Bestest compliment ever....
gtvlusso
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For that Friday feeling:
What is the best compliment you have ever had, the one that made your ego the size of Buckingham Terrace? The compliment does not have to be cycle related.....
For me, there are 2 moments:
"Nice bike" I have had a couple of times when on the fixie from various other cyclists. makes me feel a bit proud as I assembled the bike.....
However, the one that stands out:
When I was a younger and much more un-married man, I was, shall we say; a complete tart. The office girls where I worked were regulalrly a target of my probably unwanted affection and, admittedly, I had quite a bit of luck. In todays world, I would have been fired and sued to death, but back then, I was single and free. You had to try all avenues of female success. Office socials were a chance to utilise ones "chat up" lines and see where the land lied. All terribly un-PC, so I apologise for the PC'ites.
Anyway, one particular girl; buxom blonde, nice legs and bum - did a bit of modeling in her spare time: you know the type, had a bit of a reputation for being the office "bike" - probably unfounded rumour. She decided that it was my lucky night - anyway, much beverage later and in a cupboard in an unnamed building we "get it on"...I will never forget the very excited, very passionate, but very untrue words that slipped from her mouth:
"Mmm, big boy aren't we"
At which point I think I passed out....or my memory blanked....
What is the best compliment you have ever had, the one that made your ego the size of Buckingham Terrace? The compliment does not have to be cycle related.....
For me, there are 2 moments:
"Nice bike" I have had a couple of times when on the fixie from various other cyclists. makes me feel a bit proud as I assembled the bike.....
However, the one that stands out:
When I was a younger and much more un-married man, I was, shall we say; a complete tart. The office girls where I worked were regulalrly a target of my probably unwanted affection and, admittedly, I had quite a bit of luck. In todays world, I would have been fired and sued to death, but back then, I was single and free. You had to try all avenues of female success. Office socials were a chance to utilise ones "chat up" lines and see where the land lied. All terribly un-PC, so I apologise for the PC'ites.
Anyway, one particular girl; buxom blonde, nice legs and bum - did a bit of modeling in her spare time: you know the type, had a bit of a reputation for being the office "bike" - probably unfounded rumour. She decided that it was my lucky night - anyway, much beverage later and in a cupboard in an unnamed building we "get it on"...I will never forget the very excited, very passionate, but very untrue words that slipped from her mouth:
"Mmm, big boy aren't we"
At which point I think I passed out....or my memory blanked....
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Someone said the other day that they thought I was about 29 when I'm actually closer to 40 than I am to 30.Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
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gtvlusso wrote:Anyway, one particular girl; buxom blonde, nice legs and bum - did a bit of modeling in her spare time: you know the type, had a bit of a reputation for being the office "bike" - probably unfounded rumour. She decided that it was my lucky night - anyway, much beverage later and in a cupboard in an unnamed building we "get it on"...I will never forget the very excited, very passionate, but very untrue words that slipped from her mouth:
"Mmm, big boy aren't we"
Small cupboard, was it?
A few years ago I went skiing with some mates from work. While they were in ski school for a couple of days I did a fast track level 1 Canadian instructor course. The next day we were skiing together, and I must have been still in the CSIA mould of turning: I skied down to them and as I stopped a gnarled old European skier, who looked like he'd been skiing twice as many years as I'd been alive, buttonholed me in front of them and said in a thick accent "I vanted to zay - zat vos veery nize skiing. Veery nize".
I was completely taken aback, although less so than my mates, who I think must have thought I'd slipped this guy a $20 earlier in the day. As he skied off, I managed to regain my composure before them, and announced "Yeah, well, that happens to me quite a bit".
Which was a complete lie. It's never happened before or since. It ought to, mind. Just never has.0 -
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Yeah I used to be a bit fat too.gtvlusso wrote:..."Mmm, big boy aren't we"
Anyhoo. Bike-wise the best is always the most recent; woman from this office followed me down the road into the car-park and as she got out of her car said "Blimey you don't half shift on that thing don't you".
Elsewhere? 13, at school, me still bit quiet then, not quite got the idea yet but was passed a note intended (probably) for transmission from the quite lovely Julie to her friend Lynne, which said "how about Chris?" & scribbled underneath in Julie's handwriting was "yeah.xxx". Made my day. Year in fact. Nice girl too. Wonder what hap... Nah.0 -
Greg66 wrote:gtvlusso wrote:Anyway, one particular girl; buxom blonde, nice legs and bum - did a bit of modeling in her spare time: you know the type, had a bit of a reputation for being the office "bike" - probably unfounded rumour. She decided that it was my lucky night - anyway, much beverage later and in a cupboard in an unnamed building we "get it on"...I will never forget the very excited, very passionate, but very untrue words that slipped from her mouth:
"Mmm, big boy aren't we"
Small cupboard, was it?
A few years ago I went skiing with some mates from work. While they were in ski school for a couple of days I did a fast track level 1 Canadian instructor course. The next day we were skiing together, and I must have been still in the CSIA mould of turning: I skied down to them and as I stopped a gnarled old European skier, who looked like he'd been skiing twice as many years as I'd been alive, buttonholed me in front of them and said in a thick accent "I vanted to zay - zat vos veery nize skiing. Veery nize".
I was completely taken aback, although less so than my mates, who I think must have thought I'd slipped this guy a $20 earlier in the day. As he skied off, I managed to regain my composure before them, and announced "Yeah, well, that happens to me quite a bit".
Which was a complete lie. It's never happened before or since. It ought to, mind. Just never has.
Small cupboard with wood in it.......
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Prince Charles told me that I must be very brave.
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Gussio wrote:Prince Charles told me that I must be very brave.
*proud*
where you going to kiss his wife?Le Cannon [98 Cannondale M400] [FCN: 8]
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It's my bikes that get the compliments, not my ugly face.
The 'best' bike is a early 90's handbuilt for me Columbus SLX, with full Dura Ace 7400 series - still looks mint and has a pretty eye catching chrome blue and white paint scheme. I use it on sportives and it certainly attracts attention. I had a guy on a mega bucks Parlee drooling over it on one ! Then follows the heart attack when I say I've had it 20 years.
My commuter get's some remarks from 'roadies' - it's a fixed road bike, guards and panniers - it's a serious commuter bike. I usually get 'oh that's a nice bit of hardware'.0 -
MonkeyMonster wrote:Gussio wrote:Prince Charles told me that I must be very brave.
*proud*
where you going to kiss his wife?
Or drive the old one home?0 -
I've been skiing since I was small, but have only had one lesson in my life, so though I'm pretty competent, I'm not awesome. However, one day, I managed to channel the power of awesome (as DDD would put it) and my deep snow neat turns off piste under the lift were working out and I powered past two squaddies who were buried in drifts having got it wrong. One turns to the other "that's how it's supposed to be done, mate"
I managed to hold onto my style until I went round a corner, lost concentration and fell over. But for the 10 seconds or so between the compliment and the splat, I was chuffed to bits.0 -
Greg66 wrote:MonkeyMonster wrote:Gussio wrote:Prince Charles told me that I must be very brave.
*proud*
where you going to kiss his wife?
Or drive the old one home?
Rode through the Alma Tunnel, fixed in rush hour....0 -
So I was herding these sheep and when I was finished the shepherd said, “That’ll do pig, That’ll do”
Always been a bit of a babe….
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I've been complimented on my choice of bikes by women twice. Once I was riding a 1970's folding shopper, the other time I was on a particularly ugly and unpleasant old motorbike. Riding my good bikes, push or motorised, I only ever get compliments from blokes. Riding a 1960's Triumph Bonneville in the snow got a few comments, more about my level of sanity.0
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gtvlusso wrote:"Mmm, big boy aren't we"
Ha! Are you seriously using an internet cycle commuting forum to show off about the size of your knob?
Priceless!0 -
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Asprilla wrote:Someone said the other day that they thought I was about 29 when I'm actually closer to 40 than I am to 30.
I had something similar said to me by a good-looking girl a while ago. I took it as a compliment - "That's cos I look young, right?". "No", she said, "it's cos you act really immature".
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"Daren fails to apply himself in class. He is all too content to coast along on natural ability."
6th form report. Come to think of it, I'm not sure it was meant as a compliment.0 -
I got felt up by an old lady in Asda once.
Bike wise, I was riding home late at night, stopped at a red light when a bus I'd been jousting with for miles pulled up & opened its doors, I was ready for a mouthful of verbals or a flying can but the lady driver told me I was a breath of fresh air, visible, well lit, overtook her well and let her past as needed & she wished all cyclists were like me.
Then on the downside couple of weeks later a taxi driver called me a c**t for no reason.0 -
We had some friends (my wifes friends) round and in conversation our ages came up and they thought I couldn't be any older than 29!!!
My wife did actually spray some wine as she laughed - bloody foreingers!Fcn 5
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On the day of the TUC rally in London a couple of months back, I was cycling along VBR and the lights changed suddenly. I stopped in a higher gear than I usually would.
An open-topped bus full of Union bods stopped behind me and the guy on the tannoy was whipping them up practicing chants... until the lights changed.
I stood in my pedals to set off and heard the tannoy change to 'Keep pedalling love - that's how you keep that arse in shape' :shock:
Made me chuckle although obviously he missed his TUC session on political correctness.0 -
"You have a beautiful son".Bianchi Nirone C2C FCN40
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I doRule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
Jonny_Trousers wrote:gtvlusso wrote:"Mmm, big boy aren't we"
Ha! Are you seriously using an internet cycle commuting forum to show off about the size of your knob?
Priceless!
+1, tragic.0 -
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I got told I had an enlarged liver by a Doctor.
That's great, cos I drink fookin loads I told him...FCN = 40
