Reply from Matthew Parris's boss

[Cathryn]

yadda yadda yadda...


well he isn't, is he. He'll have gone to Max Clifford or the equivalent, who'll have told him that the best thing to write in reply to the thousands of cyclists would be that he's a cyclist himself - in order to make a few of them think that their letters have been read past the name, address and first few identifying words, and thus be more likely to buy the paper again - thus maximising his profits.

Yeah, I know that now. Just too gullible, me!!!

 

[bof]

NB please correct the typo - "s" on motorcyclist - too late for me as mine's gone but before he get 4000 of them! I'll edit the original post.

 

[Twenty Inch]

I haven't had mine yet.

 

[Pete]

See also the thread in Campaign. I've already had my (stock) reply.

 

[Cycling Naturalist]

I had a decorator's van block the doors on some of the bike lockers at my last place of work. He came out with the same "I ride a bike" comment.

Why does this remind me of, "Some of my best friends are..............?"

 

[yorkshiregoth]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/7168530.stm