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"JD" wrote in message om... "cc" wrote in message ... "JD" wrote in message m... "cc" wrote in message ... See previous post. Bikes were attached properly. Problem=design flaw. Yeah, blame it on a "design flaw". You're funny. Well, each bike was attached at a different time, by different people, yet both were coming off. The design incorporates a lot of "bounce" due to the hinge feature that allows fold-down for SUV hatchbacks. We'd double-checked installation to ensure that it had been done correctly as well. This is the first time this particular rack had been on the freeway. The rack bounced the bikes right off the end . . cc Hmmm, every non-egghead I know who uses a rack like that backs up the fastening system with straps or bungees. Now go back to your books. You are such a jackass, JD. Only you (or MV) could judge someone solely by their email address. Grow up. |
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Slacker wrote:
On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 17:18:43 GMT, S o r n i wrote: JD wrote: Where I went to high school, the surfers got all of the "cutest girls". I know absolutely nothing about this :-) :-) In my school, it was the euphonium / valve trombone player, who also lettered in golf despite never breaking 90. Bill "perfectly accurate memory of all events at all times" S. Alright, what the heck does "lettered" mean, or are you guys misspelling littered?!?!?! Are you serial? It means earning a big fuzzy letter to put on an ugly wool jacket with leather(like) sleeves. (Thus the term, Letterman's Jacket.) Bill "but it was making All-State and All-Eastern Bands that /really/ impressed the chicks" S. |
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"S o r n i" wrote in message ... Slacker wrote: On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 17:18:43 GMT, S o r n i wrote: JD wrote: Where I went to high school, the surfers got all of the "cutest girls". I know absolutely nothing about this :-) :-) In my school, it was the euphonium / valve trombone player, who also lettered in golf despite never breaking 90. Bill "perfectly accurate memory of all events at all times" S. Alright, what the heck does "lettered" mean, or are you guys misspelling littered?!?!?! Are you serial? It means earning a big fuzzy letter to put on an ugly wool jacket with leather(like) sleeves. (Thus the term, Letterman's Jacket.) Bill "but it was making All-State and All-Eastern Bands that /really/ impressed the chicks" S. This thread has been highly amusing. And if half of it is true theres a helluva lot more differences between America and the UK than I realised... Steve. |
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On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 09:31:05 +0100, spademan o---[) * wrote:
This thread has been highly amusing. And if half of it is true theres a helluva lot more differences between America and the UK than I realised... You mean the part about jocks, the part about bike racks, or the part about Treks? I find it hard to believe that football players in the UK are any better behaved than football players in the US (and its not even the same football). -- -BB- To reply to me, drop the attitude (from my e-mail address, at least) |
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On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 13:02:25 -0400, Dan Volker wrote:
Each major sport creates its own dynamics....As to your comment, I've never had any football player act confrontationally to me off the field--in person. Have you? Oh hell yes - I went to high school. I never had one actually show when I offered up a time & place for a fight, though. And I saw plenty of college players act like children, and lived in Dallas while the Cowboys managed to win two super bowls with players on probation for rape & drug use. Model citizens, these guys. -- -BB- To reply to me, drop the attitude (from my e-mail address, at least) |
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"Marty" wrote in message ... "Dan Volker" wrote in message ... "Marty" wrote in message ... "Dan Volker" wrote in message ... As to the military angle, if he talked like this in bars with Navy, Marines or Army guys, its pretty likely he'd have gotten his ass kicked regularly, and at the very least, he would have been ( would still be) visiting the brig on a regular basis. More likely, if he does hang out with other military types, he talks differently than he does on AMB. I don't think you have a clue how people of certain backgrounds and capabilities interact. If you did you would understand that there is a camaraderie within certain groups (especially Special Opns). It's rough; it's loud; and it's sometimes physical. I would argue that it's your SEAL friends who act differently around YOU. Marty In this case, we are not talking about a situation where any camaraderie exists---the posts here in comparison, are to near total strangers. I doubt you are trying to say that SEALs that are wondering around within the public, typically are rough, loud, and physical to people they don't know. Dan I know SEALS who are all of that and more but no that's not what I'm saying. You missed my point but for the life of me I don't feel like explaining it............... Marty I did not miss the other point you were suggesting---it just does not apply to me. And you're not going to know until you or someone you trust actually runs into me in person. Dan V |
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"spademan o---[\) *" cc.gov.uk wrote in message ...
This thread has been highly amusing. And if half of it is true theres a helluva lot more differences between America and the UK than I realised... The fact of the matter is that there are a helluva lot of differences between Vo2lker's fantasyland and the rest of the USA. It's pretty sad, in an amusing way. JD |
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"spademan o---[\) *" cc.gov.uk wrote in message ...
This thread has been highly amusing. And if half of it is true theres a helluva lot more differences between America and the UK than I realised... The fact of the matter is that there are a helluva lot of differences between Vo2lker's fantasyland and the rest of the USA. It's pretty sad, in an amusing way. JD |
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"BB" wrote in message ... On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 13:02:25 -0400, Dan Volker wrote: Each major sport creates its own dynamics....As to your comment, I've never had any football player act confrontationally to me off the field--in person. Have you? Oh hell yes - I went to high school. I never had one actually show when I offered up a time & place for a fight, though. And I saw plenty of college players act like children, and lived in Dallas while the Cowboys managed to win two super bowls with players on probation for rape & drug use. Model citizens, these guys. -- \ I would agree that Pro ball is nearly always going to be bad for an athlete's behavior---the money, the fan worship, etc. College ball can be the start of this in some people, but does not have to be...I don't think I would make a statement that college ball is something that would make a 30 or 40 year old better off ( as having better social skills) , because of it. Highshool ball is another issue. The best players can get spoiled, but most players will learn more good than bad.....This whole thread is about what two strangers will say to each other in an argument or discussion. If you played highschool football, you learned that if you shove someone, you are going to get shoved back--and what it feels like. You will know all about planning to hit someone, and expecting to be hit. The nerd on the chess club--as the flip side, does not experience physical retaliation for his attacks, and without this as a consequence, and without experiencing the crushing physical impacts, he has a flawed view of "consequences" in a confrontation. He can make threats, and fear only words coming back at him. The football player, the baseball player, the wrestler, even the pole vaulter, are going to exist in a world where if they cross a certain line in the sand, as to how far they can push in an argument, they are going to experience some physical impacts---impacts the chess nerd could not imagine ( in any functional way) , dishing out or receiving. This is a physical dynamic that "exists" when we meet with people in person, but it is frequently missing within NG discussion forums. I am not saying it is OK for me to intimidate a smaller guy, because I can , and have had the experience in Highschool----what I am saying is that because I've had plenty of physical confrontations, mostly in the course of sports where this was part of the sport, I don't tend to "push" someone I don't know to the point of wanting to fight....The chess club nerd may not have any idea where this line is, or what the ramifications would be if a fight ensued. Moreover, they do not see words as leading to a fight, whereas in real life, the words they would use "would" lead to a fight. This is the dysfunction--the talk that goes way over the line, meaning they expect no consequences, because in all their life, they never run into situations where consequences exist. In AMB, as long as someone like JD is tolerated by the group, he gets to talk his talk without consequences. Killfiling him is basically tolerating him. If 40 people slammed him every time he made an unprovoked attack, this would either take up so much of his time in responding that it would be negative reinforcement, or he would at least be more likely to see himself as a butthead. This begs the question---"Does MV see himself as a butthead?" and the answer would be no, since he's a sick, neurotic ******* that makes JD look like a role model. Sick people like MV are a case entirely separate, and ignoring him would seem to be the only solution. Dan V |
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BB Wrote: On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 13:02:25 -0400, Dan Volker wrote: Each major sport creates its own dynamics....As to your comment, I've never had any football player act confrontationally to me off the field--in person. Have you? Oh hell yes - I went to high school. I never had one actually show when I offered up a time & place for a fight, though. And I saw plenty of college players act like children, and lived in Dallas while the Cowboys managed to win two super bowls with players on probation for rape & drug use. Model citizens, these guys. -- -BB- To reply to me, drop the attitude (from my e-mail address, at least) I'd be offended, if it weren't true on way too many levels. Having played a "bit" of ball (H.S., college, some bull**** semi-pro) I can't find a lot of things about any of the experiences that translate to things I am proud about in today's "Kraig" other than being a team player (you know), being stubborn, and dealing with adversity well. I think we all realize not all ballers are *******s, but there are enough to spoil the barrel I guess. It's the "god complex" we bestow on them when they are ultra-good. We excuse personality faults since they are good at something other than being a human. We do this with not just athletes, but celebs in general at all levels whether it be on a global scale or on a much smaller NG scale. K. -- ireman_1 |
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