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Offline stormi

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Re: Some people shouldn't be able to write for a living
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2007, 01:43:00 AM »
Wow! I haven't seen that much rebutted heated passion since the gun control backlash of 1998. In reality he probubly did more good for the sport by inviting the very strong response by the readers which many in neutral territory probubly agree was a stupid comment, albeit he has the right to free speech.

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Re: Some people shouldn't be able to write for a living
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2007, 05:51:00 AM »
In Australia we would simply refer to this bloke as a wanker who has his head shoved so far up his arse he never sees daylight.
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Re: Some people shouldn't be able to write for a living
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2007, 09:47:21 AM »
The Dallas Observer is a fringe publication that caters to a decidedly different crowd.  It isn't considered a mainstream leading source of information unless you're interested in party spots and alternative lifestyles.  As always - we can never justify our passion for motorcycles to an impassionate crowd.  The author has managed to draw attention to the publication - no doubt bringing heaps of praise from the "bosses". 

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Re: Some people shouldn't be able to write for a living
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2007, 01:34:09 PM »
"The author has managed to draw attention to the publication" Good point and so its worth talking about. Actually for most audience groups motorcycling in the USA has become much more popular even gaining popularity with the Hollywood and art community. So we have made progress in being accepted more withing the last 10 years. I think what has changed for the worse is the amount of obtuse dogma that minority fringe groups try and shove down the throats of the majority common sense. We have a right in the USA to free speech, but nowhere is it written in our constitution that you have a right to be heard, if you understand my meaning.

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Re: Some people shouldn't be able to write for a living
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2007, 03:22:42 PM »
Well look at it this way, If stupidity was painful this moron would be dead by now.

I bet hes scared of motorcycles. Probally dumped his honda express when he was younger and got scared and never rode again.
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Re: Some people shouldn't be able to write for a living
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2007, 07:31:09 PM »
Wow, talk about bias.  What next, a theater review that starts out, "Everyone knows live theater, especially muscials, appeal only to faggots, but if you've just got to see one, take your boyfriend to see THE PRODUCERS"?!
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Re: Some people shouldn't be able to write for a living
« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2007, 09:03:20 PM »
You know what they say about Texas...
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Re: Some people shouldn't be able to write for a living
« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2007, 10:00:35 PM »
You know what they say about Texas...
Yup... we don't put our bikes up for storage.... EVER.  :stickpoke: :monkeymoon:

Oops... forgot to add - it was only 79 degrees today... had to use the mesh gear.  :bandit:
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Re: Some people shouldn't be able to write for a living
« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2007, 10:23:19 PM »
You know what they say about Texas...
I dunno what you heard, but what I heard is there's only two good things that come out of Texas...

Freeways & highways.  :lol:

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Re: Some people shouldn't be able to write for a living
« Reply #10 on: November 11, 2007, 12:56:53 AM »
Yup... we don't put our bikes up for storage.... EVER.  :stickpoke: :monkeymoon:


OUCH.   :sad:  I bet I could swing a leg over today, but I also bet that the shed door would crack as I tried to open it to swing that leg over.  *sigh*
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Re: Some people shouldn't be able to write for a living
« Reply #11 on: November 11, 2007, 01:15:05 AM »
Follow that desired relocation dream you talked about in a long ago privious post (Arizona). We have so many snow birds down here you could easily be one of them.  :grin:

Yup... we don't put our bikes up for storage.... EVER.  :stickpoke: :monkeymoon:


OUCH.   :sad:  I bet I could swing a leg over today, but I also bet that the shed door would crack as I tried to open it to swing that leg over.  *sigh*

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Re: Some people shouldn't be able to write for a living
« Reply #12 on: November 11, 2007, 01:54:37 AM »
Follow that desired relocation dream you talked about in a long ago privious post (Arizona). We have so many snow birds down here you could easily be one of them.  :grin:

Difference being,.. most of them can afford to live down there without working.  I still have to work.  As far as I can tell,.. immigration is harder than extended visits.  :wink:
 It just means that I have to plan more.
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Re: Some people shouldn't be able to write for a living
« Reply #13 on: November 11, 2007, 10:08:01 AM »
Quote from: stormi
As far as I can tell,.. immigration is harder than extended visits.  :wink:

Doesn't seem too hard for the ~400,000 illegal immigrants we get each year from our other border, or the ~400,000 folks annually that stay beyond their visas.
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Re: Some people shouldn't be able to write for a living
« Reply #14 on: November 11, 2007, 03:04:43 PM »
Good reply, and incentive point.
"Doesn't seem too hard for the ~400,000 illegal immigrants we get each year from our other border, or the ~400,000 folks annually that stay beyond their visas."