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stevewaters
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by stevewaters » Wed Jan 06, 2021 5:08 pm
I am finding this the most enjoyable of the year !
I bow to your poetic prowess Cheddar Man and Norm !
Hopefully there are no serious fallings out here.
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redefined_cycles
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by redefined_cycles » Wed Jan 06, 2021 6:21 pm
stevewaters wrote: ↑Wed Jan 06, 2021 5:08 pm
I am finding this the most enjoyable of the year !
I bow to your poetic prowess Cheddar Man and Norm !
Hopefully there are no serious fallings out here.
+1
Cheddar Man appears to be wasted on here. Maybe someone could introduce him to STW

as he'll give them a right good run for their money. The (both*) poems should be published btw. Amazing poetic skills (and no need for pandas either)...
* i.e. Stu's one and CMs second one. Wasn't very impressed with the first to be fair as I don't think good poetry is designed for insulting... defending maybe. Interesting fact: the arabs at the time of Muhammed (sallallahuAlayhiWasallam/PBUH) getting his prophethood were at the peak of the art of poetry. Some of the best ever. He (PBUH) wasn't and had no real interest in it...
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RIP
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by RIP » Wed Jan 06, 2021 6:52 pm
Noooo! Why should we share him. He's needed here. Always wanted a pet troll and now we have one. Far too much fun to lose. Please don't leave us Mr Cheese we luv yooooouu

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"My God, I'm two-thirds of the way to the grave and what have I done?" - RIP
"It is in the petty details, not in the great results, that the interest of existence lies" - JKJ
"At least you got some stories" - James Acaster
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Cheddar Man
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by Cheddar Man » Wed Jan 06, 2021 7:37 pm
RIP wrote: ↑Wed Jan 06, 2021 6:52 pm
Noooo! Why should we share him. He's needed here. Always wanted a pet troll and now we have one. Far too much fun to lose. Please don't leave us Mr Cheese

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I'm here forever RIP, you know, like when you spill milk on the carpet in your car but don't notice until several days later and the smell is already there .........
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RIP
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by RIP » Wed Jan 06, 2021 7:52 pm
Excellent, very glad to hear it. Quite partial to toying with a nice bit of cheddar myself. And crackers.
"My God, I'm two-thirds of the way to the grave and what have I done?" - RIP
"It is in the petty details, not in the great results, that the interest of existence lies" - JKJ
"At least you got some stories" - James Acaster
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BigdummySteve
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by BigdummySteve » Wed Jan 06, 2021 9:49 pm
RIP wrote: ↑Wed Jan 06, 2021 7:52 pm
And crackers.

We’re all individuals, except me.
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RIP
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by RIP » Thu Jan 07, 2021 11:06 am
A real bikepacker called Reg
prefers to sleep in a hedge;
his thoughts misconstrued
by someone who's rude,
Reg did it to keep them on edge.
Back to the original post, I spoke to Dave Greenan at Buxton Fringe a few years ago. Nice chap, I enjoyed his poetry, it's funny and it scans properly.
"My God, I'm two-thirds of the way to the grave and what have I done?" - RIP
"It is in the petty details, not in the great results, that the interest of existence lies" - JKJ
"At least you got some stories" - James Acaster
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psling
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by psling » Thu Jan 07, 2021 11:30 am
Some of these poems are real jems
High brow indeed.
BBB - a place of culture and bogs

We go out into the hills to lose ourselves, not to get lost. You are only lost if you need to be somewhere else and if you really need to be somewhere else then you're probably in the wrong place to begin with.
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redefined_cycles
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by redefined_cycles » Thu Jan 07, 2021 12:26 pm
RIP wrote: ↑Thu Jan 07, 2021 11:06 am
A real bikepacker called Reg
prefers to sleep in a hedge;
his thoughts misconstrued
by someone who's rude,
Reg did it to keep them on edge.
Back to the original post, I spoke to Dave Greenan at Buxton Fringe a few years ago. Nice chap, I enjoyed his poetry, it's funny and it scans properly.
Bravo...
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Bearbonesnorm
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by Bearbonesnorm » Thu Jan 07, 2021 1:09 pm
Last one from me ...
There was a bikepacker called Dave
Who liked a good rant and a rave
He'd cuss and he'd swear
Pull out his hair
And now he's as bald as an eagle.
Sorry Dave.
What value a life half lived if the half you lived was the wrong half?
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Cheddar Man
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by Cheddar Man » Thu Jan 07, 2021 1:28 pm
Bearbones Norm
Instigated this site
Keeping bikepackers out of
Every normal persons sight
Peddlers, pushers
And hammock sleepers
Campers, dampers, fire out stampers
Koran quoters, Bible bashers
Inclusive? Maybe, sometimes
Not always I fear, but it's
Good to know that you lot are here
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Verena
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by Verena » Thu Jan 07, 2021 1:39 pm
Cheddar Man wrote: ↑Thu Jan 07, 2021 1:28 pm
Bearbones Norm
Instigated this site
Keeping bikepackers out of
Every normal persons sight
Peddlers, pushers
And hammock sleepers
Campers, dampers, fire out stampers
Koran quoters, Bible bashers
Inclusive? Maybe, sometimes
Not always I fear, but it's
Good to know that you lot are here
Clever....
Wish I could rhyme....but I can't...
Echo the "good to know that you lot are there" - what did I use to waste my time on before I found this forum I wonder?? Definitely helping me stay sane at the moment....
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Dave Barter
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by Dave Barter » Thu Jan 07, 2021 1:45 pm
There was an old bugg3r called Stu
Who sat in a ditch for a poo
Disturbed by a farmer
He escaped on a lama
His whippet consigned to a zoo
Elite keyboard warrior, DNF'er, Swearer
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redefined_cycles
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by redefined_cycles » Thu Jan 07, 2021 2:38 pm
Cheddar Man wrote: ↑Thu Jan 07, 2021 1:28 pm
Bearbones Norm
Instigated this site
Keeping bikepackers out of
Every normal persons sight
Peddlers, pushers
And hammock sleepers
Campers, dampers, fire out stampers
Koran quoters, Bible bashers
Inclusive? Maybe, sometimes
Not always I fear, but it's
Good to know that you lot are here
Thanks
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Verena
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by Verena » Thu Jan 07, 2021 2:45 pm
Dave Barter wrote: ↑Thu Jan 07, 2021 1:45 pm
There was an old bugg3r called Stu
Who sat in a ditch for a poo
Disturbed by a farmer
He escaped on a lama
His whippet consigned to a zoo
Brilliant

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psling
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by psling » Thu Jan 07, 2021 2:50 pm
Dave Barter wrote: ↑Thu Jan 07, 2021 1:45 pm
There was an old bugg3r called Stu
Who sat in a ditch for a poo
Disturbed by a farmer
He escaped on a lama
His whippet consigned to a zoo
Ooops! I read that last line as 'His Mr Whippy consigned to the loo'
We go out into the hills to lose ourselves, not to get lost. You are only lost if you need to be somewhere else and if you really need to be somewhere else then you're probably in the wrong place to begin with.
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MuddyPete
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by MuddyPete » Thu Jan 07, 2021 7:12 pm
Cheddar Man wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 10:06 pm
... nobjockeys...
Cheddar Man wrote: ↑Wed Dec 25, 2019 5:34 pm
redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 5:37 pm
As per title please if anyone is up for it...
Due to religious preferences there'll be no pubstops or alcohol or
ladies (or girls or women... whatever the felame of the species that might be reading prefers to be called

)...
I don't know what to say about that sentence, it's absolutely outrageous and breaches your code of professional conduct if you are really a nurse! You may just want to re-read 20.2, 20.3, 20.5 and 20.7. Oh, and before you ask, professionally my job role is described in my contract as 'Senior Nurse Manager'.
Replace 'ladies' with any other group in society and see what happens! Or would you be happy with a 'No Muslims' rule on events? Oh, and your explanation is nonsense too.
I haven't really been round here that long, but I do wonder if letting this sort of pseudo-religious bollox go unchallenged is one reason why the huge predominance of posters on internet forums are male?
I'm just considering whether Cheddarman's use of the term "nobjockey" constitutes homophobia; whether such attitudes are acceptable in bikepacking; whether his homophobia, when compared to his view on Redefined_cycles' desire for an all-male cycling troupe as being "sexist", constitutes hypocrisy towards protected characteristics and what his employer's view of his attitude would be

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ScotRoutes
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by ScotRoutes » Thu Jan 07, 2021 7:15 pm
TBH, I've no idea of the etymology of "nobjockey". It's not a word I've actually heard much and I don't think I've ever used it myself. But words are nothing without context. I might call someone a clint and they would be offended but in parts of Scotland that would almost be considered a marriage proposal.
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lune ranger
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by lune ranger » Thu Jan 07, 2021 7:17 pm
That’s what too much Creamola Foam as a child does to you

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pistonbroke
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by pistonbroke » Thu Jan 07, 2021 7:22 pm
There once was a whippet called Barter
Who fancied himself as a farter
His guffs were so loud
They drew a large crowd
Who said they smelled of tomater
Tried my hardest to find something snoring related but I'm no Simon Armitage

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Lazarus
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by Lazarus » Thu Jan 07, 2021 7:44 pm
That’s what too much Creamola Foam as a child does to you
FFS next you will be saying you can drink to much Irn Bru ... you traitor
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Dave Barter
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by Dave Barter » Thu Jan 07, 2021 7:51 pm
An aged expatriate Dunc,
Fell asleep in his temporary bunk,
The sound of his snoring.
Was worse than hole boring,
He should maybe repose in a trunk
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Piemonster
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by Piemonster » Thu Jan 07, 2021 7:54 pm
Exits stage left
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Lazarus
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by Lazarus » Thu Jan 07, 2021 8:08 pm
urban dictionary and wikipedia has it as a term for a homosexual man
I see no other way its can have originated
as per any term regarding gay its never used in a positive way and its not something i would ever use probably say nobhead
Its also one of those""acceptable terms" "and most folk who say it are not being intentionally homophobic but its best avoided IMHO