Fwd: Re: [CR]Fw: Crank Pins-- Contest

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Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 22:17:22 +0000 (GMT)
From: "Michael Butler" <pariscycles@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Fwd: Re: [CR]Fw: Crank Pins-- Contest
To: CR Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>



--- Michael Butler wrote:


> Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 22:15:56 +0000 (GMT)
> From: Michael Butler <pariscycles@yahoo.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [CR]Fw: Crank Pins-- Contest
> To: chuckschmidt@earthlink.net
>
> I have been following the Fenders seat post and
> other
> differences in terminology used on opposite sides of
> the Atlantic and its great.
> Now cuffs, here in England they are the end parts of
> shirt sleeves or a strike with an open hand.
> I take it in America they are what we call turn-ups,
> the bottoms of trousers.
> Should have realised these numerous differences many
> years ago when I was dating an American girl, her
> Dad
> was stationed at USAF Chicksands when I innocently
> said I'll knock you up in the morning, he went
> absolutely ape this was way back in 1963, still
> don't
> think he believed me when I tried to explain that
> this
> meant in England I will call for you.
> This is partly cycling related just to keep Dale at
> bay. Me and a mate were cycle touring in Norway in
> 1966 (on a Rotrax Shirley) when we stopped to talk
> to
> this local family who were fishing for Char and
> Trout
> in a road side lake, when I asked what spinners they
> were using and what they were catching size so
> forth
> when I innocently asked this woman were there many
> big
> Pike in Norway, well she was in chest waders and
> nearly fell over in the water in hysterical laughter
> this set everybody off rabbiting in Norwegian and
> the
> whole group was nearly in tears with laughter
> apparently Pike is Penis in Norwegian!
> Best wishes Mick Butler Hunts UK.
>
> --- Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Mark Stonich wrote:
> > >
> > (snip)
> > > Sheldon's right about the direction only
> mattering
> > WRT trouser cuffs...
> >
> >
> > Why would you let your cuffs get that close to the
> > cotter pin nuts along
> > with the chainring teeth in the first place!?
> > Learned that's not a good
> > idea when I was seven and started rolling up my
> > trouser cuff so it
> > wouldn't happen again (no not catching my cuff,
> but
> > catching hell from
> > Mom for tearing my trousers).
> >
> > Chuck Schmidt
> > South Pasadena, Southern California
> >
> > .
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>
> Thats all for now. Keep those wheels spinning, in
> your memories if not still on the road. Be lucky
> Mick Butler Huntingdon UK.
>
>
>
>
>
>

Thats all for now. Keep those wheels spinning, in your memories if not still on the road. Be lucky Mick Butler Huntingdon UK.

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