)
>
> > >http://www.dahon.com/forum/index.ph...=0&gopid=37361&...
>
> > > Like I said somewhere else: most of the time the vehicle's blowing the
> > > horn is equivalent to the lion's roar...
>
> > > "Hey, this is my territory and you better get lost --or else I eat
> > > you!"
>
> > > And guess what the monkey riding the bike said... "Yes, you can eat my
> > > banana!"
>
> > > WELCOME TO THE JUNGLEhttp://webspawner.com/users/donquijote
>
> > I've heard of people talking to themselves but not posting to
> > themselves. *You need to adjust your meds or something. *You've made
> > 2/3 (11 of 17) of all posts in this thread with multiple cases in
> > which you respond to your own posts. *Pretty unbelieveable.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> Well, I'm chatting with my copycat, ComandanteApeshit, about bull and
> horns.
>
> And what are doing here if you don't ride a bike and you hate cyclists?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I guess the better question is: what are YOU doing here because you
don't have anything to do with urban planning.

ComandanteBanana

On Apr 30, 9:06*pm, Pat <gro...@artisticphotography.us> wrote:
> On Apr 30, 6:55*pm, ComandanteBanana <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Apr 30, 11:27*am, Pat <gro...@artisticphotography.us> wrote:
>
> > > On Apr 28, 3:52*pm, ComandanteBanana <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com>
> > > wrote:
>
> > > > (This comment interprets horn blowing. My own interpretation is found
> > > > below.)
>
> > > > Horn Blowing: Interpreting the Message.
>
> > > > If someone honks a horn at you, the meaning is all in the duration. A
> > > > really brief "Bip!" means "Hi!" or "Bye!" A moderately short beep
> > > > means, "I just want you to realize I'm here." Somewhere between a
> > > > second and maybe two seconds means, "I'm here and I am annoyed at your
> > > > heedlessness." Over two seconds it means, "I'm pissed off at you,
> > > > JERK!" Longer than three seconds it means, "I'm pissed off at this
> > > > whole situation! And I am frustrated that I can't do anything more
> > > > effective than sit here and blow my horn. Boy am I
> > > > frustrated!" (Usually employed in traffic jams to make people around
> > > > you even more frustrated too.)
>
> > > > Repeated honks are either repetitions of the above (sorted by blast
> > > > duration) or monotone musical "Hellos" if done in cadence with known
> > > > tunes like "Shave and a haircut: two bits!" (Meant to be friendly.)
>
> > > >http://www.dahon.com/forum/index.ph...=0&gopid=37361&...
>
> > > > Like I said somewhere else: most of the time the vehicle's blowing the
> > > > horn is equivalent to the lion's roar...
>
> > > > "Hey, this is my territory and you better get lost --or else I eat
> > > > you!"
>
> > > > And guess what the monkey riding the bike said... "Yes, you can eat my
> > > > banana!"
>
> > > > WELCOME TO THE JUNGLEhttp://webspawner.com/users/donquijote
>
> > > I've heard of people talking to themselves but not posting to
> > > themselves. *You need to adjust your meds or something. *You've made
> > > 2/3 (11 of 17) of all posts in this thread with multiple cases in
> > > which you respond to your own posts. *Pretty unbelieveable.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > > - Show quoted text -
>
> > Well, I'm chatting with my copycat, ComandanteApeshit, about bull and
> > horns.
>
> > And what are doing here if you don't ride a bike and you hate cyclists?-Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> I guess the better question is: what are YOU doing here because you
> don't have anything to do with urban planning.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

That's one of the problems with living in the boondocks: Your brain
usually slows down until you get a sort of mental retardation. I call
it the "boondocks syndrome," and it manifests by either being
indifferent to the outside world, or making stupid comments about
something that you don't care about. For example, WHAT DO YOU CARE
ABOUT URBAN PLANNING IF YOU LIVE IN THE BOONDOCKS?

FYI, I propose BIKE FACILITIES, and those are part of urban planning.

ComandanteBanana

On Apr 29, 12:18*pm, Don Whybrow <d...@fwhybrow.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:
> ComandanteBanana wrote:
>
> > Bicycle bells vs. car's horn amount to this: The lion roars and the
> > bicycle answers back...meaow.
>
> > It's a kind of behavior signalling submission. "Ding, ding, ding"...
>
> Might I suggest that one invests in an AirZound[1]
>
> [1] I have no connection other than as a customer

I know you don't have a connection with AirZound, but I'm promoting in
any way. Could my claim be true?

(Someone asks if there's such a product, and I put it in. My claim is
"It's supposed to paralize an SUV driver for 10 seconds, so you have
time to escape.")

On Apr 30, 7:11 am, Gunner <gun...@NOSPAM.lightspeed.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:30:31 -0700 (PDT), ComandanteBanana

> <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >On Apr 28, 6:20 pm, Gunner Asch <gun...@NOSPAMlightspeed.net> wrote:

> >It's a kind of behavior signalling submission. "Ding, ding, ding"...


> Then why dont we see modified freon powered boat horns on bikes?


> Well... CO2/propane powered horns since the Greentards banned freon...


> Small, light, portable


> Gunner



Oh, they have already. They put it in the other thread.

http://www.deltacycle.com/product.php?g=1


It's supposed to paralize an SUV driver for 10 seconds, so you have
time to escape.

Peter Clinch

ComandanteBanana wrote:

> (Someone asks if there's such a product, and I put it in. My claim is
> "It's supposed to paralize an SUV driver for 10 seconds, so you have
> time to escape.")

But since it doesn't paralyse the SUV the driver is notionally in
control of, and being paralysed will remove that notional control, it is
not necessarily such a good thing...

Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net p.j.clinch@dundee.ac.uk http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

Pat

On May 1, 8:50*am, ComandanteBanana <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Apr 30, 9:06*pm, Pat <gro...@artisticphotography.us> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Apr 30, 6:55*pm, ComandanteBanana <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
>
> > > On Apr 30, 11:27*am, Pat <gro...@artisticphotography.us> wrote:
>
> > > > On Apr 28, 3:52*pm, ComandanteBanana <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com>
> > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > (This comment interprets horn blowing. My own interpretation is found
> > > > > below.)
>
> > > > > Horn Blowing: Interpreting the Message.
>
> > > > > If someone honks a horn at you, the meaning is all in the duration.. A
> > > > > really brief "Bip!" means "Hi!" or "Bye!" A moderately short beep
> > > > > means, "I just want you to realize I'm here." Somewhere between a
> > > > > second and maybe two seconds means, "I'm here and I am annoyed at your
> > > > > heedlessness." Over two seconds it means, "I'm pissed off at you,
> > > > > JERK!" Longer than three seconds it means, "I'm pissed off at this
> > > > > whole situation! And I am frustrated that I can't do anything more
> > > > > effective than sit here and blow my horn. Boy am I
> > > > > frustrated!" (Usually employed in traffic jams to make people around
> > > > > you even more frustrated too.)
>
> > > > > Repeated honks are either repetitions of the above (sorted by blast
> > > > > duration) or monotone musical "Hellos" if done in cadence with known
> > > > > tunes like "Shave and a haircut: two bits!" (Meant to be friendly.)
>
> > > > >http://www.dahon.com/forum/index.ph...=0&gopid=37361&...
>
> > > > > Like I said somewhere else: most of the time the vehicle's blowingthe
> > > > > horn is equivalent to the lion's roar...
>
> > > > > "Hey, this is my territory and you better get lost --or else I eat
> > > > > you!"
>
> > > > > And guess what the monkey riding the bike said... "Yes, you can eat my
> > > > > banana!"
>
> > > > > WELCOME TO THE JUNGLEhttp://webspawner.com/users/donquijote
>
> > > > I've heard of people talking to themselves but not posting to
> > > > themselves. *You need to adjust your meds or something. *You've made
> > > > 2/3 (11 of 17) of all posts in this thread with multiple cases in
> > > > which you respond to your own posts. *Pretty unbelieveable.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > > > - Show quoted text -
>
> > > Well, I'm chatting with my copycat, ComandanteApeshit, about bull and
> > > horns.
>
> > > And what are doing here if you don't ride a bike and you hate cyclists?- Hide quoted text -
>
> > > - Show quoted text -
>
> > I guess the better question is: what are YOU doing here because you
> > don't have anything to do with urban planning.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> That's one of the problems with living in the boondocks: Your brain
> usually slows down until you get a sort of mental retardation. I call
> it the "boondocks syndrome," and it manifests by either being
> indifferent to the outside world, or making stupid comments about
> something that you don't care about. For example, WHAT DO YOU CARE
> ABOUT URBAN PLANNING IF YOU LIVE IN THE BOONDOCKS?
>
> FYI, I propose BIKE FACILITIES, and those are part of urban planning.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Like usual, you are completely wrong. I live in the boondocks because
it's a great place to live. But I work in urban planning and
community development. Unlike you, who just babbles some
incomprehensible thing about moneys riding bikes and "the revolution"
that will never come, I actually work towards the betterment of
communities.

As for bike plans, in the area of the world where I live; no one
cares. They are too expensive and wasteful. Money can be used for
much more benefitial activities. In some areas where people bike
more, they may be a great idea and therefore they should be
encouraged.

Finally, in your trifecta of wrongness, I am not against bikes and
have never said so. I always say "whatever floats your boat". If you
like biking, then bike. I don't give a d**n what you do.