Random Synaptic Misfire
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Certain individuals keep telling me that I should be a writer (Hi Mom). This is probably as close as I'll ever come to making that happen.

The Old Crown Challenge

By Foo
One of my 'bent buddies, who goes by the nom du gear [sic] "FlyingLaZBoy", passed along this link and made me ashamed to be associated with every ride report I've ever written. If you aren't interested in bicycles generally nor in recumbents specifically, you may not care. If your eyes glaze over at the thought of Shakespearean prose and you once had a brain aneurism after your latest good-intentioned run at the KJV Bible, you'll probably want to move along to some post about monkeys whacking a politician about the head and neck with wooden mallets (I'll be along later).
I 1 And it did come to pass, that on the nth day (no-one is quite sure which, but most theologians tend towards Thursday), the Lord did look down upon the Earth, and saw that it was flat, and really not very interesting. So he did cause parts of the Earth to rise up into the firmament. And the Children of the Lord did name the lumpy bits in the middle of northern England "the Pennines". And the Lord looked upon His work, and saw that it was good.

2 And in the evening did the Lord slump down in His favourite armchair, and did plant His feet upon His coffee table, and did scratch His balding bonce, and He did read the part of the Manual pertaining to the causing of the Children of the Lord to invent Things. And thus it did come to pass that the Children of the Lord did invent the recumbent. And the Lord looked upon His work, and saw that it was good.
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If this tickles your Monty Python schtick, do follow the link and read the whole magilla. Which is not, technically, a synonym for "entertaining ride report"—but it will do. 'Twill serve.
 

9 comments so far.

  1. EmmaSometimes 26 September, 2006 13:18
    I can hear John Cleese executing that most brilliantly.
  2. Foo 26 September, 2006 13:26
    I was hearing Michael Palin in the same tone he utilised in the Hand Grenade of Antioch speech.
  3. Susiebadoozie 27 September, 2006 09:39
    that is pretty brilliant indeed
  4. Eric 27 September, 2006 17:04
    This is freakin' hilarious! I had to link to it...

    Any ride report that mentions stopping for a cigarette break has to be worth reading.
  5. Lou 29 September, 2006 06:31
    Love the irreverence of it. Go Monty! LOL
  6. Bret 29 September, 2006 10:58
    Mmmmm... yeah... that ride report was like, longer than the ride... I'm going to need a summary, m'kay?
  7. Foo 29 September, 2006 12:41
    Bret: Methinks thou hast, perhaps, missed the point. ;)

    WV: "bligs" I don't know what it means, but I like it. Seems to go well with "blogs". And yet... nothing can ever compare with Dr. Eric's prescription. [cough]
  8. Gwynne 02 October, 2006 19:48
    Okay, I finally, finally took the time off of work to read the ride report, complete with footnotes, merrily. It was worth the use of a few hours vacation time. Loved it. I especially loved that he gives a complete wedding report in the middle. This was, of course, after the cigarette break.
  9. Tink 03 October, 2006 16:16
    Come out, come out, wherever you arrrre!

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