Author Topic: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists  (Read 369252 times)

Kim

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Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #675 on: 26 June, 2013, 08:09:31 pm »
Not an oik, but I got a "Are you the one with that special bike?" from a shop assistant today.  Apparently she'd seen me chasing cars on the Bristol Road a few times.  Notable because not only had I arrived on an upwrong, but I'd parked it well out of sight of that shop.

A bit later on, while riding with barakta on her trike, I overheard a woman telling her small child that "that's called a recumbent bicycle".

The Brummies are learning...

mcshroom

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Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #676 on: 26 June, 2013, 09:37:57 pm »
That's worrying. If the Brummies gain sentience we are all in trouble :o :)
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Kim

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Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #677 on: 26 June, 2013, 09:52:01 pm »
It's okay, they're going to close the Queensway tunnels and gridlock the city as a precaution.

Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #678 on: 26 June, 2013, 10:16:14 pm »
I was meeting up with a couple of mates for a run last week as 4 cyclists in lycra and on road bikes came up Sinclair St on their way over the Black Hill. They were obviously pushing it a bit hard and blowing a bit. Clearly it was incumbent on us to run alongside with loud applause and a cheery "Allez, allez, allez!" and other such encouraging cheers! They seemed to appreciate it,  ;D
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spindrift

Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #679 on: 27 June, 2013, 07:00:26 pm »
That oik who tweeted stuff about cyclists has had her file passed to the CPS

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-23087008

Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #680 on: 03 July, 2013, 10:40:12 am »
Not an oik and not aimed directly at me riding, but cycling through the centre of Henley on Thames on a  bright yellow F frame Moulton, a very well-to-do looking lady  (resident or Regatta - who knows?) said in a very loud voice to her walking companion

"What a cute bike" 

:) impeccable taste methinks!
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Kim

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Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #681 on: 11 July, 2013, 12:49:27 pm »
"You've got an ass like a woman!"

Well, yes.

File under 'does not compute' and 'everyday sexism'

tiermat

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Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #682 on: 11 July, 2013, 01:23:49 pm »
"You've got an ass like a woman!"


Really? Do all women have to lead a donkey around these days? Were you in Jerusalem at the time?

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Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #683 on: 11 July, 2013, 01:26:35 pm »
Although I have a burro catalan sticker on the back of my car now, it appears to be male so I cannot advance the total sum of female donkey knowlege

Kim

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Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #684 on: 11 July, 2013, 01:55:50 pm »
"You've got an ass like a woman!"


Really? Do all women have to lead a donkey around these days? Were you in Jerusalem at the time?

It was shouted in a faux American accent, and can therefore reasonably translated as 'arse'.

Tim Hall

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Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #685 on: 11 July, 2013, 02:01:34 pm »
"You've got an ass like a woman!"


Really? Do all women have to lead a donkey around these days? Were you in Jerusalem at the time?

It was shouted in a faux American accent, and can therefore reasonably translated as 'arse'.

You should have put a hat on his donkey.

Anyway, mine from last week. Lunchtime bimble, MP3 playing $RADIO_PLAY.  Pelicon crossing. Lights red. I stop. Hairy Man crosses, says something and gesticulates. I remove headphones and ask him to repeat.
Hairy Man: "You're a cyclist, you can go through. That's what they normally do."
Me: "I'm a road user and I follow the rules. I'm the nice one."

Lady behind Hairy Man smiles.
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jogler

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Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #686 on: 11 July, 2013, 03:37:54 pm »
^
Sot-on reply
 :thumbsup:

Reg.T

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Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #687 on: 11 July, 2013, 04:59:23 pm »
^
I hope it is a 'p' that's missing there, rather than an 'n'
 ;D
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jogler

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Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #688 on: 11 July, 2013, 06:41:08 pm »
I certainly do need a "p"

I should have gone to sec savers ;)

Kim

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Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #689 on: 10 August, 2013, 07:48:30 pm »
"Hey!  Yer got a sick boik!"

Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #690 on: 12 August, 2013, 11:17:21 am »
More 'everyone loves a tandem'

Yoofs on BMX/BSOs hanging round shoppe, somewhere on Rough Diamond this weekend
"... <garble, might've been Welsh>... get one of those!"

(It might have been during the time we were the 3rd or even 4th 'one of those' they'd spotted  :) )

clarion

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Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #691 on: 12 August, 2013, 01:04:27 pm »
On our way home last night, a lad standing outside his house wearing a dressing gown shouted, 'That's really cool!'

'Thank you' said Butterfly, 'I know'

'You're welcome' said the very polite oik.
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Kim

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Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #692 on: 16 August, 2013, 10:44:20 pm »
Riding somewhere near Machynlleth with the 'bent in full touring mode with Wowbagger OTP:

Passing hiker: "Wow!"
Me: "How did she know your name?"

Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #693 on: 17 August, 2013, 05:23:29 pm »
Although I was probably shouted at I couldn't hear it over the sound of his horn or through his rolled up passenger window. I imagine it went something like this
"I say old chap did you know there is a cycle path just for you, to your left, on this section of the A127, four lane dual carriageway. Even though we two are the only vehicles on it for half a mile in either direction I do, honestly, feel that you should be there and not in the left hand land 1.5 metres out from the kerb. Why I very nearly had to move my rather expensively large Mercedes Benz wholly onto the other lane to pass you. Good day!"

It's a mystery to me why they do it.  ???

Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #694 on: 19 August, 2013, 05:22:22 pm »
We had a "Waaarggjl;ekrs" at the weekend.

I think that's Hullish for 'wow, lovely bike, and you seem so happy'. I think.

caerau

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Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #695 on: 20 August, 2013, 09:57:34 am »
Twice now in the last six months I've had passing kids sing 'I want to ride my bicycle, I want to Ride my Biiiiike'  (copyright Queen).  This was quite amusing the first time, the second time much less so...  ah, they all think they're the first...

It did occur to me on the latest occasion that the kid doing this was standing right next to a canal while he was doing this.  Quick shove whilst storming past...?  :demon:
(I know, not really)
It's a reverse Elvis thing.

Chris S

Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #696 on: 21 August, 2013, 08:51:10 am »
Riding through Girton early yesterday evening, fboab and I earned a chorus of "Whooaaa!" from multiple children near a playground. Everyone loves a tandem  :thumbsup:.

caerau

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Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #697 on: 21 August, 2013, 09:09:24 am »
Along the lines of what happened to me - do you ever get a rendition of 'Daisy, Daisy...?'

I'm guessing it would be nice if they had that much imagination ;)
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tiermat

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Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #698 on: 21 August, 2013, 09:13:58 am »
Last night, on the way back to the digs, I got a "Nice calves you have there", in the most cut glass RP I have heard in a while.

Made me feel she was assessing a horse, but then it would have been fetlocks, surely, not calves?
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Re: Oiks shouting stuff at cyclists
« Reply #699 on: 21 August, 2013, 10:13:32 am »
Along the lines of what happened to me - do you ever get a rendition of 'Daisy, Daisy...?'

I'm guessing it would be nice if they had that much imagination ;)
Nowhere near as often as "She's not pedalling at the back", which is always hilarious  ::-)

(We even had that from simonp at Loughton. Was that really the best you could come up with?)