Dear So and So

[Starfish]

Please remember that Chick who rips!

Aaaaaahhhhhh. Thank you!

I have always seen this as Chick Whorips. I've have been wondering what a "whorip" was!

Sometimes I do wonder what is the matter with me.

[bmccasland]

Aaaaaahhhhhh. Thank you!

I have always seen this as Chick Whorips. I've have been wondering what a "whorip" was!

Sometimes I do wonder what is the matter with me.

Yaaa!!! I wasn't the only one.
(I have trouble with personalized license plates too)

[lauraelmore1033]

to the pair of Paris and Nicole wannabees I passed on the Sammamish River Trail yesterday:

I know you thought you were being clever and funny as you critiqued my lycra covered behind as I passed you on the trail yesterday, but you really ruined my day. Thanks. You probably think that someone that fat and that old should not appear in public in lycra. You probably think a good dose of humiliation is just the trick for putting me in my place. Well, I have news for you; I wear appropriate biking attire for the same reasons thin people do: It is comfortable. It doesn't bind or bunch at the crotch. It doesn't have seams that rub me the wrong way where my legs touch the seat. It wicks away moisture which is important since a typical ride lasts several hours, and I am not overly fond of yeast infections and other forms of crotch rot. I do not wear it because I am under the impression I am "hot", or because I recently watched the tour de france and thought it looked cool. I'm sorry if it looks like I'm taking myself too seriously. I was riding alot faster than you...otherwise, you wouldn't have had the opportunity to comment.

I do take some small comfort in the fact that you will grow up someday and become self aware beings (hopefully) and you will cringe at the memory of what jerks you were.

[Dianyla]

I know you thought you were being clever and funny as you critiqued my lycra covered behind as I passed you on the trail yesterday, but you really ruined my day.

Maybe an appropriate response would be "Well if you don't like looking at it, maybe you should ride faster!"

[lauraelmore1033]

Maybe an appropriate response would be "Well if you don't like looking at it, maybe you should ride faster!"

The good comebacks always come when it is too late to do any good...

[Tuckervill]

Yeah, how about, "Try and keep up."

You'll be ready next time. I hope there isn't one.

Karen

[Trek420]

Dear womens bike clothing co's.

How about printing some snappy come-backs above on the rear of the shorts especially on plus sizes:

"Laugh all you want posser, I'm ahead of you!"

"Don't laugh, I'll crush you on the descent"

Dear TE, carry them, we'll buy 'em

And there's always the Churchill come back too, it's pretty close to Starfish's idea ;-)

[oxysback]

The good comebacks always come when it is too late to do any good...

Tell me about it. I thought of a doozy after a car full of teens hollered about my big butt a few months ago.

"I've lost more weight than your combined IQ's."

To which they'll most likely reply, "Huh?"

Point made.

[spokewench]

Well ladies, I did used to have GIANT plastered across the back of my lycra clad butt - I was sponsored by Giant and they put it on the back of the shorts!

[Starfish]

I know you thought you were being clever and funny as you critiqued my lycra covered behind as I passed you on the trail yesterday, but you really ruined my day.

The response:

To girls: "Well, at least I can tone up and lose weight. How are you going to grow a brain?"

To guys: "Well, at least I can tone up and lose weight. How are you going to grow your tiny pen**?"

[teigyr]

I'm sorry if it looks like I'm taking myself too seriously. I was riding alot faster than you...otherwise, you wouldn't have had the opportunity to comment.

I do take some small comfort in the fact that you will grow up someday and become self aware beings (hopefully) and you will cringe at the memory of what jerks you were.

Not everyone comes to that realization but we can hope. I guess I get some small consolation in that they must be really unhappy somewhere in there...imagine their lives if that is all they can comment on. Insecurity perhaps?
And actually in many ways they were insulting themselves! The person they were making fun of them was actually passing them. I'd say they were probably too stupid to realize that but then that'd be judging ...

We were on that trail on monday! On sunday we were on the Centennial, the theory being that Sammamish and the B-G would be crazy due to Seafair folk.

[indigoiis]

Dear So and So.

If the city is going to repave the street outside of our office, and the only access to our parking lot is from another parking lot on the cross street, then please could you not park your big giant trucks in our parking lot, taking up all of our spaces and blocking the entrance?

Crikey!

(Wishing I could bike to work, if it were not for the freaking stupid law that one cannot bike over the bridge to get here.)

[TexanCzexican]

(Wishing I could bike to work, if it were not for the freaking stupid law that one cannot bike over the bridge to get here.)

Same thing is happening over here, except my building is getting a giant fountain.

I'm still trying to figure out if I can reasonably ride to work--there are bike racks a few buildings over (can't bring bike into building) but I can't figure where I'm going to change clothes at--my work would sh*t if I changed in the buildings bathroom.

[mimitabby]

Same thing is happening over here, except my building is getting a giant fountain.

I'm still trying to figure out if I can reasonably ride to work--there are bike racks a few buildings over (can't bring bike into building) but I can't figure where I'm going to change clothes at--my work would sh*t if I changed in the buildings bathroom.

who cares what you're doing in the bathroom??

[lauraelmore1033]

Not everyone comes to that realization but we can hope. I guess I get some small consolation in that they must be really unhappy somewhere in there...imagine their lives if that is all they can comment on. Insecurity perhaps?
And actually in many ways they were insulting themselves! The person they were making fun of them was actually passing them. I'd say they were probably too stupid to realize that but then that'd be judging ...

We were on that trail on monday! On sunday we were on the Centennial, the theory being that Sammamish and the B-G would be crazy due to Seafair folk.

yes, it is hard to imagine happy people harboring such hostility toward total strangers who are doing them no harm. Trouble is, there are so many of these unhappy folk out there.

How did you like that Centennial trail? It's usually a lot less crowded than B-G, especially on the Arlington end. I usually make it up there once or twice a week