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‘Oh no, Mr Squirrel!’ or talking to yourself on rides

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  • October 9, 2016 at 5:50 pm #26363
    Leviathan

    Some of us ride alone, and with no one to talk to on a long ride one tends to concoct many to do lists and enraged emails which are never sent. Occasionally some words slip out when I see a dead critter like ‘Oh no, Mr Squirrel!’ or insert Mrs Squirrel, Mr Hedgehog,  Mr Magpie, even Mr Badger.

    Another of my favourites is ‘Make your mind up, MAKE YOUR MIND UP!’ said to cars sticking their noses out of side streets.

    What other little phrases do you say to yourself/other road users?

     

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  • October 15, 2016 at 5:04 pm #879559
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    MrMajic wrote:
    I also make a “kerching” cash register sound when I make a perfect straight line on  the “S” of “SLOW” because that makes a $. But I do feel guilty because one should really cross on the horizontal section of the “L” as this the least amount of (slippery) paint to cross.

    Oh god, I hope I forget this before I ride next.

    October 15, 2016 at 4:21 pm #879557
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    MrMajic

    I thought it was just me!

    I thought it was just me!

    “This drink is, this drink is, this drink is isotonic” (This beat is technotronic – Technotronic)

    “Change up, stand up” (Get up, stand up – Bob Marley)

    “He once, was a great descender” (The great pretender – Elvis) – although now I’ve googled the lyrics I realise it should be “oh yes I’m the great pretender”

     

    “look up at the mountain I have to climb” (Miles from nowhere, Cat Stevens). Usually at the foot of a climb as I glance up to size up my foe.

    I also take “Slow” signs (usually near a blind hill crest) as an insult and speed up while denying being slow. 

    I also make a “kerching” cash register sound when I make a perfect straight line on  the “S” of “SLOW” because that makes a $. But I do feel guilty because one should really cross on the horizontal section of the “L” as this the least amount of (slippery) paint to cross.   

    I’ve got issues. 

    October 15, 2016 at 1:54 pm #879555
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    hennie

    When I ride over SLOW on the

    When I ride over SLOW on the road I always end up singing “Slow Down You Move Too Fast” by Simon & Garfunkel. It’s wishful thinking really, because I usually am going SLOW and I feel like the road is just rubbing it in

    October 15, 2016 at 11:04 am #879553
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    Jack Osbourne snr

    Del Amitri “Another Letter
    Del Amitri “Another Letter Home” when going up steep ones. It’s got the perfect timbre for a 12% incline.

    October 15, 2016 at 10:54 am #879551
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    vonhelmet

    I always find myself singing

    I always find myself singing Dream Catch Me by Newton Faulkner. It took me ages to figure out why, but I eventually worked out that it’s from looking at the hills ahead or seeing where I’m off to and thinking “That’s where I’m going” which is one of the lines in the song.

    October 15, 2016 at 9:50 am #879549
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    madcarew

    Sadly, I find myself counting

    Sadly, I find myself counting pedal strokes out loud sometimes….

    October 11, 2016 at 11:42 am #879547
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    BobbyG

    Usually just “well f*** off

    Usually just “well f*** off then!” to other cyclists who fail to acknowledge me đŸ™‚

    October 11, 2016 at 11:16 am #879545
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    Neil Gander

    “Hello girls!” to the sheep.

    “Hello girls!” to the sheep.mail

    This is in tribute to my late friend, Pete.

    October 10, 2016 at 8:40 pm #879543
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    arfa wrote:
    I quite regularly get earworms which are invariably cheesy anthems. One more of the frequent in recent months has been Bonnie Tyler’s “total eclipse of the heart”, bad enough but when you suddenly find yourself singing along oblivious to anyone else around you, well, it can be a little embarrassing…..

    I’ve had that one a few times.

    Also, anything by The Divine Comedy (The Frog Princess or National Express are two incessant favourites), the odd bit of Interpol and Imagine Dragons.

     

    I often moo at cows, neigh at horses or baa at sheep. I tell myself it’s to make sure they know I’m passing. And swear at idiotic motorists, but that’s a given.

    October 10, 2016 at 8:31 pm #879541
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    Leviathan

    Another favourite of mine,

    Another favourite of mine, after a car pauses in the dark/gloom “I CAN’T SEE YOU WAVING IN YOUR METAL BOX” just flash or use your right of way and I will know what you are doing.

    October 10, 2016 at 8:26 pm #879539
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    rjfrussell

    High cadence climbing to an

    High cadence climbing to an internal refrain of either “Freed from desire” by Gala or “From Paris to Berlin” by Infernal.

     

    October 10, 2016 at 7:55 pm #879537
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    Carton

    Mostly just different

    Mostly just different inflections of either “Good Day” at humans and  “Dog” at dogs.

    October 10, 2016 at 11:19 am #879535
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    kil0ran

    Generally say hello to

    Generally say hello to livestock here in the New Forest as arriving unannounced behind one of the ponies really isn’t advisable. Currently pannage season so the hogs are out on the Forest – had a group running alongside me last week (pigs are surprisingly fast runners once up to speed)

     

    October 10, 2016 at 10:31 am #879533
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    StraelGuy

    I yell “Wanker!” at the

    I yell “Wanker!” at the occasional close passer. I also tend to yell “Careful fella!” if I see a bird or animal cross the road in an ill-advised manner.

    October 10, 2016 at 10:30 am #879531
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    arfa

    The Rake wrote:

    The Rake wrote:

    arfa wrote:
    I quite regularly get earworms which are invariably cheesy anthems. One more of the frequent in recent months has been Bonnie Tyler’s “total eclipse of the heart”, bad enough but when you suddenly find yourself singing along oblivious to anyone else around you, well, it can be a little embarrassing…..

    has said song ever actually made you “turn around”?

    That is a good point ! Perhaps there’s a message in it that I should take heed of and not get lost in the moment đŸ™‚

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