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Old May 1st 08, 02:06 AM posted to rec.bicycles.misc,alt.planning.urban,rec.bicycles.soc,rec.bicycles.rides,uk.rec.cycling
Pat
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Default Horn Blowing = Lion's Roar?

On Apr 30, 6:55*pm, ComandanteBanana
wrote:
On Apr 30, 11:27*am, Pat wrote:





On Apr 28, 3:52*pm, ComandanteBanana
wrote:


(This comment interprets horn blowing. My own interpretation is found
below.)


Horn Blowing: Interpreting the Message.


If someone honks a horn at you, the meaning is all in the duration. A
really brief "Bip!" means "Hi!" or "Bye!" A moderately short beep
means, "I just want you to realize I'm here." Somewhere between a
second and maybe two seconds means, "I'm here and I am annoyed at your
heedlessness." Over two seconds it means, "I'm ****ed off at you,
JERK!" Longer than three seconds it means, "I'm ****ed off at this
whole situation! And I am frustrated that I can't do anything more
effective than sit here and blow my horn. Boy am I
frustrated!" (Usually employed in traffic jams to make people around
you even more frustrated too.)


Repeated honks are either repetitions of the above (sorted by blast
duration) or monotone musical "Hellos" if done in cadence with known
tunes like "Shave and a haircut: two bits!" (Meant to be friendly.)


http://www.dahon.com/forum/index.php...0&gopid=37361&...


Like I said somewhere else: most of the time the vehicle's blowing the
horn is equivalent to the lion's roar...


"Hey, this is my territory and you better get lost --or else I eat
you!"


And guess what the monkey riding the bike said... "Yes, you can eat my
banana!"


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I've heard of people talking to themselves but not posting to
themselves. *You need to adjust your meds or something. *You've made
2/3 (11 of 17) of all posts in this thread with multiple cases in
which you respond to your own posts. *Pretty unbelieveable.- Hide quoted text -


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Well, I'm chatting with my copycat, ComandanteApe****, about bull and
horns.

And what are doing here if you don't ride a bike and you hate cyclists?- Hide quoted text -

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I guess the better question is: what are YOU doing here because you
don't have anything to do with urban planning.
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