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by Chris Fontecchio on Oct 2, 2008 9:59 AM EDT
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Let's bury this one here
Ricco got a two year ban. CONI thought that he ought to miss a second Giro and Tour and banned him until the end of July 2010. Meaning that leniency was shown for that oh so important August to January period. I reckon they should have knocked a couple of extra months off, say until 31st May, just so that we could see which way the Tour authorities would go when the crunch came. But mostly I don’t care anymore. I’m still getting over the shock of seeing Gerard Holtz getting it down in fluorescent pink shorts.
Vi ses snart
= “see you soon” in Swedish. WTF
Bork, bork, bork!
by TheFigurehead on Oct 2, 2008 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
I always wear my Clydesdale-clogs when I visit the US
Carlos Sastre - Tour de France winner - Born From Jets
It really hurts to try to wrap your brain around it doesn't it...
I bet the Majestic Centurion Justice Alliance has pretty wild parties back at the stables though.
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Sure, but the clean up is awful.
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."
That's it, you're cut off.
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."
If it's any consolation...
… I regretted it as soon as I typed it. But it still makes me smile.
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yeah it's fascinating
do you just wake one morning and decide to be a centaur? maybe it’s linked to wrestless leg syndrome
Wait , I think I know the answer to this one
It was on an episode of Xena…………..
Carlos Sastre - Tour de France winner - Born From Jets
They have them in Texas too
http://www.chadsexton.com/images/midian_and_centaur.jpeg.jpg
A whole other world……
lol, totally
i’ll take just about anything over another armstrong story. or more dopage specualations.
How did you find that?
Actually… how the hell did Albertina find the original picture up there?
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She came up with it awwwwfully fast...
… almost as though she had it waiting on her hard drive already…
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Second best scene in "Return of the King" right there...
the BEST scene was the one they cut with “The mouth of Sauron”. The rest of it they could have left on the cutting room floor and I would not have minded.
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Try paying attention to Viggo's fingernails...
… throughout the movies. That’s a little too “Method” for my tastes.
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I'm not getting the whole theme there...
It’s like a Medieval Boba Fett Transformer mixed with some of the cool spring loaded dart guns from the Shogun Warriors I had as a kid.
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the guy who actually made them
HE’S not getting it
nor is he getting any I suspect.
by Christopher See on Oct 2, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Well... I don't like to brag...
… but I do look good in those boots don’t I…
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Truly this thread has passed into
the subgenius at this point. I don’t delve into the bag of Gavia-Grammar too terribly often but I do heart you guys.
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When they released the HD Digital Projection of that earlier this year...
… I went and saw it five days in a row. I’d have seen it six but the last time I tried, I spent too much time drinking beer in the bar at the theater and they wouldn’t let me in since the trailers had started.
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Yes...
long time ago though. The movie is classic example of “based on a work by” rather than being a direct interpretation.
I liked Deckard’s gun in the book way better…
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oh yeah
Phillip Dick was great for the “based on” movie
Total Recall was based on a 5 page short story called “We can Remember That For You Wholesale”
My favorite Phillip K. Dick short story...
… was of a old woman in some post apocalyptic age that was the only one that could buy groceries and she gouged everyone in the village she lived in for the cost of it. She had a pickup truck that was able to drive into the past to get the groceries and as I recall, one of the townsfolk snuck a ride in the pickup at one point. The obvious Phillip K. Dick sardonic/twisted mindfuck ensued.
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I’ll go for Valis. esp the opera version of it.
pounding along in three ratios like a sonata
like a Ritter with pommelled scrotum atra cura on the step
Botticelli from the fork down pestling the transmission
tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway
by fmk on Oct 2, 2008 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Horselover Fat
I like Ubik too.
So try Ubik, and be loved. Warning: use only as directed. And with caution.
Having seen Veloki's website...
… I’m surprised nothing of her’s shows up on this google search…
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Well I am a 'Professional Searcher' according to my place of employment ;-)
But no database needed here; I just Googled “centaur”!
Oh gosh that comment was meant to appear MILES above here.
I was replying to Crashdan who seemed perplexed as to how I found the lovely photo ;-)
We know how you found the photo Albertina. You were there. Now fess up and tell us all about it How do centaurs rate on hotitude for you? :)
pounding along in three ratios like a sonata
like a Ritter with pommelled scrotum atra cura on the step
Botticelli from the fork down pestling the transmission
tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway
by fmk on Oct 2, 2008 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice pecs. Needs to do something with that tail though.
pounding along in three ratios like a sonata
like a Ritter with pommelled scrotum atra cura on the step
Botticelli from the fork down pestling the transmission
tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway
by fmk on Oct 2, 2008 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
brain bleach
for a cleaner, brighter, outlook on life…
It’s also what we here in the mountain states used to refer to .. er uh well uhm phsychoreactive substances…
Ah hell just say it hallucinogens.
by Christopher See on Oct 2, 2008 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
That's the photo on the flyer
Thanks.
Really, I mean it.
No, I’m not being sarcastic.
OK, maybe just a little.
Let's see...
“Into Centaurs?” = no
“Wanna be one?” = uh, no.
In other news, I think I just added Drew to my Christmas list.
I think the picture of her with the logo facing away from the camera...
… is far, far superior.
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It's probably...
… because they moved the Ren Faire out of Novato many years ago. I think that qualifies as “shrinking habitat”.
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That site is a golf course now
Club rules: humans only. The centaurs could work as caddy/cart combos, presumably.
by huy on Oct 2, 2008 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Would a plaid saddle blanket work?
Woods having on the left, irons on the right, cooler full of beer right on the back.
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They turned it into a golf course??!??!
Well, that’s a freakin’ shame. Much as I have a disdain for the Ren Faire having worked it as a booth owner (I was a tinsmith don’t ya know) for a couple of years, they did try really hard to protect that area up there… it had the largest stand of old growth Oak in all of California.
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They paved paradise and put up a caddyshack ….
pounding along in three ratios like a sonata
like a Ritter with pommelled scrotum atra cura on the step
Botticelli from the fork down pestling the transmission
tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway
by fmk on Oct 2, 2008 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Why thank you (blushes)
Just might have to pick that one up as well.
I was under the impression that centaur’s had been hunted to extinction in Texas. I wonder if RMc ever sees any when he’s out riding?
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."
I was actually raised in Texas...
and I don’t claim to have ever seen a Centaur, I can positively confirm the existence of….
JACKALOPES!!!
Ok, if those exist...
… then so do fur-bearing trout. 5 points to the first person to guess my favorite phrase from that article.
Oh yeah… and I’m a HUGE Earthworm Jim fan…
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Are you sure those aren't Jackassalopes?
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."
Thinks Pat to himself ...
“At least I’m protected if any centaurs come galloping down the final straight.”
pounding along in three ratios like a sonata
like a Ritter with pommelled scrotum atra cura on the step
Botticelli from the fork down pestling the transmission
tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway
by fmk on Oct 2, 2008 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Popo apparently not retiring
he did an interview yesterday, here’s the google-translated link from Russian (thanks to DPF). He says that several teams contacted him after the rumours started about his retirement, the tone seems to be more about why would *Lotto want to get rid of him rather than why would he be retiring (even mentions that the team would have to pay him for the next 2 years if they got rid of him and something about the sponsor not understanding cycling). Apparently there’s something on Veloclub too but I haven’t looked there.
found the bit at Veloclub
here, not much though, “Popovych, who refuted the rumors of the end of his career, said he will be next season in the team Silence-Lotto despite some vague contacts with the teams Astana and ISD-Danielli.”
yep
I updated the gossip yesterday, once he finally gave a statement. I couldn’t believe the reports he was retiring were right. At 28? When he has a contract? Silly talk.
meant to add
He did say he had had “non-binding” negotiations with both Astana and ISD-Danieli – so they probably went farther than vague.
Best journalism award of the day goes to...
AS.com, whose article about Frank Schleck…is illustrated with picture of Andy. Only if you enlarge the picture does Frank show up in the background.
More evidence that COntador's going nowhere
Johan Bruyneel announces new additions to Astana:
“Five more riders will join the team. Another Spaniard, Jesús Hernández who is a good climber and the regular training mate of Alberto [Contador]. Then four neo-pro Kazakh riders, who showed a lot of potential last year on the Kazakh Ulan Team. It is the goal of Kazakhstan to develop the next generation of professional riders, so we took a close look at many young Kazakhs and believe that these four are ready to take the next step in their cycling careers. We’re excited for them to join our squad and we will continue to work with them on their development.”
pounding along in three ratios like a sonata
like a Ritter with pommelled scrotum atra cura on the step
Botticelli from the fork down pestling the transmission
tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway
Wow... how stoked are those neo-pros...
I imagine that the central asian republics aren’t exactly the great untapped resource for professional cycling, but still, if there IS a great *stan rider out there, Astana is the only team that will ever be able to find them and give them there big break.
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bothered to look at a globe yesterday... Kazakhstan is about 5 x the size of France.
Somehow that had never registered on me. Granted, a lot of it is probably frozen tundra.
So here’s a site to compare countries
Area in Km^2
France 547,030
Kazakhstan 2,717,300
Highways
France: 951,220 km (2004)
Kazakhstan: paved: 247,347 km unpaved: 10,682 km (2003)
Population
France 64,057,790
Kazakhstan 15,340,533
Life Expectancy
France: male: 77.68 years female: 84.23 years (2008 est.)
Kazakhstan: male: 62.24 years female: 73.16 years (2008 est.)
GDP per capita
France $33,200 (2007 est.)
Kazakhstan $11,100 (2007 est.)
Don't forget all the toxic waste
from the above ground nuclear tests conducted by the Soviets back in the 50’s.
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."
lol, puerto
The judge in Spain closed Puerto yesterday. Now, an appeal today just re-opened it. Again.
Ha!
okay it's got to be a bet, right?
Hey I think I can keep this Puerto thing in the news for 2 years?
No way, man.
Wanna bet?
lol, that has to be it
Some dude in the Belgian press bet some dude in the Spanish press?
Or, more likely, the SDZ dude, Burkert.
Chris will be so proud of us when he sees what we've done with his post...
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I know what you're trying to say...
…it’s business time (<- I would insert FOTC You Tube link here, but I’m at work where “the man” has my innertubes tied, but you get it, right?)
Flight of the Conchords make me want to Schleck my puter. Sorry folks.
pounding along in three ratios like a sonata
like a Ritter with pommelled scrotum atra cura on the step
Botticelli from the fork down pestling the transmission
tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway
by fmk on Oct 2, 2008 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
itswells....
Can you clarify who has your innertubes tied? If that didn’t get some giggles when you typed it…. :-)
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Le Tour de France des Écrivains Européens
Yes folks,, it’s the writers turn to do the Tour de France.
pounding along in three ratios like a sonata
like a Ritter with pommelled scrotum atra cura on the step
Botticelli from the fork down pestling the transmission
tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway
What happened to Will's trip report fanpost?
It was there a couple of days ago and now it’s gone…
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CyclingChallenge had a trip report up
of climbing Col de la Bonette de Restefond or something like that… but it’s not there now. It had some pretty spectacular pics in it…
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So can we make him repost it?
I always like his postcard perfect pics.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
nice work
from CN about Tour of POrtugal:
http://fry.cyclingnews.com/features.php?id=features/2008/procycling_tourofportugal_oct08
To take this crazy thread back to the unicorn/centaur thing, will you all look at this!
Two for the price of one!
Unicorns don’t wear Uggs.
pounding along in three ratios like a sonata
like a Ritter with pommelled scrotum atra cura on the step
Botticelli from the fork down pestling the transmission
tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway
by fmk on Oct 2, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh come on, unicorns are cool and couldn’t possibly make such a fashion faux pas.
pounding along in three ratios like a sonata
like a Ritter with pommelled scrotum atra cura on the step
Botticelli from the fork down pestling the transmission
tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway
by fmk on Oct 2, 2008 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions
It's against site rules (and my own sense of decency), but
I’m just going to toss out the term “conFURvatives” and let your curiosity do the rest.
Neigh! It certainly must have been something else!
I’m guessing the thing thrown was a large tumbler of scotch by the father of the bride… several times… down his horrified, disappointed throat.
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The Furries Are Amongst Us!
All this centaur talk is making me think PdC is infested with Furries.
(Link: xkcd – the bestest geekest comic on the web)
pounding along in three ratios like a sonata
like a Ritter with pommelled scrotum atra cura on the step
Botticelli from the fork down pestling the transmission
tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway
Horner on Armstrong
from the local Bend paper (thanks to CFA) – talks about how it changes things for him, as in, harder to make the Tour team next year because one more strong guy on the team, I was a bit surprised by this next bit as I thought from what I’d read that they didn’t really get along:
"It’d be fantastic to ride for (Armstrong)," Horner said. "It’s a bit easier to be on a team when you know you’ll be selected. It’d be nice to focus just on July, instead of February, March and June.
"It would be a learning experience to ride with Lance," Horner continued. "There’s always stuff to learn on a team with this much depth and this much talent."
and I thought these lines were classic Horner: “We know each other, but that’s about as far as it goes. I’ve never called him on his birthday or anything” and “It’ll be interesting to see how all the characters on the team get along”. That last line will be one of the most anticipated things in cycling next year, how they all get along …
I so do love
the eschelons pinned in the right shoulder.. wind from the left today eh?
There that had a cycling ring to it didn’t it?
by Christopher See on Oct 3, 2008 12:04 AM EDT reply actions
Just read this thread
What the hell happened today?
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Oct 3, 2008 2:14 AM EDT reply actions
I only know this thread got riddled with ultra geeky references
And I understood every single one. :(
you, um...
didn’t read the WHOLE thing right? You got bored at the top and skipped to the end, right?
It's Dan's fault
He made us eat those mushrooms.
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."
Oh c'mon, Chris.
You knew when you threw out an open thread and left town that there was a better than average chance of seeing Centaurs when you checked back in.
He's right Chris - you've only yourself to blame.
And who’s going to clean up after them?
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."
so moved.
Let the record reflect a unanimous vote to establish that the Editor-in-Chief is also the Scoop-in-Chief. Any other business? No? This meeting is adjourned.
I think that says "cleaning up duties" not "cleaning up doodies"
There is a slight, but not insignificant difference.
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I just love this place!
I go away from the PdC for about 24 hours and look at all the fun I missed, but now get to catch up on. You people are amazing! ;-)
You say that now...
… say it again after you’ve been accosted by the Unicorn part…
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John Lydon (formerly Johnny Rotten) stars in a new television advertisement for Country Life butter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hzQsvxtLTM
(by way of boing boing & laughing squid)
Yes...
… my arcane knowledge of what happens behind the scenes at Renaissance Faires takes up far to much space in my head that could be used storing something far more worthwhile… like movie quotes from movies made after 1993.
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Vino rises?
Rumors connect the inevitable (universal?) speculation and late-night “What if?” ponderings:
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/Vinokourov_to_announce_comeback_article_269331.html
You're not in the club...
… centaurs don’t have mustaches.
Well shit… I guess that leaves me out too…
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Ok, now someone has to explain to me
Now there seems to be a new symbol attached to the posts. We don’t just have “BuzzUp”, now we have “fat guy with lamp” which also seems to be some kind of recommendation-system. Explanation anyone? I’m not so computer-savvy.
Carlos Sastre - Tour de France winner - Born From Jets
You don't?
On the frontpage ,at the end of each storypresentation between Comments and the Buzz up! symbol.
Carlos Sastre - Tour de France winner - Born From Jets
Dinosaurs are big boned
That guy is fat.
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."
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