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Hell, don't you Canadian Lemmings just do it all by yourselves?

The Rebel is barely freeway capable. At 60mph the bike vibrates so badly you can't see images in the mirrors and your feet vibrate so badly they go numb. I rode my wife's old Rebel across the Tacoma Narrows in a storm years ago - the buffeting was barely manageable. I'm sure more dampening, efficiency and counterbalance would make this a great bike, but it's really only an in-town commuter. Yamaha makes a neat little 250 Virago as well - maybe the V-formation is a little quieter than Honda's in-line. Strangely, I've seen a lot of guys out on the road with Honda Helux 250cc scooters. Some of them are touring hundreds of miles from home!

Their stategery was ineffective.

Agree. I'm with you and ericb on this one. Until populations fully recover, it is irresponsible for any nation - traditional or otherwise - to hunt whales. Even then, they just seem too magnificent to kill. I'm very pro-hunter, but I don't care for this at all. Killing a creature that will swim right up to your boat and allow you to scratch its belly doesn't seem very sporting - or right.

Take Tvashy out and teach him some rope management skills, for God's sake! Just don't forget your belay device!

Not a very good one either. Despite your own wavering declarations, you ventured down to this event with an agenda. I don't subscribe to the idea that opinion-reporting is inherently wrong, but I do believe in disclosure. Don't try to pretend you're just a neutral observer who, once on site, had some kind of epiphany.

Of course. It was those damn "Silversteins" again. Hey V! I'll just bet "The Goldsteins" and "The Solheims" were in on it too. Get a life.

I'll let the record speak for itself. You, sir, are full of shit. We've all seen your incredible speaking skills at work just recently!... "As usual, you're a fucking idiot who doesn't know what he's talking about." "There are only 2 pea brains on this forum who could have come up a CAFE = Prohibition analogy. Congratulations." "If some rich blowhards want to subsidize my high mileage vehicle, and the environment (and our foreign policy)" "Duh." "Duh." "Duh." "Guess you didn't get the memo. Fuckin' moron." "You fuckers should march on Washington in disgust." "no shit, Sherlock" "Einstein" "Way to go for supporting all this shit, genius." "So, in KKK's tiny reptilian brain"

Washington state property tax code, for starters. And a state supreme court that is bought and paid for by public employee unions and the state DNC. Shay was right.

Add ACLU VIP-speaker to Tvash's long list of fantasy ego accomplishments. Lemme guess...You were a civil rights attorney before you were the Chief Technology Officer of a very big company, a climatologist, an entomologist, a day trader, a speed climber, and an independently wealthy guy who does whatever the fuck he wants guy? You are that guy? You live an incredible life! Seek help. P-l-e-a-s-e.

When leftist prof's turn critical thinking into cynical thinking and irresponsibly plant the dark seeds of their own discontent in young minds. Those goof balls down at the Port of Olympia seem pretty harmless, albeit misguided. I would be curious how many are Greeners - and who's stirring 'em up.

Aren't you just a little curious to know if those suckers are real Simian mammary don't pique my curiosity at all. Especially when the pair in question are so regularly the subject of self flagellation.

Would like to meet: Sexual Chocolate, Ericb, Ivan, JayB, Stefan, KK, Arch, Catbirdseat, porter, StevenSegal. Absolutely no desire to meet: Crux, Tvashtarketena, Marylou, Treetoad, prole, Jim.

Tvash explained?... Asperger syndrome Classification & external resources ICD-10 F84.5 ICD-9 299.8 OMIM 608638 DiseasesDB 31268 MedlinePlus 001549 eMedicine ped/147 Asperger syndrome (also Asperger's syndrome, Asperger's disorder, Asperger's, AS, or AD) is one of several autism spectrum disorders (ASD) characterized by difficulties in social interaction and by restricted and stereotyped interests and activities. AS is distinguished from the other ASDs in having no general delay in language or cognitive development. Although not mentioned in standard diagnostic criteria, motor clumsiness and atypical use of language are frequently reported.[1][2] Asperger syndrome was named after Hans Asperger who, in 1944, described children in his practice who appeared to have normal intelligence but lacked nonverbal communication skills, failed to demonstrate empathy with their peers, and were physically clumsy.

BURN KEROSENE BY THE TON AT YOUR 34,000 FOOT HIGH LEISURE IN THE PURSUIT OF SELF GRATIFICATION WHILE PRETENDING TO CARE ABOUT AN ANTHROPOGENIC FICTION.

CARE TO ADDRESS YOUR BLATANT HYPOCRISY?

Interesting. The most believable thing you've posted in quite a while.

I've never heard KK brag endlessly about his speed hiking prowess. And I certainly haven't. What, exactly, is your issue?

How much fuel is burned by a Boeing 757 during a round trip from Seattle to, say, any number of Caribbean nations where a certain guy who "does whatever the fuck he wants when he wants" goes kayaking? How much fuel is burned by a Boeing 747 or DC10 during a multi-staged flight from Seattle to Nepal where a certain guy "who does whatever the fuck he wants when he wants" goes trekking. Both are pointless pursuits that leave an enormous carbon footprint all in the name of quenching the ego of the most pompous ass to ever slither around these parts of the web. I'll let the audience guess who this hypocrite is. BTW; Diego Garcia is probably closer.

Ummm....I don't know of many posters here that have had a TR hijacked by someone claiming to be their wife, posting under their avatar, and bitching about how much climbing they were doing.....wish I would have copied that classic bit before the mods scrubbed it...but thanks anyways O' oracle of marital advice BTW, Tvash - I've noticed quite a few of the regulars around here are "missing the intended humor" in your posts lately.

Pure, utter, self-serving, cry baby pap. I don't believe a single word of it. No one should.

i don't have one (green card). that leaves you with your dirty ass- just like your mom- beyotch! Note the 'euro' in 'euro shitsack'. If GGK were, by random chance, black, Shitfeather's term would have been '*'. If he were a woman.... Racism, misogyny, it's really all the same sentiment. Huh? "Euro" is a geographic distinction, my unenlightened non-friend. Let's all look at a couple of your recent posts regarding race: 1) During a discussion on human intellect: "Domesticated dogs are all the same species, yet some breeds have been proven by scientific testing to be dumber than others." 2) And more recently: "So this year, let’s finally do something about Florida. Let’s sell it. Disneyworld. Fat Fuck Cuban contractors. Sinking doublewides. Hanging chads. The whole whiny fucking mess. On Craigslist. For cheap. To anyone. Adios, Pelos Azules. Via con fucking Dios." Now, if you would like to demonstrate a post or thread where I've espoused, condoned, or participated in the very racism you regularly cough up here, then please do share. Otherwise, please shut the fuck up. And I would suggest never using the n-word in my presence or attributing it to me. Got it?

Damn! My ACL replacement was around $20k - 8 years ago - and I thought that was expensive.

I would rather see a NO insurance / pay for services system emerge than a government controlled single payer scheme. Have any studies ever been conducted on the potential outcome/consequences of returning to a mostly pay-as-you-go system where relatively inexpensive "health insurance" covers only the utterly catastrophic? Seems to me this would return some price sanity - not to mention competition - to the medical industry. Just a thought.

Talking to your own new avatar. A new low. Enjoy the conversation, geek.