I received the following P.M. from a fellow user here in the forums.
Whats up dude? I’m just a poor kid who loves to unicyle. But my old crappy torker is broken. If you could just send me a new onza trials uni, I would be the happiest kid ever.
First of all, I’m not a ‘dude’. I’m 44 years old, an professional in the workplace, married 22 years and a father of teenagers. Why would you send me something like this? I hope you were at least mostly kidding around. But I don’t know that you and I have personally interacted to date so I don’t think I can read into your P.M. appropriately. If you were at all serious, requests like this reflect immaturity. Then please don’t send me stuff like this.
I hesitated to make a deal of this so I sought the advice of a good friend. I was concerned about breaking confidence. His advice was sound.
“It must be kept in mind that one cannot simply go through this world ‘inflicting’ confidences on people. My understanding of a confidence is of something that exists between two ‘consenting’ parties.”
If you were to P.M. me and explain that you were just joking around, I love jokes and would immediately retract this public rant. Until then, I won’t understand why you sent the request to me.
I would reply to the PM with “get a job. You’ll appreciate the unicycle infinitely more that way.”
I got my first unicycle when I was 17. I spent my own money. The same for the ones that followed. All kids are poor. You’re supposed to be poor when you’re a kid. So what? Become un-poor, it’s the American way.
I have received a few unicycles as gifts over the years. Al Hemminger gave me a first-model-year Semcycle for Christmas in 1985. I still have it though I scavenged those great Freestyle pedals long ago. Others have given me cheapies they picked up at garage sales. I smile and say thank you. Maybe your PM mystery-kid would like one of those?
I also just got a plead for a free bag of money. This fella specified a 55 gal. Hefty bag but alas, my Hefty bag box is empty so I’ll have to resort to alternative shipping containers. Anyone know what it would cost to send a 55 gal. drum full of money to So-Lame, Oregon?
I have never been “Poor” been broke many times, but never poor. Poor is a state of mind that keeps you from having the better things life has to offer. Poverty is more than just finances, it’s a state of mind.
Not sure the exact cost, but it would be a better value if you sent $100 bills, rather than pennies. And make sure you stuff it in tight, that way you won’t need any packing material. Oh yea, when you get that ready to go, I’ll give you my shipper number, and you can send it via my store. That way you won’t waste money on shipping.
lol my unicycle is a no-name. the wheel is almost bent in half. still good enough to ride. but how can someone be so rude to ask someone for a free unicycle. if they we cheap i would already have a new unicycle
~RIley~
I should ask Bruce to give me some of the skills that Ben has. I could use some of that. It’s tough for us old guys to learn new tricks. I need some of them youthful skills and Ben seems to have some to spare. So how’s about it Bruce?
Yoopdude I need your van please so I can go on road trips with all my unis. When I put the coker in the back seet of my car it leaves no room for the cooler.
who was it? 
