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December 16, 2006
Filed Under (Kickstart) by Kickstart
I ride a motorcycle, so that means that I have a sense of humor. It kind of goes without saying, but, just this once, I’ll say it. You have to chuckle at some of the things that occur around the whole fraternity of riding. And, let’s face it; there is no shortage of amusing things that happen to you, and around you, when riding down the road. I say ‘amusing’ because saying’ life-threatening’ or ‘idiotic’ may be a little too specific. Being a barely competent internet type, I take part in several bike and hobby based message boards. On one of them recently, I used the term ‘squid’ to describe a sport bike rider who I observed doing something fairly stupid on the freeway. I was taken to task by one of the readers, who thought I was casting aspersions on all sport bike riders by using that term. Casting aspersions?; Moi?: Nothing could be further from the truth. I have heard all sorts of definitions of the acronym ‘SQUID’, but the one I was referring to in my message was “So Quickly Deadâ€. It had nothing to do with the type of bike the guy was riding, and EVERYTHING to do with the WAY he was riding….in other words, dangerously. I was also poking some fun at the situation. So, I wrote back to the reader and said, “Oh shucks, you found me out! You have discovered that I have…..a sense of humor!!!! GASP!!†I know a couple guys who ride sport bikes, and of course, I have had many I ride with three long time friends who have, respectively, a Honda, a Moto-Guzzi and a Vulcan. They always give me the jab when I show up: “Ok, we’ll keep it down to a speed you can manage!” My usual, Regular readers of this column will recall that I have talked about my own experiences with doing stupid stuff on two wheels. I am not immune to making bad judgment calls, but I try to learn from them and not repeat a pattern. Especially when that pattern is one that will cause me to lose large portions of epidermis. I kind of like my skin: it keeps my organs in their proper place, so I don’t want to sand too much of it off. If ya ride a bike….ya gotta have a sense of humor. One day, I will So, just in case anyone took offense to my use of the term ’squid’,…..SORRY! Just terminally cool! Ride Safe. Post a comment
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