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Old 18th July 2007   #101
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dominiclincoln:What does anyone think about Boris Johnson standing for mayor? I wouldn't care less except that being a (proper) cyclist himself I was wondering if he might be more inclined to improve facilities for cyclists more than mr ken.
got answers, even if they're out of pandoras box. Was just interested to see what people thought on the cyclists side of it, not so much all the other bubblewrap that accompanies topics such as 'mayor', 'voting' and the like.
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Old 18th July 2007   #102
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velocity boy:There's a big difference between a campaign to write to MEPs (why would it be European Parliament btw?) and a 'debate' in which emotive and silly terms like "red Ken", "Tory fop" and the virtues (or lack of) of the Evening Standard are being bandied about. One has a lot of value, the other is hot air.
But the beauty of forums is the hot air!! If we had a load of academic political insight it would kill the discussion dead because non of us give a shit.... This way, with everybody damning each other's views and arguing we get more discussion done, and get to have a laugh..... I don't think we need be too serious - let's have a hot air blast and then carry on.... :-)
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Old 18th July 2007   #103
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Buffalo Bill:
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Does that mean that if I posted a thread on this forum asking people to write to their MEPs about blind-spot mirrors for HGVs you would sink the discussion because it was 'political'?
That's a bike safety issue. It has nothing to do with which candidate you want to vote for.. just because the letter is addressed to a 'tician don't make it a "political discussion".
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So having written to the MEP and received a reply that s/he was voting against the legislation that you favoured, you then wouldn't post back to the thread this information, with the note that you would be voting for a candidate who had promised to support it?
A comment along the lines of "my MP doesn't support bike safety legislation X" on a bike forum seems sensible. We are not talking about random polly bashing, tory this, Eton public school liberal lala whatever.

Dave's just said it better above anyway so I'll just stop. Discussion like this is better at the pub anyway..
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Old 18th July 2007   #104
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jonaent (Jon):But the beauty of forums is the hot air!! If we had a load of academic political insight it would kill the discussion dead because non of us give a shit.... This way, with everybody damning each other's views and arguing we get more discussion done, and get to have a laugh..... I don't think we need be too serious - let's have a hot air blast and then carry on.... :-)
Okay then, it becomes nice and simple(ish).. Who in this erection has the best cycling policy? Why?
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Old 18th July 2007   #105
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you would say that
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Old 18th July 2007   #106
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aidan:you would say that
What?
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Old 18th July 2007   #107
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Swiss Tony has the biggest erection. Apparently his todger is so big 747s mistake it for LHR and try and land on it.
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Old 18th July 2007   #108
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Now that is a man I would vote for. Every issue compeared to making love to a woman.
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Old 18th July 2007   #109
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You know Paul, riding fixed is very much like making love to a beautiful woman. You get your leg over and you don't stop until you arrive...
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Old 18th July 2007   #110
TheBrick(Tommy)
 
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Perfect!
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Old 18th July 2007   #111
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hippy:
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aidan:you would say that
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what?
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Old 18th July 2007   #112
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aidan:you would say that
What?
what?
that.
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Old 18th July 2007   #113
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that what?
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Old 18th July 2007   #114
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This thread is starting to sound like a conversation with Boris Johnson
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Old 18th July 2007   #115
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That is an outrageous suggestion, which I bitterly resent, and I shall be complaining to my MP forthwith.

(Oh wait - he's been suspended for smoking cigars behind the bike sheds)
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Old 18th July 2007   #116
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Buffalo Bill:That is an outrageous suggestion, which I bitterly resent, and I shall be complaining to my MP forthwith.

(Oh wait - he's been suspended for smoking cigars behind the bike sheds)
errrrrrr??
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Old 18th July 2007   #117
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Gorgeous George, innit.
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Old 18th July 2007   #118
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meow
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Old 18th July 2007   #119
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why do fly's fly around the centre of the room??
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Old 18th July 2007   #120
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They don't they walk along the walls..
The statement "I'd like to be a fly on the wall for that conversation" wasn't invented whilst flies were flying around the middle of the room now was it?
Any more mistakes like that aidan and you'll be moved to aidan #2 status..
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Old 18th July 2007   #121
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no sir......it wont happen again
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Old 18th July 2007   #122
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He might be a toff but Boris is one of the Lads,

he rides a bike, he 'done' his secretary, good enough for me

Erm - He's the Conservative MP for Henley-on-Thames , and the ex-editor of the Spectator

The man is practically Hitler
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Old 18th July 2007   #123
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That is a ridiculus statment.
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Old 18th July 2007   #124
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Hitler?

Come on!
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Old 18th July 2007   #125
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Godwin's law.
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Old 18th July 2007   #126
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A little side thing, if you have not seen it already.

http://www.politicalcompass.org/

It places an axis perpendicular to the left right axis of authoritarian and libertarian and hence explains why Gandhi being left wing and Stalin are not both the same type of left wing.

As with all servays the test is not perfect but it is interesting non the less.
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Old 18th July 2007   #127
eeehhhh
Political compass is awesome :)

Here's mine:

http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=-6.00&soc=-3.49
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Old 18th July 2007   #128
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[img=http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/6965/melb6.jpg]

I am the red dot btw.


Looks like I am on the right side of left.
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Old 18th July 2007   #129
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hmmm.
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Old 18th July 2007   #130
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TheBrick(Tommy):It places an axis perpendicular to the left right axis of authoritarian and libertarian and hence explains why Gandhi being left wing and Stalin are not both the same type of left wing.
Like big state conservitism we see in the US at the moment.
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Old 18th July 2007   #131
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Yep. Some interesting graphs on there
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Old 18th July 2007   #132
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velocity boy:Godwin's law.
I wonder if anyone except me knows what you are talking about?

or is that me being geek arrogant?
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Old 18th July 2007   #133
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yes
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Old 18th July 2007   #134
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like I said I am in a bad mood and your all getting it.
fortran sucks monkey nuts.
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Old 18th July 2007   #135