Am I blowing things out of proportion... or this is Bike Hell?
His Majesty Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
nature, people and places... and the minute I ride on the road, I'm
automatically subjected to the Law of the Jungle...
ISN'T IT AN ACT OF SAVAGERY/TORTURE THAT IN A PERFECTLY CHRISTIAN
WORLD we are denied such simple pleasures?
So the climate keeps changing, and I'm in the cage!
And the Christians? They must be in church and then they go shopping.
I'm telling you the monkey must somehow be liberated from the tyranny
of the sheep and their god.
WHO DO YOU BLAME?
__ God
__ the Devil
__ the Sheep
__ all of the above
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Don't judge human nature by the sheep. The monkey makes more sense,
and can't be held in the cage forever!"
RonSonic
We don't know the proportion in which you normally blow things.
Dan O
& Chief of Quixotic Enterprises" <comandante.ban...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Picture this: Beautiful cool Sunday morning to ride a bike to explore
> nature, people and places... and the minute I ride on the road, I'm
> automatically subjected to the Law of the Jungle...
>
> ISN'T IT AN ACT OF SAVAGERY/TORTURE THAT IN A PERFECTLY CHRISTIAN
> WORLD we are denied such simple pleasures?
>
> So the climate keeps changing, and I'm in the cage!
>
> And the Christians? They must be in church and then they go shopping.
>
> I'm telling you the monkey must somehow be liberated from the tyranny
> of the sheep and their god.
>
> WHO DO YOU BLAME?
>
> __ God
>
> __ the Devil
>
> __ the Sheep
>
> __ all of the above
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Don't judge human nature by the sheep. The monkey makes more sense,
> and can't be held in the cage forever!"
>
When cometh the day we lowly ones,
Through quiet reflection, and great dedication
Master the art of Judo,
Lo, we shall rise up,
And then we'll make the bugger's eyes water.
Bill Sornson
> We don't know the proportion in which you normally blow things.
Nor to whom you're even speaking.
Bill "must be on my plonk list; narrows it down to...oh, about fiddy" S.
Jobst Brandt
or "For WHO the bell tolls!" as Ernest would say.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Whom_the_Bell_Tolls
Jobst Brandt
His Majesty Comandante Banana, King Of The Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
I'm mad and paying no attention to grammar. ;)
Leo Lichtman
"Jobst Brandt" wrote: "For WHO the bell tolls!" as Ernest would say.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
One of my pet peeves is the failure to use the subjunctive. But a bigger
peeve is the assertion that this is a Christian world.
His Majesty Comandante Banana, King Of The Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
I think it was Christian in the past tense, like back 1,000 years ago.
Now we worship money.
Bill
One of MY pet peeves is people who don't know the difference between
the subjunctive and the dative cases.
Bill Sornson
same.
-- Anonymous
Paul O
--
Paul D Oosterhout
I work for SAIC (but I don't speak for SAIC)
Bill Sornson
> Bill Sornson wrote, On 11/16/2009 11:35 AM:
>> One of MY pet peeves is not quoting pertinent (or any) text nor
>> attributing same.
>>
>> -- Anonymous
> One of my pet peeves is quoting anonymous sources....
Signing something "anonymous" (as a joke, no less) is not quoting an
anonymous source. (Note the lack of quotation marks surrounding the
statement.)
HTH
Paul O
I knew that your post was meant as a joke - I was just joining in on the
fun.
One of my pet peeves is people who take these news groups too seriously...
;-)
Bill Sornson
> One of my pet peeves is people who take these news groups too
> seriously...
TAKE THAT BACK!!!
Paul O
Norman
Speak for yourself.
Oh, wait: you are!
Leo Lichtman
"Bill Sornson" <so...@noyb.com> wrote in message
news:4b01...@news.x-privat.org...
> Paul O wro
>> Bill Sornson wrote, On 11/16/2009 11:35 AM:
>
>>> One of MY pet peeves is not quoting pertinent (or any) text nor
>>> attributing same.
>>>
>>> -- Anonymous
>
>> One of my pet peeves is quoting anonymous sources....
>
> Signing something "anonymous" (as a joke, no less) is not quoting an
> statement.)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This does not rise to the level of a pet peeve, but a "lack" is the absence
of something which should be present.
Bill Sornson
Yes, "absence" would have been a better word. Knew it right after hitting
Send.
Bill "and yes, PRESSING Send is more accurate, Leo" S.
Clive George
> Yes, "absence" would have been a better word. Knew it right after hitting
> Send.
>
> Bill "and yes, PRESSING Send is more accurate, Leo" S.
Well, if it's anything like my computer, "Send" is merely a construct of
some pixels on your screen together with some code which recognises a click
from a mouse when the pointer is in the right area, or a click from a
keyboard when the menus are in the appropriate state.
So, "Invoking Send" or something like that would be more accurate. Unless
you've got a touch screen, but even then it's a bit of an abstract
underneath.
Doug
Chief of Quixotic Enterprises" <comandante.ban...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Picture this: Beautiful cool Sunday morning to ride a bike to explore
> nature, people and places... and the minute I ride on the road, I'm
> automatically subjected to the Law of the Jungle...
>
> ISN'T IT AN ACT OF SAVAGERY/TORTURE THAT IN A PERFECTLY CHRISTIAN
> WORLD we are denied such simple pleasures?
>
> So the climate keeps changing, and I'm in the cage!
>
> And the Christians? They must be in church and then they go shopping.
>
> I'm telling you the monkey must somehow be liberated from the tyranny
> of the sheep and their god.
>
> WHO DO YOU BLAME?
>
> __ God
>
> __ the Devil
>
> __ the Sheep
>
> __ all of the above
>
>
their cars while they are at work but they certainly make up for it on
Sunday. It's hell for cyclists trying to negotiate roads jammed tight
nearly all day with motorists racing to their shopping and other
destinations.
--
World Carfree Network
http://www.worldcarfree.net/
Help for your car-addicted friends in the U.K.
Ben C
One of *MY* pet peeves is people who think the subjunctive is a case.
Keitht
I REALLY HATE use of CAPITALS.
--
Its never too late to reinvent the bicycle
Bill
the subjunctive and the dative cases."
"One of *MY* pet peeves is people who think the subjunctive is a
case."
It IS a case of the verb, even though it applies only to the verb "to
be".
"Nominative, Dative, Accusative, Genitive, Subjunctive"
His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
I don't worship.
I just love doing things.
His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
Thank you for breaking the silence the other cyclists have careful
crafted.
I'm into conspiracy theories now.
But I really believe the Jews and the Christians are to blame for half
the problems of the world. ;)
His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
The tense of the verb is what counts. America was nice to ride a bike
over a century ago.
Now you must have 5 tons of SUV to play the game of survival.
His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
> In article <171120091254150518%j...@wilkins.id.au>,
> John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> wrote:
> ...
>
> > > And if you want to partially be taken seriously, then you must ask "whom
> > > do you blame it on?"
>
> > Actually you must ask "On whom do you place the blame?" The ending of a
> > sentence with a preposition is something God would not put up with.
>
> Only the Roman God; Anglican Gods are just fine with sentences that
> have prepositions to end with...
Indian gods, for example, don't have to bother with "Queen's English."
That's why I like Tantra in some sort of practical way. ;)
Ben C
> "One of MY pet peeves is people who don't know the difference between
> the subjunctive and the dative cases."
>
> "One of *MY* pet peeves is people who think the subjunctive is a
> case."
>
> It IS a case of the verb, even though it applies only to the verb "to
> be".
Not sure where to start with that... Verbs don't have cases, and lots of
verbs have subjunctives, not just "to be".
The subjunctive is a mood.
> "Nominative, Dative, Accusative, Genitive, Subjunctive"
It's ablative you're most probably thinking of there, not subjunctive.
The ablative _is_ a case of nouns.
His Highness Comandante Banana, King Of The Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
> > 'In the Netherlands, the law imposes a rebuttable presumption of
> > liability on drivers—if a motorist is involved in a crash with a
> > cyclist, the law presumes that the motorist is liable for the crash,
> > unless the motorist can rebut that presumption with evidence to the
> > contrary. The reason for this shift is that the Dutch recognized that
> > the cyclist will virtually always be the injured party in a collision
> > with an automobile, and by putting the onus of fault on the driver,
> > have provided motorists with a powerful legal incentive to pay more
> > attention to the presence of cyclists. Thus, it wouldn’t be legally
> > sufficient for a Dutch driver to merely claim “I didn’t see him”—the
> > most common excuse drivers use in the United States—in order to escape
> > liability. Instead, the Dutch driver would have to prove that the
> > cyclist’s own negligence was the cause of the collision. And even if
> > the Dutch driver can successfully rebut the presumption of liability,
> > the driver’s insurance is still required to pay the cyclist’s medical
> > bills.'
>
> >http://bicycling.com/blogs/roadrights/2009/06/22/why-we-need-cycling-...
>
> This wouldn't work in the UK.
> Unscrupulous cyclists would ram themselves into innocent motorists and sue
> the ass off them.
Here in the United Selfish of America, the Accident Industry is really
big, but playing victim with a bike is quite risky.
But I hear your road manners in the UK are pretty good compared to our
Darwinistic roads. ;)
His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
> On Nov 17, 1:32 pm, "His Highness Comandante Banana, King Of The Apes
> I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises" <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > On Nov 17, 1:21 pm, Liberty <fiercefin...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Liberty necessitates RESPONSIBILITY
Yes, like that one of NOT talking on the phone and then driving an
SUV.
>
> > Well, I don't claim ANY relationship with the sheep. So I guess you
> > are sort of right.
>
> > But I see a lot of monkey business on our roads, and certainly the Law
> > of the Jungle. ;)
>
> AS IF... your XXXXX-POSTING to the world wide Hwy. wasn't tantamount
> to same as morons gabbing on their phones, applying make-up, clipping
> toe-nails, etc. while motoring in the left lane 15 mph below the speed
> limit.
Not really, my recklessness is not putting anyone at risk. Just
challenging you sheepish mind.
Phil H
Try running for office if you are an 'out of the closet' atheist.
Phil H
His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
>
> That seems rather harsh.
>
> My father is driving down a road on Cap Code. We pass a cyclist and go
> around a blind curve. Then the cyclist hits the car and does a loop de
> loupe over the car. The cyclist was clearly at fault, because she ran
> into the car hence had lost control of the bike, and she knew there was
> a car in front of her that might stop at any time, perhaps for a duck
> crossing or a child in the street, or even a kid.
>
> Why should my father's insurance be dinged?
It may be, but it's better for your father's insurance be dinged than
the cyclist's head be crushed.
Believe me, unless the cyclist is really stupid, most would stay out
of harm's way.
The Law of the Jungle as well as the Laws of Physics must often be
corrected by placing the blame on the big one so they are not driving
recklessly phone in hand.
His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
I know. Only hope is a Comandante who doesn't believe in the sheep who
are used in the so-called "democratic process."
A revolution somewhere would be nice. ;)
Cuba has both comandante and bikes, but a tyrant is out of the
question.
His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
> >Why should my father's insurance be dinged?
>
> Worse. The situation in New York is that many (not all) bike
> riders ignore one way signs and ignore street lights.
>
> I assume that in the Netherlands bike riders obey the regulations.
They have separate facilities, so that kind of unruly behavior is
minimized. But we don't have those facilities and we won't have them
for a long while. Around here they built a multi-purpose path that's 1
1/2 mile long and cost a million bucks or more. Big money for
something impractical. So I propose this: BIKES TAKE THE LANE LIKE A
VEHICLE AND CARS GO AROUND THEM.
You as a driver are responsible if you hit him WITHIN that lane,
otherwise it's the cyclist's fault. Of course, allow for those turning
left.
Doug
responsible for two thirds the problems of the world.
--
UK Radical Campaigns
www.zing.icom43.net
One man's democracy is another man's regime.
His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
> On Nov 17, 10:11 pm, "His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes> > Well, we have to make sure the Christians get the point that bike
> > safety is more important than minding people's lives. In Holland not
> > only they let terminally ill patients die, or people smoke weed, or
> > have legalized prostitution, but also can enjoy SAFE CYCLING.
>
> I see your 'vandetta' against Jeezafricated Jerks to be your cause
> celeb....NOT safe cycling.
> I venture that the folks you are touching in your inept attempt to
> rectify Christians are mostly, by far, not your target, nor are they
> likely to even be on the same continent as you.
> Or maybe you are just getting on line as a novice and don't even
> know that you could post to all five groups separately almost as
> easily as the XXX-posting (all at once so that a response from any
> goes to all).
> A rather "sheepish" thing, in my opinion.
> And
> .. when you say "we" need cameras, do you mean Holland, E.U. or
> what ??
We, the United Selfish of America, where the law of the jungle
rules...
European countries have been mostly civilized (most likely the
influence of humanist policies), but here we remain locked in a fight
against "Evil," as defined by you: drugs, DUIs (never the guy on the
phone), euthanasia, abortion, etc. In other words, YOU ARE THE
AMERICAN TALIBAN.
His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
>
> - Show quoted text -
Oh yes! This one was said over 100 years ago...
'More than a century has passed since science laid down sound
propositions as to the origins of the universe, but how many have
mastered them or possess the really scientific spirit of criticism? A
few thousands at the outside, who are lost in the midst of hundreds of
millions still steeped in prejudices and superstitions worthy of
savages, who are consequently ever ready to serve as puppets for
religious impostors.'
http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/kropotkin/appealtoyoung.html
Another problem is that the political discourse is the domain of THE
OLD AND BABBLING who don't give a damn about riding a bikes, the
environment and everything idealist. That's why Kropotkin above
APPEALS TO THE YOUNG. It's like a pattern, the OLD are afraid to die,
want to make peace with God and vote for the RELIGIOUS IMPOSTORS.
Edward Dolan
"Doug" <jag...@riseup.net> wrote in message
news:9f50f4c6-48c6-428d...@b15g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
[...]
I would go as far as to say that ALL religions put together are
responsible for two thirds the problems of the world.
All secularist state regimes also seem like religions to me, so the above is
true only if you consider fascism, communism and socialism (all ideologies
of the Left) to be religions. I think even men of pure science consider what
they do to be a form of religion.
A far more interesting point is whether mankind can live without any
religion (beliefs) at all. I doubt it. It is either believe or die! Faith
may be hardwired into our genes.
Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
Edward Dolan
news:he2av6$328$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
> Edward Dolan wrote:
>> "Doug" <jag...@riseup.net> wrote in message
>> news:9f50f4c6-48c6-428d...@b15g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
>> [...]
>> I would go as far as to say that ALL religions put together are
>> responsible for two thirds the problems of the world.
>>
>>> All secularist state regimes also seem like religions to me, so the
>>> above is true only if you consider fascism, communism and socialism (all
>>> ideologies of the Left) to be religions. I think even men of pure
>>> science consider what they do to be a form of religion.
>>
>>> A far more interesting point is whether mankind can live without any
>>> religion (beliefs) at all. I doubt it. It is either believe or die!
>>> Faith may be hardwired into our genes.
>>
These newsgroups have fallen on very hard times indeed when all I see are
Comandante Banana's absurd rants and the kind of idiots who respond to him.
As I have said many times before anyone with any brains has long since left
these miserable cycling newsgroups. All that is left are working class
blokes who do not have a clue about anything. They should stick to drinking
and whoring.
I am now preparing my 13th and final farewell to the cycling newsgroups. I
am ashamed to still be here. I feel like I am slumming with the dregs of
society. Hells Bells, there are no longer even asses to be kicked on these
freaking newsgroups that are worth kicking!
His Highness Comandante Banana, King Of The Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
Yes, COMMUNISM IS A FAITH, socialism is not such. Do you think they
are blinded by faith in Canada?
The question is whether to follow the religious impostors or others
who are men of science or who are honest.
Edward Dolan
"His Highness Comandante Banana, King Of The Apes I & Chief of Quixotic
Enterprises" <nolionn...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:5cec4622-951b-4c60...@j24g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...[...]
> All secularist state regimes also seem like religions to me, so the above
> is
> true only if you consider fascism, communism and socialism (all ideologies
> of the Left) to be religions. I think even men of pure science consider
> what
> they do to be a form of religion.
>
> A far more interesting point is whether mankind can live without any
> religion (beliefs) at all. I doubt it. It is either believe or die! Faith
> may be hardwired into our genes.
>> Yes, COMMUNISM IS A FAITH, socialism is not such. Do you think they
are blinded by faith in Canada?
>> The question is whether to follow the religious impostors or others
who are men of science or who are honest.
Anyone who thinks it is possible to improve the human condition is being
moved by faith. It is the progressive faith that moves liberals. Yes, they
are actually stupid enough to think they can improve the human condition.
You can only do it on the fringes, never where it counts - which is the
human heart.
As am expert on jungle behavior, you should know what is possible and what
is not possible. But your hope for improving things is indeed a faith. You
are as religious as anyone in this world has ever been. Just because you do
not factor in God and the Saints is irrelevant.
Ron Wallenfang
> "His Highness Comandante Banana, King Of The Apes I & Chief of QuixoticEnterprises" <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
Well said , Ed
Tom Kunich
news:9fcc55a8-8309-4981...@r24g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
>
> Well said , Ed
Consider this - the expanding universe is actually ACCELERATING. This is
completely contrary to everything that the scientists believe. And yet they
have the numbers that show it is true.
If they're that wrong about basic physics more complex stuff isn't even
beginning to be understood.
Edward Dolan
"Tom Kunich" <tku...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:0sidnUcV87f2qJrW...@earthlink.com...
Science is ALWAYS a work in progress. Nothing is ever settled permanently.
All this new discussion about dark matter and dark energy as a result of the
Hubble telescope is throwing everything for a loop. All that matters to
science is the evidence (research) which has to be peer reviewed and has to
be able to be replicated. It is not that science is ever false, but that it
needs ever more and more refinement.
Science is no substitute for religion if you are seeking certainty. At the
heart of all the sciences lies skepticism.
Regrads,
His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
> "Ron Wallenfang" <rwallenf...@wi.rr.com> wrote in message
>
> news:9fcc55a8-8309-4981...@r24g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > Well said , Ed
>
> Consider this - the expanding universe is actually ACCELERATING. This is
> completely contrary to everything that the scientists believe. And yet they
> have the numbers that show it is true.
Since most cars seem to be ACCELERATING when they pass you, it means
that God doesn't give a shit about cyclists.