Comments on: Several Interesting Facts About Eddy Merckx

By: Bicycle Clothing

Bicycle Clothing — Tue, 01 May 2012 03:57:55 +0000

Your research was indeed exhaustive! The facts about Eddy here are definitely a wonderful read. The man was an awesome cyclist!

By: KristenT

KristenT — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:57:44 +0000

@PARK963, hugs to you– that had to have been incredibly tough. Great comment here, I could not have said it better so I won’t even try.

@Anonymous and None Given: COWARDS.

(And to make that relevant, I changed my usual “name” from Haven-KT to my real name.)

By: RodNeeds2Ride

RodNeeds2Ride — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:58 +0000

I LOVE REAL BELGIAN WAFFLES! The ones you buy at the street markets in Brussels. Or Antwerp, or…well you get the picture. I vacillate between golden glazed and Belgian chocolate-dipped as my all-time favorites, but it’s not ALL bad going back and trying both out just to make “sure”!
The Dutch on the other hand have the Stroopwaffel – the inspiration for Honey Stinger waffles. there’s nothing like going to the street market in Rotterdam. Or Amsterdam, or…well you get the picture and buying a hot, fresh made stroopwaffel. You get to watch the guy pull it off the iron, trim it then cut it in half, ladle carmel-ly goodness inside then put it back together, slip it into a folded red-and-white checkered sleeve and hand it to you. Twice as big as a Honey Stinger and HOLYCRAP it’s good!

I’m hungry now.

By: roan

roan — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:46:58 +0000

YO, Fatty, I don’t know if you go back several days to read comments posted But I need to say…
I spent most of a afternoon checking/reading about Gastone & Joop…a most enjoyable afternoon. Luv ‘Google’ too for making research whim easy.
Now that you have launched an ‘acting’(I thought that was what you were always doing) career…break a leg but not in Boston(research again Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary, definition 2: a dance somewhat like a waltz) may your run be a Boston.

By: kentucky joe

kentucky joe — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:20:31 +0000

Great post, the pictures really tell the story.

By: centurion

centurion — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:53:33 +0000

A “goofball throw away peice”? You serious? Repost this anytime you don’t have it in you to write something new. Repost this at least once a week even if you have something new. Include this in all of your books. Do more of this kind of stuff. This proves that you truly are cyclings(the worlds?) COMEDIAN MASTERMIND. Great stuff, keep it comming.
PS just hope Eddy has a good sense of humor, or he’ll come to your house and kill you with a snot rocket.
PPS to Anonymous et.al. – Lighten up, Francis!

By: Dave T

Dave T — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:21:31 +0000

Very funny post I enjoyed it immensely. I particularly like the part about Belgium retiring the x from their alphabet. @Paul Guyot well said, hard to appreciate good humor when trapped in your parent’s basement.

By: Murf524

Murf524 — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:28:51 +0000

@PARK963: Well said! I have the same attitude about people yelling at me from their cars when I’m on the bike. If the 20-30 seconds they have to slow down causes them that much grief they obviously have bigger issues than I. I usually wave (my entire hand not just a finger) and tell them to have a great day. They obviously need a hug.

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:37:01 +0000

@FC: Once again quivering with mirth – much appreciated!

@PARK963: Hear, hear. Thank you.

@Snarky commenters: * sigh *

By: PARK963

PARK963 — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:45:37 +0000

One week ago today I was hunting with my brother and he died. He was 37. I found his body and had to personally get him out of there to a place the emergency personal could find us.

Silly little things make life fun. If we did not have them all the crappy things in life, like the above, would make this world to unbearable. I, for one, come here because although fatty does a lot to raise money for serious things, he also posts stuff that make me smile.

I opened the blog today and read the comments under this post and was angry. But now that I think about them, I just feel sorry for the people that made them. Their perspective on life must make them miserable day in and day out.

Keep on keep’n on Fatty. You are an inspiration to me. You lost your wife but you have found happiness in the good things in life. I am trying to do the same. He was my best friend, but I do have so many other things in life that make me happy.