<twshermanREM...@THISsouthslope.net> wrote: > Opus the Poet wrote: > > On Nov 6, 9:14 am, His Majesty Comandante Banana King Of The Apes I > > <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> snip< > >> Everybody says they are Christians if you ask them. They try to blend > >> in with the sheep.
> >> Casual upper classes bike riders have little to do with commuters and > >> other survivors of the jungle. Most Christians won't even worry about > >> Climate Change... because the Lord is coming soon. ;)
> > I have been a Pagan for more than 20 years, thankyewverramuch. I > > stopped associating with Christians when my local church started > > making noises about having to use everything up by the year 2000 or > > God would be pissed because we still had stuff left over when he came > > to wreck the place for renovations. I joined a group that said the > > Earth was a sacred object in and of itself, and should be treated > > accordingly.
> Not a member of the Church of RANS?
> -- > Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007 > I am a vehicular cyclist.
I have a Fusion and a Stratus, but I don't worship them. Well maybe after a double metric there's a little praising going on but nothing more than that. ;)
I'm not sure if my preaching may actually work, but if does the roads will be emptier on Sunday mornings (church time)...
"The way to God is through Masturbation!"
I know I'm going to challenge Atheists with it, and even more so Theists, but the way to see God is through Masturbation... "Oh my God!!!"
Say you play Himi Hendrix, smoke a joint, and go in the search for "you know who." Hey God is all a Mental Masturbation, so you may as well enjoy the ride.
The plus side for Christians is that they don't have to go to church, hear the preaching, and waste gas.
> On Nov 6, 6:22 pm, His Majesty Comandante Banana King Of The Apes I > <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>snip< >> Well, welcome to the jungle, not with a hungry lion, but with magic >> and cooperation. Merlin the Magician is with us and many other lovers >> of freedom, bicycles and the moon.
> I've been with them since 1998, I was a solitary until then.
You and Jeff Grippe of ARBR should get together. I think he is a secular nut and nitwit just like you! I thought all Unitarians had died and gone to Hell long ago.
You would have been better off to have stayed a solitary. I spent the best years of my life roosting on high mountain peaks like an eagle staring off into the distance and contemplating the eternal verities. Life does not get any finer than that.
Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
Opus the Poet wrote: > On Nov 6, 11:21 pm, Tom Sherman °_° > <twshermanREM...@THISsouthslope.net> wrote: >> Opus the Poet wrote: >>> On Nov 6, 9:14 am, His Majesty Comandante Banana King Of The Apes I >>> <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>> snip< >>>> Everybody says they are Christians if you ask them. They try to blend >>>> in with the sheep. >>>> Casual upper classes bike riders have little to do with commuters and >>>> other survivors of the jungle. Most Christians won't even worry about >>>> Climate Change... because the Lord is coming soon. ;) >>> I have been a Pagan for more than 20 years, thankyewverramuch. I >>> stopped associating with Christians when my local church started >>> making noises about having to use everything up by the year 2000 or >>> God would be pissed because we still had stuff left over when he came >>> to wreck the place for renovations. I joined a group that said the >>> Earth was a sacred object in and of itself, and should be treated >>> accordingly. >> Not a member of the Church of RANS?
> I have a Fusion and a Stratus, but I don't worship them. Well maybe > after a double metric there's a little praising going on but nothing > more than that. ;)
You had to have been on ARBR 10 years ago to understand the "Church of RANS" [1] humor.
[1] "Shut up and buy a Tailwind" - attributed to Bob Cardone.
-- Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007 I am a vehicular cyclist.
On Nov 6, 12:10 pm, Dan O <danover...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't know, but I regularly pass by a big church near my favorite > coffee shop. There's a sign at the street that says, "Sanctuary", > with an arrow pointing up the driveway. Go up the driveway to see > what sanctuary looks like, though, and you are greeted with another > sign that says, "No Bicycle Riding"
Anecdotes don't prove much but since we're trading them I'll mention the Catholic priest in East Troy, Wis, who has bicycled every day for over 7000 days. I'm also struck by how little hostility I've encountered from motorists in almost 300,000 miles of bicycle riding since 1993, covering the 48 contiguous US states and the 10 provinces of Canada, and by how little regard many of my fellow bicyclists show for traffic laws.
The theme that started this thread is:
Bicyclist = atheist = good guy
Motorist = Christian = bad guy
Most bicyclists I think are also motorists which itself renders the theme impossible. For the rest, all you have is the projection of his attitudes onto bicyclsts and motorists as a whole.
> I'm also struck by [...] how little regard many of my fellow bicyclists show > for traffic laws.
Traffic laws were established to solve problems that were not at that time, nor are now, attributable to bicyclists. Cyclists who disregard laws written expressly to mitigate the social disaster caused by cars are about as big a problem as jaywalkers.
Simple courtesy and common sense are more than adequate to manage cycle traffic, just like they are for foot traffic.
>>I'm also struck by [...] how little regard many of my fellow bicyclists show >>for traffic laws.
> Traffic laws were established to solve problems that were not at that > time, nor are now, attributable to bicyclists. Cyclists who disregard > laws written expressly to mitigate the social disaster caused by cars > are about as big a problem as jaywalkers.
> Simple courtesy and common sense are more than adequate to manage > cycle traffic, just like they are for foot traffic.
Simple courtesy and common sense go a long way towards solving or mitigating many problems.
Unfortunately, these qualities too often get tossed when in one's car, riding a bike, or a host of other activities. No one is immune, thus rules of conduct are devised.
A bike is a "road vehicle" by law. A bike running a red light is just as disruptive towards others as a car or truck. The effects of collision is merely different.
> >>I'm also struck by [...] how little regard many of my fellow bicyclists show > >>for traffic laws.
> > Traffic laws were established to solve problems that were not at that > > time, nor are now, attributable to bicyclists. Cyclists who disregard > > laws written expressly to mitigate the social disaster caused by cars > > are about as big a problem as jaywalkers.
> > Simple courtesy and common sense are more than adequate to manage > > cycle traffic, just like they are for foot traffic.
> Simple courtesy and common sense go a long way towards solving > or mitigating many problems.
> Unfortunately, these qualities too often get tossed when in one's > car, riding a bike, or a host of other activities. No one is > immune, thus rules of conduct are devised.
> A bike is a "road vehicle" by law. A bike running a red light is > just as disruptive towards others as a car or truck. The effects > of collision is merely different.
The effects of strip mining are different than the effects of household landscaping, too. That's why different rules apply.
The fact that almost the same set of rules applies to motoring and cycling is a matter of institutional harassment rather than public safety or proportionality, which is why most people (cops included) pretty much ignore procedural violations by cyclists. They ignore people on foot who walk against the light on empty streets too.
On Oct 27, 7:32 am, KingOfTheApes <comandante.ban...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I hate to make sweeping statements but I bet that most drivers are > Christian and most cyclists are atheist.
> Maybe it has to do with the fact that pollution is not really > important because Jesus will come from the sky and will bring a > solution, or just that they don't think too much. Whatever the reason, > let's discuss...
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > How to tell if people descend from the monkey: Give them a banana! > Then watch if they grab it like a monkey.
Wuz out kayaking on the "Colorado" above Imperial Dam above Yuma. Experience here is maybe 1 out of 10000 auto driver's are dangerously aggressive whereas 1 in 10 "boaters" are likely to try something stupid visavee your kayaking.
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