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06-18-2004, 01:17 PM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in part:

> My guy just charged me $15 bucks, so that's what I'm basing it on.

When we're just coming out of the so-called off-season in the
early spring, bike shops will often promote wheel truing
"deals", along with other bike maintenance stuff.

I think those deals are largely a loss leader to attract business
(in other words, they can be really good deals for what we get.)

Anyway, the price of wheel truing can depend on the time of year.

cheers,
Tom

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06-18-2004, 02:23 PM

In article <s6DAc.63201$eu.19679@attbi_s02>,
"Claire Petersky" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> This sounds like the Voice of Experience.

I guess saying "Life is a learning experience" is another
way of saying that sometimes it ain't much fun.

It's men's job to set ourselves up for the occasional
moidalization. We exist to relieve women's safety valves.
The trick is to artfully apply just the right measure, so
we can not only repair the bad stuff we did, but while we're
at it, throw in some extra good stuff without having to be
romantic or corny or verbose, or make a big deal about it.

But our (men's) misdeeds have to be not too much/not too little.
Bill Clinton went way overboard, and he got rightfully
moidalized beyond the point of no return. Maybe he should
have just parked a dirty bike in the Oval Office. But the
Secret Service probably would have just taken care of it
before anything happened, and I suppose Hillary wouldn't give
a rat's (|) about the carpet. I guess it's hard for presidents
to relieve safety valves, except maybe their own.

I'd rather lose the $$$ for the price of renting a carpet
steamer, than losing what Bill Clinton did. People can say
what they want about Hillary, but I bet she can be a
back-breakingly passionate li'l tiger when given a fair chance.

> Anyway, I learned from the Sheldon Brown website that the technical term for
> what you called "crud" is "schmutz".

I always figured schmutz was more like stuff to be cleaned
off of windows, while crud is stuff that can be scraped off
with a large screwdriver.

Folks use 'schmuck' a lot to refer to innocent victims.
I've frequently been a victim, but rarely innocent.
Innocence is so bland, like those white jelly beans.
Why do those things exist?

cheers,
Tom

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06-18-2004, 02:23 PM

In article <s6DAc.63201$eu.19679@attbi_s02>,
"Claire Petersky" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> This sounds like the Voice of Experience.

I guess saying "Life is a learning experience" is another
way of saying that sometimes it ain't much fun.

It's men's job to set ourselves up for the occasional
moidalization. We exist to relieve women's safety valves.
The trick is to artfully apply just the right measure, so
we can not only repair the bad stuff we did, but while we're
at it, throw in some extra good stuff without having to be
romantic or corny or verbose, or make a big deal about it.

But our (men's) misdeeds have to be not too much/not too little.
Bill Clinton went way overboard, and he got rightfully
moidalized beyond the point of no return. Maybe he should
have just parked a dirty bike in the Oval Office. But the
Secret Service probably would have just taken care of it
before anything happened, and I suppose Hillary wouldn't give
a rat's (|) about the carpet. I guess it's hard for presidents
to relieve safety valves, except maybe their own.

I'd rather lose the $$$ for the price of renting a carpet
steamer, than losing what Bill Clinton did. People can say
what they want about Hillary, but I bet she can be a
back-breakingly passionate li'l tiger when given a fair chance.

> Anyway, I learned from the Sheldon Brown website that the technical term for
> what you called "crud" is "schmutz".

I always figured schmutz was more like stuff to be cleaned
off of windows, while crud is stuff that can be scraped off
with a large screwdriver.

Folks use 'schmuck' a lot to refer to innocent victims.
I've frequently been a victim, but rarely innocent.
Innocence is so bland, like those white jelly beans.
Why do those things exist?

cheers,
Tom

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06-18-2004, 02:23 PM

In article <s6DAc.63201$eu.19679@attbi_s02>,
"Claire Petersky" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> This sounds like the Voice of Experience.

I guess saying "Life is a learning experience" is another
way of saying that sometimes it ain't much fun.

It's men's job to set ourselves up for the occasional
moidalization. We exist to relieve women's safety valves.
The trick is to artfully apply just the right measure, so
we can not only repair the bad stuff we did, but while we're
at it, throw in some extra good stuff without having to be
romantic or corny or verbose, or make a big deal about it.

But our (men's) misdeeds have to be not too much/not too little.
Bill Clinton went way overboard, and he got rightfully
moidalized beyond the point of no return. Maybe he should
have just parked a dirty bike in the Oval Office. But the
Secret Service probably would have just taken care of it
before anything happened, and I suppose Hillary wouldn't give
a rat's (|) about the carpet. I guess it's hard for presidents
to relieve safety valves, except maybe their own.

I'd rather lose the $$$ for the price of renting a carpet
steamer, than losing what Bill Clinton did. People can say
what they want about Hillary, but I bet she can be a
back-breakingly passionate li'l tiger when given a fair chance.

> Anyway, I learned from the Sheldon Brown website that the technical term for
> what you called "crud" is "schmutz".

I always figured schmutz was more like stuff to be cleaned
off of windows, while crud is stuff that can be scraped off
with a large screwdriver.

Folks use 'schmuck' a lot to refer to innocent victims.
I've frequently been a victim, but rarely innocent.
Innocence is so bland, like those white jelly beans.
Why do those things exist?

cheers,
Tom

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06-18-2004, 02:23 PM

In article <s6DAc.63201$eu.19679@attbi_s02>,
"Claire Petersky" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> This sounds like the Voice of Experience.

I guess saying "Life is a learning experience" is another
way of saying that sometimes it ain't much fun.

It's men's job to set ourselves up for the occasional
moidalization. We exist to relieve women's safety valves.
The trick is to artfully apply just the right measure, so
we can not only repair the bad stuff we did, but while we're
at it, throw in some extra good stuff without having to be
romantic or corny or verbose, or make a big deal about it.

But our (men's) misdeeds have to be not too much/not too little.
Bill Clinton went way overboard, and he got rightfully
moidalized beyond the point of no return. Maybe he should
have just parked a dirty bike in the Oval Office. But the
Secret Service probably would have just taken care of it
before anything happened, and I suppose Hillary wouldn't give
a rat's (|) about the carpet. I guess it's hard for presidents
to relieve safety valves, except maybe their own.

I'd rather lose the $$$ for the price of renting a carpet
steamer, than losing what Bill Clinton did. People can say
what they want about Hillary, but I bet she can be a
back-breakingly passionate li'l tiger when given a fair chance.

> Anyway, I learned from the Sheldon Brown website that the technical term for
> what you called "crud" is "schmutz".

I always figured schmutz was more like stuff to be cleaned
off of windows, while crud is stuff that can be scraped off
with a large screwdriver.

Folks use 'schmuck' a lot to refer to innocent victims.
I've frequently been a victim, but rarely innocent.
Innocence is so bland, like those white jelly beans.
Why do those things exist?

cheers,
Tom

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06-18-2004, 02:23 PM

In article <s6DAc.63201$eu.19679@attbi_s02>,
"Claire Petersky" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> This sounds like the Voice of Experience.

I guess saying "Life is a learning experience" is another
way of saying that sometimes it ain't much fun.

It's men's job to set ourselves up for the occasional
moidalization. We exist to relieve women's safety valves.
The trick is to artfully apply just the right measure, so
we can not only repair the bad stuff we did, but while we're
at it, throw in some extra good stuff without having to be
romantic or corny or verbose, or make a big deal about it.

But our (men's) misdeeds have to be not too much/not too little.
Bill Clinton went way overboard, and he got rightfully
moidalized beyond the point of no return. Maybe he should
have just parked a dirty bike in the Oval Office. But the
Secret Service probably would have just taken care of it
before anything happened, and I suppose Hillary wouldn't give
a rat's (|) about the carpet. I guess it's hard for presidents
to relieve safety valves, except maybe their own.

I'd rather lose the $$$ for the price of renting a carpet
steamer, than losing what Bill Clinton did. People can say
what they want about Hillary, but I bet she can be a
back-breakingly passionate li'l tiger when given a fair chance.

> Anyway, I learned from the Sheldon Brown website that the technical term for
> what you called "crud" is "schmutz".

I always figured schmutz was more like stuff to be cleaned
off of windows, while crud is stuff that can be scraped off
with a large screwdriver.

Folks use 'schmuck' a lot to refer to innocent victims.
I've frequently been a victim, but rarely innocent.
Innocence is so bland, like those white jelly beans.
Why do those things exist?

cheers,
Tom

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06-18-2004, 02:57 PM

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 14:23:10 -0700, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Tom Keats)
wrote:
>It's men's job to set ourselves up for the occasional
>moidalization. We exist to relieve women's safety valves.
>The trick is to artfully apply just the right measure, so
>we can not only repair the bad stuff we did, but while we're
>at it, throw in some extra good stuff without having to be
>romantic or corny or verbose, or make a big deal about it.

Thanks, that reminds me that I wanted to buy some flowers tonight.

>I always figured schmutz was more like stuff to be cleaned
>off of windows, while crud is stuff that can be scraped off
>with a large screwdriver.

My mother is Jewish. Schmutz can be either of those things, but is
usually dust bunnies or any dustbunnyish stuff found in
hair/fur/whiskers. I suppose if the screwdriver is the _only_ way to
remove it, it's officially no longer schmutz and definitely is crud.
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06-18-2004, 02:57 PM

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 14:23:10 -0700, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Tom Keats)
wrote:
>It's men's job to set ourselves up for the occasional
>moidalization. We exist to relieve women's safety valves.
>The trick is to artfully apply just the right measure, so
>we can not only repair the bad stuff we did, but while we're
>at it, throw in some extra good stuff without having to be
>romantic or corny or verbose, or make a big deal about it.

Thanks, that reminds me that I wanted to buy some flowers tonight.

>I always figured schmutz was more like stuff to be cleaned
>off of windows, while crud is stuff that can be scraped off
>with a large screwdriver.

My mother is Jewish. Schmutz can be either of those things, but is
usually dust bunnies or any dustbunnyish stuff found in
hair/fur/whiskers. I suppose if the screwdriver is the _only_ way to
remove it, it's officially no longer schmutz and definitely is crud.
--
Rick Onanian

06-18-2004, 02:57 PM

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 14:23:10 -0700, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Tom Keats)
wrote:
>It's men's job to set ourselves up for the occasional
>moidalization. We exist to relieve women's safety valves.
>The trick is to artfully apply just the right measure, so
>we can not only repair the bad stuff we did, but while we're
>at it, throw in some extra good stuff without having to be
>romantic or corny or verbose, or make a big deal about it.

Thanks, that reminds me that I wanted to buy some flowers tonight.

>I always figured schmutz was more like stuff to be cleaned
>off of windows, while crud is stuff that can be scraped off
>with a large screwdriver.

My mother is Jewish. Schmutz can be either of those things, but is
usually dust bunnies or any dustbunnyish stuff found in
hair/fur/whiskers. I suppose if the screwdriver is the _only_ way to
remove it, it's officially no longer schmutz and definitely is crud.
--
Rick Onanian

06-18-2004, 02:57 PM

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 14:23:10 -0700, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Tom Keats)
wrote:
>It's men's job to set ourselves up for the occasional
>moidalization. We exist to relieve women's safety valves.
>The trick is to artfully apply just the right measure, so
>we can not only repair the bad stuff we did, but while we're
>at it, throw in some extra good stuff without having to be
>romantic or corny or verbose, or make a big deal about it.

Thanks, that reminds me that I wanted to buy some flowers tonight.

>I always figured schmutz was more like stuff to be cleaned
>off of windows, while crud is stuff that can be scraped off
>with a large screwdriver.

My mother is Jewish. Schmutz can be either of those things, but is
usually dust bunnies or any dustbunnyish stuff found in
hair/fur/whiskers. I suppose if the screwdriver is the _only_ way to
remove it, it's officially no longer schmutz and definitely is crud.
--
Rick Onanian