Wow, pretty strong! I know it’s just a for-fun editorial column, but it’s plain
to see that the authors have been hit on the same button that causes passersby
to tell us to “fall down”, guys in cars to rev their engines and screech their
tires, and obvious spazzes to say “I can do that”. They obviously don’t believe
they could ever ride one, and they’re lashing out. Poor souls. They could
probably grow up to be successful movie critics.
I don’t know what to tell you about the Wisconsin look, though. I think you
might be stuck with that.
> I haven’t had the chance to write in yet and tell them what I think, but I > will when I find the time. Any suggestions as to what I should write? > –
This is what I wrote to Stuff Mag about the stupid blurb they have on MUni. If
you haven’t seen it, it starts, “Unicycles used to be just for clowns, but now
they’re for tattoed, tongue-pierced ragers named Diesel”:
Dear Stuff,
Re The Games Insane People Play (Downhill Unicycling) in the April/May issue:
OK, maybe “tattooed, tongue-pierced rager named Diesel” is some sort of warped
compliment from you guys, who most likely experience your biggest athletic risk
by ordering pizza with the anchovies. However, my name is Kris, not Diesel,
and although unicycling above huge cliffs and along slippery, narrow logs can be
fucking hardcore (and I love it!!), I don’t have tattoos, nor a pierced tongue,
and would rather play my violin than rage.
Kris Holm (the guy in the picture) U.S. National Mountain Unicycling Champion
Vancouver, BC, Canada
> I don’t know, John. I think a straight response like that would give even more > excuse for them to mock him further. I think something that shows he has a > good sense of humor about it would probably be more effective.
You’re right. After reading more of it, it was obvious he will rip on anything
anyone says. But it also made more of a pattern; universal ripping, that
suggests the best response is to not reply. He is just having fun and trying to
entertain in an annoying way. To respond means you read his stuff…
“Oh dear! I think I broke something.” - Kris Holm, talking not about his body
parts, but about the edge of a bar-b-que grill he had just been riding on
To me it seems that where once the writer of this esteemed column was attempting
humour and witty sarcasm, he has now fallen into the trap of trying to defend
his pitiful position by escalatingly offensive and banal tripe. (and I don’t
have anything against intestines). The excellent thing about most people
displaying such traits is that they are like zits. Ignore them and they go away.
cya nic
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From: Kevin Gilbertson <mail@gilby.com> Sent: Friday, 24 March 2000 7:11 To:
Unicycling Mailing List <unicycling@winternet.com> Subject: Re: Article in
Minnesota Daily
<<File: Mime.822>> Kevin Gilbertson wrote:
Kevin Gilbertson wrote: > > There’s a little part in my school’s newspaper mentioning me riding my > unicycle on campus. Look under the heading ONE-TRACK MIND at this URL: > http://www.mndaily.com/daily/2000/03/21/backtalk/network/ ;-|
Well I think that anything negetive, or for that matter anything at all, will
probably irritate them more than anything. They want the freedom to ridlle
rubish behind other peoples backs without haviong to face up to the cool reality
that unicycling is the way to go. “Kris Holm” <danger_uni@yahoo.com> wrote in
message news:20000322222920.26601.qmail@web901.mail.yahoo.com… > > I haven’t had the chance to write in yet and tell them what I think, but I > > will when I find the time. Any suggestions as to what I should write? > > – > This is what I wrote to Stuff Mag about the stupid blurb they have on MUni. If > you haven’t seen it, it starts, "Unicycles used to be just for clowns, but now > they’re for tattoed, tongue-pierced ragers named Diesel": > > Dear Stuff, > > Re The Games Insane People Play (Downhill Unicycling) in the April/May issue: > > OK, maybe “tattooed, tongue-pierced rager named Diesel” is some sort of warped > compliment from you guys, who most likely experience your biggest athletic > risk by ordering pizza with the anchovies. However, my name is Kris, not > Diesel, and although unicycling above huge cliffs and along slippery, narrow > logs can be fucking hardcore (and I love it!!), I don’t have tattoos, nor a > pierced tongue, and would rather play my violin than rage. > > Kris Holm (the guy in the picture) U.S. National Mountain Unicycling Champion > Vancouver, BC, Canada > > > > > > ___________ > > =================================================== > > ___ /_/ / / / / Kevin Gilbertson - mail@gilby.comhttp://gilby.com / _ '/ > > / / '_ / IT-Labs: gilb0179@itlabs.umn.edu _ ///,__/ / Free > > Unicyclist.com e-Mail at http://unicyclist.com // /__________/ World > > UNICON X: http://www.unicycling.org/iuf/unicon10 __/ > > > ======================================================== > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com
On Wed, 22 Mar 2000, John Foss wrote: >> I haven’t had the chance to write in yet and tell them what I think, but I >> will when I find the time. Any suggestions as to what I should write? > >If you do write anything, it should be positive. You might explain a little >about the sport of unicycling, why a unicycle is convenient to use for getting >to class, and that anyone who isn’t obviously convinced that they can’t do it >(that’s the dig) can learn to ride and here are some resources to help, etc.
I don’t know, John. I think a straight response like that would give even more
excuse for them to mock him further. I think something that shows he has a good
sense of humor about it would probably be more effective.
But, Kevin, man…those guys are pretty cold. What’s up with that one “letter”?
Did you did a few too many hops on that dude’s head or what?
If not…hmm…maybe… well, I guess that wouldn’t be right… <grin>
