Yet Another Cycling Forum

General Category => Freewheeling => Topic started by: hazeii on 27 June, 2008, 03:42:17 pm

Title: "And make no mistake, cyclists are criminals."
Post by: hazeii on 27 June, 2008, 03:42:17 pm

Lovely little rant (http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=144913&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231196&home=yes&more_nodeId1=221340&contentPK=20935661), brought to you courtesy of the Bristol Evening post.

Title: Re: "And make no mistake, cyclists are criminals."
Post by: Ian H on 27 June, 2008, 03:48:10 pm

Yup. I reckon he's a closet cyclist — in denial.

Title: Re: "And make no mistake, cyclists are criminals."
Post by: Jules on 27 June, 2008, 03:50:12 pm

He's not getting a lot of support in the reader's comments.

Title: Re: "And make no mistake, cyclists are criminals."
Post by: mrcharly-YHT on 27 June, 2008, 03:50:49 pm

That has to be a spoof.

Title: Re: "And make no mistake, cyclists are criminals."
Post by: clarion on 27 June, 2008, 03:51:48 pm

;D  Love the comments...

Title: Re: "And make no mistake, cyclists are criminals."
Post by: ian on 27 June, 2008, 03:55:13 pm

Oh, how original. Another dull-witted attempt to stir up controversy. Be nice if it didn't read like it was written by a twelve year old (really, you don't need to use every adjective in your vocabulary). Be nicer still, if they could have managed to be vaguely amusing with what they wrote. Otherwise they risk being mistaken for the Special Brew-fuelled drunk slinging abuse at anyone who passes through his stumble radius.

Title: Re: "And make no mistake, cyclists are criminals."
Post by: clarion on 27 June, 2008, 03:58:18 pm

I was going to say it sounded like ti was written by Clarkson, but that amounts to much the same thing as a twelve-year old.

In fact, no.  My twelve year old is intelligent and pretty articulate.

Title: Re: "And make no mistake, cyclists are criminals."
Post by: rogerzilla on 27 June, 2008, 04:00:28 pm

He's getting quite a kicking  :D

Title: Re: "And make no mistake, cyclists are criminals."
Post by: Hummers on 27 June, 2008, 04:28:39 pm

In the meantime - and from a pedestrian's point of view - let me remind you there's nothing attractive (especially after a full English breakfast) about seeing an elephantine derriere zooming past you at 8.30 on a Monday morning.


I wouldn't mind - but I've never been to Bristol.

H

Title: Re: "And make no mistake, cyclists are criminals."
Post by: hazeii on 27 June, 2008, 04:57:35 pm

Odd paragraph that - think it says a lot about the writer, linking eating a full english with a fat backside, sounds like he's got something to be  sensitive about!

Best comment seen elsewhere "Ok, own up, which of you [cyclists] has been seeing Mrs Caddick?".  :D

Title: Re: "And make no mistake, cyclists are criminals."
Post by: mercury on 27 June, 2008, 06:55:00 pm

Hm he's trying to be amusing.

Title: Re: "And make no mistake, cyclists are criminals."
Post by: Pete on 27 June, 2008, 09:22:31 pm

I was sorely tempted to reply on the following lines:

Quote

"Mister Jamie Caddick Please call me urgently.  I have a job on offer for you, I would like you to work in my Press Office: you seem ideally suited for the job.  Signed R. Mugabe, Harare."

Title: Re: "And make no mistake, cyclists are criminals."
Post by: Deano on 28 June, 2008, 11:19:40 am

It seems like a really lazy way to drum up controversy. 

Some of those comments are classics, though ;D