No. It is the same. Any unexpected action that makes the cyclist hit the pavement is the same.

And the long-term life altering damage it can cause to not only the bicyclist who has fallen, but also his/her caregivers bring no such smirk to my face. :headshake

Well, I guess I'm a horrible human because I laughed at something I imagined. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/s...olleyes007.gif

You all can hate me if it makes you feel better. *shrug*

nope - you aren't horrible. Other people laugh at drive by shootings with paintball guns too. I don't see the humor in that either.


Of course, I'm an opinionated asshole - so take it for what its worth.

I don't hate you Glinda, you're obviously a nice person, that is why your take on this shocked me. I guess people don't know the seriousness of what they're doing when they surprise cyclists.

Well, as I said, I don't condone it and would never do it. I just imagined the picture in my head and got the giggles.

Don't you ever laugh at Funniest Home Videos when someone does something risky (or even not particularly risky) and ends up getting hurt in a spectacular way? I think you're lying if you say you don't, and laughing does not mean you wanted the guy to hurt himself, nor that you're happy he did. It's the image that makes us laugh, not the reality of the outcome.

Is this image funny?

http://www.commentbuddy.com/comments/Owned/soccer.jpg

Yes. But my crotch also cringes in sympathy. I bet it's the same for most people.

Same guy told me another story about his brother. One night, while the brother was fast asleep with one hand hanging off the side of the bed, he crawled beneath the bed and yanked his brother's hand as if he were the monster from every kid's nightmares. Brother has slept firmly wrapped in the bedding ever since.

I laughed like hell at the story, yet again. I also told him he was a son of a bitch for doing this to his brother, and sympathized with the brother for what was done to him, but I still laughed at the image it put in my head.

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