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23-10-13, 02:56 PM | #1 |
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A cracking bit of writing
http://paraffinalia.wordpress.com/20...22/why-i-ride/
Bits of it (particularly the paragraph about chicken strips) made me laugh out loud, which is no mean feat.
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23-10-13, 03:24 PM | #2 |
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Re: A cracking bit of writing
Nice write-up that. Especially the bit about us all fooling ourselves that we're doing it for the greater good.
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23-10-13, 04:57 PM | #3 |
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Re: A cracking bit of writing
"This is something you do only once, or very, very often."
lol how true |
23-10-13, 06:11 PM | #4 |
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Re: A cracking bit of writing
Like it, a lot. Says a lot about what keeps us all on two wheels too.
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23-10-13, 07:15 PM | #5 |
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Re: A cracking bit of writing
Great article, my favourite bit was the Genghis Khan quote
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24-10-13, 07:55 AM | #6 |
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Re: A cracking bit of writing
I thoroughly enjoyed reading that! Thanks for posting ogden.
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24-10-13, 08:48 AM | #7 |
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Re: A cracking bit of writing
That's brilliant, really enjoyed reading that.
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Re: A cracking bit of writing
Made me chuckle
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24-10-13, 09:53 AM | #9 |
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Re: A cracking bit of writing
Great
Last paragraph is superb.
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Re: A cracking bit of writing
toe of a boot skimming the tarmac, is the reminder that you are alive. pure genius
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