I just want to say....

[Brandi]

I just want to say that everyone on this site is awsome!! The support and heartfelt wishes that coming pouring out of this forum are so inspiring it brings tears to my eye's. For a bunch of lady's who don't all know eacother you are all pretty cool. so to all of you wonderful lady's a great big (((((hug)))))! And a high five for all the support you give to the new and the old (not age wise there) If i could buy you all a present I would!

[Selkie]

Brandi - From reading your posts, I can tell you have a Texas-sized heart (big) and a generous soul. You always make me smile. :)
Even though I'm a "dog girl" with three big fluffly golden retrievers, I love your kitty cat avatar photo.

[Pax]

Well said Brandi! http://QB.smugmug.com/photos/49063420-Ti.gif

I spend a lot of time on a male dominated motorcycling board and find myself running to TE for the wit, caring, and compassion here. TE is truly a unique place is cyberspace.

[sydney_b]

I spend a lot of time on a male dominated motorcycling board and find myself running to TE for the wit, caring, and compassion here. TE is truly a unique place is cyberspace.

+1 Not into motorcycling, but the male-dominated cycling boards are a real change from what happens here. Well-said Brandi.

[DrBee]

Brandi - you said it wonderfully! The women on this forum welcome you with open arms. It is amazing.

Sydney - I was thinking the same thing while I was out riding today. Those boards seem to have an absurd amount of discussion about "freds". I've heard no mention of that here - or any other derogatory terms for that matter - what a relief. Isn't it funny - the men seem to be "catty" and the women are not. I love that!

[Running Mommy]

Yep! I have to agree! I've "met" the best group of girls here!! And I can't wait to meet a couple of you in person next month!! :)

[Nanci]

What's a fred?

Nanci

[doc]

What's a fred?

Nanci

Yeah, what's a fred?

[Dianyla]

Hmm, a quick whirl over at bikeforums reveals that the term Fred appears to be used to describe any non-elite non-racer biker who may not wear matching team kit, may be riding a bike worth less than $3K, and might even *gasp* have hairy legs!!! :rolleyes:

Gah, I almost got testosterone poisoned after spending 5 minutes over there. :eek:

[DrBee]

Hmm, a quick whirl over at bikeforums reveals that the term Fred appears to be used to describe any non-elite non-racer biker who may not wear matching team kit, may be riding a bike worth less than $3K, and might even *gasp* have hairy legs!!! :rolleyes:

Gah, I almost got testosterone poisoned after spending 5 minutes over there. :eek:


I just let out such a loud laugh that my husband came in and said that my forum sounds like way more fun than the ones he's on. :D Is "ones" a word?:o

Yep - you described it perfectly! It's pretty stifling over there, isn't it???

[Lise]

Hmm, a quick whirl over at bikeforums reveals that the term Fred appears to be used to describe any non-elite non-racer biker who may not wear matching team kit, may be riding a bike worth less than $3K, and might even *gasp* have hairy legs!!! :rolleyes:

Gah, I almost got testosterone poisoned after spending 5 minutes over there. :eek:
HA. Poor guys. What percent of them can be elite enough to be the "non-freds" on their board? So the rest of them have to brag about stuff to keep them out of fred-ness? Of course, the great thing is...it's so easy to lie in cyberspace! Uh, yeah, my bike cost...um, a ga-zillion dollars. Even the wheels are carbon. My shoes? Carbon. Also my bike shorts.

This board is great. The guys probably lurk over here when they need to feel some love! :p Lise

[Brandi]

HA. Poor guys. What percent of them can be elite enough to be the "non-freds" on their board? So the rest of them have to brag about stuff to keep them out of fred-ness? Of course, the great thing is...it's so easy to lie in cyberspace!
My husband just said what if there are some women on this site who might not be women!:eek: It really made me laugh. By the way he is a Fred!
A guy once suggested e shave he's legs to keep the ticks off of him, He said " Just what I need for my wife to complain about the stubble on my legs too".

[DrBee]

My husband has a similar opinion about shaving his legs. He said he's changing his signature to "I am Fred".

You should see the speeds they post. And - oh how they love to brag about how low their body fat% is. It's nauseating.

It's nice to have a cyberhome where you can be honest.

[Brandi]

My husband wants to know what site you are at. Do we brag? I don't think so. By the way I corrected my spelling in my first thread up top there. No one said anything? Well that's the type of women we are. We bring eachother up not down.:o

[caligurl]

well... i know that bikerchick is a woman.. and tprevost is a woman.. i can attest for them! and they can attest for me.... but the rest of you :p :p :p :p :p :p j/k!

[Veronica]

My husband wants to know what site you are at. Do we brag? I don't think so. By the way I corrected my spelling in my first thread up top there. No one said anything? Well that's the type of women we are. We bring eachother up not down.:o


I'm a fifth grade teacher. I want to correct everyone's spelling and punctuation! But it's the weekend, so I'll give you all a pass. :)

V.

[Dianyla]

I'm a fifth grade teacher. I want to correct everyone's spelling and punctuation! But it's the weekend, so I'll give you all a pass. :)
Well I want to correct everyone's grammar and spelling too, except I don't even have the teacher excuse! :rolleyes:

[Trek420]

Brandi's husband just said "what if there are some women on this site who might not be women!:eek:"

could be.

You mean other than the occaisional visitor, authorised DH, SO asking TE gals for help with the perfect gift (I gotta say not only are the gals here great but your Team Testosterone guys are swell too! I've ridden with Lee'Bob and Bubbah, met Bike Goddess's SO when he picked us up after the AIDS ride and saw us off on Day 1, and of course I know Bikeless and UK's SO's....nice men folk).

OK, fess up, who left the seat up? :D

I don't imagine any of us surf over to other forums and pretend to be guys. Scratches self and belches just to get into the role.

No "brain drain" here.

I can personally vouch for the Northern California gals, Bikeless, UK eliphant and.....myself.

[Dianyla]

Scratches self and belches just to get into the role.
I do that all the time, anyway. :p

[Pax]

My husband just said what if there are some women on this site who might not be women!:eek:
On my regular motorcycling website there was a guy who pretended to be a woman, he PM'd women on the site and tried to establish personal "girlfriend" type relationships...only to cross waaaay over the line into creepy borderline staking.

I will never understand the urge to hurt or humiliate another person for sport. :(

[LBTC]

I'm married to a Fred. He'll love the term! heehee

I'll take my stout, hairy, hardworking Fred any day!!! Much more appealing to me than some smooth skinned, stick on wheels with a 30mph avg spd and a 2 pound bike. What do they call those guys, anyway? Lance?

~T~

[salsabike]

They call them "racer weenies" or "weight weenies". And for those who care more about how they look than how much they actually ride, bikeforums has a special name: OCPs (Obsessive-Compulsive Poseurs). Some of the OCPs actually do a nice job of making fun of themselves about it, even while they continue to obsess about getting the handlebar tape to match the kit, and the booties, and the helmet and the tires...who says girls are the ones who get wound up over accessories??

[doc]

My husband just said what if there are some women on this site who might not be women!:eek: It really made me laugh. By the way he is a Fred!
A guy once suggested e shave he's legs to keep the ticks off of him, He said " Just what I need for my wife to complain about the stubble on my legs too".

There are some on this site who are men. One has openly admitted it although I can't recall his name. All men who are respectful, helpful, thoughtful and genuinely interested in the thread are more than welcome to participate.

[crazycanuck]

Ladies,

I thoroughly enjoy coming to this board & love getting my daily giggle from your posts. The support you give to others is much appreciated & am thankful to have the opportunity to ask for help if needed.

One more thing..i just did a check *looks* and yup i'm a chick..

cheryl

[DrBee]

Yup - I just checked and I'm a girl, too. Yeah - I think most of the men that are so obsessed with Freds, fredosity, fredism, etc are probably OCPs themselves. It's not exactly a supportive environment over there like it is here.

[Trek420]

ok, I'm thinking instead of us all checking ourselves and each other which is getting a little weird :cool: it's time to roll out the TE entrance exam! :D

It's multiple choice, there are no wrong answers!!
First question:

You win the sprint up Mt. Diablo, making the local "Fred" suffer. Do you:
a) flash a winning smile, wave and say "better luck next time sucker"
b) let him win the next one. We don't want to damage the fragile male ego, do we? :p
c) pull over, take out your Alien and completely overhaul his bike, he'll be faster next time.
d) ask him out.
e) ask if he has a stout, hard working, hairy brother (or sister-but maybe not the hairy requirement part on her) :rolleyes:
f) all of the above.

[LBTC]

They call them "racer weenies" or "weight weenies".

Hey, some of those terms are not mutually exclusive! My Fred is both a weight weenie and a techno geek!! But only on his mountain bike - he consider the road bike training for mtb only (as do I), so if it weighs a lot, that's just harder training!

Now we both have a tendency to wear clothing that matches, especially that matches our bikes - but that's why the bikes are black! heehee

Can we be OCF's? (obssessive compulsive Freds)

I'm off to buy a house...

Namaste,
~T~

[Brandi]

F. All of the above! And I agree that all are welcome! As long as it doesn't get weird. I like tat we more less stick to the subjects at hand and when we don't I am sure a guy would stay out of it considering some of the things we have talked about.

[Trek420]

Brandi "I am sure a guy would stay out of it considering some of the things we have talked about."

Ooooh, that's how we keep TE women only, just end each post with girl stuff. Probably keep out spam too. ;)

Well then, I'm off to take some Estroven, the herbal peri & post menopausal supplement.

There, that'll fix 'em.

[carimail]

Ooooh, that's how we keep TE women only, just end each post with girl stuff. Probably keep out spam too. ;)


So, it's been a busy week and I haven't shaved my legs since last weekend - does that make me a Fred? Here's for the lurkers: Period, period, period!! There!

[Brandi]

Oh this is getting funny!
anyone try those new tampons?

[Trek420]

OK, the TE entrance exam question 2. Remember it's multiple choice, there are no wrong answers although some will make you a little bit suspect:
Next question:

You have a date who just might get to see your house tonight (if married/partnered the Queen of England is expected for dinner). Your house is a pigstye, but weather is grand and TE gals have invited you to ride.

Do you:
a) skip the ride and clean, it's cross training, right? we want to show the housecleaning potential.
b) tell the date (or Her Majesty) "this is what it looks like, get used to it. what are you? The Queen of England? Oh, yeah right"
c) Me clean? My ibot does that, let's ride
d) ride, and toss everything into the closet "let me put away your coat, nooooo not in there" :eek:

new tampons? pedals off doing the "don't have periods anymore" happy dance.

[MomOnBike]

Trek,

What's this "clean" thing of which you speak? I have no knowledge. :confused:

And I can attest for Sydney_b. She is indeed female, and a fun one to have at your table on a lady's night out. :D

[Trek420]

while there are no wrong answers...ding-ding-ding-ding! We have a winner. :D :D MomOnBike passes the test

Is it getting hot in here, or just my hot flashes again?

[Brandi]

He he he he! You guys crack me up! We need a laughing smiley face

[Melody]

Oh God. I'm falling over laughing. What I love is my husband's facial reaction when he reads some of the stuff that gets said or some of the subjects on here. I keep on reminding him that if he _really_ doesn't want to know he should read over my shoulder. :D

Mel

[DrBee]

Trek,

d. Definitely d. Been there done that - long before I got on a bike. :o

we could talk about childbirth - that would send them running...

[crazycanuck]

About TE question number one-i'd take out ma alien & give his bike a makeover...I'm a woman in black...*now i can't get the Men in black song out of me head...**

Question number two-just stuff everything into the closet..as i used to do as a kid..Oh yes, the room's clean...umm just don't look over there...

If you talk about childbirth you might send me running as well...However i do like to hear the horror stories...

While on the subject & to frighten the men...our friend wanted to bury their child's placenta in thier backyard..but his wife wouldn't let him..I thought it was a cool idea.

c

[Trekhawk]

While on the subject & to frighten the men...our friend wanted to bury their child's placenta in thier backyard..but his wife wouldn't let him..I thought it was a cool idea.

c

I dont know about scaring the men but that scared me. Hope they didnt have any dogs, cant imagine that would be something you would want the dogs digging up.

[Lise]

You have to dig a really deep hole. Not that I've ever done it. But I've had friends....I am a midwife, after all. And most emphatically female! What the heck did this thread start out to be about...>?:confused: Oh, yeah, how great the women of the TE board are! I second that emotion!

...and, you'll be glad to hear, after about nine dud-first dates (and one kind of scary guy), I had a wonderful first date tonight! who knows where it will go, but it's so nice to feel good on a date again. :) L.

[crazycanuck]

Hey lise,

Good to hear your date went well. Was it a bike date or a running date? I hope all goes well in that department.

Umm our friends don't have any pets so there was no concern there.. This may sound even funnier but he then thought to keep it in the freezer..hahahahahah...Our friend andrew;s a character indeed...

c

[Lise]

Hey lise,

Good to hear your date went well. Was it a bike date or a running date? I hope all goes well in that department.

Umm our friends don't have any pets so there was no concern there.. This may sound even funnier but he then thought to keep it in the freezer..hahahahahah...Our friend andrew;s a character indeed...

c
You know, it was neither. It was an actual dinner date, and on into the evening, but of course I was home, like a good girl, posting about it later. He talked about roller blading...I've have to sound him out on biking.

I have a friend who is a midwife, and did the favor of keeping those in her freezer for friends/clients who didn't yet have a yard in which to bury it. Myself, I thought she took community service a little far! :eek: But then again, I am a midwife....the parents often want to plant a tree over where they've buried their baby's first "home". I just say, dig a deeeeep hole. :cool:

[Brandi]

wow, this has really gone off te beaten path now! I had a friend who buired there's under a rose bush. Thought it was strange at the time. But they put things like urea in shampoo. Now that is strange!
I am glad your first date went so smashingly! I would be scared to date. But then I have been with the same guy for 19 years. I just don't remember how?
Here this is funny, A client of ours was telling us about this date he went on. He took this girl after having dinner to a bar. There was some big game on. They were having a good time and all, but she was getting really drunk. Well she went to take a drink out of her beer bottle when a home run was hit and everyone in the bar cheered. Well by
accident he hit the bottle by her mouth with he's elbow and knocked her two top front teeth out! Well she leaned over picked her teeth up and put them in her pocket and kept on drinking. He was freaking him out! He wanted to take her to the emergency room but she wouldn't have it. So he just let it rest. The only problem was all night every time she would laugh or smile.... well you can imagine. They never went out on another date.

[DirtDiva]

I've woken up the morning after the night before with my fair share of mystery bruises, but imagine waking up without teeth! :eek:

Re: question two; I was gonna go with d), but why bother cleaning and tidying? Just go see your date's house or take Lizzie out for tea. :p

A great thread - y'all are fab. :D

[Pax]

I would say when the house gets dirty...just move. :D

[Lise]

Re: question two; I was gonna go with d), but why bother cleaning and tidying? Just go see your date's house or take Lizzie out for tea. :p

A great thread - y'all are fab. :D
I guess we should defer to the Commonwealth subjects on this one. What do we Yanks know about when our homes are too messy for the Queen?! :p

Dating? Like I know what I'm doing. :confused: But, as my sister said, online dating makes it possible to go on more bad first dates in a shorter time than ever before in the history of the world. I had also been stood up, last weekend, by the son of a nurse I work with (she's retirement age, now, ladies, I'm not quite robbing the cradle). He'd been calling me for weeks, had asked his mom to get my number after we met last summer at a work party, and then, Friday ... I'm sitting there in my cute suede skirt ... and he stood me up. Never called, nuthin', and ... sigh. So it feels great to have gone on a wonderful date with a nice guy...who just called to ask me out again! Yay! L.

[Dianyla]

Placenta burial is quite common in some cultures. Not to mention that some folks like to cook it and eat it to help with nutrient replacement postpartum (as made famous in an edition of Mothering magazine from 1983). :eek:

Oh, and speaking of those horrid tampons, I've been using a menstrual cup for the last two years and it's awesome! Check out http://www.divacup.com or http://www.mooncup.co.uk for more info.

[Trek420]

Queen "I would say when the house gets dirty...just move. :D"

Ah, so the truth is out!! And here I thought your impending move was 'cause your honey is getting a better job.

The truth is out now gals, it's not for better ride weather or community, not for a good career move.....just new and better dust bunnies.

[Pax]

Queen "I would say when the house gets dirty...just move. :D"

Ah, so the truth is out!! And here I thought your impending move was 'cause your honey is getting a better job.

The truth is out now gals, it's not for better ride weather or community, not for a good career move.....just new and better dust bunnies.
Hmmm...is there such a thing as "dust scorpions"?? :eek:

[Trek420]

Queen "Hmmm...is there such a thing as "dust scorpions"?? :eek:"

Yes, but when you get those you move to Nor Cal instead of clean :D

[Pax]

Queen "Hmmm...is there such a thing as "dust scorpions"?? :eek:"

Yes, but when you get those you move to Nor Cal instead of clean :D
Ok, deal! :p

[sydney_b]

Trek,

What's this "clean" thing of which you speak? I have no knowledge. :confused:

And I can attest for Sydney_b. She is indeed female, and a fun one to have at your table on a lady's night out. :D

:D

MomOnBike is good company as well. Turns out we can both pedal and find our way home in the dark after margaritas.

And, this "clean" thing ... don't know much about it, except I saw a recommendation in the paper this morning to use a q-tip to clean the corners of your windows. I about snorted coffee right out my nose. If ever someone mentions the dirt in the corner of my windows, I'm going to ask how the heck they got in my house, then I'm going to put a cleat mark on their behind as I kick them out.

/s

[Trek420]

Ok, it's official, in the future whether it's spam or someone on the board leaves the seat up....our policy will be to put our fingers in our ears, hum loudly and talk of placenta burial and/or placenta recipes and their role in nutrition/recovery until they leave.

Eww ewww eww. :rolleyes: ;) :cool:

ooh, thanks sydney_b for a good idea for TE entrance exam question 3:

Your bike is cleaner than your home:
True?
False?

[DrBee]

Eww ewww eww. :rolleyes: ;) :cool:


Your bike is cleaner than your home:
True?
False?

I with you on the ewwwwww thing. ;)

And with a 4yr old and a 2yr old, 2 dogs, and 2 cats - my answer is definitely True.

[RoadRaven]

Your bike is cleaner than your home:
True?
False?

*looks sheepishly sideways*
TRUE!

[Brandi]

:

Your bike is cleaner than your home:
True?
False?[/QUOTE]


Oh very true!
Oh my husband would leave me if he caught me using a q tip to clean the window corner's. Or he would put me away!

[Trekhawk]

:D

MomOnBike is good company as well. Turns out we can both pedal and find our way home in the dark after margaritas.

And, this "clean" thing ... don't know much about it, except I saw a recommendation in the paper this morning to use a q-tip to clean the corners of your windows. I about snorted coffee right out my nose. If ever someone mentions the dirt in the corner of my windows, I'm going to ask how the heck they got in my house, then I'm going to put a cleat mark on their behind as I kick them out.

/s

LOL - thats so funny.:D

[CorsairMac]

Hmm, a quick whirl over at bikeforums reveals that the term Fred appears to be used to describe any non-elite non-racer biker who may not wear matching team kit, may be riding a bike worth less than $3K, and might even *gasp* have hairy legs!!! :rolleyes:

Gah, I almost got testosterone poisoned after spending 5 minutes over there. :eek:

since I fit all 3 of those, does that make me a Fred??....or would I be a Fred-ette? :p

[CorsairMac]

Hmmm...is there such a thing as "dust scorpions"?? :eek:


Don't know about those but I have dust T-Rexs, I'm breeding them ya see. I want to know just how big a dust bunny gets before it becomes an attack dust bunny! :D

[CorsairMac]

Your bike is cleaner than your home:
True?
False?


ummmm-neither, if I clean my house it takes away from my riding time, if I clean my bike it might take away from my knitting time! :D

[Trek420]

CorsairMac, wouldn't you have dust jackrabbits? ;)

[CorsairMac]

CorsairMac, wouldn't you have dust jackrabbits? ;)

of course not silly - they would be dust jackalopes! :p

[DirtDiva]

since I fit all 3 of those, does that make me a Fred??....or would I be a Fred-ette? :p
A Fredwina, I believe. ;)

[Pax]

A Fredwina, I believe. ;)
Bwaaahaaahaaa http://QB.smugmug.com/photos/49063421-Ti.gif

[DirtDiva]

Oops - didn't mean to make anyone spit their drink. Let me buy you another.

[Pax]

Oops - didn't mean to make anyone spit their drink. Let me buy you another.
Excellent, make mine a Guinness!

[DrBee]

Fredwina - aaahhhh that's perfect!

I'll have an appletini ;)

[CorsairMac]

A Fredwina, I believe. ;)


ya'll can call me winie for short! :rolleyes:

[Brandi]

I will take a gin and tonic with a twist of lemon! My husband says he is going to get Fred put on the back of he's shorts.