Comments on: Strictly Forbidden http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/03/17/strictly-forbidden/ It's like reality TV. Except it's real. And there's no TV. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:21:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Unknown http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/03/17/strictly-forbidden/comment-page-1/#comment-502309 Unknown Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:37:23 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/03/17/strictly-forbidden#comment-502309 Another thing to never say on a ride:  "Yeah, I haven't ridden enough/am under the weather/am just not feeeling it today."  If you are off the front, those comments just scream smugness:  "Yeah, if I actully trained a bit, I'd really crush all he rest of you."  If you're off the back, it just sounds like you're asking your buddies to validate your lack of fitness, dedication to training, or whatever it is that slowed you down on that particular day.  Better to just ride your ride and enjoy the day!    Another thing to never say on a ride:  "Yeah, I haven’t ridden enough/am under the weather/am just not feeeling it today."  If you are off the front, those comments just scream smugness:  "Yeah, if I actully trained a bit, I’d really crush all he rest of you."  If you’re off the back, it just sounds like you’re asking your buddies to validate your lack of fitness, dedication to training, or whatever it is that slowed you down on that particular day.  Better to just ride your ride and enjoy the day!   

]]> By: Azriel http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/03/17/strictly-forbidden/comment-page-1/#comment-502310 Azriel Tue, 21 Mar 2006 08:58:54 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/03/17/strictly-forbidden#comment-502310 You're a Celeb. you can ask more money. Heck, I'd pay a couple more dineros just so that i can take tours of what used to be "fatty's home" thogh I hope no one confuzes it with "fetiche's home". Ahhh nevermind. You’re a Celeb. you can ask more money. Heck, I’d pay a couple more dineros just so that i can take tours of what used to be "fatty’s home" thogh I hope no one confuzes it with "fetiche’s home". Ahhh nevermind.

]]> By: Kelly http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/03/17/strictly-forbidden/comment-page-1/#comment-502311 Kelly Tue, 21 Mar 2006 03:54:58 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/03/17/strictly-forbidden#comment-502311 What I was thinking was, "Does Fatty tape my comments or what?" I'm so riding tomorrow with my mouth entirely SHUT. Hope you're well. Sure do miss getting around to everyone, especially you. Take care! What I was thinking was, "Does Fatty tape my comments or what?"

I’m so riding tomorrow with my mouth entirely SHUT.

Hope you’re well. Sure do miss getting around to everyone, especially you. Take care!

]]> By: bradley http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/03/17/strictly-forbidden/comment-page-1/#comment-502312 bradley Tue, 21 Mar 2006 01:06:36 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/03/17/strictly-forbidden#comment-502312 Nice day for a split infinitive, ain't it? What I want to really know is where did that rule come from? Well, I do have to want to really  know because I really do know how to really explain where the rule against the split infinitive came from, and the "rule" for no prepositions at the end of a sentence. Damn, I wanted really bad to end that sentence with a preposition above. Okay, the rule, if we want to call them that. The rules come from the 18th century English (as in England English) grammarians who decided we needed rules. So, what did they do? they went and took the rules for latin and made them the same for English, more or less.   So, since it is absolutely impossible to split a latin infinitive, given that latin infinitives are a single word and not two, you aren't allowed to split an infinitive in English, or so say the rules and the grammar mavens. Same thing with prepositions. In latin you can't, just can't (unless you're a latin syntactical moron) end a sentence with preposition. So don't get bogged down in petty prescriptiveness. Down with the split infinitive! Long live split infinitives! Long live English! Woo-hoo! Nice day for a split infinitive, ain’t it? What I want to really know is where did that rule come from? Well, I do have to want to really  know because I really do know how to really explain where the rule against the split infinitive came from, and the "rule" for no prepositions at the end of a sentence. Damn, I wanted really bad to end that sentence with a preposition above. Okay, the rule, if we want to call them that. The rules come from the 18th century English (as in England English) grammarians who decided we needed rules. So, what did they do? they went and took the rules for latin and made them the same for English, more or less.
 
So, since it is absolutely impossible to split a latin infinitive, given that latin infinitives are a single word and not two, you aren’t allowed to split an infinitive in English, or so say the rules and the grammar mavens. Same thing with prepositions. In latin you can’t, just can’t (unless you’re a latin syntactical moron) end a sentence with preposition. So don’t get bogged down in petty prescriptiveness. Down with the split infinitive! Long live split infinitives! Long live English! Woo-hoo!

]]> By: Sarah http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/03/17/strictly-forbidden/comment-page-1/#comment-502313 Sarah Mon, 20 Mar 2006 22:24:01 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/03/17/strictly-forbidden#comment-502313 ooh, ooh!  Another one *I* absolutely hate, is when you've turned up for the ride, you've just got all your gear on and you're about to head off, then your partner says "I might not be able to keep up with you today (insert excuse - I did a hard training session two days ago, or I guess I shouldn't have done that hill work yesterday, or I had a bad night".)Like, couldn't they have called before hand to let you know that they were going to suck today so you should arrange another riding buddy? I mean, if you're out intent on a hard training session and they're in need of an easy recovery ride, it really screws your ride! ooh, ooh!  Another one *I* absolutely hate, is when you’ve turned up for the ride, you’ve just got all your gear on and you’re about to head off, then your partner says "I might not be able to keep up with you today (insert excuse – I did a hard training session two days ago, or I guess I shouldn’t have done that hill work yesterday, or I had a bad night".)Like, couldn’t they have called before hand to let you know that they were going to suck today so you should arrange another riding buddy? I mean, if you’re out intent on a hard training session and they’re in need of an easy recovery ride, it really screws your ride!

]]> By: Jsun http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/03/17/strictly-forbidden/comment-page-1/#comment-502314 Jsun Mon, 20 Mar 2006 20:01:43 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/03/17/strictly-forbidden#comment-502314 'Everyone is always talking about the weather, but nobody ever does anything about it' paraphrased and probably incorrectly attributed to Mark Twain shut up and ride ‘Everyone is always talking about the weather, but nobody ever does anything about it’
paraphrased and probably incorrectly attributed to Mark Twain
shut up and ride

]]> By: Zed http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/03/17/strictly-forbidden/comment-page-1/#comment-502315 Zed Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:24:22 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/03/17/strictly-forbidden#comment-502315 Dang. I guess I'm better off just not talking. Jose, the "I'm just going to take it easy" line is the one I throw out to let my fellow paceliners know that I've bonked and I'm about to completely drop off the back end of the line. It usually doesn't come until about mile 50, though, provided I've skipped dinner to join in the ride. Here's a line I'm getting sick of: "It's not about the bike, man, didn't you read the book?" The person who says this is always the one who spent $5,000 on a Colnago. Dang. I guess I’m better off just not talking. Jose, the "I’m just going to take it easy" line is the one I throw out to let my fellow paceliners know that I’ve bonked and I’m about to completely drop off the back end of the line. It usually doesn’t come until about mile 50, though, provided I’ve skipped dinner to join in the ride.
Here’s a line I’m getting sick of: "It’s not about the bike, man, didn’t you read the book?" The person who says this is always the one who spent $5,000 on a Colnago.

]]> By: Jose http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/03/17/strictly-forbidden/comment-page-1/#comment-502316 Jose Mon, 20 Mar 2006 17:49:49 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/03/17/strictly-forbidden#comment-502316 Here are some other phrases:   "I just wanted to take it easy today", oh yeah!, why don't you just accept that your condition sucks.   "I don't see any difference between your XTR component and my LX", that's because you don't have the money to pay the extra $150 bucks.   Jose     Here are some other phrases:
 
"I just wanted to take it easy today", oh yeah!, why don’t you just accept that your condition sucks.
 
"I don’t see any difference between your XTR component and my LX", that’s because you don’t have the money to pay the extra $150 bucks.
 
Jose
 
 

]]> By: Unknown http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/03/17/strictly-forbidden/comment-page-1/#comment-502317 Unknown Mon, 20 Mar 2006 17:13:08 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/03/17/strictly-forbidden#comment-502317 So at Fall Moab, when I got that flat and stated that I hadn't had one in like a year, that irritated you, huh?    Aren't you the one that whined a bunch about "Betty" when the Boy Scouts gave her a facelift, gramps?   By the way, isn't the weather nice out for a ride today?   No need to thank me.  I am slow and I am just here to help. So at Fall Moab, when I got that flat and stated that I hadn’t had one in like a year, that irritated you, huh? 
 
Aren’t you the one that whined a bunch about "Betty" when the Boy Scouts gave her a facelift, gramps?
 
By the way, isn’t the weather nice out for a ride today?
 
No need to thank me.  I am slow and I am just here to help.

]]> By: jim http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/03/17/strictly-forbidden/comment-page-1/#comment-502318 jim Mon, 20 Mar 2006 14:55:36 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/03/17/strictly-forbidden#comment-502318 How can we all be the slow guy?  I know that I am the slow one BUT I never apologize.  I am usually so bummed at my sorry showing or pissed off that you barely lifted a pinky whilst schooling me that all I can muster when approaching the "wait for the slow losers rendezvou" is a angry grimmace meant to commicate, "don't talk to me!"   And Pleiades...please don't read my blog.  My flawed writing would probably cause you to blow a gasket. How can we all be the slow guy?  I know that I am the slow one BUT I never apologize.  I am usually so bummed at my sorry showing or pissed off that you barely lifted a pinky whilst schooling me that all I can muster when approaching the "wait for the slow losers rendezvou" is a angry grimmace meant to commicate, "don’t talk to me!"
 
And Pleiades…please don’t read my blog.  My flawed writing would probably cause you to blow a gasket.

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