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The franglais-riders
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: UK
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Originally Posted by Big Yellow Tractor
I resent your remarks. You are tarring (sp?) all us old farts with the same brush. Yes, my hair has gone but my belly is from pies and chocolate and my bikes are two old Suzukis and a GasGas.
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Ho Dear! What have I said? What have I done?
I am well known to my friends for my very clumsy writing skills. I'm more of a nerdy mathematician.
I did not mean to offend anyone and what I wrote was meant to be a funny (As joke) image.
So here we go: I totally and completely and humbly apologise to all the old fat blokes with receding hair lines, working in magazines, who get lent huge expensive motorbikes by big MC companies, to test ride them around around France; so that they can write honest and unbiased review of said bikes, and make hilarious jokes about the wife at home. And occasionally take a WAG with them but only as pillions. 'cause, You understand, a weemeen? On a bike???!
I also apologise that I do not buy those magazines because they do not relate to anything I experience as a biker or raise issues that concern me. And that I do not really trust their "honest independent" reviews.
From now on I will keep my posts unfunny and bland, as to not offend any one. And to questions as "how is border crossing XYZ" I will reply : "good with courteous efficient customs and guards" as to not offend border guards, and be taken for a racist if they are not of my nationality or ethnic or religious group.
I tell you what, I will make jokes and express opinions only behind closed doors and in dark alley ways as to not offend the PC Brigade and the thought Police that is coming our way in the very near future.
Sorry also for my bad English, after all I am only a "surrendering Monkey" (or "frog") as I 've heard many times at work in my 14 years in the City. I always thought it was funny. I think next time I'll take offence!
Cheers,
Maria
"When they started arresting communists, I said nothing, as I was not communist, when they went after the Gypsies, I said nothing, as I was not a Gypsy. When they started deporting Jews, I said nothing as I was not a Jew. When they came to arrest me, I protested... but it was too late".
Freedom of expression is a undamental right, being erroded everywhere under pretence of being PC.... we're all sleep walking into fascism.
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