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Horn Blowing = Lion's Roar?
ComandanteBanana wrote:
On Apr 30, 12:07 pm, Don Whybrow wrote: ComandanteBanana wrote: As soon as the lion finds out that it's only a wimpy gazzelle... Are you related to Eric Cantona by any chance? Introduce me, please. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTq6aApCBnA -- Don Whybrow Sequi Bonum Non Time The media finally figured out that their "paying customers" (i.e. advertisers) don't WANT an intelligent, thoughtful audience. And they no longer have one." (Rich Tietjens) |
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horns and roars of any kind are not welcome
(I'm quoting here an interesting dialog with the original poster that
interprets the use of the horn) "I can not subscribe to the Us versus Them Lions vs. Sheep analogy wholeheartedly since few of us are only cyclists or drivers. But I will admit that there are those out there who are not about to be more courteous drivers around cyclists unless they are confronted by many more cyclists on the road and strong peer and legal pressures to be careful passing them all or careful in how they startle with their angry horns. But we are only talking about the horn blowers who lean on their horns or startle us with bad timing of horn blows; don't forget that there are many who just use their horns to alert or say hi without adding the hostility aspect." I'd only ask you, Who surround themselves with statues of lions, lion's emblems, and lion's family crests? Yes, pretty much the same ones who buy SUVs and then... "One major problem of SUVs is that some drivers tend to contract SUV invincibility syndrome, which manifests itself by aggressive behavior. Infected individuals mistakenly reason that the sheer size of the vehicle suddenly makes them supreme road worriers. In other words some mild mannered women who drive SUVs become aggressive chicks with dicks, and a few normal guys who drive SUVs become über dick heads." http://www.phaster.com/road_trips/su...they_suck.html Yep, the lion has to do with the vehicle you ride, though there are exceptions to the rule. And some of us --myself included-- use cars, but not more than what we need. We are the monkeys... And horns and roars of any kind are not welcome. |
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horns and roars of any kind are not welcome
ComandanteBanana wrote:
[..] And horns and roars of any kind are not welcome. Nor is excessive and inappropriate cross-posting. -- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia The weather is here, wish you were beautiful |
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horns and roars of any kind are not welcome
On May 4, 12:42*pm, Tom Sherman
wrote: ComandanteBanana wrote: [..] And horns and roars of any kind are not welcome. Nor is excessive and inappropriate cross-posting. -- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia The weather is here, wish you were beautiful Sorry but the posts are "on subject"... QUOTE(Keith C. Johns @ May 5 2008, 12:10 AM) "But this thread is about ALL uses of the horn, not just by aggressive drivers, and horn blows ARE used by good drivers as part of good driving technique when used to alert others of their presence, and other polite uses already mentioned. And it is useful to be able to interpret the meaning behind these horn sounds and not get angry when the message was not intended to be unfriendly. If you just assume that any horn blow is mean spirited, you will probably be misinterpreting many of these and possibly create conflicts with an aggressive response. Better to realize that all horn blows are not bad, even including some by drivers of FSUVs." Well, I see some rare instances where blowing the horn may become necessary, but I don't see the need to use to give so many different messages that riders would have to decipher. When you are concentrated in your thing, or tired from riding, you don't need to be guessing people's intentions. And chances are you'll feel intimidated when you have several tons of steel next to you... Wouldn't it better to educate the drivers NOT to blow the horn at cyclists? |
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horns and roars of any kind are not welcome
On May 4, 12:42 pm, Tom Sherman
wrote: ComandanteBanana wrote: [..] And horns and roars of any kind are not welcome. Nor is excessive and inappropriate cross-posting. Nor constant whining. "Banana" needs to find another occupation. - Frank Krygowski |
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horns and roars of any kind are not welcome
Frank Krygowski wrote:
On May 4, 12:42 pm, Tom Sherman wrote: ComandanteBanana wrote: [..] And horns and roars of any kind are not welcome. Nor is excessive and inappropriate cross-posting. Nor constant whining. "Banana" needs to find another occupation. he could try, oooooh... /cycling/? No, better not, it's apparently far too dangerous with all the minefields, machine gun nests etc. Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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Horn Blowing = Loon's Roar?
On May 2, 11:35 pm, Jym Dyer wrote:
=v= Oh man, Commandante Ape****, your improved Subject: line tipped me off to your email address. Insert smiley emoticons right about here, with LOLs and ROFLs and such. =v= So your previous "The Lyin'! The Lyin'!" message now makes me think of Katherine Hepburn in _On_Golden_Pond_, if you know what I mean. And I think you do. _Jym_ "THE LOONS! THE LOONS!" Fear the birds. And other types of loons. P.S.: Address me as Generalissimo now, if you know what's good for you. |
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