Inept abuse...

[DiddlyDodds]

I was called Chris Hoy a few weeks ago. I'd have been more impressed if they'd called me Mark Cavendish as I was in my HTC Highroad jersey.

I wore a HTC shirt earlier in the year and heard the comment "God look how fat Cav is now" so never wore it again

 

[2wd]

Out cycling in the rain the other week when three youths who were stood at the side at the road shouted at me

"Hey mate,your getting pi***d wet through"

I just nodded at the sight of them dripping with the very same rain

 

[yello]

On the rare occasions I actually see someone whilst out on my rides, they only ever say polite or positive things; allez, chapeau, bon courage - stuff like that. Though, truth told, if it was rude I probably wouldn't understand!

Brokenflipflop, have you conducted that experiment yet? Because it mirrors my experience too. I think flies prefer shoot.

 

[madpensioner]

After a long ride one weekend i called into a pub before cycling the last few miles home - a few people new me from visits on cycle rides - after receiving my first pint a drunk half my age ( 35 ) staggered over in what i considered to be abusive and shouted - dont ya think all this cyclin is damigin yur elth - one of his mates came over and grabbed him before he fell over - i just said - i rest my case

 

[Matthew_T]

I am normally the one to give people abuse on the roads anyway.

 

[Mozzy]

On Friday I recall doing my best to get up a hoofing great hill whilst a souped up car driven by a 4' tall chap with baseball hat on slowed down and his 'pals' said …"ere gramps wann fuc**in tow then? You'll ave an art attack in a minite?

I smiled and thanked them for their kindness and carried on. sighhhhhhhhhhhh.

Whatever happened to good clean fun with these peoples? I knew if I said anything wrong it would be a case of stop the car and bash me up; or worse still stick something in me.

Oh, a couple of weeks back I was wearing my bright yellow £100 Nikes (had for £9 in a retail outlet) and that did get some serious verbal abuse from passing cars. Can't understand why for one minute

Mozzy

 

[brokenflipflop]

On Friday I recall doing my best to get up a hoofing great hill whilst a souped up car driven by a 4' tall chap with baseball hat on slowed down and his 'pals' said …"ere gramps wann fuc**in tow then? You'll ave an art attack in a minite?

I smiled and thanked them for their kindness and carried on. sighhhhhhhhhhhh.

Whatever happened to good clean fun with these peoples? I knew if I said anything wrong it would be a case of stop the car and bash me up; or worse still stick something in me.

Oh, a couple of weeks back I was wearing my bright yellow £100 Nikes (had for £9 in a retail outlet) and that did get some serious verbal abuse from passing cars. Can't understand why for one minute

Mozzy

I've thought about this and my conclusion is that especially in youngsters to be polite or nice or show consideration for others is perceived by themselves as a sign of weakness.

Around here you don't often get a "thankyou" the best you'll get is "nice one". If you give way you don't get a wave you get a thumbs up, you don't get a "yes please" you get a "yeah man".

If you smile at a pretty girl you get a "what the f**k are you lookin' at paedo"

How can I be a paedo anyway - I don't have a beard and I don't wear glasses

Just occasionally I find the odd youngster with manners and a cheery disposition and it really is heart-warming.

Innit !

 

[Mozzy]

Just occasionally I find the odd youngster with manners and a cheery disposition and it really is heart-warming.

Innit !

Not arf it is .... not arf

 

[Fnaar]

With "the young", I find it helps to say old fashioned things they won't understand, like "by Jove", "I should cocoa" or "well, I'll go to the foot of our stairs".

 

[madpensioner]

I am normally the one to give people abuse on the roads anyway.

WHY ????

 

[Mozzy]

Just twenty minutes ago. :C'mon you ol git, out of the way …comin through! A ding of the bell would have been sufficient I would have thought. Sighhhhhhh.

Mozzy

 

[apollo179]

Kindof on the other end of the spectrum i was cycling with a mate on wensday to asda and we went past a house lit up like a christmas tree. My mate called out happy christmas and waved remarking jeez bit early for christmas. I initially agreed thinking it was a bit early for christmas. It was only when i saw the indian woman waving back that i twigged it was for divali and remarked to my mate "its for divali you div".

 

[VamP]

I'm sure you all know, but Louis Armstrong, Buzz Lightyear and Phil Collins went to the moon in July 1969

This is totally OT, but your comment reminded me of this delightful Apollo 11 story:


On July 20, 1969, commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon. His first words after stepping on the moon, "That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind", were televised to Earth and heard by millions. But just before he re-entered the lander, he made the enigmatic remark:

"Good luck, Mr. Gorsky." Many people at NASA thought it was a casual remark concerning some rival Soviet Cosmonaut. However, upon checking, there was no Gorsky in either the Russian or American space programs. Over the years many people questioned Armstrong as to what the "Good luck Mr. Gorsky" statement meant, but Armstrong always just smiled. On July 5, 1995, in Tampa Bay, Florida, while answering questions following a speech, a reporter brought up the 26 year old question to Armstrong. This time he finally responded. Mr. Gorsky had died and so Neil Armstrong felt he could answer the question.

In 1938 when he was a kid in a small Midwest town, he was playing baseball with a friend in the backyard. His friend hit a fly ball, which landed in his neighbor’s yard by the bedroom windows. His neighbors were Mr. and Mrs. Gorsky.

As he leaned down to pick up the ball, young Armstrong heard Mrs. Gorsky shouting at Mr. Gorsky. "Sex! You want sex?! You’ll get sex when the kid next door walks on the moon!"

 

[MissTillyFlop]

Never really had insults, I did have a kid walking along the side of the road say, "I will give you a bag of sweets, five pounds and ALL my marbles for your bike".

I considered it and then said he should probably wait for someone on a man's bike to come past, as I wouldn't want him getting picked on for having a girls bike.

He nodded and said "yeah, didn't think of that"

 

[Gixxerman]

This is totally OT, but your comment reminded me of this delightful Apollo 11 story:


On July 20, 1969, commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon. His first words after stepping on the moon, "That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind", were televised to Earth and heard by millions. But just before he re-entered the lander, he made the enigmatic remark:

"Good luck, Mr. Gorsky." Many people at NASA thought it was a casual remark concerning some rival Soviet Cosmonaut. However, upon checking, there was no Gorsky in either the Russian or American space programs. Over the years many people questioned Armstrong as to what the "Good luck Mr. Gorsky" statement meant, but Armstrong always just smiled. On July 5, 1995, in Tampa Bay, Florida, while answering questions following a speech, a reporter brought up the 26 year old question to Armstrong. This time he finally responded. Mr. Gorsky had died and so Neil Armstrong felt he could answer the question.

In 1938 when he was a kid in a small Midwest town, he was playing baseball with a friend in the backyard. His friend hit a fly ball, which landed in his neighbor’s yard by the bedroom windows. His neighbors were Mr. and Mrs. Gorsky.

As he leaned down to pick up the ball, young Armstrong heard Mrs. Gorsky shouting at Mr. Gorsky. "Sex! You want sex?! You’ll get sex when the kid next door walks on the moon!"

OT to your OT. Funny though it is, alas, the story is made up.
Mr Gorsky