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Slagathor

Bedpan racing champion
Jul 25, 2001
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Byrone said:
it must be so nice to live in an orderly country:D our cops are more interested in arresting ppl for outstanding speeding fines than apprehending murderers & rapists.rather pathetic:disagree:
That reminds me of a story my uncle told me a few years ago. He has his own small business and occasionally travels to Eastern Europe. Once in Serbia he was halted by the police for speeding (the cop said he was going 10km/h too fast) and since his tactics had worked last time, my uncle did the same as he always did and made some smalltalk, cracked a joke. Usually the cop would let him go. Not this time though; my uncle cracked a joke about in-laws, and the cop was rather fond of his (go figure). So my uncle received a higher fine: for driving 30km/h too fast in terribly snowy conditions (it was in the middle of July, 30 degrees).

Aahh Eastern Europe :touched:
 

Byrone

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Dec 19, 2005
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Erik said:
That reminds me of a story my uncle told me a few years ago. He has his own small business and occasionally travels to Eastern Europe. Once in Serbia he was halted by the police for speeding (the cop said he was going 10km/h too fast) and since his tactics had worked last time, my uncle did the same as he always did and made some smalltalk, cracked a joke. Usually the cop would let him go. Not this time though; my uncle cracked a joke about in-laws, and the cop was rather fond of his (go figure). So my uncle received a higher fine: for driving 30km/h too fast in terribly snowy conditions (it was in the middle of July, 30 degrees).

Aahh Eastern Europe :touched:

Well in the old apartheid era in RSA the cops were in it for thrill & they would never accept any kind of bribe,but then again they could whoop yo ass for lookin at them in the wrong way.

infact one of my colleagues was served a serious beat-down coz the guy thought he was giving him the eye & the poor fool is squint:lol:
 

Martin

Senior Member
Dec 31, 2000
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Erik said:
One of my flatmates who went to Canada for a few months in February (bound to get back in July I think; she subletted her room till then) left her bicycle outside. I'm assuming she forgot all about it because that's just what she's like. I would have put it inside but I don't have the keys and, well, I can't be bothered. This morning when I left the house, there was a note attached to it:

Dear owner,

It's come to our attention that your 'bicycle' has been polluting the public street for a few weeks now in the form of a stationary wreck. You have until 1 June 2006 to remove it, if you don't, we will. In which case you shouldn't count on ever seeing it again.

Sincerely,
The Hague East End Police Department.


God I love this country. I took a picture of the bike for momentum :D
That is nasty, can't even park a bike on the street, and yet another one of our basic biking rights has disappeared :disagree:

Btw is there something wrong with my eyes or is the front wheel bent?
 

Slagathor

Bedpan racing champion
Jul 25, 2001
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Martin said:
That is nasty, can't even park a bike on the street, and yet another one of our basic biking rights has disappeared :disagree:

Btw is there something wrong with my eyes or is the front wheel bent?
No the front wheel *is* bent. The brakes are also busted, so are the gears and the lights. And there's not supposed to be plants in that area either. The bicycle is completely wrecked, it's been standing there since January, tied to a pole... I think the cops made a good call on this one :D
 

Martin

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Dec 31, 2000
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Erik said:
No the front wheel *is* bent. The brakes are also busted, so are the gears and the lights. And there's not supposed to be plants in that area either. The bicycle is completely wrecked, it's been standing there since January, tied to a pole... I think the cops made a good call on this one :D
No doubt they did and I was reading your story with a smile on my face. :D Just as long as they keep their dirty (or clean, I don't care) hands off my bike! :dontcare:

Btw one in four bikes you see locked to a pole or fence here have a bent wheel? What f kind of crap metals do you use for wheel frames in this country?? My wheel was replaced since I got my bike and *it's* bent already. There's absolutely no sense of quality, is there? In all my life prior to this I've seen maybe 2 bent wheels, they're supposed to bloody hold.
 

Slagathor

Bedpan racing champion
Jul 25, 2001
22,708
Martin said:
No doubt they did and I was reading your story with a smile on my face. :D Just as long as they keep their dirty (or clean, I don't care) hands off my bike! :dontcare:

Btw one in four bikes you see locked to a pole or fence here have a bent wheel? What f kind of crap metals do you use for wheel frames in this country?? My wheel was replaced since I got my bike and *it's* bent already. There's absolutely no sense of quality, is there? In all my life prior to this I've seen maybe 2 bent wheels, they're supposed to bloody hold.
They used to be made of steel as I recall but that's largely been stopped because steel sells at good prices and wheels kept getting stolen (I'm not joking, in our household alone we must have lost 4 bicycles because the front wheel got knicked off). Nowadays I think they make them from aluminium. Or a mixture of aluminium and something else.
 
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IncuboRossonero

IncuboRossonero

Inferiority complex
Nov 16, 2003
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    Fliakis...the Vinman-Kaiser cage match was well worth the price of admission. Seven's flatulence makes me want to 'hurl chunks'. Its ironic that I out of all posters don't even have so much as a yellow card :pint:

    Libero: nice jersey...the Italia Kappa one: 2002 WC.


    @ Pado...I hear ya...and your words bring back memories of my good friends from back home .... poor saps had problems because Johnny used to work on the docks, Union's been on strike He's down on his luck Its tough, so tough :moan:
    Gina works the diner by day.
     

    Bjerknes

    "Top Economist"
    Mar 16, 2004
    117,118
    IncuboRossonero said:
    Fliakis...the Vinman-Kaiser cage match was well worth the price of admission. Seven's flatulence makes me want to 'hurl chunks'. Its ironic that I out of all posters don't even have so much as a yellow card :pint:
    Well, Seven received three yellow cards recently, so people will not have to put up with him for another "seven" days.
     

    Martin

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    Dec 31, 2000
    56,913
    Erik said:
    They used to be made of steel as I recall but that's largely been stopped because steel sells at good prices and wheels kept getting stolen (I'm not joking, in our household alone we must have lost 4 bicycles because the front wheel got knicked off). Nowadays I think they make them from aluminium. Or a mixture of aluminium and something else.
    Pure aluminium ain't good for shit (weak as hell), you have to cook up a proper alloy, then it can become frighteningly strong.

    Those bike frames tho, my guess would be tin lol.
     

    Vinman

    2013 Prediction Cup Champ
    Jul 16, 2002
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    Kaiser Franco said:
    One free can of Paduan shit to the first who can tell us from what season it is.



    I am mostly foreign to the aforementioned concepts, sir.





    Look, you seem to be under the impression that I am some kind of « euro sloth » collecting the dole and fvcking about all day. Then again you’ve also stated that my ass looks « commie » so what else is new. You’re quite plainly wrong. I could have passed the test at the European Commission, become a good little civil servant stuck in an olive drab suit and tie, work my seven-point-thirty-tree hours a day and then enjoy my ultra generous and untaxed pension once I hit 56. Yeah right, but after commiting suicide then. So instead I decided to put into practice a few good ideas I’ve had and started my own business. It has now entered its fateful third year of existence, and I can pretty much say that I am finally able to live as I wish from it, which was one of the initial goals. However, staying faithful to the meaning of my first name, I am now seriously considering changing course again and move to Prague, where some of my closest friends already reside. This is all you need to know, and if you don’t believe me, ask Martin after he visits me in EUnuchville (if he still wishes to that is).

    You on the other hand and among other things save people’s lives and confront heroin addicted experiencing withdrawal symptoms. Though I personally don't think that makes you a hero, it is nonetheless remarkable. And this is where you fvcked up in your previous post. See, I made a cheap shot by bringing up your profession (when I’ve been myself condemning ppl who did the same in the past). You in turn replied with a hearttrending description of said job that would have sufficed alone to put me at the receiving end of an argument spanking. Had you stopped there, there was just nothing I could have said in return. But you went further, not just by bashing me, but by being downright nasty. I have a feeling that a certain someone has been whispering you a few ideas btw, but oh well. Though I should not be moralizing because like many here I have been guilty of ad hominems myself, the difference is that you do it systematically. With the aim of humiliating the person and with the result of invalidating the arguments you've put forward.

    So now as far a I am concerned I will go back to discussing football issues in a respectful, constructive yet passionate way and cut with the insults and derision, because, although I know for a fact that I could literally toy with you in the derision department, I don't take pleasure in it. And, first and foremost, I honestly feel embarrassed after re-reading my previous posts (as should you). This is not how I really am, most of the time at least. But just be aware that if you choose to call me a non azzurri fan again, then….

    fine with me Kaiser, as I dont take a bit of pleasure bashing someone (regardless of what Seven says). I'm sure you and I could go round and round with the insults, but the bottom line is that we really dont know each other, and I'm pretty sure that were both wrong about our assumptions.

    I have poked fun at myself enough times on this forum regarding my lack of knowledge with a computer, calling myself a computer idiot plenty of times, my skill with soccer (I try to play like Christian Vieri, and end up looking more like Max Vieri), and my deficiencies with the Italian language, recalling a story about a traffic stop with a woman from Rome (its a lot easier to understand than to speak), so believe me, I dont think I'm better than anyone else, and I can laugh at myself as well

    As far as the pic goes, the Azzurri shirt looks a lot better than the Milan shirt !!:D
     

    Slagathor

    Bedpan racing champion
    Jul 25, 2001
    22,708
    Martin said:
    Pure aluminium ain't good for shit (weak as hell), you have to cook up a proper alloy, then it can become frighteningly strong.

    Those bike frames tho, my guess would be tin lol.
    I'm pretty much illiterate on the subject anyway. I just repeat what I heard :D
     

    swag

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    Sep 23, 2003
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    Man, the only time the cops here come out for a bicycle is because some poor guy needs a police report for his insurance -- after locking it up at a BART underground station and coming back later that afternoon to find it picked clean like the carcass of an African wildebeest.
     

    Enron

    Tickle Me
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    Oct 11, 2005
    75,712
    swag said:
    Man, the only time the cops here come out for a bicycle is because some poor guy needs a police report for his insurance -- after locking it up at a BART underground station and coming back later that afternoon to find it picked clean like the carcass of an African wildebeest.
    In Shepherdstown we don't have public transportation so we have to be innovative to get around safely when drinking. What we do when we get drunk is steal bikes. Then we to go get something to eat, cigarettes, more beer, etc. When we're done with the bike we just leave it on the side of the street and some other drunk bastard uses it. Its funny because during the day you will see random bikes all over town with beer cans and such littered around them.
     

    Bozi

    The Bozman
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    Oct 18, 2005
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    Enron said:
    In Shepherdstown we don't have public transportation so we have to be innovative to get around safely when drinking. What we do when we get drunk is steal bikes. Then we to go get something to eat, cigarettes, more beer, etc. When we're done with the bike we just leave it on the side of the street and some other drunk bastard uses it. Its funny because during the day you will see random bikes all over town with beer cans and such littered around them.
    thats a dodgy game mate, i got my first ever black eye at 22 years old. locked my bike in the resturaunt i worked in while i went out on the piss, walking home me and my mate grabbed my bike. was going wel ltill we were flying down hill and my mate tried to kick over traffic cones.....next thing i know my face looks like its been through a belt sander
     

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