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[SadieKate]

Faster than who? She says scuttling back onto (under) her rock.

[Grog]

Faster than who? She says scuttling back onto (under) her rock.

Faster than a slug!!

[SadieKate]

I can only guarantee less slimey.

[Nanci]

It's 7PM and the tortoises have not been out to graze!!!!!!!!!!

At least dinner is in the oven. And, unlike the last time I made ciabatta bake, it's set at 375, not ZERO!!

So, did that statement about "this subject usually gets shut down pretty fast on other forums" mean a moderator shuts it down?

I am so glad we get to speak at will.

I've never seen an honest-to-goodness flame war on here before.

The BEST thing on there was comparing the quoted average speed to Lance Armstrong- that was great. That and "Unless it's a race, IT'S NOT A RACE."

Grog- you are lucky.

Have you guys ever done a slow race on MTBs? What a blast! Or how about a one-legged race?

The pets/heaven post was to comfort the PTS cat owner, but I didn't want to hijack her thread with it. I can't even read those kitty in heaven poems without bawling my eyes out...

When I go to heaven, I'm going to need a whole planet for me and pets past. Oh wait, I'm not a Mormon, and I'm not a man. Oh well, hopefully God has made provisions.

Isn't that weird how someone, the other day, in some thread, had to write g*d? Spell it out! It's ok! I'm sick of political correctness. I'm just a plain old midwestern Episcopalian, but if my religious beliefs offend someone, too bad for them. I don't get upset when someone else says Goddess or Higher Being or whatever. Common thread of humanity, belief (or non-belief) in Someone. Get over it.

You know what, just because someone inherits Einstein's brain doesn't mean they are guaranteed a "successful life" (as measured in material goods) either. Some people do the best they can with what they have, rising above all reasonable expectations, and others squander their gifts.

I am a squanderer, and, although relatively happy, have a non-squanderer sibling with whom to relentlessly compare myself to the end of days.

Oh well. At least I have ridden a 600k.

Slugs, in my yard, are Fagalo food!!

First person to correctly identify Fagalo wins a free copy of "Inside the Postal Bus" (but don't think that's a great prize).

[maillotpois]

Nanci it is probably generally a lot easier to cook when the oven is on. But I did not get a A in physics, so I may be mistaken.

Do you have a pic of Maisey now that she's shed??

[SadieKate]

Fagalo as in the volcano? No, perhaps a tortoise.

[Nanci]

Close...(xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxmessage too short)

[Nanci]

(I meant SK was close)

And I already have your address!!

Please don't tell me he shouldn't eat slugs- he eats them by the handfuls! That was the first food he agreed to eat in captivity!!

[Grog]

Slugs, in my yard, are Fagalo food!!

First person to correctly identify Fagalo wins a free copy of "Inside the Postal Bus" (but don't think that's a great prize).

I don't know who's Fagalo but he shouldn't eat slugs:
http://www.news24.com/News24/World/N...432489,00.html

[Lise]

Fagalo=Eastern box turtle

[Eden]

So, did that statement about "this subject usually gets shut down pretty fast on other forums" mean a moderator shuts it down?
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no - I read cyclingforums.com often too (but not now - too many TDF spoilers!!) you have to do something pretty stupid to get moderated there -but usually when a newbie brings up the "what should my average speed be" or "how fast are your training rides" question some of the regular posters get on it pretty quick and say that you can't make the comparison so just don't try and the thread dies a fairly quick death. Some people get really tweaked that no one wants to talk about average speeds- funny, but guys often assume that it means that they are totally faster than everyone else, while us women usually believe that we are automatically slower.

[Nanci]

But is Fagalo the volcano a slug-eater???

What is with all the obscure references tonight???

All right, I suppose SK deserves a consolation prize, too, for coming up with _any_ Fagalo.

PM me your address.

Grog, you too.

I have no idea what the CP will be, though.

Might be a slug.

You know what is a pain, late for a bike ride, but it's perfect slug-collecting time of day, and you get a bunch, then can't get the slug-slime off your hands without unlocking the house and going back in for soap!!

[SadieKate]

Oh, Nanci, my consolation prize was getting to be completely obnoxious.

I was thinking of singing "Fagalo, Fagalo, Fagalo!" but it would horrify anyone with an ear.

[maillotpois]

We've got a lot of banana slugs and DH once rode his bike to work unaware that he'd sat on a slug that was on his bike seat. He had trouble getting the slime of his office chair....

[SadieKate]

I responded but Lise was probably hogging the conversation.

Oh, Nanci, my consolation prize was getting to be completely obnoxious.

I was thinking of singing "Fagalo, Fagalo, Fagalo!" but it would horrify anyone with an ear.

I obviously wasn't memorably obnoxious enough. I'll try harder.