Author Topic: Maybe we should be more, er, violent (Read 3376 times)

Pancho · « **on:** 11 December, 2009, 05:02:09 pm »

From the Telegraph, an article talking about Danish cycle advocacy:

Quote

It wasn’t always like this. In the 1970s, as cars got cheaper and the roads widened the bike lanes were going to be bulldozed. This was when the cyclists took to the streets marching, lobbying and yes, even burning cars.

andygates · « **Reply #1 on:** 11 December, 2009, 06:36:49 pm »

I'd rather burn the bike lanes, they're sh!te...

...but a bit of intimidation is no bad thing, in its place.

teethgrinder · « **Reply #2 on:** 11 December, 2009, 07:38:58 pm »

Quote from: andygates on 11 December, 2009, 06:36:49 pm

I'd rather burn the bike lanes, they're sh!te...

...but a bit of intimidation is no bad thing, in its place.

I think I have the very thing for you.

A flame thrower.

andygates · « **Reply #3 on:** 11 December, 2009, 07:57:59 pm »

Grew out of 'em after a close shave with a home-made one...

teethgrinder · « **Reply #4 on:** 11 December, 2009, 08:01:40 pm »

You mean the old fag lighter and hairspray trick?

John Henry · « **Reply #5 on:** 11 December, 2009, 08:01:48 pm »

Do we need to set up a YACF paramilitary wing? Who should be in charge?

pdm · « **Reply #6 on:** 11 December, 2009, 08:09:00 pm »

Yes!

The YRA¹

We can resurrect all the old Irish underground and rebel songs without changing a word...

No-one is in charge of a guerilla army - it works by forming many independent small cells.

1. YACF Reactionary Army

andygates · « **Reply #7 on:** 11 December, 2009, 08:11:46 pm »

Quote from: teethgrinder on 11 December, 2009, 08:01:40 pm

You mean the old fag lighter and hairspray trick?

Amateur! The sodastream, petrol and blowtorch trick.

A seal failed (Araldite is not petrol-safe, it turns out) and I was very nearly covered in litres of fizzy petrol. While strapped into a mecanno-and-airsoft-bits Ripley Special with a modded blowtorch roaring away inches from the out-of-control stream.

I am, frankly, lucky to have a face.

These days I just play with

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/_Z7XDDgf_ts&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/_Z7XDDgf_ts&rel=1</a>, much safer.

teethgrinder · « **Reply #8 on:** 11 December, 2009, 08:14:45 pm »

Quote from: andygates on 11 December, 2009, 08:11:46 pm

Quote from: teethgrinder on 11 December, 2009, 08:01:40 pm
You mean the old fag lighter and hairspray trick?

Amateur! The sodastream, petrol and blowtorch trick.

No fair!
You had better toys than me

But that's probably a good thing in this case.

teethgrinder · « **Reply #9 on:** 11 December, 2009, 08:17:45 pm »

Quote from: andygates on 11 December, 2009, 08:11:46 pm

These days I just play with , much safer.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/wmin5WkOuPw&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/wmin5WkOuPw&rel=1</a>

Jaded · « **Reply #10 on:** 11 December, 2009, 08:24:10 pm »

I have a friend who will make smoke bombs.

Noodley · « **Reply #11 on:** 11 December, 2009, 08:26:42 pm »

Quote from: andygates on 11 December, 2009, 06:36:49 pm

...but a bit of intimidation is no bad thing, in its place.

'Conflict management' sounds much better than 'intimidation'

John Henry · « **Reply #12 on:** 12 December, 2009, 01:16:43 pm »

Quote from: pdm on 11 December, 2009, 08:09:00 pm

Yes!

The YRA¹

We can resurrect all the old Irish underground and rebel songs without changing a word...

No-one is in charge of a guerilla army - it works by forming many independent small cells.

1. YACF Reactionary Army

I thought of Yacf Militant Cyclists' Army. There's a song we could use for that, too.

Tim Hall · « **Reply #13 on:** 12 December, 2009, 01:45:57 pm »

Quote from: Noodley on 11 December, 2009, 08:26:42 pm

Quote from: andygates on 11 December, 2009, 06:36:49 pm
...but a bit of intimidation is no bad thing, in its place.

'Conflict management' sounds much better than 'intimidation'

Conflict resolution through the medium of dance.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #14 on:** 13 December, 2009, 08:14:53 am »

Burning busses has got the people of northern Andhra Pradesh, one of India's largest and oldest states, their own state. Or at least a promise of it from central gov, made on Friday. If it can alter political boundaries thus, I'm sure it get a few lines in paint. Mind you, their leader did go on hunger strike for a couple of weeks - can we really expect any yacfers to go without cake that long?

Cunobelin · « **Reply #15 on:** 13 December, 2009, 02:43:19 pm »

Quote from: teethgrinder on 11 December, 2009, 07:38:58 pm

Quote from: andygates on 11 December, 2009, 06:36:49 pm
I'd rather burn the bike lanes, they're sh!te...

...but a bit of intimidation is no bad thing, in its place.

I think I have the very thing for you.

A flame thrower.

Bike mounted I presume?

Cunobelin · « **Reply #16 on:** 13 December, 2009, 02:45:23 pm »

Quote from: John Henry on 12 December, 2009, 01:16:43 pm

Quote from: pdm on 11 December, 2009, 08:09:00 pm
Yes!

The YRA¹

We can resurrect all the old Irish underground and rebel songs without changing a word...

No-one is in charge of a guerilla army - it works by forming many independent small cells.

1. YACF Reactionary Army

I thought of Yacf Militant Cyclists' Army. There's a song we could use for that, too.

SPLITTER!

spen666 · « **Reply #17 on:** 14 December, 2009, 09:36:46 am »

Quote from: Cunobelin on 13 December, 2009, 02:45:23 pm

Quote from: John Henry on 12 December, 2009, 01:16:43 pm
Quote from: pdm on 11 December, 2009, 08:09:00 pm
Yes!

The YRA¹

We can resurrect all the old Irish underground and rebel songs without changing a word...

No-one is in charge of a guerilla army - it works by forming many independent small cells.

1. YACF Reactionary Army

I thought of Yacf Militant Cyclists' Army. There's a song we could use for that, too.

SPLITTER!

What about the Provisional YRA and Real YRA or the YNLA ( Yacf National LiberationArmy)

Karla · « **Reply #18 on:** 14 December, 2009, 09:43:33 am »

The AYRA? (And Yet another Revolutionist Army)

Charlotte · « **Reply #19 on:** 14 December, 2009, 09:51:58 am »

I like to differentiate between violence to people and violence to inanimate objects.

Violence to people is not okay, m'kay?
Violence towards inanimate objects (for example, cars) IMHO can sometimes be justified and useful.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #20 on:** 14 December, 2009, 09:52:43 am »

Quote from: Cunobelin on 13 December, 2009, 02:43:19 pm

Quote from: teethgrinder on 11 December, 2009, 07:38:58 pm
Quote from: andygates on 11 December, 2009, 06:36:49 pm
I'd rather burn the bike lanes, they're sh!te...

...but a bit of intimidation is no bad thing, in its place.

I think I have the very thing for you.

A flame thrower.

Bike mounted I presume?

Wow. What is it? (I can see it's an old Raleigh Chopper, but... )
Is that you?
And where is it? There's something about the number chalked on the wall that looks very un-British.

Steve GT · « **Reply #21 on:** 15 December, 2009, 08:23:44 am »

Quote from: andygates on 11 December, 2009, 06:36:49 pm

I'd rather burn the bike lanes, they're sh!te...

...but a bit of intimidation is no bad thing, in its place.

Danish or British bike lanes?

Author Topic: Maybe we should be more, er, violent (Read 3376 times)

John Henry

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