Mika

Guys...just spit the damned bait, eh?


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Re: Mika

Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Guys...just spit the damned bait, eh?

Do ya think?

The new Luigi...


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Re: Mika

On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:21:38 -0500, "Jonathan N. Little"
wrote:

>The new Luigi...

Certainly reminiscent. Smarter than Bullis, but you still couldn't
pound a clue into this one if you greased it first and swung a #8
cluebat.

Re: Mika

In article ,
Andy Dingley wrote:

> On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:21:38 -0500, "Jonathan N. Little"
> wrote:
>
> >The new Luigi...
>
> Certainly reminiscent.

You guys are undiscriminating! He is nothing like Luigi. Please
be more reverential. The folks at http://tinyurl.com/3chvmx
should not take so lightly the name of a legend. It can lead to
trouble in Italian and Swedish courts.

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Re: Mika

dorayme wrote:
> In article ,
> Andy Dingley wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:21:38 -0500, "Jonathan N. Little"
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The new Luigi...
>> Certainly reminiscent.
>
> You guys are undiscriminating! He is nothing like Luigi. Please
> be more reverential. The folks at http://tinyurl.com/3chvmx
> should not take so lightly the name of a legend. It can lead to
> trouble in Italian and Swedish courts.
>

Oh sorry I forgot, Luigi was your "Special Beau"

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Re: Mika

In article <7e50d$4750bb01$40cba7a3$27233@NAXS.COM>,
"Jonathan N. Little" wrote:

> dorayme wrote:
> > In article ,
> > Andy Dingley wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:21:38 -0500, "Jonathan N. Little"
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> The new Luigi...
> >> Certainly reminiscent.
> >
> > You guys are undiscriminating! He is nothing like Luigi. Please
> > be more reverential. The folks at http://tinyurl.com/3chvmx
> > should not take so lightly the name of a legend. It can lead to
> > trouble in Italian and Swedish courts.
> >
>
> Oh sorry I forgot, Luigi was your "Special Beau"

He was not any kind of "beau" to me. No more than Charles
Darwin's beetles were to Charles Darwin. And I don't have and
never had any male beau friends. So, Jonathan, please. No more
false memories. It makes me uncomfortable.

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Re: Mika

dorayme wrote:
> In article <7e50d$4750bb01$40cba7a3$27233@NAXS.COM>,
> "Jonathan N. Little" wrote:
>
>> dorayme wrote:
>>> In article ,
>>> Andy Dingley wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:21:38 -0500, "Jonathan N. Little"
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The new Luigi...
>>>> Certainly reminiscent.
>>> You guys are undiscriminating! He is nothing like Luigi. Please
>>> be more reverential. The folks at http://tinyurl.com/3chvmx
>>> should not take so lightly the name of a legend. It can lead to
>>> trouble in Italian and Swedish courts.
>>>
>> Oh sorry I forgot, Luigi was your "Special Beau"
>
> He was not any kind of "beau" to me. No more than Charles
> Darwin's beetles were to Charles Darwin. And I don't have and
> never had any male beau friends. So, Jonathan, please. No more
> false memories. It makes me uncomfortable.
>
Awh, c'mon dorayme...the way you two chatted it up... ;-)

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Re: Mika

dorayme wrote:

> And I don't have and never had any male beau friends.

..

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Re: Mika

In article <1a0e4$4750cd69$40cba7a3$11108@NAXS.COM>,
"Jonathan N. Little" wrote:

> dorayme wrote:
> > In article <7e50d$4750bb01$40cba7a3$27233@NAXS.COM>,
> > "Jonathan N. Little" wrote:
> >
> >> dorayme wrote:
> >>> In article ,
> >>> Andy Dingley wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:21:38 -0500, "Jonathan N. Little"
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> The new Luigi...
> >>>> Certainly reminiscent.
> >>> You guys are undiscriminating! He is nothing like Luigi. Please
> >>> be more reverential. The folks at http://tinyurl.com/3chvmx
> >>> should not take so lightly the name of a legend. It can lead to
> >>> trouble in Italian and Swedish courts.
> >>>
> >> Oh sorry I forgot, Luigi was your "Special Beau"
> >
> > He was not any kind of "beau" to me. No more than Charles
> > Darwin's beetles were to Charles Darwin. And I don't have and
> > never had any male beau friends. So, Jonathan, please. No more
> > false memories. It makes me uncomfortable.
> >
> Awh, c'mon dorayme...the way you two chatted it up... ;-)

Yeah ok... I have tried my best to deny it above but you see
though everything!

--
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Re: Mika

In article
,
"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" wrote:

> dorayme wrote:
>
> > And I don't have and never had any male beau friends.
>
> ..

.... do motor bikes and muscle cars (I learnt this term from
Adrienne btw) count as male? I have loved these. Deeply.

(In Jan 08, I have had an offer to use a BMW R65 for a country
trip. I am bit rusty but I can't resist... I must dig out my
leather and real-glass "Biggles" goggles, the helmet is right
here.)

--
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Re: Mika

dorayme wrote:
> In article ,
> Andy Dingley wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:21:38 -0500, "Jonathan N. Little"
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The new Luigi...
>> Certainly reminiscent.
>
> You guys are undiscriminating! He is nothing like Luigi. Please
> be more reverential. The folks at http://tinyurl.com/3chvmx
> should not take so lightly the name of a legend. It can lead to
> trouble in Italian and Swedish courts.
>

U$240 for a 10" teddy bear?!!! Jaysus! And why would one fill a teddy
bear with steel shot?

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Re: Mika

dorayme wrote:

> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" wrote:
>
>> dorayme wrote:
>>
>>> And I don't have and never had any male beau friends.
>>
>> ..
>
> ... do motor bikes and muscle cars (I learnt this term from
> Adrienne btw) count as male? I have loved these. Deeply.

Sometimes. Depends on the personality of the vehicle.

> (In Jan 08, I have had an offer to use a BMW R65 for a country
> trip. I am bit rusty but I can't resist... I must dig out my
> leather and real-glass "Biggles" goggles, the helmet is right
> here.)

My wife rides a 1983 R65. You will enjoy it.

--
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-Motorcycles defy gravity; cars just suck

Re: Mika

In article
,
"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" wrote:

> > (In Jan 08, I have had an offer to use a BMW R65 for a country
> > trip. I am bit rusty but I can't resist... I must dig out my
> > leather and real-glass "Biggles" goggles, the helmet is right
> > here.)
>
> My wife rides a 1983 R65. You will enjoy it.

One of my wives, when my martian self was in man format, used to
enjoy riding on the back of my Triumph Trophy. Once, we did
Sydney Melbourne overnight in under 8.5 hours, it was when
Victoria had no speed limits on country roads, NSW had no cameras
nor so much radar and stuff and I had just finished running-in
some oversize pistons in a freshly reamed set of pots. It is hard
for me to believe now. That bike was stolen in Melbourne and we
hitched back. My next bike was a Norton Bonneville. I have never
ridden a BMW except very briefly a 900S in about 1976 and it was
something to die for then... I look forward to the 65...

--
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Re: Mika

"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" wrote in message
news:zC54j.4028$MJ6.3464@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net. ..
> dorayme wrote:

>> ... do motor bikes and muscle cars (I learnt this term from
>> Adrienne btw) count as male? I have loved these. Deeply.
>
> Sometimes. Depends on the personality of the vehicle.

I used to have a bicycle that was a real bitch. Kept tossing me off.

--
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Re: Mika

Ed Mullen wrote:

> U$240 for a 10" teddy bear?!!! Jaysus! And why would one fill a teddy
> bear with steel shot?

Unfortunate hunting accidental with a VP?

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Re: Mika

Jonathan N. Little wrote:
> Ed Mullen wrote:
>
>> U$240 for a 10" teddy bear?!!! Jaysus! And why would one fill a
>> teddy bear with steel shot?
>
> Unfortunate hunting accidental with a VP?
>

Aww, c'mon! Give Dick a break. He didn't /mean/ to shoot his friend!

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Re: Mika

Ed Mullen wrote:

> U$240 for a 10" teddy bear?!!! Jaysus! And why would one fill a teddy
> bear with steel shot?

Makes it better for swinging at your assailant. Sort of a cuddly cosh.

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Re: Mika

Gazing into my crystal ball I observed dorayme
writing in news:doraymeRidThis-
62D7F7.14425101122007@news-vip.optusnet.com.au:

> ... do motor bikes and muscle cars (I learnt this term from
> Adrienne btw) count as male? I have loved these. Deeply.
>
>

I had to look that post up. Thank you for crediting me.

I like muscle cars, trains, motor bikes, barbequeing, and Jack Daniels.

I was at a bar, ordered a Jack, and a man from the South (maybe Georgia or
something), said Jack Daniels was too much for "a little lady". I told him
I could easily match him - he took the bait, and the bartender set us up
Indiana Jones style - I had four shots, he had three and ceded to me.

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Re: Mika

In article ,
"rf" wrote:

> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" wrote in message
> news:zC54j.4028$MJ6.3464@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net. ..
> > dorayme wrote:
>
> >> ... do motor bikes and muscle cars (I learnt this term from
> >> Adrienne btw) count as male? I have loved these. Deeply.
> >
> > Sometimes. Depends on the personality of the vehicle.
>
> I used to have a bicycle that was a real bitch. Kept tossing me off.

When my martian self was in bicycle-format I would toss various
characters off when I got a bit of speed up...

--
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Re: Mika

In article ,
Adrienne Boswell wrote:

> Gazing into my crystal ball I observed dorayme
> writing in news:doraymeRidThis-
> 62D7F7.14425101122007@news-vip.optusnet.com.au:
>
> > ... do motor bikes and muscle cars (I learnt this term from
> > Adrienne btw) count as male? I have loved these. Deeply.
> >
> >
>
> I had to look that post up. Thank you for crediting me.
>
> I like muscle cars, trains, motor bikes, barbequeing, and Jack Daniels.
>
> I was at a bar, ordered a Jack, and a man from the South (maybe Georgia or
> something), said Jack Daniels was too much for "a little lady". I told him
> I could easily match him - he took the bait, and the bartender set us up
> Indiana Jones style - I had four shots, he had three and ceded to me.

In that case, you are the sort of gal I admire a real lot.

If I was to order priorities in your list on the basis of the
sheer fun I have had on each, it would go: motor bikes, cars,
trains (I had success once on an overnight where I found a good
game of poker) and 'b-b-q's

Where is the Jack Daniels in the list? Well now, I would say that
maybe it accompanied *all* the other items at various times with
varying results...

--
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Re: Mika

dorayme wrote:

> .. I have never ridden a BMW except very briefly a 900S in about 1976
> and it was something to die for then...

I understand. Was it SilverSmoke or Daytona Orange?

I had a 1974 R90S, serial number ..000058.
I still have a 1977 R100RS, number ..000040.

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Re: Mika

Ed Mullen wrote:

> U$240 for a 10" teddy bear?!!! Jaysus! And why would one fill a teddy
> bear with steel shot?

Sounds about right for a hand-made teddy, tbh. The steel shot is used to
weight down the paws and the bottom so that a teddy will sit up properly
and so that its arms hang by its sides. I think steel shot is more often
used in collectible bears, whereas other teddies would have polythene
"beans" instead due to them costing a lot less.

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Re: Mika

Dylan Parry wrote:
> Ed Mullen wrote:
>
>> U$240 for a 10" teddy bear?!!! Jaysus! And why would one fill a teddy
>> bear with steel shot?
>
> Sounds about right for a hand-made teddy, tbh. The steel shot is used to
> weight down the paws and the bottom so that a teddy will sit up properly
> and so that its arms hang by its sides. I think steel shot is more often
> used in collectible bears, whereas other teddies would have polythene
> "beans" instead due to them costing a lot less.
>

http://shop.vermontteddybear.com/getpersonal.html

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Re: Mika

Ed Mullen wrote:

>>> U$240 for a 10" teddy bear?!!! Jaysus! And why would one fill a teddy
>>> bear with steel shot?
>>
>> Sounds about right for a hand-made teddy, tbh.
>
> http://shop.vermontteddybear.com/getpersonal.html
>

There's a hell of a difference between a hand-made teddy that has been
produced in a limited run by a single individual, and a mass-produced
personalised bear. The same way that if you went to a furniture store
and bought a chest of drawers, you'd get them at a fraction of the price
that you would if you had a carpenter hand-make them.

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The opinions stated above are not necessarily representative of
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Re: Mika

On 2007-12-01, Dylan Parry wrote:
> Ed Mullen wrote:
>
>>>> U$240 for a 10" teddy bear?!!! Jaysus! And why would one fill a teddy
>>>> bear with steel shot?
>>>
>>> Sounds about right for a hand-made teddy, tbh.
>>
>> http://shop.vermontteddybear.com/getpersonal.html
>>
>
> There's a hell of a difference between a hand-made teddy that has been
> produced in a limited run by a single individual, and a mass-produced
> personalised bear. The same way that if you went to a furniture store
> and bought a chest of drawers, you'd get them at a fraction of the price
> that you would if you had a carpenter hand-make them.

Yes but who wants a $240 teddy bear? For that kind of money you could
buy a real bear.

Re: Mika

Ben C wrote:

> On 2007-12-01, Dylan Parry wrote:
>> Ed Mullen wrote:
>>
>>>>> U$240 for a 10" teddy bear?!!! Jaysus! And why would one fill a teddy
>>>>> bear with steel shot?
>>>>
>>>> Sounds about right for a hand-made teddy, tbh.
>>>
>>> http://shop.vermontteddybear.com/getpersonal.html
>>>
>>
>> There's a hell of a difference between a hand-made teddy that has been
>> produced in a limited run by a single individual, and a mass-produced
>> personalised bear. The same way that if you went to a furniture store
>> and bought a chest of drawers, you'd get them at a fraction of the price
>> that you would if you had a carpenter hand-make them.
>
> Yes but who wants a $240 teddy bear? For that kind of money you could
> buy a real bear.

But the upkeep would be significantly more.

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Re: Mika

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:21:08
GMT Blinky the Shark scribed:

>>> There's a hell of a difference between a hand-made teddy that has
>>> been produced in a limited run by a single individual, and a
>>> mass-produced personalised bear. The same way that if you went to a
>>> furniture store and bought a chest of drawers, you'd get them at a
>>> fraction of the price that you would if you had a carpenter
>>> hand-make them.
>>
>> Yes but who wants a $240 teddy bear? For that kind of money you could
>> buy a real bear.
>
> But the upkeep would be significantly more.

And you wouldn't get the steel shot.

--
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Re: Mika

In article
,
"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" wrote:

> dorayme wrote:
>
> > .. I have never ridden a BMW except very briefly a 900S in about 1976
> > and it was something to die for then...
>
> I understand. Was it SilverSmoke or Daytona Orange?
>
The former. The thing that stunned me was the smoothness and
sheer acceleration. Before that, my Triumph would be very much
quicker and nippier than the cruising BMWs I knew about, the
Trophy frame was a beautiful handler. But This 900S blew away all
my preconceptions. I was starting to get the message of a new era
when all the Jap bikes were coming into Australia (I sort of
regret never having one of those magnificent Honda 750s...)

> I had a 1974 R90S, serial number ..000058.
> I still have a 1977 R100RS, number ..000040.

You are one lucky dog then. Perhaps I should not have seen
raising a family as a time to give bikes up. To think, I could
have died *gloriously* on a bend through the magnificent winding
roads through the forests down near Eden on the south coast of
NSW when a timber truck comes around from the opposite direction
leaving almost no room...

--
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Re: Mika

In article ,
Ben C wrote:

> Yes but who wants a $240 teddy bear? For that kind of money you could
> buy a real bear.

Do you realise how much real bears cost to feed? I have seen
grown men jump off tall buildings unable to face the financial
strain...

--
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Re: Mika

dorayme wrote:
> In article ,
> Ben C wrote:
>
>> Yes but who wants a $240 teddy bear? For that kind of money you could
>> buy a real bear.
>
> Do you realise how much real bears cost to feed? I have seen
> grown men jump off tall buildings unable to face the financial
> strain...

Well, it's *expensive* keeping a bear in a tall building.


--
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Getting all that food up to the 38th floor costs money.

Re: Mika

Dylan Parry wrote:
> Ed Mullen wrote:
>
>>>> U$240 for a 10" teddy bear?!!! Jaysus! And why would one fill a teddy
>>>> bear with steel shot?
>>> Sounds about right for a hand-made teddy, tbh.
>> http://shop.vermontteddybear.com/getpersonal.html
>>
>
> There's a hell of a difference between a hand-made teddy that has been
> produced in a limited run by a single individual, and a mass-produced
> personalised bear. The same way that if you went to a furniture store
> and bought a chest of drawers, you'd get them at a fraction of the price
> that you would if you had a carpenter hand-make them.
>

I know, but, geez, it's a frickin' Teddy Bear! I can afford a $250 bear
but one reason I can is that I have bought $70 bears instead. And they
are very nice bears!

Hey, look, I buy BMWs and Infinitis too when I could buy Buicks or
Chevys. I guess bears aren't as important to me as cars. ;-)

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Re: Mika

Bone Ur wrote:
> Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:21:08
> GMT Blinky the Shark scribed:
>
>>>> There's a hell of a difference between a hand-made teddy that has
>>>> been produced in a limited run by a single individual, and a
>>>> mass-produced personalised bear. The same way that if you went to a
>>>> furniture store and bought a chest of drawers, you'd get them at a
>>>> fraction of the price that you would if you had a carpenter
>>>> hand-make them.
>>> Yes but who wants a $240 teddy bear? For that kind of money you could
>>> buy a real bear.
>> But the upkeep would be significantly more.
>
> And you wouldn't get the steel shot.
>

You would when "Gentle Ben" turns on you. I know I'd fill him full of
shot when he started gnawing on my Teak dining room set. Oh! Wait! I
just answered my question about the steel shot filled bear! :-)

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Re: Mika

In article ,
Ed Mullen wrote:

> I know, but, geez, it's a frickin' Teddy Bear!

Ed, can you please not take this matter about teddy bears so
lightly? It is a serious matter.

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Re: Mika

dorayme wrote:
> In article ,
> Ed Mullen wrote:
>
>> I know, but, geez, it's a frickin' Teddy Bear!
>
> Ed, can you please not take this matter about teddy bears so
> lightly? It is a serious matter.
>

I'm very sorry!

You're right. Bears, especially Teddy Bears, are a grave matter. I
remember my own ... uh ... ok, no need to recount that!

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Re: Mika

"Ed Mullen" wrote in message
news:LpedndUmVKBSs8_anZ2dnUVZ_h_inZ2d@comcast.com...
> dorayme wrote:
>> In article ,
>> Ed Mullen wrote:
>>
>>> I know, but, geez, it's a frickin' Teddy Bear!
>>
>> Ed, can you please not take this matter about teddy bears so lightly? It
>> is a serious matter.
>>
>
> I'm very sorry!
>
> You're right. Bears, especially Teddy Bears, are a grave matter. I
> remember my own ... uh ... ok, no need to recount that!
>
> --


I have had mine all my life (except for a 10 year loan to my sister's kids),
and now my son has him :)

(awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww)

This IS serious stuff ;)

Re: Mika

asdf wrote:
> "Ed Mullen" wrote in message
> news:LpedndUmVKBSs8_anZ2dnUVZ_h_inZ2d@comcast.com...
>> dorayme wrote:
>>> In article ,
>>> Ed Mullen wrote:
>>>
>>>> I know, but, geez, it's a frickin' Teddy Bear!
>>> Ed, can you please not take this matter about teddy bears so lightly? It
>>> is a serious matter.
>>>
>> I'm very sorry!
>>
>> You're right. Bears, especially Teddy Bears, are a grave matter. I
>> remember my own ... uh ... ok, no need to recount that!
>>
>> --
>
>
> I have had mine all my life (except for a 10 year loan to my sister's kids),
> and now my son has him :)
>
> (awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww)
>
> This IS serious stuff ;)

Sigh. Ok, I wasn't going to go there but ...

I'm 57. When I was a kid my older sister (+6 years) handed me down
"Teddy." He was the perfect bear. Used. Comfy. Classic! And
probably would have been recalled by the current Consumer Product Safety
Commission. Still, as a 4 or 5 year old, I just loved that bear. And
he didn't have steel balls. Actually, he didn't have any balls at all.
Hmm. Maybe HE was a SHE? Ah! Perhaps that's why I'm so tolerant of
non-traditionally-gendered folks?

Gee, I wonder what ever happened to Teddy. I'll have to ask my sister.
Perhaps she gave him to one of her kids. OH NO! I sure hope she did
and that he didn't wind up in some landfill!!! EGAD!!!

My heart!!! But, wait. I think ... yes! Time for another Jim Beam!
And if Teddy bit the dust, well, all good bears come to an end. Or, uh,
all good ends come to be bared. Or, uh, ... never mind!

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Re: Mika

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:59:10 GMT
dorayme scribed:

>> > .. I have never ridden a BMW except very briefly a 900S in about 1976
>> > and it was something to die for then...
>>
>> I understand. Was it SilverSmoke or Daytona Orange?
>>
> The former. The thing that stunned me was the smoothness and
> sheer acceleration. Before that, my Triumph would be very much
> quicker and nippier than the cruising BMWs I knew about, the
> Trophy frame was a beautiful handler. But This 900S blew away all
> my preconceptions. I was starting to get the message of a new era
> when all the Jap bikes were coming into Australia (I sort of
> regret never having one of those magnificent Honda 750s...)

Hehe, I had a 750-4 for appx. 3 years sometime in the later '70s. Finally
sold it because a)I wasn't in a particularly warm climate at the time, and
b)I figured I was due to kill myself soon, -very soon.

>> I had a 1974 R90S, serial number ..000058.
>> I still have a 1977 R100RS, number ..000040.
>
> You are one lucky dog then. Perhaps I should not have seen
> raising a family as a time to give bikes up. To think, I could
> have died *gloriously* on a bend through the magnificent winding
> roads through the forests down near Eden on the south coast of
> NSW when a timber truck comes around from the opposite direction
> leaving almost no room...

Some of the Hondas were nice, but a BMW was _the_ bike. I drove my
friend's a couple of times - dunno what model - and it was a dream.

--
Bone Ur
Cavemen have formidable pheromones.

Re: Mika

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 03:14:06 GMT
Ed Mullen scribed:

> Bone Ur wrote:
>> Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:21:08
>> GMT Blinky the Shark scribed:
>>
>>>>> There's a hell of a difference between a hand-made teddy that has
>>>>> been produced in a limited run by a single individual, and a
>>>>> mass-produced personalised bear. The same way that if you went to a
>>>>> furniture store and bought a chest of drawers, you'd get them at a
>>>>> fraction of the price that you would if you had a carpenter
>>>>> hand-make them.
>>>> Yes but who wants a $240 teddy bear? For that kind of money you could
>>>> buy a real bear.
>>> But the upkeep would be significantly more.
>>
>> And you wouldn't get the steel shot.
>>
>
> You would when "Gentle Ben" turns on you. I know I'd fill him full of
> shot when he started gnawing on my Teak dining room set. Oh! Wait! I
> just answered my question about the steel shot filled bear! :-)

Uh, dunno how effective a shotgun would be on a bear until it was too late.
Anyway, as for the cutesy, cuddly effegies, $240 indeed! $4.95 is my max,
and that's only if I can't find anything for $2.95 (or less). I might
spend a bit more on a Blinky replica but it would have to serve as a pin
cushion as well as an example of lower life.

--
Bone Ur
Cavemen have formidable pheromones.

Re: Mika

On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:29:46 +0100, John Hosking wrote:

> dorayme wrote:
>> Do you realise how much real bears cost to feed? I have seen grown men
>> jump off tall buildings unable to face the financial strain...
>
> Well, it's *expensive* keeping a bear in a tall building.

Though you wouldn't think you'ld need to jump off the building, if it all
got too much for you.