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Old 02-17-2005, 2:29 PM
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The Curmudgeon's Corner - Vol. 2
Volume 2

Now that it's springtime and bikes are coming out of hibernation, I'd like to post a couple of simple reminders:

* We are not part of some mythic 2-wheeled brotherhood.

* I don't share some cosmic bond with you just because we both ride.

* I don't need validiation from you as a fellow rider, and you damn sure don't need mine.

So here's what I propose...let's nip this "Wave" crap in the bud...

Keep your hands on the phocking bars, your eyes on the road, and focus on the satisfaction you get from the wind in your face rather than the approval of some other asshole you don't even know....

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Old 02-17-2005, 2:31 PM
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Old 02-17-2005, 2:33 PM
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You're crotchety ole bastard aren't you?

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since when was Februrary springtime? In the northern hemisphere February has always been winter. When did it change and how come I wasn't told?
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since when was Februrary springtime? In the northern hemisphere February has always been winter. When did it change and how come I wasn't told?
Try getting out of bed before noon sometime....lots of **** happens...
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Cripers Bake, did your Corn Flakes have a weird taste this morning or something??
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Where's Volume I?
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Volume 2

Now that it's springtime and bikes are coming out of hibernation, I'd like to post a couple of simple reminders:

* We are not part of some mythic 2-wheeled brotherhood.

* I don't share some cosmic bond with you just because we both ride.

* I don't need validiation from you as a fellow rider, and you damn sure don't need mine.

So here's what I propose...let's nip this "Wave" crap in the bud...

Keep your hands on the phocking bars, your eyes on the road, and focus on the satisfaction you get from the wind in your face rather than the approval of some other asshole you don't even know....

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I was wondering the same Old Fart
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Try getting out of bed before noon sometime....lots of **** happens...
hey I get up around 10:30 usually. about 10 hours of sleep is good. if I force it to 12 then I usually wake up with a headache.
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I recommend you jump your shorts one size, something seems to be binding.
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What the hell does the wave have to do with validation?
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What the hell does the wave have to do with validation?
Do you wave to every person in a cage?
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Do you wave to every person in a cage?
They're not in our brotherhood
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I recommend you jump your shorts one size, something seems to be binding.
Nahhhhhhhhh Sheep, I think he's PMS'ing. Better watch yourself, he might be looking for something soft and wooly to wipe himself with in a couple of days.
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Do you wave to every person in a cage?
Actually if you are in the country in AL in a pickup you will get lots of waves It is just being friendly folks.
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Actually if you are in the country in AL in a pickup you will get lots of waves It is just being friendly folks.
Thats because you're all related.
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They're not in our brotherhood

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Thats because you're all related.
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Thats because you're all related.
Oh Jeezuz, stop please . You're hurting me!!
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Actually if you are in the country in AL in a pickup you will get lots of waves It is just being friendly folks.
You're talking to someone who grew up in the swamps of south Louisiana; I know a thing or two about small-town USA.
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I think you're gonna have to upgrade your avatar from "troll" to "chum" on this one.......









Not that you need my curmudgeonly validation or anything....

And by the way, don't curmudgeons flash their high beams at each other, or smirk, or something?

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