June 30, 2010: Bike Lane - Page 4

Griff · 07-09-2010, 12:53 PM

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

classicman · 07-09-2010, 01:01 PM

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.

Glinda · 07-09-2010, 01:05 PM

Well, I guess I'm a horrible human because I laughed at something I imagined.

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

classicman · 07-09-2010, 01:08 PM

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.

Griff · 07-09-2010, 01:09 PM

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.

Glinda · 07-09-2010, 04:02 PM

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?

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.

07-09-2010, 12:53 PM	#46
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	No. It is the same. Any unexpected action that makes the cyclist hit the pavement is the same. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-09-2010, 01:01 PM	#47
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	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. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt Last edited by classicman; 07-09-2010 at 01:07 PM.

07-09-2010, 01:08 PM	#49
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	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. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

07-09-2010, 01:09 PM	#50
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	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. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-09-2010, 01:05 PM	#48
Glinda Fucktard Resistance League Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 1.14 acres of heaven Posts: 1,512	Well, I guess I'm a horrible human because I laughed at something I imagined. You all can hate me if it makes you feel better. shrug

07-09-2010, 04:02 PM	#51
Glinda Fucktard Resistance League Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 1.14 acres of heaven Posts: 1,512	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? 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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