RE; "Cycling is not a Sport"

Roger Bogda

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Jul 20, 2003, 5:40:29 PM7/20/03

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There was a post recently about this article:

http://sports.espn.go.com/page2/s/armstrong/030718.html

If you haven't read it, I recommend you do. I find it just plain dumb and
sent Jim Armstrong an email ayt the Denver Post which follows. If you want
to express your thoughts to Jim, the email address is spo...@DenverPost.com
, this is a generic address, so make sure to put Attention Jim Armstrong in
the subject line.

Jim,

I read your article, "Tour de France - Who Cares" on the ESPN
website......well, I do...

As has been said before, I may not agree with what you say, but I will
defend your right to say it...how ever this does not extend to ignorance.
Please get on a bike, join up with some of the fine riders in your area,
there are many, take a spin up and down a few mountains, take a little time
to understand the rolling chess game that cycle racing is and then,
reconsider your thoughts. I am not a fan of American footbal or baseball but
I can certainly appreciate the athleticism involved and respect for those
that participate.

Roger Bogda
Miami, FL

Mike Krueger

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Jul 20, 2003, 6:19:28 PM7/20/03

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<< There was a post recently about this article:

http://sports.espn.go.com/page2/s/armstrong/030718.html

If you haven't read it, I recommend you do. I find it just plain dumb and
sent Jim Armstrong an email ayt the Denver Post which follows. If you want
to express your thoughts to Jim, the email address is spo...@DenverPost.com
, this is a generic address, so make sure to put Attention Jim Armstrong in
the subject line. >>

There's plenty of complete morons out there, but this guy gets paid for it.
Sweet gig.

Roger Bogda

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Jul 20, 2003, 6:28:55 PM7/20/03

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All the more reason to contact him through his employer....the more the
merrier.

Roger B

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Kurgan Gringioni

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Jul 20, 2003, 6:56:14 PM7/20/03

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"Roger Bogda" <rbo...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> There was a post recently about this article:
>
> http://sports.espn.go.com/page2/s/armstrong/030718.html
>
> If you haven't read it, I recommend you do. I find it just plain dumb and
> sent Jim Armstrong an email ayt the Denver Post which follows

<snip>

Dumbass -

That response is exactly what he's looking for.

Nick Burns

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Jul 20, 2003, 7:14:13 PM7/20/03

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"Kurgan Gringioni" <kgringioni.rem...@hotmail.com> wrote in
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Why is it that these guys can spot a troll on Usenet but not anywhere else?

Carl Sundquist

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Jul 20, 2003, 9:08:40 PM7/20/03

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"Nick Burns" <chrismc...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>
> Why is it that these guys can spot a troll on Usenet but not anywhere
else?
>

Are you sure it's the same guys?

Tom Paterson

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Jul 21, 2003, 1:04:56 AM7/21/03

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K.G. said (prefacing as usual):>> >>Dumbass -

>>
>> That response is exactly what he's >>looking for.

Nick Burns asked:

>Why is it that these guys can spot a troll >on Usenet but not anywhere else?

Well, there's the troll aspect (or "any attention is good") but on the other
hand, after an Austin columnist wrote some irresponsible "bike humor" stuff
(not the first time IMS), he apparently was somehow obliged to accept an
invitation to a ride. Someone supplied a Postal jersey and those funny shorts
he has repeatedly made remarks about and he made a somewhat brief (only a
couple of miles) public appearance on the bike with the funny shorts on and
then wrote a mollifying column in report of the occasion. There was a picture
of him in the paper, of course, with the jersey and the funny shorts on.

The "oblige" part seems to have come from feedback and his bosses. That's just
a rumor, but I didn't consider the few moments spent emailing the Stateman to
be a waste. --Tom Paterson

Nick Burns

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Jul 21, 2003, 1:23:26 AM7/21/03

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I suppose that is true and the same can sometimes be said about a troll on
Usenet. I have no problem with anyone that replies to it, but there should
be an awareness as to the motives of the authors.

Nick Burns

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Jul 21, 2003, 1:23:35 AM7/21/03

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Nick Burns

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Nick Burns

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Nick Burns

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Jul 21, 2003, 1:32:43 AM7/21/03

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Nick Burns

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Nick Burns

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Jul 21, 2003, 1:38:49 AM7/21/03

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Nick Burns

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Nick Burns

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Nick Burns

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Tom Paterson

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Jul 21, 2003, 1:47:55 AM7/21/03

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>From: "Nick Burns", "Nick Burns", "Nick Burns", etc. etc.

>I suppose that is true and the same can sometimes be said about a troll on
>Usenet. I have no problem with anyone that replies to it, but there should
>be an awareness as to the motives of the authors.

You can say that again! No, wait...
(WInking emoticon deleted) --TP

Nick Burns

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Jul 21, 2003, 1:50:59 AM7/21/03

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Nick Burns

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Nick Burns

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Nick Burns

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Nick Burns

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Nick Burns

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Nick Burns

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Nick Burns

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David Ryan

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I think he has died and fallen over on the send key.

Nick Burns

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David Ryan

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WAKE UP!!!!!!!!

Nick Burns

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