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I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
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Well now Brandon, that was a pretty interesting (and rather entertaining) piece of vintage video (film). But I was trying to figure out how Mr. 'Goodie-Two-Shoes' kept things so under control while using both hands (especially his right) to signal his intentions. What I'm wondering is how he kept such steady control on that throttle while his right hand was flaying about in the air as it was while he navigated through all that (non) traffic.
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If Tom's friend had a 6 pack in him, he'd remind me of a good friend of mine that i refuse to ride with. lol.
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true euro bike left throttle
I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
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true euro bike left throttle
on what bike ??? I see the throttle on the right on both bikes..
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true euro bike left throttle
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true euro bike left throttle
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Would you believe the ole "rubber o-ring on the throttle grip trick" In my best Maxwell Smart voice 
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was that a 250 or 200 cub?? i'm thinkin 250 and i wonder what Matchless that was, i dont believe it was a 500. wish i had another 200 cub, it was such a fun little bike  those old instuctional video's always crack me up.
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Have to say that was kind'a fun to watch.  Though, NOW I'm wonderin' what's with that "superfluous O" in that word "manoeuvre"?????  (...and here I thought those Brits over there were ONLY into usin' those dumb "superfluous U's" in some words!) 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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O and U....man all kinds of extrea lettters! I think it was done just to bother you Dwight. 
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O and U....man all kinds of extrea lettters! I think it was done just to bother you Dwight.
Yeah Ian. It's either THAT, or maybe the idea that those poor Brits have never seemed to be able to totally pull culturally away from those French folks from which they're sittin' right across that channel.
I mean, just LOOK at how those poor devils still spell the word "maneuver" here--> "manoeuvre"...what with NOT ONLY that superfluous 'O', but ALSO with that there 're' at the end of that word, instead of 'er'. I mean, lookin' at "manoeuvre", wouldn't ya think it should be pronounced "man-O-ver-rey", and THAT either sounds like it might describe some dude who might have the wrong reproductive organs and thus would give him the ability to give birth, OR maybe somethin' that sounds like the beginning of what some sailor might yell out after he saw one of his shipmates fall over the railing and into the waters below..."'MAN-OV-ER'"-BOARD"!!!
Yep, it seems to me that as much as those folks over there sittin' on that little island of theirs often like to complain and make fun of the French, they REALLY just can't seem to pull completely away from the, let's say, "apron strings" of that old "Normandy(read: French) Influence" sometimes!!!
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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While it's true that the cheese-eating surrender monkeys have indeed exerted the odd bit of influence on our island, there is a final plan to deal with this situation.
The Channel Tunnel was built for this one purpose. In the years since it was built, the Froggies have continued to send us their cheap booze, while we have continued the extending of all the UK's drainage network. Two weeks time, all the UK's toilets get diverted to the Chunnel, we're gonna leave it a week and then flush it hard!! ;-)
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While it's true that the cheese-eating surrender monkeys have indeed exerted the odd bit of influence on our island, there is a final plan to deal with this situation.
The Channel Tunnel was built for this one purpose. In the years since it was built, the Froggies have continued to send us their cheap booze, while we have continued the extending of all the UK's drainage network. Two weeks time, all the UK's toilets get diverted to the Chunnel, we're gonna leave it a week and then flush it hard!! ;-)
Well Ben, I have to say it's ABOUT TIME you folks finally had a "master plan" in mind to rid yourselves of this "over-dependence" on them french folks!!!
(I mean, what's it's been now...something like almost a MILLENNIUM since the year 1066 or somethin'???!!!)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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French influence... THAT'S why that guys arms were a flailing all over the place!!!
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French influence... THAT'S why that guys arms were a flailing all over the place!!!
Well, close maybe there Keith. However if you recall, goody-two-shoes Tom there never did raise BOTH arms simultaneously and directly overhead.
(...and so, I'm not so sure there was THAT much of a "french influence" in his motions there, ol' buddy!)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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O and U....man all kinds of extrea lettters! I think it was done just to bother you Dwight.
Yeah Ian. It's either THAT, or maybe the idea that those poor Brits have never seemed to be able to totally pull culturally away from those French folks from which they're sittin' right across that channel.
I mean, just LOOK at how those poor devils still spell the word "maneuver" here--> "manoeuvre"...what with NOT ONLY that superfluous 'O', but ALSO with that there 're' at the end of that word, instead of 'er'. I mean, lookin' at "manoeuvre", wouldn't ya think it should be pronounced "man-O-ver-rey", and THAT either sounds like it might describe some dude who might have the wrong reproductive organs and thus would give him the ability to give birth, OR maybe somethin' that sounds like the beginning of what some sailor might yell out after he saw one of his shipmates fall over the railing and into the waters below..."'MAN-OV-ER'"-BOARD"!!!
Yep, it seems to me that as much as those folks over there sittin' on that little island of theirs often like to complain and make fun of the French, they REALLY just can't seem to pull completely away from the, let's say, "apron strings" of that old "Normandy(read: French) Influence" sometimes!!!
Dwight, you keep going on about superfluous stuff that we still cling to.
You call them superfluous, we call them essential. After all, there is another european development that you Yanks took and got rid of all the things considered superfluous and look what you ended up with
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You guys go on about the Brits and the French  I just thought that film was cool. ~Brent
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Too old to die young, too ugly to leave a good looking corpse
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I thought it was strange that Id never seen it on here before.
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Good instructional video Stephen!
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