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Title: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Miss Demeanour on June 15, 2009, 11:28:02 AM

Around 700 cyclists in various stages of undress took part in the Naked Bike Ride .Organiser Nick Sayers, 36, said: "It was great to see people smiling and having fun for a really positive protest, which was about promoting cycling and environmentalism. People of both sexes, all ages and every conceivable shape and size decided to fully disrobe to promote road safety and cycling as an environmentally-friendly form of transport


Of course of course.....If I had seen this lot cycling down the road I would have thought how wonderful that they weren't in cars  doh:


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Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Nick on June 15, 2009, 11:29:32 AM
http://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/index.php?topic=6296.0 (http://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/index.php?topic=6296.0)  whistle:
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Miss Demeanour on June 15, 2009, 11:30:41 AM
That was Southampton - this was London we need one of our own  whistle:

 redface: redface: redface:

Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Nick on June 15, 2009, 11:31:18 AM
Why are some of them dressed?  rubschin:
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Miss Demeanour on June 15, 2009, 11:34:15 AM
Feelings of inadequacy ?

Maintain anonymity ?

Alzheimers ?
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Nick on June 15, 2009, 11:35:54 AM
It's like BM's fancy dress thing.

'Ooh a cowboy party. I shall make an robot costume.' I wrote cowbot by mistake. That may explain a lot

'Ooh a naked bike ride. What shall I wear?'
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Darwins Selection on June 15, 2009, 11:51:37 AM
Why are some of them dressed?  rubschin:

Those are Pleecemen  ::)

Where is Snoopy to tell us he couldn't take part because his todger would get caught in the chain?
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Miss Demeanour on June 15, 2009, 12:04:10 PM
 lol: lol: lol:

and the female riders have natural saddlebags  whistle:
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Nick on June 15, 2009, 12:04:35 PM
 eeek:
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons) on June 15, 2009, 12:05:23 PM
Why are some of them dressed?  rubschin:

Those are Pleecemen  ::)

Where is Snoopy to tell us he couldn't take part because his todger would get caught in the chain?

Still untangling his todger from a bike chain, or so I've heard. eeek:
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Nick on June 15, 2009, 12:06:23 PM
He has gone off on an expedishun
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Miss Demeanour on June 15, 2009, 12:06:41 PM
Oh another note ...why, when ramblers walk naked through the countryside to bring attention to their cause , do they get arrested - but if you are on a bike you have a police escort  rubschin:
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Nick on June 15, 2009, 12:07:34 PM
I was wondering that. Perhaps it's a special division the police force or summat
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons) on June 15, 2009, 12:26:43 PM
He has gone off on an expedishun


Without us? eeek:


Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Darwins Selection on June 15, 2009, 12:35:29 PM
I was wondering that. Perhaps it's a special division the police force or summat

"The flashing squad"?

More likely

"The Serious Friction Office"  eeek:
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Nick on June 15, 2009, 12:36:27 PM
We are staying with a former member of the Vice Squad in a few weeks. He has some stories to tell that would make your hair curl!  eeek:
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Miss Demeanour on June 15, 2009, 12:38:08 PM
Sorry - but it's gotta be done ......

 Popcorn:
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Darwins Selection on June 15, 2009, 12:38:35 PM
We are staying with a former member of the Vice Squad in a few weeks. He has some stories to tell that would make your hair curl!  eeek:
Hairdresser as well is he?
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Nick on June 15, 2009, 12:38:50 PM
You will have to wait until July 20th
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Nick on June 15, 2009, 12:39:05 PM
We are staying with a former member of the Vice Squad in a few weeks. He has some stories to tell that would make your hair curl!  eeek:
Hairdresser as well is he?
::)
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Miss Demeanour on June 15, 2009, 12:39:09 PM
We are staying with a former member of the Vice Squad in a few weeks. He has some stories to tell that would make your hair curl!  eeek:

Presumably that is for hair that is not already curly - or the naturally curly stuff  whistle:
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Miss Demeanour on June 15, 2009, 12:39:44 PM
You will have to wait until July 20th

I will be on holiday - can I have a preview  cry:
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Nick on June 15, 2009, 12:40:16 PM
No  angel1
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Miss Demeanour on June 15, 2009, 12:59:03 PM
 sad24: sad24: sad24:
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons) on June 15, 2009, 01:21:11 PM
I was wondering that. Perhaps it's a special division the police force or summat

"The flashing squad"?

More likely

"The Serious Friction Office Orifice"  eeek:


There all nicely corrected for you DS.
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Darwins Selection on June 15, 2009, 04:36:48 PM
I was wondering that. Perhaps it's a special division the police force or summat

"The flashing squad"?

More likely

"The Serious Friction Office Orifice"  eeek:


There all nicely corrected for you DS.

Thank you my dear. I knew I could rely on you to correct my passage.
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Snoopy on June 15, 2009, 05:22:30 PM
I have indeed been on an expedishun.
Took The THW to her interview at College of Further Ed in Wrexham. She has a "Conditional Offer" to study Geology, Philosophy and two other subjects. One she wants to do is Photography which involves a further interview and submission of a project to be completed by next week. Apparently there are only 6 places and 50+ applicants so they are looking for a small portfolio along prescribed lines to see who has "the eye" and who does not. Other subjects will depend on GCSE results. I have recommended English and Maths as being sensible things to at least get an A level in but apparently I know nothing!
However the expedishun used up most of my day.

She has yet to say thank-you but Hey!  shrugs:  That's par for the course.


I have not had my todger caught in my chain, or anyone else's chain for that matter, in some considerable time.
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Nick on June 15, 2009, 06:03:01 PM
THW is right for once. If she has GCSE English and Maffs at A*-C that will suffice. The A level is not necessary
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Snoopy on June 15, 2009, 06:24:38 PM
The first camera she has ever handled she has had since we gave her a Canon Digital for her birthday on 1st June (two weeks ago)

They have asked for a portfolio containing 6 7x5s and a contact sheet of 36 exposures.

She doesn't know what a contact sheet is  Banghead But will she take advice?

We have a complete darkroom kit including an enlarger in the garage (her mother used to be heavy into photography in a previous life) + more fecking 35mm cameras that you can shake a stick at, various lenses (zoom, fisheye, micro, wide angle etc) as well as £500 of Minolta digital that I use for the magazine and one of those Roliflex jobs that takes black and white pictures in a square format.

The portfolio (remember she is in competition for one of only six places and they have 50+ applicants) has to be themed on a person or people "at work or play". She plans to take "some snaps of XXXXXX (her boyfriend) working on his computer" and submit them.

She hasn't a snowball's chance but wants to do it "on a whim" ~ until last week she wanted to do History and Archeology but she has fallen out of love with the teacher she had leading up to the GCSEs and has "spoiled her paper" in protest!
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Nick on June 15, 2009, 06:25:28 PM
Oh dear, the futile teenage protest  noooo:
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Miss Demeanour on June 15, 2009, 06:28:21 PM
There is not much more you can do Snoops - whatever you do is wrong and you know nothing - as a parent you are just here to ruin her life  noooo:
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Snoopy on June 15, 2009, 06:28:46 PM
There is not much more you can do Snoops - whatever you do is wrong and you know nothing - as a parent you are just here to ruin her life  noooo:

Exactly  eveilgrin:
Title: Re: Naked bike rides - to save the planet
Post by: Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons) on June 15, 2009, 06:38:19 PM
There is not much more you can do Snoops - whatever you do is wrong and you know nothing - as a parent you are just here to ruin her life  noooo:

You are quite right Miss D...

I have seriously ruined the loves of all four of mine, and enjoyed a great deal of it. eveilgrin: