here's the braille penthouse letters
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Sue the god damn cop. Put him behind bars

Hrm. Doesent work.. its all smooth and stuff :wah:

Damn man, that's nasty! :DL

Jumpy, I was only trying to point out that in your post you mentioned the history of lynching in the South as if that mattered NOW. As such, I asked about Germany. They used to lynch people in the South, and they used to murder people in germany, too.

I was trying to make a level-headed analogy, hard in type, easier over a pint. :)

In general, the OP anecdote is just that. I think that without some statistics to back up a claim of worse behavior in "the south" the OP post has no real value other than pointing out a single, bad episode.

You callin' me cheap? Is that a slam on Utah? I gots me a twenty-one speed bike. Of course only fifteen of 'em work. And it cost me a whopping thirty bucks.

So...ummmm.....you really do get Playboy for the articles? :hmmm:

:D

Here is the news at 11 Steve - as the details flesh in im sure you will feel much better about yourself and your bike :D

News Desk Guy Kevin: "A low speed pursuit quickly escalates in Utah today as a crazed man in a tattered Monkey Rum shirt is still attempting to outpace police interceptors while riding a bike (chuckles)."

News Desk Gal Sarah: "Thats right kevin, and reporting live from the scene is our news nine helicopter reporter Tammy.... Tammy?"

Chopper Tammy: "Thank you and good evening Sarah. Adrenaline, Insanity, Sweat and primal rage greet you on the 215 belt way this evening as a gentleman with a crazed look in his eye easily outpaces officers on a bicycle"

News Desk Guy Kevin: "Now, Tammy, its our understanding that this isn't any ordinary bike, can you give us some details on that."

Chopper Tammy: "Sure Kevin... if i could, you see the bike is mostly a blur... i mean this guy is fast. I spoke with police earlier and according to officers who initiated the pursuit but have since had their cruisers run out of fuel after the 5th lap around the 215 beltway - they said that they simply approached the man to ask him where he got such a 'sweet... kick ass 21 speed bike', but the man ran to the bike, hopped on and began peddling furiously and thats how this all began."

News Desk Gal Sarah: "Any indication as to why the man ran?"

Chopper Tammy: "Well Sarah, early indications are that the suspects name is Steve Bradfield... this is however unconfirmed, but at this point authorities really dont know why the U.S. Navy Retiree has decided to run from the law, especially in the manner he has chosen."

News Desk Guy Kevin: "Tammy, does he show any signs of slowing down?"

Chopper Tammy: "Not a chance Kevin, Mr. Bradfield has been leading this pursuit for a number of hours now, his stamina is amazing quite honestly. He has attempted a number of feints to try and throw police off his tracks... over the past several minutes for example he has performed at least 10 wheelies, on one occasion about an hour ago he actually seat surfed the bike, but nearly lost control of the bike in the process... he has yet to attempted any further seat surfing. He is really just toying with police."

News Desk Gal Sarah: "Any idea what his motive or intent is?"

Chopper Tammy: "None Sarah... Police are disparately trying to avoid a 'Jon Rambo Scenario'... police fear that Mr. Bradfield may be experiencing delayed Post traumatic stress syndrome as he recalls a navy life of eating sh*t on a shingle scrubbing toilets for months at a time. There is currently no indication that Mr. Bradfield had any special warfare training during his time in the Navy... but those are the very guys you have to worry about police specialists are saying."

News Desk Gal Sara: "Thanks for the fine reporting Tammy, keep us updated and stay safe up there!"

Chopper Tammy: Thank you kevin... sarah... I have just been informed that we will be leaving the scene momentarily to refuel the helicopter... again. news Chopper Nine reporting live.


Well the hot ladies are a major selling point.

But it is true, Playboy has some great reading in there. Jokes, Interviews, Articles, gadget - film - game reviews and recommendations etc etc.

Its Maxim Magazine for grown men

Curse you, GR! The reality is I got the bike out of storage intending to take it on the train and ride the last two miles to band practice. While I was leaving the University of Utah I went down a little hill to a sidewalk, and only noticed that there were steps far too late. I went over the handlebars, scraping my elbow and the back of my hand and bruising my ribs. The good news is that my brand new helmet is scratched up and my head isn't.

After that I rode all nine miles to practice. I took the train back downtown, put the bike back in storage and probably won't ride it again for at least a week.

Curse you why? Because the scrapes don't hurt at all but the ribs are hurting pretty good every time I cough, sneeze...or laugh. And you had me laughing there. And hurting.:stare::rotfl2::stare:

I hear that. I think everyone is on the same page here, pretty much :DL Put it down to being a late night for me and getting the bit between my teeth :oops:

Still, from where everything started, to be ending up considering the relative differences between nachos/dorrito's, chips vs french fries and finally penthouse in braille... once again everything turned out peachy (or should that be 'processed cheese sauce drizzly'?) here in GT :woot:

Yes, it was quite a remarkable transition, I thought. Hostile to civil to downright friendly, that quickly... you don't see that every day. :salute: