Yet another reason to stick with TE

[Duck on Wheels]

On the 'other sites' bike porn are those pictures of naked women sitting on bikes...............

Again, its not that it morally offends me, it just doesn't interest me, same goes for hearing about the sexual exploits of the male members.

Ah, but some of us do like that photo of Lance ....

[Bluetree]

wakes up, rubs eyes

Huh?! Hmmmm.. anyone mention Lance?

[Duck on Wheels]

wakes up, rubs eyes

Huh?! Hmmmm.. anyone mention Lance?

No. Lance was a drift. The point was nudity vs. porn, where not all nudity is at the expense of dignity. Some nudity-on-a-bike is clearly not porn -- not because it is male nudity, but because the picture obviously is not about a body's sexual availability to the viewer. The Lance picture is about the body one builds as a biker and the relationship between biker and bike.

The "naked-woman-posing-in-the-vicinity-of-a-bike" pictures that women tend to find offensive are (just like naked-woman-on-the-hood-of-a-car or naked-woman-[fill in random excuse for pose here]) merely about making some excuse for getting porn pictures into yet another social context where men can be enticed into buying a product by being made to feel that, as viewers, they are the ones at the receiving end of some "come-and-take-me" expression on a sexually exaggeratedly attractive body.

Sorry the post was so cryptic. I thought about it after, that my point was far from clear. But it was late and I needed to sleep rather than edit.

OK gals. Back to other drifts. We seem to be done with the original topic here. I'm off for another cuppa at the campus cafe. With a cookie this time. Yesterday I got cramps in both calves at spin class. I clearly had not had enough cookies at work before hitting the gym.

[BikeMomma]

OK gals. Back to other drifts. We seem to be done with the original topic here.

Errr....durn it. I think that was my fault...was it? Hmmm....yea, I think it was. Sorry, I DO apologize. I think I'll have a cookie to help me feel better.

If anyone would like to continue talking about pictures of naked women on bikes and the men that post them just to piss us off, please do -- and perhaps I'll join in and actually behave myself. I personally would rather talk about cookies (or naked MEN on bikes.... ). Call me weird.

Yesterday I got cramps in both calves at spin class. I clearly had not had enough cookies at work before hitting the gym.

Well, get it together, Woman!! Here, here's one to get you started. Pure evil.



Sorry, I'm just feisty today...yep, must be friday...
~Bike "trouble on the keyboard" Momma

[caligurl]

i'm sorry... but i HAVE to call for the banning of bikemomma for posting that SINFUL picture! i gained 10 pounds just looking at it (and DROOLING over it!)

[East Hill]

I don't think we would want to ban poor bikeMomma over that biccie photo--we have only ourselves to blame for lusting after that poor cookie (or biscuit--variant British terminology).

You are all making me hungry, and this after having a lovely scone, made by Mr. East Hill, fresh out of the oven...etc.

East Hill

[caligurl]

but.... But... BUTTTTTTT she's a menace to my hips! isn't that against the rules???????????

[BikeMomma]

i'm sorry... but i HAVE to call for the banning of bikemomma for posting that SINFUL picture! i gained 10 pounds just looking at it (and DROOLING over it!)

That WAS pretty bad, huh? heehee! All in good fun.... Hope you didn't drool too much. Just imagine what I went through trying to find the picture! Wading through all those cookie pics -- THAT was torture!

~BikeMomma

[chickwhorips]

Well, get it together, Woman!! Here, here's one to get you started. Pure evil.

oh ya that is pure evil. those ones are the best!!!!!!

[caligurl]

hi lowcel! do you want to buy some girl scout cookies, too? (yes... we see you lurking!)

[lowcel]

hi lowcel! do you want to buy some girl scout cookies, too? (yes... we see you lurking!)

I appreciate the offer but I am actually having a hard time turning them down this year from my friends that are selling them for their kids. Unfortunately I am in the process of getting back down to race weight so I have to pass. It isn't easy though.

[Triskeliongirl]

No. Lance was a drift. The point was nudity vs. porn, where not all nudity is at the expense of dignity. Some nudity-on-a-bike is clearly not porn -- not because it is male nudity, but because the picture obviously is not about a body's sexual availability to the viewer. The Lance picture is about the body one builds as a biker and the relationship between biker and bike. .....

Exactly my point. For example, I have this poster in my office http://www.cyclesgladiator.com/ (a new office gift from my daughter)
and while it depicts a nude women and a bike it is clearly ART. That is different from the crap that is posted at some of the coed sites. And again, I respect free expression, I don't care that some men view that sort of thing, I just choose not to. But, I did have an EEOC officer notice the poster on my wall, and ask me if anyone had told me they were offended by it, and if so I would have to take it down. I asked her how could anyone be offended by art, and these are medical students so they really shouldn't be offended by a tasteful image of the human body.

[East Hill]

This is why we have boring plain governmental calendars at work! No one gets offended, except for those who just don't like work!

Oh, and we do allow puppies and kitten calenders. Flowers, too. I've got one of my orchid calenders up.

Speaking of which, I guess I shouldn't have the orchid calender up, 'cuz I know someone here knows the origin of the word 'orchid'...

East Hill

[mimitabby]

This is why we have boring plain governmental calendars at work! No one gets offended, except for those who just don't like work!

Oh, and we do allow puppies and kitten calenders. Flowers, too. I've got one of my orchid calenders up.

Speaking of which, I guess I shouldn't have the orchid calender up, 'cuz I know someone here knows the origin of the word 'orchid'...

East Hill

at least two of us know what that word means.

[East Hill]

at least two of us know what that word means.

Stand by for more revelations about ....


Paphiopedilums!

Actually, the genus Orchis is quite appropriately named, as one tuber is always larger than the other. The one tuber is the current, growing tuber, the other is the one dying and losing nourishment...

East Hill