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Well, it wasn't even with his own life, something which I don't care about when darting vehicles --Autobahn style-- pass me on the left lane, but with my own life, the vehicle wilfully cutting off my motorcycle in order to exit at the last second --American style, I may say. It was hair-raising enough --for me-- but it kept going like nothing ever happened... To say I'm pissed after this near-death experience is an understatement. But perhaps we should look at the inaction of the authorities who look the other way toward our Darwinian roads --where the big fish eats the little fish-- to understand 'why' it happens --since it happens too often. "Hey move on to a 'real' vehicle like an SUV and don't be whining," I can almost hear the apologists of the jungle say. Sure, SUVs burn a lot of gas, and feed the HUNGRY DINOSAUR. Well, you know the story, right? EVOLVE OR ELSE! Once upon a time lived a race of dinosaurs whose violence and appetite alarmed everybody... One day a Little Ant, tired of feeling stepped upon, and worried about her cooperative enterprise, came up to the Americanus Raptor--the biggest dinosaur of them all--and asked: "Why you eat and eat everything in your path? Why don't you slim down? Why can't we little animals at least have our own way?" Then the dinosaur, blowing the Little Ant away, shouted: "Bigger is better, so get lost!" The Little Ant, then, gathered the whole cooperative and said: "Comrades, our world is being threatened by the dinosaurs, so..." And at that precise moment the Earth was hit by a big ball of fire, destroying all but the small animals... Moral: "It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." -Charles Darwin WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE http://webspawner.com/users/donquijote COMING OUT OF THE JUNGLE http://webspawner.com/users/donquijote1 > Well, it wasn't even with his own life, something which I don't care > about when darting vehicles --Autobahn style-- pass me on the left > lane, but with my own life, the vehicle wilfully cutting off my > motorcycle in order to exit at the last second --American style, I may > say. It was hair-raising enough --for me-- but it kept going like > nothing ever happened... What is this bullshit, Donkey Hotay? You live in Florida, not Germany, and you don't even own a motorcycle! >> Well, it wasn't even with his own life, something which I don't care >> about when darting vehicles --Autobahn style-- pass me on the left [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > What is this bullshit, Donkey Hotay? You live in Florida, not Germany, > and you don't even own a motorcycle! Oh, he just likes to rant on about those big, bad SUV's....saying they're dangerous and guzzle too much gas. Yap yap yap > >> Well, it wasn't even with his own life, something which I don't care > >> about when darting vehicles --Autobahn style-- pass me on the left [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Oh, he just likes to rant on about those big, bad SUV's....saying they're > dangerous and guzzle too much gas. Yap yap yap No, no, SUVs are good for the environment. People in Holland should quit their polluting bicycles and switch to Stupid Unnecessary Vehicles. And WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY and IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH... What else??? > No, no, SUVs are good for the environment. People in Holland should > quit their polluting bicycles and switch to Stupid Unnecessary > Vehicles. And WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY and IGNORANCE IS > STRENGTH... What else??? bu$h is a strong and competent leader.  SignatureHere's what happens to steel framed buildings exposed to raging infernos for hours on end. http://davesweb.cnchost.com/nwsltr69c.html On 9-11-01, WTC7, a 47 story steel framed building, which had only small, random fires, dropped in perfect symmetry at near free fall speed as in a perfectly executed controlled demolition. http://911research.wtc7.net/talks/wtc/videos.html http://www.physics.byu.edu/research/energy/htm7.html http://wtc7.net/articles/FEMA/WTC_ch5.htm "You're doin' a heckuva job, Brownie!" - bu$h, a few days before his FEMA chief, Micheal Brown was forced to resign because of his gross incompetence. "The tools that enable Cuba to save lives and preserve human dignity during hurricanes are socialist values and organization." - Dr. W.T. Whitney Jr Ever wonder who benefits from the 150 MILLION U.S. taxpayer dollars spent each DAY in Iraq? http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0223-08.htm http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?list=type&type=21 "They are waging a campaign of murder and destruction. And there is no limit to the innocent lives they are willing to take... men with blind hatred and armed with lethal weapons who are capable of any atrocity... they respect no laws of warfare or morality." -bu$h describing his own illegal invasion of Iraq. http://www.robert-fisk.com/iraqwarvictims_mar2003.htm http://www.commondreams.org/ http://www.truthout.org/ > > Well, it wasn't even with his own life, something which I don't care > > about when darting vehicles --Autobahn style-- pass me on the left [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > What is this bullshit, Donkey Hotay? You live in Florida, not Germany, > and you don't even own a motorcycle! Yes sir. My Rocinante is an '89 Kawasaki Vulcan 450cc. It's economics...well, and a bit romantic. ;) > > What is this bullshit, Donkey Hotay? You live in Florida, not Germany, > > and you don't even own a motorcycle! > > Yes sir. My Rocinante is an '89 Kawasaki Vulcan 450cc. It's > economics...well, and a bit romantic. ;) OK, so post a link to a picture of YOU on your Vulcan Kwacker. There was an EN-454 in 1989, but I sure don't remember it being called a Vulcan. Otherwise, STFU! > > > What is this bullshit, Donkey Hotay? You live in Florida, not Germany, > > > and you don't even own a motorcycle! [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Otherwise, STFU! http://www.bikez.biz/ads/showad.php?ad=14613&spec=kawasaki_z_450_ltd The same as mine. Mine being far more beat up... ;) > > OK, so post a link to a picture of YOU on your Vulcan Kwacker. There > > was an EN-454 [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > The same as mine. Mine being far more beat up... ;) Like I said, you don't even OWN a motorcycle, so quit cross-posting your bullshit to rec.motorcycles. > > > OK, so post a link to a picture of YOU on your Vulcan Kwacker. There > > > was an EN-454 [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > your bullshit to > rec.motorcycles. That says it all. I ain't gonna worry to take a picture though. And this is another issue that makes our roads hellish roads... Driving while dialing According to a study released Dec. 15 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 10 percent of the 974,000 drivers on American roads at any given moment are yammering into mobile phones. Six percent are using "hand-held" phones, which means that unless they're anatomical oddities, they have only one hand free for the more important business of driving. When you factor in the results of other studies, the situation can be downright scary. Americans spend an average of 300 hours in the car every year; more than 151 million of us have wireless phones. Nobody knows for sure how big a risk driving and dialing poses. But there are a few educated guesses out there. A study published in the British Medical Journal in July suggested that drivers using cell phones are four times more likely to have a wreck that causes serious injuries than those who are not. And a 2003 Harvard study mentioned by the National Conference of State Legislatures estimates that cell-phone use by drivers might cause 2,600 deaths, 330,000 injuries and 1.5 million wrecks causing property damage every year. Closer to home, researchers at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center estimated in 2001 that 1,475 wrecks in this state involved the use of a cellular telephone. No matter which study you look at, those are big numbers. http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_Colum nistArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1128769061267&path=!localnews&s=1037645509099 >> > > What is this bullshit, Donkey Hotay? You live in Florida, not >> > > Germany, [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > The same as mine. Mine being far more beat up... ;) Ahh the 454LTD, aka the EN450. I had one as well. Buckhorn bars, shaft drive and a high revving inline twin. Nice aftermarket crashbars on the one in the picture. It was not a Vulcan, or at least not called that in the US, though that line did morph later into the Vulcan family. The Vulcan 750 is the one most like it in production today. Narrow tank and pretty much the same ancient instrument cluster. > >> > > What is this bullshit, Donkey Hotay? You live in Florida, not > >> > > Germany, [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > the one most like it in production today. Narrow tank and pretty much the > same ancient instrument cluster. And it fits me like a glove even though I'm 6'1". I have to replace the tank which is glued to plug a leak. Any clues??? > >> > Yes sir. My Rocinante is an '89 Kawasaki Vulcan 450cc. It's > >> > economics...well, and a bit romantic. ;) > > http://www.bikez.biz/ads/showad.php?ad=14613&spec=kawasaki_z_450_ltd > Ahh the 454LTD, aka the EN450. I had one as well. Buckhorn bars, shaft > drive and a high revving inline twin. Nice aftermarket crashbars on the one > in the picture. It was not a Vulcan, or at least not called that in the US, > though that line did morph later into the Vulcan family. The Vulcan 750 is > the one most like it in production today. Narrow tank and pretty much the > same ancient instrument cluster. Donkey Hotay doesn't own a motorbike, he doesn't even *like* motorbikes. He's trying to claim he's a rider to gain credibility in Reeky. > > >> > Yes sir. My Rocinante is an '89 Kawasaki Vulcan 450cc. It's > > >> > economics...well, and a bit romantic. ;) [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Donkey Hotay doesn't own a motorbike, he doesn't even *like* > motorbikes. He's trying to claim OK, if you don't believe me, I dare you to be at this party to organize the revolution... (Hey something like Fantasy Fest in Key West. Bring your bike! Check this out...http://www.650motorcycles.com/festival2004a.html) THE BANANA REVOLUTION http://webspawner.com/users/donquijote40 THE PARTY http://webspawner.com/users/donquijote85 . > THE BANANA REVOLUTION > http://webspawner.com/users/donquijote40 Hey, why don't you just go clean up your own mess in Cuba and quit bullshitting us about lions and bananas? > . > > THE BANANA REVOLUTION [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > bullshitting us about > lions and bananas? I quote this... MAKE LOVE, NOT WAR? "Make love, not war," was not just a protest against the indifference and lack of humaneness in Vietnam; it was also a positive statement that love between parent and child, teacher and pupil, fiance and fiancee, and husband and wife is an activity we should try to pursue in the house when work is not necessary. It is the one real source of truth, beauty, and salvation in a community where deceit, corruption, and impersonality seem to be rampant. -Jerome Kagan And what better way to make love than to give the banana to the roaring lion? The monkey knows that the lion is more powerful than him, and knows he better use his own weapons, so he decides to be funny, that being his natural gift. The story goes like this: The lion roars: "Monkey, I'm made to eat monkey meat, so you better come down right now." And the monkey replies very cool: "Mighty King, that's doubtful as the Bible says you were vegetarian, so you can eat my banana..." WHEN THE LION ROARS AT YOU, GIVE HIM THE BANANA! (Coming soon in t-shirts!) Why did I quote this? Oh, YOU CAN EAT MY BANANA!!! ;) > Why did I quote this? Oh, YOU CAN EAT MY BANANA!!! ;) Che Guevara just contacted me. He says that you have become quite flexible and routinely eat your own banana. > > Why did I quote this? Oh, YOU CAN EAT MY BANANA!!! ;) > > Che Guevara just contacted me. He says that you have become quite > flexible and routinely eat your own banana. Have you tried it??? Oh, that's right, you are all out for the Chiquita Banana Republic. ;) By the way... We got some very spicy surveys in Spanish though some can't be translated into English. They ask important questions about the party... BANANA SURVEY In preparation for the VICTORY PARTY, we are doing the following survey so nothing's missing: Do you like "Chiquita Banana" or "Grande Banana"? __ I like Chiquita Banana (Banana Republic) __ I like Grande Banana (Banana Revolution) The answer is obvious, but HAVING OPTIONS is at the core of our solution... > > > Why did I quote this? Oh, YOU CAN EAT MY BANANA!!! ;) > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Have you tried it??? Oh, that's right, you are all out for the Chiquita > Banana Republic. ;) Meet me in front of the pawn shop at midnight, and you can kiss me under the balls, mi amigo. > > > > Why did I quote this? Oh, YOU CAN EAT MY BANANA!!! ;) > > > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Meet me in front of the pawn shop at midnight, and you can kiss me > under the balls, mi amigo. Well, I can see you are a BANANA REPUBLICAN, so you may as well eat the banana the monkey offers you. > > Why did I quote this? Oh, YOU CAN EAT MY BANANA!!! ;) > > Che Guevara just contacted me. He says that you have become quite > flexible and routinely eat your own banana. Hey, Mr Chiquita Banana, just picture life under the Banana Revolution... http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRide/photos/view/387c?b=1 >> Well, it wasn't even with his own life, something which I don't care >> about when darting vehicles --Autobahn style-- pass me on the left [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >What is this bullshit, Donkey Hotay? You live in Florida, not Germany, >and you don't even own a motorcycle! Once again, I dont have a clue what you people are talking about. However, I love donkeys, so I had to read this. But I'm still in the fog !!! > Well, it wasn't even with his own life, something which I don't care > about when darting vehicles --Autobahn style-- pass me on the left [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > the big fish eats the little fish-- to understand 'why' it happens > --since it happens too often. It happens because highway safety isn't a priority. About 50,000 U.S. citizens are killed on our roads each year with far more injured. A comprehensive driver training program would greatly reduce the carnage, but protecting citizens from Iraq's fearsome stockpiles of WMDs is a much higher priority for the war treasonous criminals in DC... SignatureHere's what happens to steel framed buildings exposed to raging infernos for hours on end. http://davesweb.cnchost.com/nwsltr69c.html On 9-11-01, WTC7, a 47 story steel framed building, which had only small, random fires, dropped in perfect symmetry at near free fall speed as in a perfectly executed controlled demolition. http://911research.wtc7.net/talks/wtc/videos.html http://www.physics.byu.edu/research/energy/htm7.html http://wtc7.net/articles/FEMA/WTC_ch5.htm "You're doin' a heckuva job, Brownie!" - bu$h, a few days before his FEMA chief, Micheal Brown was forced to resign because of his gross incompetence. "The tools that enable Cuba to save lives and preserve human dignity during hurricanes are socialist values and organization." - Dr. W.T. Whitney Jr Ever wonder who benefits from the 150 MILLION U.S. taxpayer dollars spent each DAY in Iraq? http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0223-08.htm http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?list=type&type=21 "They are waging a campaign of murder and destruction. And there is no limit to the innocent lives they are willing to take... men with blind hatred and armed with lethal weapons who are capable of any atrocity... they respect no laws of warfare or morality." -bu$h describing his own illegal invasion of Iraq. http://www.robert-fisk.com/iraqwarvictims_mar2003.htm http://www.commondreams.org/ http://www.truthout.org/ > > Well, it wasn't even with his own life, something which I don't care > > about when darting vehicles --Autobahn style-- pass me on the left [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Iraq's fearsome stockpiles of WMDs is a much higher priority > for the war treasonous criminals in DC... Now you are talking business. The lions priorities are different from the rest of the animals. I wonder if they are ever the same... (Hey, call it propaganda but don't call it cheap) HOW THE LION BENEFITS FROM THE LITTLE ANIMALS' POVERTY One day all the little animals went up to the King of the Jungle and complained about their poverty, and in particular about the fact that every time, during the dry season, they had to travel long distances to drink the precious fluid, and demanded a WATER WELL be built for them... They cited how the resources that they contributed to the kingdom were wasted in WARS and EXTRAVAGANT PROJECTS to the tastes of the King... He, however, replied with all kinds of excuses: the lack of resources, that it wasn't a matter of him not wanting it, but that it was a matter of "priorities" --which was one of his favorite words... Meanwhile, an Owl --who had very good eyes-- had been observing life in the jungle, and thought this way: "Every time there's a dry season the little animals must come to the little dirty waterhole where the Lion waits for them... Had they been well fed and strong, he would have had to run after them and even risk resistance. And, more importantly, the little animals are forced to fight the Lion's wars as the quick way out of poverty..." And that's how the Owl landed an important --and well paid-- post in the brand new Astronomy Department created by the King of the Jungle --to the effect of exploring life in other planets... Moral: "It is no use fixing our minds on higher things if we ignore what is going on around us." (Moral of 'The Astronomer,' by Aesop... http://www.fairytalescollection.com/Aesop_Fables/The_Astronomer.htm) NOTE: THE LITTLE ANIMALS NEED THEIR OWN WELL (COOPERATIVES, UNIONS, CREDIT UNIONS, SELF-EMPLOYMENT), BUT NO ONE WILL BUILD IT FOR THEM, BUT THEMSELVES... > HOW THE LION BENEFITS FROM THE LITTLE ANIMALS' POVERTY > > One day all the little animals went up to the King of the Jungle and (snip a bunch of Donkey Hotay's fables) You already tried to sell that fable six months ago. Guess what? You ain't Aesop, Donkey Hotay, so STFU! > > HOW THE LION BENEFITS FROM THE LITTLE ANIMALS' POVERTY > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > You ain't Aesop, Donkey Hotay, so STFU! So you want the real thing? Well, it's still a lion, no matter who writes about it... The Lion's Share The Lion went once a-hunting along with the Fox, the Jackal, and the Wolf. They hunted and they hunted till at last they surprised a Stag, and soon took its life. Then came the question how the spoil should be divided. "Quarter me this Stag," roared the Lion; so the other animals skinned it and cut it into four parts. Then the Lion took his stand in front of the carcass and pronounced judgment: The first quarter is for me in my capacity as King of Beasts; the second is mine as arbiter; another share comes to me for my part in the chase; and as for the fourth quarter, well, as for that, I should like to see which of you will dare to lay a paw upon it." "Humph," grumbled the Fox as he walked away with his tail between his legs; but he spoke in a low growl."You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil." >NOTE: THE LITTLE ANIMALS NEED THEIR OWN WELL (COOPERATIVES, UNIONS, >CREDIT UNIONS, SELF-EMPLOYMENT), BUT NO ONE WILL BUILD IT FOR THEM, BUT >THEMSELVES... The little animals are too retarded not to be taken advantage of by the lion. As the band plays on... > >NOTE: THE LITTLE ANIMALS NEED THEIR OWN WELL (COOPERATIVES, UNIONS, > >CREDIT UNIONS, SELF-EMPLOYMENT), BUT NO ONE WILL BUILD IT FOR THEM, BUT > >THEMSELVES... > > The little animals are too retarded not to be taken advantage of by > the lion. As the band plays on... Well, they have been led to believe that their role is to vote for a king of the jungle every four years. And the lions rely on the little animals having such a short memory as to forget the broken promises. Well, something like half don't even care. >Well, they have been led to believe that their role is to vote for a >king of the jungle every four years. And the lions rely on the little >animals having such a short memory as to forget the broken promises. >Well, something like half don't even care. Then f.ck them, huh? Nobody ever said that freedom was a pretty sight. Which is why so many people like to dress the joint up with totalitarianism. LOL @ this thread.... > LOL @ this thread.... OK, I'm back...without the bike. Well, the clutch cable head broke and had to have it towed. So I won't be playing for a few days...Russian Roulette, I mean. ;) The solution, if you guys ever vote for me, is to hire a good German-English translator. Have him translate all the Autobahn codes and regulations, make a tougher driving test, bring public and bicycles back to the fore, and retire half of the people driving. Then retire the translator. > The solution, if you guys ever vote for me, is to hire a good > German-English translator. Vote for you? What, are you running for dog catcher? If you need a job, Fidel has lots of openings for happy repatriated Cuban refugees back in the Worker's Paradise. For instance, there are openings for coke stackers in the soft drink bottling factory. And there are openings for cork soakers in the winery. And there are openings for sock tuckers in the hosiery factory. If any of those opening sound like something tou might be good at, please email your resume to cigarlicker@havana.cu > > The solution, if you guys ever vote for me, is to hire a good > > German-English translator. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > If you need a job, Fidel has lots of openings for happy repatriated > Cuban refugees back in the Worker's Paradise. Not a chance. I'm fighting for a place without lions, whether that's Castro or Bush. By the way, care for some juice...? NOTE: When words are used to mislead, we need things real. And I couldn't think of anything better that our delicious national dishes. So were born the guarapo, arepa, jalapeno, banana revolutions... Anyway, what counts is not the name, but the content... *guarapo: sugar-cane juice. I'll leave it up to your imagination why it's so important... (see picture at link called "guarapo") COMING SOON: THE GUARAPO REVOLUTION (WITHOUT COCA-COLA, BUT WITH GUARAPO!) "FREEDOM MOVEMENT" The following is an interview with our legendary guerrilla leader, Liborio, published by The New York Times on September 31: Question: Mr. Liborio, what is this fuss about? Answer: Que dice el comemierda este? (What is this a.shole saying?) (AN INTERPRETER IS RUSHED IN.) Q: What is this fuss about? A: This means that the only mistake made by Communism in Cuba was not to have eliminated Coca-Cola, but also to have taken away even guarapo. EVERYTHING IS RATIONED OR SCARCE IN CUBA --if at all available. Many people, all over the world, blame the external embargo for our humiliating condition, ignoring that it was the "Cuban Revolution" itself the one which took away everything ours. Q: What solution do you offer? A: We offer the best of what we had back in 1492. Q: You wouldn't be referring to nudism and all that, do you? A: I've never thought about that. But, on second thought, it wouldn't be a bad idea that our MULATAS could show the... sh.t! you make wander from the subject! Q: How can you defend guarapo when it has so many calories? A: I repeat what my grandma used to tell me: "Son, don't be a fool, what counts is not the calories, but 'how' to burn them." Q: What can be done inside the island? A: The "Guarapo Referendum": by writing "guarapo" or "G" on every wall. Q: And what can be done outside? A: A humanitarian caravan to Cuba. We will take sugar cane, so as to break the internal blockade that the dictatorship imposes on the people. Q: And when we are free? A: A bottle of rum for every Cuban, to drown the sorrows. And then we are going to throw the big party where we are going to mix guarapo and rum... Q: Any slogan? A: Yeah, SHAKE IT BABY! (If you don't, the sugar settles at the bottom.) "The world is divided into two camps: all who abhor freedom, because they only want it for themselves, are in one; those who love freedom, and want it for all, are in another" -Jose Marti (1853-95) *** In preparation for the VICTORY PARTY, we are doing the following surveys so there's nothing missing: GUARAPO SURVEY Do you like it squeezed by hand or with the little machine? __ By hand __ With the little machine __ Other methods (Explain please) JALAPENO SURVEY Do you like the Jalapeno green and small or big and red? __ Green and small __ Big and red __ It doesn't matter so long as it is hot AREPA SURVEY Do you like the Arepa dry and cold or moist and hot? __ I like it dry and cold __ I like it moist and hot Greek Shipping Magnets, <an.a.s.is@x.x> was motivated to say this in rec.autos.driving on Fri, 06 Jan 2006 17:48:51 GMT: > The little animals are too retarded not to be taken advantage of by > the lion. As the band plays on... Don't you just *love* the way that they have dumbed down the american ed-you-ca-shun-ul sis-tum over the last 40 years or so? And the band continues to play... That was one of the dumbest posts I've seen all week. > That was one of the dumbest posts I've seen all week. You mean the original post? It seems to me the smartest I've read this week. Well, I haven't read anything this week. ;) jim rozen wrote: > In article <43BDBA39.1199ED0B@treason.gov>, Hank says... > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Sure there will be a whole bunch of early fails but after about > two years the roads will be a whole lot safer. I'd add packing a gun. People should allow to shoot at each other to vent their anger and to make it more of a level field. I'm sure SUVs will think twice before imposing the "might makes right" law. |
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