Add this to the list of things people say: My neice and I were unicycling a park
path last weekend when a man we passed asked if the elephants were far behind. I
hadn’t read that one on any of the lists.
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At 04:05 PM 1/14/00 GMT, hartmame wrote:
>Add this to the list of things people say: My neice and I were unicycling a
>park path last weekend when a man we passed asked if the elephants were far
>behind. I hadn’t read that one on any of the lists.
Here’s a reverse take on that one. My daughter Leslie and I were out riding on
a paved trail that winds through the woods in a local park. We passed an slow
moving and somewhat overweight elderly couple that were out walking their dog.
The gentleman said, “Hey! Are you with the circus?” and I said “Yeah! The
elephants will be along any second!”. The woman replied jokingly “Oh no, I
think they are already here!” (refering to her husband and herself). We all
laughed at that.
-Rick
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I’ve had my Uni since Christmas and have so far managed the staggering
achievement of being able to travel about six feet, with the aid of a step
ladder to launch from, lots of arm waving and my tongue sticking out in
concentration.
Anyway I thought it a good idea whilst taking the dogs for a walk in the local
park to bring the Uni along for a spot of practice.
The park has a nice wide flat path along its length, but has no railings to hold
onto, just a series signposts about twenty yards apart. Consequently my practice
consisted of a few attempts at each post, followed by wheeling the Uni to the
next post, in order to keep up with the dogs.
Two elderly women coming the other way obviously spotted my efforts and the
first quipped ‘You’re supposed to ride it not push it!’.
The second to add insult to injury said ‘Oh - I thought it was one of those
wheels they use to measure the length of the road’.
I don’t mind the insults, but to mistake my beloved DM for a piece of building
equipment that really hurts.
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I had a new one today, riding past a pair who were somewhat the worse for drink.
" Waht you got there darhling, a ****** penny farthing"
Which given I was on a 20 inch pushing a 36 inch was not too bad from a brain on
the other side of soberity.
sarah
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“How do you ride that???”
“well”
Or even worse " Can you ride that?" I pedal by and say " Only when I feel good
about myself" or just “no”