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| Phew. [message #780102] |
Fri, 14 July 2006 19:40 |
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Brighton to Leeds and back is doable on a CG125. 6 hours and 25 minutes
on the way back, Not too bad on a CG125, with one lunch / petrol stop.
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| Re: Phew. [message #780106 ] |
Fri, 14 July 2006 19:50 |
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On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:40:45 GMT, muck [at] _TEETH_rulex.net (Muck) wrote:
>Brighton to Leeds and back is doable on a CG125. 6 hours and 25 minutes
>on the way back, Not too bad on a CG125, with one lunch / petrol stop.
Well done! I wouldn't have attempted such a journey myself.
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| Re: Phew. [message #780127 ] |
Fri, 14 July 2006 20:34 |
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BGN wrote:
> > Brighton to Leeds and back is doable on a CG125. 6 hours and 25
> > minutes on the way back, Not too bad on a CG125, with one lunch /
> > petrol stop.
>
> Well done! I wouldn't have attempted such a journey myself.
Only 'cos you would have broken down, crashed or got distracted by a
hunky policeman. ;-)
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| Re: Phew. [message #780137 ] |
Fri, 14 July 2006 21:05 |
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"Muck" <muck [at] _TEETH_rulex.net> wrote in message
news:1hihacz.1bsl1gl19fhhoiN%muck [at] _TEETH_rulex.net...
> Brighton to Leeds and back is doable on a CG125. 6 hours and 25 minutes
> on the way back, Not too bad on a CG125, with one lunch / petrol stop.
>
I did Norwich to Swafham and back on a CG125 once which was plenty. You are
now officially my hero :)
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KTM Duke II
'79 GS550E
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| Re: Phew. [message #780138 ] |
Fri, 14 July 2006 21:07 |
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BGN <nickmooney [at] spamcop.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:40:45 GMT, muck [at] _TEETH_rulex.net (Muck) wrote:
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> >Brighton to Leeds and back is doable on a CG125. 6 hours and 25 minutes
> >on the way back, Not too bad on a CG125, with one lunch / petrol stop.
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> Well done! I wouldn't have attempted such a journey myself.
Thanks BGN... It wasn't that bad. Just had to remember to get out of the
way of, well... everything pretty much.
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| Re: Phew. [message #780139 ] |
Fri, 14 July 2006 21:07 |
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Cab <my_email_address_is_in_my_sig [at] privacy.net> wrote:
> BGN wrote:
>
> > > Brighton to Leeds and back is doable on a CG125. 6 hours and 25
> > > minutes on the way back, Not too bad on a CG125, with one lunch /
> > > petrol stop.
> >
> > Well done! I wouldn't have attempted such a journey myself.
>
> Only 'cos you would have broken down, crashed or got distracted by a
> hunky policeman. ;-)
Heh.. :)
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| Re: Phew. [message #780140 ] |
Fri, 14 July 2006 21:09 |
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"Grimley_Feindish" <alan.farrell3"nofeckingspam" [at] btopenworld.com> wrote:
> "Muck" <muck [at] _TEETH_rulex.net> wrote in message
> news:1hihacz.1bsl1gl19fhhoiN%muck [at] _TEETH_rulex.net...
> > Brighton to Leeds and back is doable on a CG125. 6 hours and 25 minutes
> > on the way back, Not too bad on a CG125, with one lunch / petrol stop.
> >
>
>
> I did Norwich to Swafham and back on a CG125 once which was plenty. You are
> now officially my hero :)
<fx: laughs loudly>
<msohp>
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| Re: Phew. [message #780148 ] |
Fri, 14 July 2006 21:29 |
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"Muck" <muck [at] _TEETH_rulex.net> wrote in message
news:1hihacz.1bsl1gl19fhhoiN%muck [at] _TEETH_rulex.net...
> Brighton to Leeds and back is doable on a CG125. 6 hours and 25 minutes
> on the way back, Not too bad on a CG125, with one lunch / petrol stop.
*respect*
I did the Kent Custom from N.Wiltshire on a CB100N one year, using just
about every B-road possible. Total miles were about 420 for the round trip.
It was a great feeling actually getting there. I was grinning like a loon
for most of the time and riding with total disregard for personal safety
(possibly due to taking of several 'chemicals'). The ride back was truly
grim, and I was a *total* bag of bollocks when I got home on Sunday night.
Another fav was Cornwall 2-up on a CD175 with all the camping gear, and a
year before, the Lakes from Croydon again 2-up with kit on a 250G5 <spit>
I think I see a pattern there.....
JB
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| Re: Phew. [message #780153 ] |
Fri, 14 July 2006 21:34 |
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JB <jb [at] nospam.net> wrote:
> "Muck" <muck [at] _TEETH_rulex.net> wrote in message
> news:1hihacz.1bsl1gl19fhhoiN%muck [at] _TEETH_rulex.net...
> > Brighton to Leeds and back is doable on a CG125. 6 hours and 25 minutes
> > on the way back, Not too bad on a CG125, with one lunch / petrol stop.
>
> *respect*
>
:)
> I did the Kent Custom from N.Wiltshire on a CB100N one year, using just
> about every B-road possible. Total miles were about 420 for the round trip.
> It was a great feeling actually getting there. I was grinning like a loon
> for most of the time and riding with total disregard for personal safety
I was knackered with hurty arms. Still, it was good that the bike made
it there and back. On the way there, I had to go through the Dartford
tunnel. Never been through that before on a bike.
> (possibly due to taking of several 'chemicals'). The ride back was truly
> grim, and I was a *total* bag of bollocks when I got home on Sunday night.
> Another fav was Cornwall 2-up on a CD175 with all the camping gear, and a
> year before, the Lakes from Croydon again 2-up with kit on a 250G5 <spit>
> I think I see a pattern there.....
>
Shite bike touring R us.
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| Re: Phew. [message #780160 ] |
Fri, 14 July 2006 22:05 |
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"Muck" <muck [at] _TEETH_rulex.net> wrote in message
news:1hihfs3.171po891eor656N%muck [at] _TEETH_rulex.net...
> JB <jb [at] nospam.net> wrote:
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>> "Muck" <muck [at] _TEETH_rulex.net> wrote in message
>> news:1hihacz.1bsl1gl19fhhoiN%muck [at] _TEETH_rulex.net...
>> > Brighton to Leeds and back is doable on a CG125. 6 hours and 25 minutes
>> > on the way back, Not too bad on a CG125, with one lunch / petrol stop.
>>
>> *respect*
>>
>
> :)
>
>> I did the Kent Custom from N.Wiltshire on a CB100N one year, using just
>> about every B-road possible. Total miles were about 420 for the round
>> trip.
>> It was a great feeling actually getting there. I was grinning like a loon
>> for most of the time and riding with total disregard for personal safety
>
> I was knackered with hurty arms. Still, it was good that the bike made
> it there and back. On the way there, I had to go through the Dartford
> tunnel. Never been through that before on a bike.
>
>> (possibly due to taking of several 'chemicals'). The ride back was truly
>> grim, and I was a *total* bag of bollocks when I got home on Sunday
>> night.
>> Another fav was Cornwall 2-up on a CD175 with all the camping gear, and a
>> year before, the Lakes from Croydon again 2-up with kit on a 250G5 <spit>
>> I think I see a pattern there.....
>>
>
> Shite bike touring R us.
>
Only *working* bike R us.
JB
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| Re: Phew. [message #780164 ] |
Fri, 14 July 2006 22:12 |
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JB <jb [at] nospam.net> wrote:
> >
> > Shite bike touring R us.
> >
> Only *working* bike R us.
>
Ahh... my other bike is working, but not road registered yet. That's a
job for Monday.
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| Re: Phew. [message #780209 ] |
Fri, 14 July 2006 23:33 |
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In message <t7adnY_3JPv3dyrZRVny1g [at] bt.com>, Grimley_Feindish
<alan.farrell3 [at] ?.com.invalid> writes
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>"Muck" <muck [at] _TEETH_rulex.net> wrote in message
>news:1hihacz.1bsl1gl19fhhoiN%muck [at] _TEETH_rulex.net...
>> Brighton to Leeds and back is doable on a CG125. 6 hours and 25 minutes
>> on the way back, Not too bad on a CG125, with one lunch / petrol stop.
>>
>
>
>I did Norwich to Swafham and back on a CG125 once which was plenty. You are
>now officially my hero :)
>
>
I did Shrewsbury to Paignton on the Enfield once upon a time
.... and it snowed all the way
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| Re: Phew. [message #780292 ] |
Sat, 15 July 2006 10:08 |
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On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 20:34:26 +0200, Cab <my_email_ [at] privacy.net>
wrote in <xn0eoq3iloo6mx00g [at] rosbif.org>:
> BGN wrote:
>> > Brighton to Leeds and back is doable on a CG125. 6 hours and 25
>> > minutes on the way back, Not too bad on a CG125, with one lunch /
>> > petrol stop.
>> Well done! I wouldn't have attempted such a journey myself.
> Only 'cos you would have broken down, crashed or got distracted by a
> hunky policeman. ;-)
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/07/14/911.misuse.ap/index.html
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| Re: Phew. [message #780295 ] |
Sat, 15 July 2006 10:12 |
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On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 18:50:32 +0100, BGN <nickmooney [at] spamcop.net>
wrote in <famfb21olci9npjgg65p8cvq029kbh7l8s [at] 4ax.com>:
> On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:40:45 GMT, muck [at] _TEETH_rulex.net (Muck) wrote:
>>Brighton to Leeds and back is doable on a CG125. 6 hours and 25 minutes
>>on the way back, Not too bad on a CG125, with one lunch / petrol stop.
> Well done! I wouldn't have attempted such a journey myself.
Well there ya go; in the early 70s I used to regularly ride the
700 miles between Byron Bay and Uni in Canberra on a Suzuki 100. Shortest
time was 17h10m, longest non-stop was approaching 24 hours (the spark plug
broke down and I was limited to 45 mph for a long time until I found an
all-night servo that stocked a suitable plug).
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Brunel University. Ivan.Reid [at] [brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005
WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon)
KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".
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| Re: Phew. [message #780301 ] |
Sat, 15 July 2006 10:47 |
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| Re: Phew. [message #780324 ] |
Sat, 15 July 2006 12:57 |
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Dr Ivan D. Reid <Ivan.Reid [at] brunel.ac.uk> wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 18:50:32 +0100, BGN <nickmooney [at] spamcop.net>
> wrote in <famfb21olci9npjgg65p8cvq029kbh7l8s [at] 4ax.com>:
> > On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:40:45 GMT, muck [at] _TEETH_rulex.net (Muck) wrote:
>
> >>Brighton to Leeds and back is doable on a CG125. 6 hours and 25 minutes
> >>on the way back, Not too bad on a CG125, with one lunch / petrol stop.
>
> > Well done! I wouldn't have attempted such a journey myself.
>
> Well there ya go; in the early 70s I used to regularly ride the
> 700 miles between Byron Bay and Uni in Canberra on a Suzuki 100. Shortest
> time was 17h10m, longest non-stop was approaching 24 hours (the spark plug
> broke down and I was limited to 45 mph for a long time until I found an
> all-night servo that stocked a suitable plug).
Crumbs.. respect where respect is due. I was chatting to a friend today,
and he knew someone who went from the UK to Sweden on a monkey bike on
his own, just for kicks.
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| Re: Phew. [message #780327 ] |
Sat, 15 July 2006 12:53 |
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On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 09:47:18 +0100,
deadmail [at] burnt.org.uk <deadmail [at] burnt.org.uk>
wrote in <cpahb2t0j150ndlklml90olln1u367a7fv [at] 4ax.com>:
> "Dr Ivan D. Reid" <Ivan.Reid [at] brunel.ac.uk> wrote in message
><slrnebh8r3.2f8.Ivan.Reid [at] loki.brunel.ac.uk>:
>> Well there ya go; in the early 70s I used to regularly ride the
>>700 miles between Byron Bay and Uni in Canberra on a Suzuki 100. Shortest
>>time was 17h10m, longest non-stop was approaching 24 hours (the spark plug
>>broke down and I was limited to 45 mph for a long time until I found an
>>all-night servo that stocked a suitable plug).
> Suzuki B100?
No, A100-II, which ended up with a B100P (120cc) piston in it to
boost capacity from 98 cc to 102 cc.
> Riding long distances on a 1970s two-stroke without spare plugs... What
> were you (not) thinking!
It probably ate my spare too, I don't remember. I have been known to
stop halfway home when the top speed dropped below 70 mph, whip the head off
for a quick decoke, and be on my way again within 15 minutes.
> Fortunately my 1970s two stroke of choice (KH400) used to have a
> compartment under the seat for storing a spare set of plugs...
> I'd really like another KH400.
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Brunel University. Ivan.Reid [at] [brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005
WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon)
KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".
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| Re: Phew. [message #780400 ] |
Sat, 15 July 2006 17:15 |
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Dr Ivan D. Reid"
<Ivan.Reid [at] brunel.ac.uk> saying something like:
>> Only 'cos you would have broken down, crashed or got distracted by a
>> hunky policeman. ;-)
>
>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/07/14/911.misuse.ap/index.html
The humourless cunt. Most normal people would have had a laugh about it.
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Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a
In my trousers.
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| Re: Phew. [message #780515 ] |
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| Re: Phew. [message #786880 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 10:41 |
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On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 09:47:18 +0100, deadmail [at] burnt.org.uk wrote:
>I'd really like another KH400.
You wanna see the picks of the purple H2C that turned up and parked
next to us at Chimay. Murray was beside himself - at one point he
leapt bodily into the air. Then he tried to buy it.
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ZX10R
GPz750turbo
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| Re: Phew. [message #787269 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 23:47 |
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| Re: Phew. [message #787274 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 23:53 |
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On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 22:47:12 +0100, deadmail [at] burnt.org.uk wrote:
> Champ <news [at] champ.org.uk> wrote in message
><97jmb2t01675p447fa89cqmk9hs0dq09ti [at] 4ax.com>:
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>>On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 09:47:18 +0100, deadmail [at] burnt.org.uk wrote:
>>
>>>I'd really like another KH400.
>>
>>You wanna see the picks of the purple H2C that turned up and parked
>>next to us at Chimay. Murray was beside himself - at one point he
>>leapt bodily into the air. Then he tried to buy it.
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>*whine* that was the best looking triple of the lot but, I'd guess, a
>decent one must be pushing 2.5 to 3k now.
Keep going ...
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| Re: Phew. [message #787283 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 00:10 |
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| Re: Phew. [message #787284 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 00:13 |
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On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 23:10:20 +0100, deadmail [at] burnt.org.uk wrote:
> SD <salad.dodger [at] dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
><4i2f75F1p2ooU1 [at] individual.net>:
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>>On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 22:47:12 +0100, deadmail [at] burnt.org.uk wrote:
>>>
>>>*whine* that was the best looking triple of the lot but, I'd guess, a
>>>decent one must be pushing 2.5 to 3k now.
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>>Keep going ...
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>Blimey, I'm out of touch. If I stop and think probably about 10 years
>out of touch. Well, looking on the bright side, if they cost that much
>hopefully they'll be taken good care of; give me something to dribble
>over in my dotage.
You're not far off.
I think the purchase price was €5200, quite recently.
It looks a bargain. It was completely original, not a tarted up resto.
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| Re: Phew. [message #787323 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 08:33 |
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<deadmail [at] burnt.org.uk> wrote:
> Champ <news [at] champ.org.uk> wrote in message
> <97jmb2t01675p447fa89cqmk9hs0dq09ti [at] 4ax.com>:
>
> >On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 09:47:18 +0100, deadmail [at] burnt.org.uk wrote:
> >
> >>I'd really like another KH400.
> >
> >You wanna see the picks of the purple H2C that turned up and parked
> >next to us at Chimay. Murray was beside himself - at one point he
> >leapt bodily into the air. Then he tried to buy it.
>
> *whine* that was the best looking triple of the lot but, I'd guess, a
> decent one must be pushing 2.5 to 3k now. I was being realistic; I
> could see myself with another 400 but a 750 is just not going to happen.
This one was a US import, so mph speedo, and *utterly* correct. It was
the cleanest, most original old triple I have ever, ever seen, of any
capacity - discounting wheels-up restorations that are for display only.
Even the redline on the tacho wasn't faded. Extraordinary.
Anyway, turned out the owner bought it for 5200 euros, and added that in
France the C isn't in as much demand as the A or B.
In the UK, it's the opposite, of course.
I offered him 6000 euros and left my card. Who knows?
Oh, and while I was indeed in raptures over it, I really don't think I
levitated.
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| Re: Phew. [message #787332 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 09:23 |
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The Older Gentleman wrote:
> <deadmail [at] burnt.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> Champ <news [at] champ.org.uk> wrote in message
>> <97jmb2t01675p447fa89cqmk9hs0dq09ti [at] 4ax.com>:
>>
>>> On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 09:47:18 +0100, deadmail [at] burnt.org.uk wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'd really like another KH400.
>>>
>>> You wanna see the picks of the purple H2C that turned up and parked
>>> next to us at Chimay. Murray was beside himself - at one point he
>>> leapt bodily into the air. Then he tried to buy it.
> Oh, and while I was indeed in raptures over it, I really don't think I
> levitated.
You did, at one point, hop into the air. Somewhere between capering and
yogic flying, I'd have said.
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and there's nothing I can do
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| Re: Phew. [message #787688 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 22:19 |
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On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 07:23:48 +0000, platypus wrote:
> The Older Gentleman wrote:
<SNIP>
>> Oh, and while I was indeed in raptures over it, I really don't think I
>> levitated.
>
> You did, at one point, hop into the air. Somewhere between capering and
> yogic flying, I'd have said.
Is that what all the hopping about with hankies is? An English form of
yogic flying?
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Tiger - A return to good sense.
Z1000 - Less sense, more sensation.
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| Re: Phew. [message #787701 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 23:11 |
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Verdigris <verdigris [at] deadspam.com> wrote in news:44bd4503$0$69384
$ed2619ec [at] ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net:
> On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 07:23:48 +0000, platypus wrote:
>
>> The Older Gentleman wrote:
> <SNIP>
>
>>> Oh, and while I was indeed in raptures over it, I really don't think I
>>> levitated.
>>
>> You did, at one point, hop into the air. Somewhere between capering and
>> yogic flying, I'd have said.
>
> Is that what all the hopping about with hankies is? An English form of
> yogic flying?
>
Does yogic flying have anything to do with cross-dressing and drunkenness?
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