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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 10, 2016 at 9:59 am #879529
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    Anonymous

    “If you’re going, go!” gets

    “If you’re going, go!” gets used a lot.

     

    And many words that are not suitable for a family audience.

    October 10, 2016 at 9:06 am #879527
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    HarryTrauts

    I usually moo at inquisitive

    I usually moo at inquisitive cows as I ride past.  A friendly moo.  I like cows.

    Pheasants are possibly the most stupid birds ever and don’t get out of the way, even when I’m riding towards them whooping and generally calling them names.  There really can’t be much sport involved in shooting them.

     

    October 10, 2016 at 8:44 am #879525
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    Daveyraveygravey wrote:
    Usually, animals have names, it’s always “Ah poor Billy badger” when I see another dead one by the side of the road.  (Don’t think I have ever seen a live one, sadly).

    Hmm, there’s quite a few of them digging up the grass in my garden most nights at this time of year.  50 GBP night camera from China does a good job of showing them in action!

    October 10, 2016 at 7:21 am #879523
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    Daveyraveygravey

    Usually, animals have names,

    Usually, animals have names, it’s always “Ah poor Billy badger” when I see another dead one by the side of the road.  (Don’t think I have ever seen a live one, sadly).

    Rabbits are always “Skwewy wabbit” in the Elmer Fudd style.

    I love seeing  horses, especially when they are having a mad moment and charging round their fields, just because they can. 

    Songs seem to come and stay for a while.  The Pistols Problems is a favourite at the mo, lots of really juicy sound bites to snarl in your head.

    October 10, 2016 at 5:24 am #879521
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    BrokenBootneck

    I always think the sheeps

    I always think the sheeps/cows are looking at me and wondering why that silly human doesn’t just use his feet! Particularly on hill climbs. 

    October 9, 2016 at 9:35 pm #879519
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    The Rake
    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”?

    October 9, 2016 at 9:14 pm #879517
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    arfa

    I quite regularly get

    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…..

    October 9, 2016 at 8:41 pm #879515
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    brooksby
    Kapelmuur wrote:
    I sing. The Great American Song Book is favourite, usually in the style of Frank Sinatra.

    I was doing a lot of Bowie after his death was announced.

    Jethro Tull works for me, generally.

    (But I do often find myself belting out Soldier Girl by the  Polyphonic Spree when I get up some speed…, clearly I’ve programmed myself into thinking that’s my ‘fast riding’ soundtrack?!)

    October 9, 2016 at 8:09 pm #879513
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    stenmeister

    I can often be heard saying

    I can often be heard saying something like ‘oh well done you twat, driving your big f***ing twat mobile’ to other road users who feel the need to rev.

    On quieter days in the country I’ll just say ‘hello horse’ to inquisitive horses.

    October 9, 2016 at 7:11 pm #879511
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    The _Kaner

    I’m not playing, for fear of

    I’m not playing, for fear of being locked away in a rubber room…

    October 9, 2016 at 6:57 pm #879509
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    kev-s

    When i see rabbits i bark at

    When i see rabbits i bark at them (in the style of Brian from family guy) to make sure they run out of my way and not in front of me, have taken out a few rats and normally shout ha ha u fuckers!

     

     

    October 9, 2016 at 6:18 pm #879507
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    ktache

    I get the tuneworm going

    I get the tuneworm going around my head, often from the last TV advert I have seen/heard.  Latest Sony is an alright one at the moment.  The first round of Go Compare was soul destroying.

    When riding through groups of waterfowl along the Thames, it’s “Hey Ducks”, “Hey Swans”, or “Hey Geese”.  Going through a field on the ridgeway, “Hey Cow”.  My favorite, but rare is “BADGER!”

    October 9, 2016 at 6:02 pm #879505
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    Kapelmuur

    I sing. The Great American

    I sing. The Great American Song Book is favourite, usually in the style of Frank Sinatra.

    I was doing a lot of Bowie after his death was announced.

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