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The most natural vehicle for a bipedal ape is the bike!



 
 
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Old March 28th 09, 04:35 PM posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent,rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.soc,rec.bicycles.rides,uk.rec.cycling
ComandanteBanana
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Default The most natural vehicle for a bipedal ape is the bike!

This ain't strictly scientific but also practical. The humans species
stand on two feet and the bike has same number of pedals... Isn't a
match made in heaven, or evolution to be correct?

The point is that we must argue that the bicycle must be the next step
in evolution, and the cars must be junked because they add unnecessary
baggage to the naked ape. And so the next well-dressed ape must ride a
stylish bike to show off his cleverness and humble origins. That's
what I plan to do...

(I quote)

"So what could be more natural than Holmes' latest book, The Well-
Dressed Ape, seeking a better understanding of her place and that of
the human species in the world of nature?

Sure, it brings to mind Desmond Morris' groundbreaking The Naked Ape,
which in 1967 analyzed humans compared with other animals. But in this
Homo sapiens saga, Holmes devotes much of her attention to examining
herself and how she, as representative of her species, fits into the
natural scheme.

The book begins with the author standing buck naked before a mirror,
inspecting all of her attributes feature by feature — unabashedly,
though not always with clinical dispassion."

http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/r...e-review_N.htm

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Old March 29th 09, 06:03 PM posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent,rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.soc,rec.bicycles.rides,uk.rec.cycling
Sir Jeremy
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Default The most natural vehicle for a bipedal ape is the bike!

On 28 Mar, 16:35, ComandanteBanana wrote:
This ain't strictly scientific but also practical. The humans species
stand on two feet and the bike has same number of pedals... Isn't a
match made in heaven, or evolution to be correct?

The point is that we must argue that the bicycle must be the next step
in evolution, and the cars must be junked because they add unnecessary
baggage to the naked ape. And so the next well-dressed ape must ride a
stylish bike to show off his cleverness and humble origins. That's
what I plan to do...

(I quote)

"So what could be more natural than Holmes' latest book, The Well-
Dressed Ape, seeking a better understanding of her place and that of
the human species in the world of nature?

Sure, it brings to mind Desmond Morris' groundbreaking The Naked Ape,
which in 1967 analyzed humans compared with other animals. But in this
Homo sapiens saga, Holmes devotes much of her attention to examining
herself and how she, as representative of her species, fits into the
natural scheme.

The book begins with the author standing buck naked before a mirror,
inspecting all of her attributes feature by feature — unabashedly,
though not always with clinical dispassion."

http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/r...e-review_N.htm

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"Monkeys of the World, Unite! You've got nothing to lose but your
cages"

(a cage is a car in the jargon of those on two wheels... ride a bike!)

http://webspawner.com/users/bananarevolution



I suggest you try riding your bike buck naked and get yourself locked
up somewhere safe.
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Old March 30th 09, 11:45 PM posted to alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent,rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.soc,rec.bicycles.rides,uk.rec.cycling
judith smith
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Default The most natural vehicle for a bipedal ape is the bike!

On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:03:21 -0700 (PDT), Sir Jeremy
wrote:

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I suggest you try riding your bike buck naked and get yourself locked
up somewhere safe.



Round - where are you?

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