Bring on the Rain!

anonymousblackfg
anonymousblackfg Posts: 2,029
edited April 2012 in Commuting chat
Please... and Ice and Hail and thunder and force 9 gales.

I am lost for words at how many Nodders there were out there today, idiots on Bikes everywhere with bloke on a orange spesh 90's MTB taking the biscuit. My only joy was in trying to have a a word with you for twice almost taking my front wheel out by niether signalling or looking I ended up heading up the Chelsea end of the Kings road which I usually avoid. nearly every light was in my favour and I managed to loose all other cyclists.
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    We have plenty of all of those up here today, we're happy to export some.

    Our bike shed was surprisingly empty today.
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  • tugger
    tugger Posts: 122
    what is a nodder?
    All about the aggregation of marginal gains (or marginal losses, depending on who you are!!)
  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    tugger wrote:
    what is a nodder?

    nodder [nod-der]  
    noun
    1. A beginner cyclist, usually on a £60 supermarket full-suspension bike. Characterised by their unusual road manners and their cycling 'gate' which consists of their heads nodding in time with their pedal-stroke.
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  • optimisticbiker
    optimisticbiker Posts: 1,657
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    tugger wrote:
    what is a nodder?

    nodder [noh-der]  
    noun
    1. A beginner cyclist, usually on a £60 supermarket full-suspension BSO (bike shaped object). Characterised by their unusual road manners and their cycling 'gait' which consists of their heads nodding in time with their pedal-stroke, particularly on hills, due to their complete inability to understand the purpose of gears


    FTFY
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    :roll:
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  • tugger
    tugger Posts: 122
    FTFY?
    All about the aggregation of marginal gains (or marginal losses, depending on who you are!!)
  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    tugger wrote:
    FTFY?
    UTFS!
    Edit: I'll play nice.
    FTFY stands for Fixed That For You. Used when someone (in this case UndercoverElephant) makes a mistake and someone else (in this case OptimisticBiker) corrects it for them.
    UTFS means Use The *ucking Search.
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  • clarkey cat
    clarkey cat Posts: 3,641
    Was wondering if anyone was going to be PEDANTIC enough to pick up on UE's spelling mistake.

    Because if they weren't - I would!!! :twisted:
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  • tugger
    tugger Posts: 122
    SFET instead of using silly acronyms. on the assumption that you are a grown man and not a teenager on BBM

    And people who ride to work, even on an irregular basis should be applauded and encouraged not ridiculed by others who clearly rate themselves too highly
    All about the aggregation of marginal gains (or marginal losses, depending on who you are!!)
  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    tugger wrote:
    And people who ride to work, even on an irregular basis should be applauded and encouraged not ridiculed by others who clearly rate themselves too highly
    Why? I'm better than them. Because I don't hide my lycra with baggy shorts.
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  • clarkey cat
    clarkey cat Posts: 3,641
    Why? I'm better than them. Because I don't hide my lycra with baggy shorts.

    more's the pity
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  • corshamjim
    corshamjim Posts: 234
    EKE_38BPM wrote:
    tugger wrote:
    FTFY?
    FTFY stands for Fixed That For You. Used when someone (in this case UndercoverElephant) makes a mistake and someone else (in this case OptimisticBiker) corrects it for them.

    Thanks for that. I'd assumed it meant something else entirely! :oops:
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    clarkey cat wrote:
    Why? I'm better than them. Because I don't hide my lycra with baggy shorts.

    more's the pity


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  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    What is this stuff falling from the sky?
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    JonGinge wrote:
    What is this stuff falling from the sky?

    Falling? Luxury. We have rain and snow round that'd love to be bloody falling. 'Orizontal's the best it can muster at the moment.
    Sun - Rain - Snow
  • optimisticbiker
    optimisticbiker Posts: 1,657
    clarkey cat wrote:
    Was wondering if anyone was going to be PEDANTIC enough to pick up on UE's spelling mistake.

    Because if they weren't - I would!!! :twisted:

    I'm no pedant, I just resemble that remark....:lol:
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    OptimisticBiker wrote:
    clarkey cat wrote:
    Was wondering if anyone was going to be PEDANTIC enough to pick up on UE's spelling mistake.

    Because if they weren't - I would!!! :twisted:

    I'm no pedant, I just resemble that remark....:lol:

    Every one loves grammer nazi's.
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  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    OptimisticBiker wrote:
    clarkey cat wrote:
    Was wondering if anyone was going to be PEDANTIC enough to pick up on UE's spelling mistake.

    Because if they weren't - I would!!! :twisted:

    I'm no pedant, I just resemble that remark....:lol:

    Every one love's grammar nazis.

    FTFY
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  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    *must not bite*



    :lol:


    EDIT: Oh, too late, nsb did
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    Like shooting fish in a barrel.
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  • clarkey cat
    clarkey cat Posts: 3,641
    aswell as setting up his own cute little grammatical anomoly for someone to pick up on. I won't though. I'm just going to let it slide. Nice try though.
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    clarkey cat wrote:
    aswell as setting up his own cute little grammatical anomoly for someone to pick up on. I won't though. I'm just going to let it slide. Nice try though.

    Left one of my original ones, though. I was disappointed with that.
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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    clarkey cat wrote:
    aswell as setting up his own cute little grammatical anomoly for someone to pick up on. I won't though. I'm just going to let it slide. Nice try though.

    Anomaly
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  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    clarkey cat wrote:
    aswell as setting up his own cute little grammatical anomaly for someone to pick up on. I won't though. I'm just going to let it slide. Nice try though.
    GAH!
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    clarkey cat wrote:
    aswell as setting up his own cute little grammatical anomoly for someone to pick up on. I won't though. I'm just going to let it slide. Nice try though.

    Anomaly

    Clarkey, reel him in, you got a nibble.
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  • clarkey cat
    clarkey cat Posts: 3,641
    that was a genuine mistake.

    enjoy it, guys.

    they don't happen often.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    clarkey cat wrote:
    That was a genuine mistake.

    Enjoy it, guys.

    They don't happen often.

    FTFY.
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  • Ian.B
    Ian.B Posts: 732
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    clarkey cat wrote:
    That was a genuine mistake.

    Enjoy it, guys.

    They don't happen often.

    FTFY.

    I like the full stop there. But rather than FTFY, shouldn't it be "I ftfy."
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    Ian.B wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    clarkey cat wrote:
    That was a genuine mistake.

    Enjoy it, guys.

    They don't happen often.

    FTFY.

    I like the full stop there. But rather than FTFY, shouldn't it be "I ftfy."

    No, as it is an acronym it should be capitalised.
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  • Ian.B
    Ian.B Posts: 732
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    Ian.B wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    clarkey cat wrote:
    That was a genuine mistake.

    Enjoy it, guys.

    They don't happen often.

    FTFY.

    I like the full stop there. But rather than FTFY, shouldn't it be "I ftfy."

    No, as it is an acronym it should be capitalised.

    i.e., eg, am, pm? (Maybe the Latin's got something to do with it, but I'm sure there are other examples I can't think of right now.)

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