THREAD KILLER in our midst????!!!

[DigitalDave]

:p

[BillyTheMountain]

Originally posted by alexmay
I bet this thread would have gone long ago had I not had the idea of a countdown! I don't mind it so much now but what's done is done....

XI

monkeys

Originally posted by forrestunifreak
ah-HA I told you so! Look back a couple pages and I said that people will still post after the countdown was over and I was RIGHT!

If I didnt I was going to....


forrestunifreak:

How did you know? Is that you posting under different names?? Are you also BillyTheMountain, EthylTheTree and Studebaker Hoch??

forrestunifreak (Woops, I mean Billy)

[JJuggle]

Originally posted by alexmay
I bet this thread would have gone long ago had I not had the idea of a countdown! I don't mind it so much now but what's done is done....

XI

monkeys I would strongly argue that this comment (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=299792#post299792) by Harper is what doomed this thread to a long and fruitless life. I would note, not without some irony, that DigitalDave's comment earlier is what started the ball rolling.

And I will confess now to being, and simultaneously lay to rest, Elliot Neff (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=9709).

[forrestunifreak]

Originally posted by BillyTheMountain
forrestunifreak:

How did you know? Is that you posting under different names?? Are you also BillyTheMountain, EthylTheTree and Studebaker Hoch??

forrestunifreak (Woops, I mean Billy)

I guessed.

Here I am, talking to myself again.:rolleyes:

[Jeane_Dixon]

I predict that this thread will jump to the top of the page again...

As soon as I click Submit Reply.

[UniBrier]

Originally posted by Jeane_Dixon in post -1
I predict this thread won't go quietly... Originally posted by yoopers
Woe to the one who's -1 among us. woe n.
1. Deep distress or misery, as from grief; wretchedness. See Synonyms at regret.
2. Misfortune; calamity: economic and political woes.
You should have seen that one coming.

[yoopers]

Originally posted by UniBrier
You should have seen that one coming.
I had an idea that -1 would be an alias poster. And I had a pretty good gut feeling that we wouldn't end at zero.

But in the grand scheme of things, ending this thread is of little importance. Too many roses to smell in other places.

[JJuggle]

Why keep it cold, when it's so warm inside?
Come on baby, this thread is too good to hide.

Oh Yeah.

[JJuggle]

I've fallen, but I can get up. :)

[Gilby]

jjuggle, just let it die already. no need to keep this poor thread on life support and put it through a slow and painful death.

[JJuggle]

Originally posted by Gilby
jjuggle, just let it die already. no need to keep this poor thread on life support and put it through a slow and painful death. Gilby, it concerns me when an administrator on a group I've been on forever it seems uses my screen name rather than my given name, which I post freely.

Are you making a plea, a suggestion, or a threat? Personally I think this thread has a lot of life left in it and as one who firmly believes in the sanctity of life, I'm not ready to let it go. I mean, it can't be a bandwidth issue. And are you prepared to say that this thread has less of a right to exist than say, MR? Certainly there has only been minor rancor exhibited here. What's the deal?

[DigitalDave]

this thread will never die.... cuz, i lurk... in the shadows... for this thread to reach page 5 or 6...

[One on one]

What's up with this thread? It's been 4 days and the Monday factor wasn't a factor this time.

Good thing that I found the defibrillator, no need to thank me, just trying to help out a good cause.

[Gilby]

Originally posted by One on one
What's up with this thread? It's been 4 days and the Monday factor wasn't a factor this time.

Good thing that I found the defibrillator, no need to thank me, just trying to help out a good cause.

Dang... and I was checking it daily and seeing that it was sinking a page a day.

[One on one]

Originally posted by Gilby
Dang... and I was checking it daily and seeing that it was sinking a page a day.

Sorry Gilby, I thought that I was performing a community service. I will use discretion next time.

[JJuggle]

Originally posted by One on one
Sorry Gilby, I thought that I was performing a community service. I will use discretion next time. You did the right thing. Just remember, "discretion is the lesser part of pallor."

[Gilby]

Originally posted by JJuggle
You did the right thing. Just remember, "discretion is the lesser part of pallor."

jjuggle, what was your name again? ;)

This hack may be added soon: http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=83276

<evil laughter> ha ha ha </evil laughter>

[JJuggle]

Originally posted by Gilby
jjuggle, what was your name again? ;)

This hack may be added soon: http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=83276

<evil laughter> ha ha ha </evil laughter> Hey, look, this is your site. Do whatever you hafta. I assume though, that that hack works on an individual thread and not a whole forum. I'd hate to see threads that have actual content be made unresurrectible.

[Gilby]

Originally posted by JJuggle
Hey, look, this is your site. Do whatever you hafta. I assume though, that that hack works on an individual thread and not a whole forum. I'd hate to see threads that have actual content be made unresurrectible.

I think it's forum-wide...

Actually, I was thinking that really old threads should not be resurrected, as it gets confusing and people start replying to the very old questions. I was thinking a solution would be to have the reply to an old thread start a new thread but have a link to the very old thread... or maybe do something to make it clear that the posts are pretty old.

[JJuggle]

Originally posted by Gilby
I think it's forum-wide...

Actually, I was thinking that really old threads should not be resurrected, as it gets confusing and people start replying to the very old questions. I was thinking a solution would be to have the reply to an old thread start a new thread but have a link to the very old thread... or maybe do something to make it clear that the posts are pretty old. I think it's neat when an old thread gets resurrected. Particularly since my ability to remember really old threads vastly (and I mean VASTLY) exceeds my improvement as a unicyclist.

[One on one]

Originally posted by Gilby
jjuggle, what was your name again? ;)

This hack may be added soon: http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=83276

<evil laughter> ha ha ha </evil laughter>

I don't know if it's possible, but it would be terrible if someone other than Gilby could hack into this site and start adding this hack.

I can see it now, you're about to finally find the answer to that pressing question and the thread times out.

aaaaahh!!!

[One on one]

Originally posted by JJuggle
I think it's neat when an old thread gets resurrected. Particularly since my ability to remember really old threads vastly (and I mean VASTLY) exceeds my improvement as a unicyclist.

I like that too with certain threads. There have been a few resurrected threads that were confusing. Ex. "My new Coker frame" When it gets resurrected, we find out that the thread is 4 years old, the rider gave up unicycling 2 years ago, is now involved in competitive pogo sticking and his Coker frame was sold to jagur who sold it to jjuggle who sold it to.....

[forrestunifreak]

I like resurrected threads. It lets you see stuff you otherwise would have never read in the first place.

[tomblackwood]

Yes, resurrected threads can be Good. Like continuing a nice discussion after hitting the Pause button to use the restroom. And sometimes, the voices from the past have more and better to say about a given topic than the voices of the present. The new generation can certainly benefit from the voices of Rhysling and many others that have either gone inactive or just gone.

To the point that was made about confusion, I'd say learning to deal with ambiguity is an essential life skill. Might as well let folks practice it here.

[BillyTheMountain]

Originally posted by JJuggle
Personally I think this thread has a lot of life left in it and as one who firmly believes in the sanctity of life, I'm not ready to let it go. I mean, it can't be a bandwidth issue. And are you prepared to say that this thread has less of a right to exist than say, MR? Certainly there has only been minor rancor exhibited here. What's the deal?

EEG has conclusively confirmed that this thread is BRAIN DEAD, but is being kept alive by life support.

In the movie The Sea Within (Spanish with subtitles) the lead character, a paraplegic, wants to die. he says: Life is a priviledge, not an obligation. I speak for the Thread Killer thread when I quote him.

Let the thread die!!!

[GILD]

Originally posted by JJuggle
I think it's neat when an old thread gets resurrected. Particularly since my ability to remember really old threads vastly (and I mean VASTLY) exceeds my improvement as a unicyclist. Originally posted by tomblackwood
Yes, resurrected threads can be Good. Like continuing a nice discussion after hitting the Pause button to use the restroom. And sometimes, the voices from the past have more and better to say about a given topic than the voices of the present. The new generation can certainly benefit from the voices of Rhysling and many others that have either gone inactive or just gone. Originally posted by forrestunifreak
I like resurrected threads. It lets you see stuff you otherwise would have never read in the first place. a thread doesn't have to be resurrected for everybody to enjoy all these great benefits
sometime all it needs is a link (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=328268&highlight=ressurected#post328268)
sorry billy, did u say something?

[BillyTheMountain]

Originally posted by GILD
a thread doesn't have to be resurrected for everybody to enjoy all these great benefits
sometime all it needs is a link (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=328268&highlight=ressurected#post328268)
sorry billy, did u say something?

OK. Not only are people starting to sound brain dead--with all the "what's your name again?" and "Billy, Did you say something?" stuff. But in addition, no one has been talking about thread killers for about 40 pages.

You all should take your "resurrected thread" discussion elsewhere!!

Billy

[BillyTheMountain]

Originally posted by GILD
a thread doesn't have to be resurrected for everybody to enjoy all these great benefits
sometime all it needs is a link (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=328268&highlight=ressurected#post328268)
sorry billy, did u say something?

That link is like an auroboros, or like John Malkovitch entering the door that allows anyone to Be John Malkovitch, as in the movie by a similar title. Very avant garde, Dave!

Billy

[Murde Mental]

DIE!! DIE!! DIE!! STUPID THREAD DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEE!!!

How's THAT for thread killing eh?

[forrestunifreak]

I'll help....

DIE!! DIE!! DIE!! STUPID THREAD DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEE!!!

Is this really nessicary?

[GILD]

Originally posted by BillyTheMountain
Very avant garde, Dave! mmm, i thought u might like it
i also thought it might be another way to ensure that this thread never dies
it'll just keep spiralling in on inself like a perpetual Escherista

[Catboy]

Non-interesting thread killing post.

[GILD]

Originally posted by Catboy
Non-interesting thread killing post. that's just fascinating

[JJuggle]

Rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated.

[BillyTheMountain]

Can we all agree to ler this thread die?

[U-Turn]

I'm starting to think that this thread is truly alive, and that it would be immoral to kill it. A sort of meta-silicon form of life, which manifests behavior that is almost entirely self-referential, and extracts life force from its observers.

[JJuggle]

Originally posted by BillyTheMountain
Can we all agree to ler this thread die? Can you define "ler", please?

[forrestunifreak]

(Insert somthing smart and witty here cuase im too lazy to think it up)

[alexmay]

Originally posted by forrestunifreak
(Insert somthing smart and witty here cuase im too lazy to think it up)

I googled smart and witty and found an afghan proverb:
There is a path to the top of highest mountain.

and i thought, bet that's fun to muni down

[JJuggle]

Bond: Do you want me to talk?

Goldfinger: No, Mr Bond, I want you to die.

[tomblackwood]

Hanes Inspector #9: Look at this brand new white tee shirt!

Box of RIT: I want it to dye.

[maestro8]

Die, die, die my darling
Don’t utter a single word
Die, die, die my darling
Just shut your pretty mouth

I’ll be seeing you again
I’ll be seeing you in hell

[One on one]

I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake.

George Bernard Shaw

[munipsycho]

Potatoe.

Dan Quayle.

[GILD]

Dylan Thomas’ “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night”



Do not go gentle into that good night,

Old age should burn and rave at close of day;

Rage, rage against the dying of the light.



Though wise men at their end know dark is right,

Because their words had forked no lightning they

Do not go gentle into that good night.



Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright

Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,

Rage, rage against the dying of the light.



Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,

And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,

Do not go gentle into that good night.



Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight

Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,

Rage, rage against the dying of the light.



And you, my father, there on the sad height,

Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.

Do not go gentle into that good night.

Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

[One on one]

Last call for alcohol.
This post will be closing in 10 minutes.
be sure to tip your waitresses and bartenders.
Night all!

[UniBrier]

Originally posted by munipsycho
Potatoe.

Dan Quayle. Potatoe - How it was spelled on the card in the first place.

[maestro8]

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/forumfun/sucks3.jpg

[GILD]

can't see the pic

[maestro8]

Originally posted by GILD
can't see the pic
...a clever ploy to jump in the thread-killer seat!

It's a shadowy, back-lit photo of a person with a knife, blade down, held over their head as if they're about to stab you.

The caption reads "Die Thread! Die!"

...and now I'm back on top, er bottom. Of the thread. Who cares?

[BillyTheMountain]

This thread is now inspiring Dylan Thomas' poetry and other song lyrics.

But I have to wonder: What is this thread about? What do people come to this thread for?

Did this all start with the hunt to identify the Thread Killer in 0ur midst? How did we get so far afield? Maybe we should recruit JJuggle to study the sociology of this thread, and get him to stop studying farts.

Happy Independence Day!

Billy

[tomblackwood]

Originally posted by BillyTheMountain
What do people come to this thread for?
I come because the first time I came I had a revelation from the Creator telling me more revelations would be forthcoming if only I would persistently return.

So far he hasn't delivered...

[GILD]

Originally posted by BillyTheMountain
Happy Independence Day! and happy Communist Manifesto Day (http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/onthisday/0704.html)

it's purile, i know, i still think it's very funny

[U-Turn]

Originally posted by BillyTheMountain
What do people come to this thread for?They do not come, they are drawn, for the thread requires sustenance.

[Borges]

Originally posted by BillyTheMountain

But I have to wonder: What is this thread about? What do people come to this thread for?


THE THREAD has reached the stage where it is only about itself. It is a ghost-thread with no tangible substance. THE THREAD haunts the forum and there is only one way to kill it. Only when we all purge ourselves of the desire to revive THE THREAD, it will, at last, be able to rest in obscurity.

[UNIquelyCanadian]

No sign of that desire showing up in anyone yet.

[ICP8456]

Originally posted by One on one
I don't know if it's possible, but it would be terrible if someone other than Gilby could hack into this site and start adding this hack.

I can see it now, you're about to finally find the answer to that pressing question and the thread times out.

aaaaahh!!!
can gilby hack into his own site?:confused:

[BillyTheMountain]

Originally posted by tomblackwood
I come because the first time I came I had a revelation from the Creator telling me more revelations would be forthcoming if only I would persistently return.

So far he hasn't delivered...

Tom,

Yes! Like all Creators..... Yet the followers remain faithful.....

Billy

[GILD]

so i'm standing in the q to pay for a particularly unhealthy snack to enjoy with a cup of coffee (it's called red-cake and it's like a hamburger-sized lamington, only with strawberry flavoured syrup and then the coconut - it's pretty disgusting but sometimes neccesary)
the lady in front of me went for a slice of toast with jam, still in building block state, ready to be assembled once she's back in her office
she puts her purchase down on the counter and informs the cashier that she's buying 'one toast, one butter, one jam'
'hey' pipes up walters, 'that sounds like a john lee hooker song'

the blank looks i got made the planet seem so very lonely

[Denali]

*Gives GILD blank look*
Umm....sorry but what???

[Denali]

Maybe this (http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s6i7500) might cheer you up....Fast cars and a unicycle, what else do you need...

[GILD]

dan't make me feel more lonely now...
wait till tom gets here
he'll explain

[GILD]

Originally posted by Denali
Maybe this (http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s6i7500) might cheer you up....Fast cars and a unicycle, what else do you need... it did indeed

the maradonna of F1

[this end up]

I DIDN'T DO IT:( Not my fault:( help me:( :( :( :( :( :( :confused:

[U-Turn]

I caught it... a great song. ;)

[BillyTheMountain]

Originally posted by GILD
dan't make me feel more lonely now...
wait till tom gets here
he'll explain

Sorry, Dave. I sent Tom to the funeral for this thread. He thinks it's dead, and he ain't visiting you here.

Don't be lonely, though. I'm with you:

One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
by Amos Milburn
recording of 1966, Chicago
from House Of The Blues (Vogue VG 651 500115), copyright notice

One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer
One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer
Hey mister bartender come here
I want another drink and I want it now

My baby she gone, she been gone two night
I ain't seen my baby since night before last
One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer

(spoken:
And then I sit there
Gettin' high
Mellow
Knocked out
Feeling good
And by the time
I looked on the wall
At the old clock on the wall
By that time
It was ten thirty daddy
I looked down the bar
At the bartender
He said, "Now what do you want Johnny?")
One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer

Well my baby she gone, she been gone two night
I ain't seen my baby since night before last
I wanna get drunk till I'm off of my mind
One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer

(spoken:
And I sat there
Gettin' high
Stoned
Knocked out
And by the time
I looked on the wall
At the old clock again
And by that time
'T was a quarter to two
Last call
For alcohol
I said "Hey mister bartender!"
"Well what do you want?")
One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer
One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer
One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer

Many cures for loneliness....

Billy

[GILD]

Originally posted by BillyTheMountain
Many cures for loneliness.... did sombody say Tequila? (http://store.yahoo.com/randalls/elcharroanejo.html)


4...

[JJuggle]

I'm not dead yet.

And I wont be soon.

[john_childs]

Originally posted by JJuggle
I'm not dead yet.

And I wont be soon.
You're going to have to leave it be for a weekend to see if the Monday effect ever manages to bury it. Then on Tuesday or Wednesday you can bump it back up and say "Ha ha, I'm not dead yet".

p.s. Try the Click Me link in my sig.

[JJuggle]

Originally posted by john_childs
You're going to have to...Sez who?

[john_childs]

Originally posted by JJuggle
Sez who?
A student in psychology who is studying this thread and waiting for a sample point where the Monday effect gets a fair shake after a long weekend with no posting to this thread.

Hey! It's Monday! :eek:

[GILD]

Originally posted by john_childs
Hey! It's Monday! :eek: and so it is
good morning john

[U-Turn]

Originally posted by john_childs
Hey! It's Monday! :eek: Hi! (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=41626)

[UNIquelyCanadian]

So it is...

[JJuggle]

Is there a Tuesday effect?

[U-Turn]

Originally posted by JJuggle
I'm not dead yet.

And I wont be soon. Anybody have a spare shrubbery for sale?

[GILD]

Originally posted by JJuggle
Is there a Tuesday effect? yes (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=337281&highlight=tuesday+effect#post337281)

[BillyTheMountain]

Another one by auroboros Dave!!!!!

Good one.

Billy

[BillyTheMountain]

Originally posted by ITEMNO530
I want to get the most replys on this thread, like 200+ that would be cool.... spam? NAH!! chata!! Oh, cool, my PEPSI can has an "Unlimited Rides: Wednesdays & Thursdays: ONLY 6.95: After 3P.M." coupon thingermajig, AWESOME!! Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, here I come on my Uni of DEATH!!!
HAH! ANyways, reply, don't just read... read and reply... REPLY!!! MUST GET MOST OF A LOT OF MANY REPLYS!!! whatever that means :confused:

You would think that I started this thread with something like the above. Because that is what the thread has become.

What happened?

Billy

[forrestunifreak]

If you start it, they will post.

[Jethro]

Originally posted by forrestunifreak
If you start it, they will post.
Tell that to GILD (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=41830)

[sevenasterisks]

Originally posted by U-Turn
Anybody have a spare shrubbery for sale?

No, you'll find no shrubberys here.
Have you ever thought of making very strong high quality shrubbeys? I am sure making a good shrubbery is similar to wheel building, and lots of people want a good shrubbery. I know I do. :)

[DigitalDave]

I know you all think it will never die ...

But ,,, what about it's contributors ..?

:D

[tomblackwood]

Originally posted by BillyTheMountain
What happened?
We're all easily confused, that's the problem. If we weren't, we'd be able to keep track of more than one wheel at a time.

I think you need to wait until this thread drops to page 2, then invest some time in a post that explains your original intent in starting this thread, hopefully in Very Simple Language that Pooh and the rest of us can understand. That may help un-confuse us. But if not, we'll have a forum to ask you some clarifying questions, over time of course...

[alexmay]

reverse psychology?

Hey, everyone, post here as much as you like to keep this thread alive

Subliminal messages?

go away

[UNIquelyCanadian]

...BUMP

Oops, wrong thread?:D This one doesn't seem to ever need bumped; oh well.:(

[DustinMichels]

OKAY.

NEXT ONE TO POST IS A FROG.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Yeah.

[GILD]

croak (http://csmonitor.com/2005/0627/p01s03-wome.html)

[alexmay]

croak.

edit: damn, same idea!
I created an account called frog but it won't let me post with it it just keeps on posting as alexmay! arrrgggh

[DustinMichels]

Well, croak right back at you, not fair. Call me naive but I expected noone to post after my post!!! .... :(

[GILD]

NAIVE!!!

[frog]

croak

[Loosemoose]

Predictable, but amusing. How many random accounts is that now? Godby, The8Ball, LooseStool, frog...

Loose.

[UNIquelyCanadian]

Originally posted by UNIquelyCanadian
The next person who posts in this thread is admitting they are ugly, mentally deficient, unfit in every way for unicycling, and undeserving of respect.

Not only that but also you are a monstrously fiendish trollop and a maniacal, acidly acrimonious parasite on the state's recourses.

...that should kill this thread for a while!:D

DustinMichels: very naive, look what I tried a while back, if that won't stop a post, what would?

[DustinMichels]

I couldn't really be arsed to read 40 pages, but frogs you know, FROGS. I'd hate to be a frog :/ Unless people believed I was a prince....

[BillyTheMountain]

Originally posted by DustinMichels
I couldn't really be arsed to read 40 pages, but frogs you know, FROGS. I'd hate to be a frog :/ Unless people believed I was a prince....

I'm from the Frog Liberation Front, here to educate you frogophobics! Don't Hate frogs....

Billy

[DustinMichels]

You convinced me mate, I stopped hating them.... I want a frog as a pet now. To err, cuddle it and stuff, and walk it in the mornings. Can you walk frogs? Wonder who can hop higher, me or the frog O_o

[forrestunifreak]

Lovely liddle froks...I wanna frok, warts are fun.

[DustinMichels]

It's a frog, not a frok

[GILD]

i think he's going for something vaguely onomatopoeic

[yoopers]

Originally posted by DustinMichels
It's a frog, not a frok
In the U.S., we have to be more politically correct. We can't call them frogs anymore, they're amphibian americans.

[GILD]

Originally posted by yoopers
In the U.S., we have to be more politically correct. We can't call them frogs anymore, they're amphibian americans. ah, i thought they were 'freedom amphibians'

[DustinMichels]

I thought they were called frogs.

[GILD]

don't be so..., so..., so retro

[DustinMichels]

We're talking about frogs here, green creatures who make love in the bottom of a pool. What's the big deal?

[BillyTheMountain]

Originally posted by DustinMichels
We're talking about frogs here, green creatures who make love in the bottom of a pool. What's the big deal?

Excellent question, my dear Dustin. Reading the above responses carefully, you can see that although YOU are against frogs, they have many fine allies among our fellow beings. Although you devalue frogs, there are many here among us who value them.

In fact, they can be a measure of impending ecological disaster, as when there numbers drop precipitously as an indicator that plastics breaking down in our water supply contribute estrogen-like substances, which create lower fertility rates in many species, and smaller testicles. They are the earth's "canary-in-the-coalmine."

But even if they (like unicyclists :D ) had absolutely no usefulness to humanity, we should still value them, just like your mom values you. I value each of the creatures here, and I'm sure you do too.

I know that creates a problem when you wish to intimidate people not to post anymore, but let's all work together nicely to find a way to kill this thread, without scare tactics or intimidation toward our fellow unicyclists, without name-calling, or revealing our biases against one or another of the kind creatures who we share the planet with.

I need the big Tongue-In-Cheek smilie here.....

We can leave the topic and return to thread killing......

Billy

[GILD]

they were also the second of the ten plagues (http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/t/te/ten_plagues.htm) and fit into the scientific explanation rather nicely

[DustinMichels]

Ooooooooookay, how about we all decide not to post here anymore, as we can see it's rather pointless.

[GILD]

Originally posted by DustinMichels
Ooooooooookay, how about we all decide not to post here anymore, as we can see it's rather pointless. r u now suggesting that we some something sensible on this thread of pointlessness?

what's the point of that?

[BillyTheMountain]

Originally posted by GILD
r u now suggesting that we some something sensible on this thread of pointlessness?

what's the point of that?

Hi Dave,

I got a good laugh from the other thread, about London's subway being bombed. For those of you who didn't go there, the laugh was becasue the thread got very off topic.

Like this one.....

Billy

[yoopers]

Originally posted by DustinMichels
Ooooooooookay, how about we all decide not to post here anymore, as we can see it's rather pointless.
Don't want this thread to be pointless, so...

[GILD]

Originally posted by yoopers
Don't want this thread to be pointless, so... look! there's even a thumb on that pic!!


and yes billy, that other thread started going well pear-shaped
'twas fun tho
some of this stuff (http://www.livejournal.com/community/london_hurts/) was just insane

my fav is still, "Right, then. If you're all Londoners today, that's eight quid each for the congestion charge."

and this one (http://www.livejournal.com/community/london_hurts/7916.html#cutid1) isn't bad either

[Punxsutawney Phil]

Just checking in on this thread. I predicted it would not die, and--as usual--I was right.

But frankly, I could have faxed that one in... Y'all are pretty predictable.

[Punxsutawney Phil]

Originally posted by yoopers
Don't want this thread to be pointless, so...
Sadly, in a binary world, you chose to try to steer us further to the right. Wish you would have pointed the other way, and wish I could predict the pendulum would be swinging back left soon. Unfortunately, the shadows cast by O'Connor and Rehnquist say that isn't going to happen.

[yoopers]

Originally posted by Punxsutawney Phil
Sadly, in a binary world, you chose to try to steer us further to the right. Wish you would have pointed the other way
That would depend on which way the monitor faces, wouldn't it?

[DigitalDave]

Sadly, in a binary world, you chose to try to steer us further to the right. Wish you would have pointed the other way, and wish I could predict the pendulum would be swinging back left soon. Unfortunately, the shadows cast by O'Connor and Rehnquist say that isn't going to happen.



... balanced ...

[yoopers]

Originally posted by DigitalDave
... balanced ...
Oh no you don't...

[GILD]

Originally posted by DigitalDave
... balanced ... oh no

[JJuggle]

40,000 men and women every day.

[BillyTheMountain]

Originally posted by JJuggle
40,000 men and women every day.

Now that we're back to something substantial, we should let the ThreadKiller thread die and move this real thread to somewhere it can grow.

Billy

[GILD]

what are u (both of u) talking about?

[JJuggle]

Originally posted by GILD
what are u (both of u) talking about? I, trying to keep this thread themed in death, was quoting the Blue Oyster Cult song, "Don't Fear the Reaper" (which according to a quick Google search is available as a ringtone).

Billy was pretending that I was making a serious comment, perhaps about the unnecessary loss of life going on daily in our world, perhaps even specific parts of our world, and suggesting we should let this thread expire and move the discussion to a more serious thread. That is my take on Billy's comment anyway as I can't really know what his intent was.

[U-Turn]

Originally posted by JJuggle
Billy was pretending that I was making a serious comment, perhaps about the unnecessary loss of life going on daily in our world, perhaps even specific parts of our world, and suggesting we should let this thread expire and move the discussion to a more serious thread. That is my take on Billy's comment anyway as I can't really know what his intent was. *scratches head* How could there be a more serious thread? Our treatment of virtual life (and how could this thread even be considered merely virtual, it is more physical than that) is a measure of our appreciation of all life. This thread is, indeed, a test of our humanity, a child born for the sole purpose of being kept alive by its fellow creatures. Its substance distributed around the world in photons, its only contribution is to provide us with an often-denied glimpse into The Mirror.

[GILD]

Originally posted by JJuggle
I, trying to keep this thread themed in death, was quoting the Blue Oyster Cult song, "Don't Fear the Reaper" (which according to a quick Google search is available as a ringtone). thank u
Originally posted by U-Turn
Our treatment of virtual life (and how could this thread even be considered merely virtual, it is more physical than that) is a measure of our appreciation of all life. yeah, right... (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=39778&highlight=tamagochi)

[yoopers]

.

[BillyTheMountain]

Originally posted by U-Turn
*scratches head* How could there be a more serious thread? Our treatment of virtual life (and how could this thread even be considered merely virtual, it is more physical than that) is a measure of our appreciation of all life. This thread is, indeed, a test of our humanity, a child born for the sole purpose of being kept alive by its fellow creatures. Its substance distributed around the world in photons, its only contribution is to provide us with an often-denied glimpse into The Mirror.

You Go, U-Turn!! We should start a Right-to-Virtual-Life Movement, and get the court involved if anyone wants to try to kill this thread!

Dave, Thanks for turning us back to JJ's Namaguchi thread. If our Right-to-Virtual-Life Movement takes off, we'll be prosecuting all the kids who let their Namaguchi die.:D

I cannot believe ThreadKilling could have taken us HERE.:rolleyes:
Billy

[GILD]

Originally posted by yoopers
. now u've started something

[BillyTheMountain]

PS Does anyone know if The Reaper also kills threads???

[GILD]

Originally posted by BillyTheMountain
Dave, Thanks for turning us back to JJ's Namaguchi thread. If our Right-to-Virtual-Life Movement takes off, we'll be prosecuting all the kids who let their Namaguchi die.:D TAMAGOTCHI (http://www.google.co.za/search?hl=en&q=tamagotchi&spell=1), the word is TAMAGOTCHI (http://www.google.co.za/search?hl=en&q=namaguchi&btnG=Search&meta=)
if u're going to fight for their rights (or kill them and steal their land) at least call them by the right name
u new-world--barbarian u

[BillyTheMountain]

Originally posted by GILD
TAMAGOTCHI (http://www.google.co.za/search?hl=en&q=tamagotchi&spell=1), the word is TAMAGOTCHI (http://www.google.co.za/search?hl=en&q=namaguchi&btnG=Search&meta=)
if u're going to fight for their rights (or kill them and steal their land) at least call them by the right name
u new-world--barbarian u

:D :)

[JJuggle]

His dog up and died, he up and died.
After 20 years he still grieves...

[GILD]

He said "I dance now at ev'ry chance in honky tonks for drinks and tips.

[tomblackwood]

It's important to realize that Jerry Jeff wasn't there on a research project.

[GILD]

Originally posted by tomblackwood
It's important to realize that Jerry Jeff wasn't there on a research project. yeah (http://www.lyricsfreak.com/k/kris-kristofferson/80513.html)

[tomblackwood]

Originally posted by GILD
yeah (http://www.lyricsfreak.com/k/kris-kristofferson/80513.html)
And as long as we're sub-referencing great alcohol-inspired songwriting not done for the benefit of science, let's not forget this guy (http://www.townesvanzandt.com/BIOGRAPHIES.html).

[GILD]

Originally posted by tomblackwood
let's not forget this guy (http://www.townesvanzandt.com/BIOGRAPHIES.html). wow
thanx for the link

[BillyTheMountain]

Gild and Yoopers,

Thanks for the graphics!!:D

Dave, Thanks for the Townes link. He's an old fave of mine.

Billy

[sevenasterisks]

This thread is on page three! It must really be dead, so as long as no one posts for a while longer, it should actually stay dead:D

[GILD]

Originally posted by tomblackwood
And as long as we're sub-referencing great alcohol-inspired songwriting not done for the benefit of science my manners
i clean forgot to explain that the reason for the sub-ref was the fact that i first heard about jerry jeff in the spoken word intro to the song i linked to

[john_childs]

Originally posted by sevenasterisks
This thread is on page three! It must really be dead, so as long as no one posts for a while longer, it should actually stay dead:D
That's the Monday effect. The weekend posts and then the Monday avalanche of posts can bury a thread like this one.

But rest assured, this thread was not forgotten. Some of us just like to see how deeply it can get buried by the Monday effect only to be pulled up for a fresh breath of air on Tuesday. :)

[BillyTheMountain]

Originally posted by john_childs
That's the Monday effect. The weekend posts and then the Monday avalanche of posts ....

Does anyone sense the summer effect? That's when everyone is away on summer vacation, or out enjoying the sun so they don't get to the computer.

I think the number of new posts and new threads has dropped a lot lately. Do you see that too?

Billy

[JJuggle]

"No one was with her when she died."

[JJuggle]

Fever roll up to a hundred and five.
Roll on up, gonna roll back down.
One more day I find myself alive,
Tomorrow maybe go beneath the ground.

[BillyTheMountain]

Originally posted by JJuggle
Fever roll up to a hundred and five.
Roll on up, gonna roll back down.
One more day I find myself alive,
Tomorrow maybe go beneath the ground.

Black Peter
The Grateful Dead
Words by Robert Hunter

Many ways to keep it alive.....

Billy

[JJuggle]

Lord knows, I shoulda been gone.
And I wouldn't've been here, down on the killin' floor.

[U-Turn]

This poor thread, not being able to actuate electrons independently, cannot execute a DNR without help... I wonder who should be considered for a Power of Attorney?

[GILD]

Originally posted by U-Turn
who should be considered for a Power of Attorney? billy
he started this thing
he should bear some of the responsibillity

or Jagur
he hasn't called this thread 'bunk' once
he should bear some responsibillity also

[alexmay]

I'd go as a witness if that's what it takes.

[DigitalDave]

4 days .. and the Monday revival didnt happen .... ?

I think this thread is losn life

[GILD]

Originally posted by DigitalDave
I think this thread is losn life
in a
"They say that new life makes losin' life easier to understand
Words are kind, they help ease the mind "

or a
"I don't fear losin life, cause life just lost me
Shadow of death keeps followin me and I can't get him off me"

sense of the word?

[UNIquelyCanadian]

They always talk who never think. - Matthew Prior

[JJuggle]

Amid the mastadonic wassail
I caught the eye of one small fossil.
"Cheer up, sad world", he said and winked.
It's kind of fun to be extinct.

[forrestunifreak]

THREAD KILLER in our midst????!!!

Gosh, I would sure hope so....

[Gilby]

654

[BillyTheMountain]

How can we reference NAZIs without minimizing their atrocities, yet still kill this thread? [Oblique reference to John Childs recent post.....]

[Let's test the hypothesis that referencing Nazis kills threads. That way, we have some actually data to support the claim. It may be that a Nazi reference only kills threads under certain conditions.]

Billy

[Gilby]

and i was soo close.

[BillyTheMountain]

Originally posted by Gilby
and i was soo close.

You were only on page 2 or 3

[Gilby]

Originally posted by BillyTheMountain
You were only on page 2 or 3

Yeah, but we were approaching the monday effect.

[john_childs]

Originally posted by BillyTheMountain
How can we reference NAZIs without minimizing their atrocities, yet still kill this thread? [Oblique reference to John Childs recent post.....]

[Let's test the hypothesis that referencing Nazis kills threads. That way, we have some actually data to support the claim. It may be that a Nazi reference only kills threads under certain conditions.]

Billy

Quirk's exception to Godwin's law says that you will not be successful in killing the thread this way.


Quirk's exception
Intentional invocation of this so-called "Nazi Clause" is ineffectual.


The best hope for killing this thread is for the content to get so boring that we all lose interest in it.

[Unitik908]

what is this thread about again?

Chase

[Butty]

u r all a bunch of nutters

[JJuggle]

This ain’t rock’n’roll. This is genocide!

[forrestunifreak]

Originally posted by Unitik908
what is this thread about again?

Chase

This thread was about something??

[john_childs]

FBI Agents' 'Wedding' Is a Bust for Guests (http://www.southflorida.com/news/la-na-gang23aug23,0,1607115.story?coll=sfla-news-fringe)

[yoopers]

Originally posted by john_childs
FBI Agents' 'Wedding' Is a Bust for Guests (http://www.southflorida.com/news/la-na-gang23aug23,0,1607115.story?coll=sfla-news-fringe)
I heard about this. What a great story.

[UniBrier]

The real question is did they keep the wedding gifts or let them be returned? (And was the Rolex real or counterfeit?)

[arcane]

I would have kept a rolex... They're just too pretty to be returned;)

[fexnix]

egg sandwich

[Memphis Mud]

Is it dead yet?

[BillyTheMountain]

I won't be posting to this threadkiller thread anymore. It will die someday, at it's own natural rate. I hope it enjoys its longevity, for what it's worth.

But there's more to life than longevity.

If I were a thread, I'd like to feel I really said something, about more than egg salad.

I'd like to know that I brought people together, hopefully in love or in meaningfully conflict, which is just another form of intimacy.

And when I'm at my best, I help all threads feel good about themselves, by filling them with the kind of content I indicated above.

Love to all,

billy

[DigitalDave]

I want some Ho Ho's

[GILD]

Originally posted by DigitalDave
I want some Ho Ho's which is yet another form of intimacy?

[JJuggle]

Originally posted by BillyTheMountain
If I were a thread, I'd like to feel I really said something, about more than egg salad.Shepherd Wong: You want egg salad, I'll give you egg salad! Did you bring the mayonnaise?
Suki Yaki: Mayonnaise?
Shepherd Wong: I told you to take a jar!
Suki Yaki: Boy is he weird.
Shepherd Wong: Oh, nevermind. If there's none on board, forget it. We'll use Miracle Whip.Originally posted by GILD
which is yet another form of intimacy?http://carlsteadman.com/placing/h.jpeg

[GILD]

Originally posted by JJuggle http://carlsteadman.com/placing/h.jpeg
u kinky bastard

[DigitalDave]

Ba hahah

I looked for about an hour for a good pic of HoHo's.
I too, could only find the box, and gave up.

Remind me to take a pic of my HoHo's before I eat them.

[GILD]

...

[JJuggle]

Originally posted by DigitalDave
I looked for about an hour for a good pic of HoHo's.
I too, could only find the box, and gave up.Wow, you are pathetic. ;) I thought the box was good enough.

[JJuggle]

Originally posted by DigitalDave
I want some Ho Ho's By the way, Dave, have you tried the Ho-Ho's with caramel cream filling? Mighty tasty.

[UNIquelyCanadian]

JJ: what is with the double post. Isn't trying to kill it once bad enough?

[JJuggle]

Originally posted by UNIquelyCanadian
JJ: what is with the double post. Isn't trying to kill it once bad enough? What double post?

[JJuggle]

Originally posted by UNIquelyCanadian
JJ: what is with the double post. Isn't trying to kill it once bad enough? What double post?

[onetrack]

just when you thought it was dead....

[UNIquelyCanadian]

Originally posted by JJuggle
What double post?

:D

[UNIquelyCanadian]

II can't believe how someone would acually double post. :mad: It's such a waste of time.

Quite posting and go unicycling!

[JJuggle]

Well, this is where you came in, back at that pool again, the one I always wanted. It's dawn now and they must have photographed me a thousand times. Then they got a couple of pruning hooks from the garden and fished me out... ever so gently. Funny, how gentle people get with you once you're dead.

[this end up]

wow no one has killed this yet.:eek:

[fexnix]

it´s like russian roulette

[UNIquelyCanadian]

How?

The chance of it getting killed is one in six? :(

We need to stop trying to kill this thread, by stopping by and checking if it is dead yet, somehow we always have to say hello to it. Then it's alive again.

[MERCYME]

2

[UniTyler]

I've seen this thread MANY MANY MANY times coming up and I have never actually visited it until today. So my question arises...

What is this thread about?

[forrestunifreak]

this thread is about something????

[john_childs]

Best comedy festival gags (http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005400426,00.html)

I liked this one:
Cats have nine lives. Which makes them ideal for experimentation.
Jimmy Carr

[forrestunifreak]

Hmmm thats very interesting...

[UNIquelyCanadian]

Originally posted by forrestunifreak
mmm hats ver inresting...

Indeed.

[forrestunifreak]

Originally posted by UNIquelyCanadian
This thread deserves to die indeed.

Well yeah I 'spose.

[john_childs]

Aruba bridge is falling down,
falling down, falling down
Aruba bridge is falling down,
My fair lady


Hardbeatnews, ORANJESTAD, Aruba, Fri. Sept. 9, 2005: Aruba has lost one of its most photographed and cherished sights, the spectacular 100-foot long Natural Bridge.

The Bridge, called one of the island’s most treasured attractions by the Aruba Tourist Board, fell into the ocean on September 2 after centuries of pounding by the surf.

The Natural Bridge rose 25-feet above the sea and the geological wonder was one of the Caribbean’s highest and most dramatic coral structures.

The Tourist Board blamed it on the continually changing evolution of nature and said plans are underway to pay tribute to this beloved part of the island’s history. – Hardbeatnews.com

Link 1 (http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2005-09-08-aruba-bridge_x.htm)
Link 2 (http://www.hardbeatnews.com/editor/RTE/my_documents/my_files/details.asp?newsid=4760)

[UNIquelyCanadian]

Originally posted by forrestunifreak
We yea I spouse.

Someone is messing with your mind.

[JJuggle]

She breathed one final breath
Then her finger moved in the moonlight
Her musket shattered the moonlight
And it shattered her breast in the moonlight
And warned him with her death

[JJuggle]

And the women all were beautiful
And the men stood straight and strong
They offered life in sacrifice
So that others could go on.

[UNIquelyCanadian]

Originally posted by JJuggle
And the women all were beautiful
And the men stood straight and strong
They offered life in sacrifice
So that others could go on.


Double posts are a no-no.

[john_childs]

Mmmmmm, pie (http://www.microprizes.com/mp32.htm)

[JJuggle]

I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies.

[john_childs]

Bad music (http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/50_most_awesomely_bad_songs/series_countdown.jhtml) will kill a thread. It certainly kills a party.

[GILD]

Originally posted by john_childs
Mmmmmm, pie (http://www.microprizes.com/mp32.htm) i've still only managed 16
a colleague has done 15

[john_childs]

I've only managed 16 myself. But I've only tried about 4 times. Here's a picture of a 15er solution:

[GILD]

ah, so the rim must be done in 11, leaving only four bites for the center
we've been debating that

[JJuggle]

A bullet had found him,
his blood ran as he cried.
No money could save him,
so he laid down and he died.

[harper]

Tie clip

[forrestunifreak]

Originally posted by UNIquelyCanadian
ARG Sombody's messing up my mind!

This is just a wild guess....but did you forget to take any kind of medication today?

[john_childs]

Inflatable pig goodness (http://www.thewgalchannel.com/news/4991541/detail.html)
but no Pink Floyd

[tomblackwood]

Originally posted by JJuggle
A bullet had found him,
his blood ran as he cried.
No money could save him,
so he laid down and he died.
Sounds like a man whose luck had run out...or was he?

[GILD]

i shot a man in reno
just to watch him die

[GILD]

Originally posted by john_childs
Inflatable pig goodness (http://www.thewgalchannel.com/news/4991541/detail.html)
but no Pink Floyd john, please
link to the important (http://www.thewgalchannel.com/entertainment/4994432/detail.html) articles...

[john_childs]

Originally posted by GILD
john, please
link to the important (http://www.thewgalchannel.com/entertainment/4994432/detail.html) articles...
You'll get no flack from me. South African men are manly men. Look what they have to deal with:
Spider shrieks herald spring (http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1773102,00.html)
Johannesburg - It's that time of year: the gentle sounds of summer approaching; lawnmowers, crickets, birdsong, the fizz of beer cans opening - and the shrieks of suburbanites confronted by rain spiders.

"They are among the biggest non-tarantula spiders in the world," said amateur arachnologist Astri Leroy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsman_spider

[GILD]

Originally posted by john_childs
You'll get no flack from me. South African men are manly men. Look what they have to deal with: that is nothing
the Parktown Prawn (http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2003/november/monster.htm) is the true nightmare around here

the pics in this article does not even begin to do justice to the primeordially evilness that is a Parktown Prawn
they are truly hideous and i freak out completely when i find one in my house
now that i'm living on my own, i'll probably just go book into a hotel for the night

i used to have a cat who would catch and kill these dudes

aaargh

[GILD]

this article (http://www.melaniff.com/features/parktown_prawns/parktown_prawns.htm) has a better grip on the issue

[john_childs]

The big spider would freak me out more. It can bite and can kill a guinea-pig from fright.

[GILD]

fair enough
we're totally into the realm of subjective experience here
my grandfather used to get badly freaked out by seahorses
and i think he only ever got to see pictures of them

[john_childs]

My my, what a headline:
"Cyclists' penis": no cock up, but riders feel stiffed (http://www.abc.net.au/southeastsa/stories/s1464216.htm)

Let's hope that this guy doesn't decide to study unicyclists' penis. Let's also hope that I never Google for those two words together.

[BillyTheMountain]

Originally posted by GILD
fair enough
we're totally into the realm of subjective experience here
my grandfather used to get badly freaked out by seahorses
and i think he only ever got to see pictures of them

Unlike sea lions, they do seem to be something from imagination, don't they?
QUOTE]Originally posted by john_childs
My my, what a headline:
"Cyclists' penis": no cock up, but riders feel stiffed

Let's hope that this guy doesn't decide to study unicyclists' penis. Let's also hope that I never Google for those two words together.
[/QUOTE]

What's gotten into you, Man?! never Google for those two words together!!

Do we have to add that to the unicyclist oath?

Billy

PS Is the Threadkiller Thread going to Overthrow Most Replies???

[forrestunifreak]

Sounds good to me...

[harper]

Originally posted by BillyTheMountain
Is the Threadkiller Thread going to Overthrow Most Replies???


No.

[BillyTheMountain]

Originally posted by harper
No.

Cruel, Harper.....

[john_childs]

Originally posted by harper
No.
That's what this thread needs. More statements and fewer questions. Questions lead to more posts. Statements are the definitive be all and end all.

[harper]

Originally posted by john_childs
That's what this thread needs. More statements and fewer questions. Questions lead to more posts. Statements are the definitive be all and end all.


Yes.

[BillyTheMountain]

Originally posted by harper
Yes.

NO!

[forrestunifreak]

Maybe?

[JJuggle]

But Esau lay there and rattled in his throat. His clouded, questioning eyes were directed upon his master, with a look of complaining, innocence, and incomprehension - and then he stretched out his legs a little and died.

But Tobias stood there motionless, as he was. He had laid his face against Esau's body and he wept bitter tears.

[forrestunifreak]

My friend the unicycle
When you approach to this strange item, make sure that the helmet is on your head ,and the kneecaps are on the right place.
It's different to a horse, you cannot see at once where front and the rear is. But don't worry, you will find it out. The seatclamp shows in riding direction, that means the screw is in the back. Most of the time the saddle is a little bit smaller on the front side. The pedals and cranks are marked with "R" and "L" for left and right. This is very important, because if you use them in the wrong position the pedal will become loosen and you will damage the tread.

It is easy to find the right position for your saddle. When sitting on the saddle your leg should be straight when the pedal is in the lowest position. The picture shows you how to measure easy. When you are with your breast on the saddle and your fingertips can touch the axle, then you have the right size!
Easiest way to find the right seat hight
If you have a good friend ,ask him to help you for the first step. If you want to make a secret of your exercising, then you need to hold on a banister or handrail. A good idea is to do it in a door, you can hold with both hands at the doorframe. A telephone box is also a nice place for the first step.


And now: let's go. Hold with one hand at the handrail or at your friend. Try to hold the saddle between your legs and the right pedal schould be on the position 4 o`clock. When you push down the pedal, the unicycle will move automatically under your body. Now you are sitting in an upright position on the bike. ( Don't you?) Congratulations, now you are about 4-6 hours away from riding a unicycle. The next aim should be to find the right ballance on the bike. Very important is that your body is always in an upright position, never look down to the wheel.

[UNIquelyCanadian]

Originally posted by forrestunifreak
My friend the unicycle
When you approach to this strange item, make sure that the helmet is on your head ,and the kneecaps are on the right place.
It's different to a horse, you cannot see at once where front and the rear is. But don't worry, you will find it out. The seatclamp shows in riding direction, that means the screw is in the back. Most of the time the saddle is a little bit smaller on the front side. The pedals and cranks are marked with "R" and "L" for left and right. This is very important, because if you use them in the wrong position the pedal will become loosen and you will damage the tread.

It is easy to find the right position for your saddle. When sitting on the saddle your leg should be straight when the pedal is in the lowest position. The picture shows you how to measure easy. When you are with your breast on the saddle and your fingertips can touch the axle, then you have the right size!
Easiest way to find the right seat hight
If you have a good friend ,ask him to help you for the first step. If you want to make a secret of your exercising, then you need to hold on a banister or handrail. A good idea is to do it in a door, you can hold with both hands at the doorframe. A telephone box is also a nice place for the first step.


And now: let's go. Hold with one hand at the handrail or at your friend. Try to hold the saddle between your legs and the right pedal schould be on the position 4 o`clock. When you push down the pedal, the unicycle will move automatically under your body. Now you are sitting in an upright position on the bike. ( Don't you?) Congratulations, now you are about 4-6 hours away from riding a unicycle. The next aim should be to find the right ballance on the bike. Very important is that your body is always in an upright position, never look down to the wheel.


Dead for three day!

... I think I read something about that once.

Watch ... when I click submit reply this thread will spring back to life!

[JJuggle]

The killer awoke before dawn, he put his boots on
He took a face from the ancient gallery
And he walked on down the hall

[harper]

The killer awoke before dawn, he put his boots on
He took a face from the ancient gallery
And he walked on down the hall

__________________
Raphael Lasar
Matawan, NJ

I could be happy the rest of my life with a cinnamon girl. (Do-do-do-dooo)

Sing it, Neil. Ride that Crazy Horse.

[GILD]

Sing it, Neil. Ride that Crazy Horse.Shock, Shock, Horror, Horror.

Then I realised you were talking about the sigline and not the post.
Phew.
Harper reinstalled in the pantheon on unicycling gods.

[harper]

Harper reinstalled in the pantheon on unicycling gods.


How long was I missing? Who's in there with me? If I get hungry may I go get a hotdog or some BACON?

[Catboy]

Did someone say Bacon?

[X51]

mmmm Bacon

[GILD]

Did someone say Bacon?That took you 7 minutes.
You're getting old.

[JJuggle]

Paula, you have to die to collect on this policy. - Young insurance salesman emphatically explaining life insurance to my ex-girlfriend, a PhD candidate in economics.

[James_Potter]

I guess JJuggle won, he successfully killed this thread! wait....

[JJuggle]

"I'll stay with you, dear Helen, no one shall take me away. Are you warm, darling?" "Yes. Good-night, Jane." "Good-night, Helen." She kissed me, and I her, and we both soon slumbered.

[Borges]

Just remember that death is not the end
For the tree of life is growing
Where the spirit never dies
And the bright light of salvation
Up in dark and empty skies
When the cities are on fire
With the burning flesh of men
Just remember that death is not the end

[JJuggle]

It's a Sicilian message. It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.

[john_childs]

These guys can kill a thread: Implosion World where demolition comes alive (http://www.implosionworld.com/) :cool:

[UNIquelyCanadian]

Gilby is the only one who can ever kill this thread.

I can't believe it; it's been six months since this started!

Unicyclists sure are stubborn creature!

~Cameron
www.camerondonaldon.com

[Tim]

I'm one of the best thread killers. Well I shouldnt say best I'm ok at it. For a while all I did was kill threads.

[UNIquelyCanadian]

Gilby is the only one who can ever kill this thread.

I can't believe it; it's been six months since this started!

Unicyclists sure are stubborn creature!

~Cameron
www.camerondonaldon.com

Like I said.

~Cameron

[Borges]

-So, ...... what's new?

(Pause)

-Well,...... My mother-in-law just died

(Pause)

-Died, did she?

(Pause)

-Yep.....Found her at home.....Cold 'n pale....

(Pause)

-Ok then ...... Burrial or cremation?


(Pause)


-Well, I reckon cremation is best




(Pause)



-Yeah ..... better safe than sorry.

[James_Potter]

uhh....tencharacters

[tyler_cochrane]

The Hound of the Baskervilles

by A. Conan Doyle

Chapter 1
Mr. Sherlock Holmes

Mr. Sherlock Holmes, who was usually very late in the mornings,
save upon those not infrequent occasions when he was up all night,
was seated at the breakfast table. I stood upon the hearth-rug
and picked up the stick which our visitor had left behind him the
night before. It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed,
of the sort which is known as a "Penang lawyer." Just under the
head was a broad silver band nearly an inch across. "To James
Mortimer, M.R.C.S., from his friends of the C.C.H.," was engraved
upon it, with the date "1884." It was just such a stick as the
old-fashioned family practitioner used to carry--dignified, solid,
and reassuring.

"Well, Watson, what do you make of it?"

Holmes was sitting with his back to me, and I had given him no
sign of my occupation.

"How did you know what I was doing? I believe you have eyes in
the back of your head."

"I have, at least, a well-polished, silver-plated coffee-pot in
front of me," said he. "But, tell me, Watson, what do you make
of our visitor's stick? Since we have been so unfortunate as to
miss him and have no notion of his errand, this accidental souvenir
becomes of importance. Let me hear you reconstruct the man by an
examination of it."

"I think," said I, following as far as I could the methods of my
companion, "that Dr. Mortimer is a successful, elderly medical
man, well-esteemed since those who know him give him this mark
of their appreciation."

[JJuggle]

Faith has been broken, tears must be cried.
Let's do some living after we've died.