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06-20-2004, 06:42 AM

I don't care what the other guy said. It's a funny story and thanks for
posting it.

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"Mike Kruger" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:00ce3b966ee3483fc83fea43b9247634@news.teranew s.com...
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
>
> Since it's a press release, I'll reproduce the whole thing below:
>
> Cyclist Scraps Around the World Plans
> Plans for a cyclist to recreate Phileas Fogg's adventure to
circumnavigate
> the globe have been scrapped.
>
> Plans for a cyclist to recreate Phileas Fogg's adventure to circumnavigate
> the globe have been scrapped. Clayton Paris, speaking on behalf of Vinny
> Badabing, has stated that, "Mr. Badabing has ended his attempt to travel
> around the world on bicycle. He will take a break from his training and
> perhaps make the attempt again later this year."
>
> Vinny Badabing, variety entertainer and writer, was to have left Bayonne,
NJ
> on June 13th and traveled through Europe, the Middle East, and Asia before
> eventually returning to New Jersey.
>
> "A couple of things held me up," Mr. Badabing explained. "The first thing
is
> that I didn't have no passport. The second thing is that I got this really
> bad cramp after biking a couple of blocks. But the final straw was the
fact
> that I hit water. I wasn't planning on cycling across the Atlantic."
>
> Vinny Badabing is not ranked as a cyclist. He has never won, nor has he
ever
> entered, a cycling competition.
>
> "He has guts, that's all. He's not the brightest guy, but at least he
> tried," Mr. Paris offered.
>
> The New Jersey native may be down, but not out---
>
> "I'm applying for a passport and am doing leg exercises to fix the cramps.
> About the only thing I can't seem to work out is this Atlantic Ocean
> business. I'd take a boat and just cycle around the deck, but it seems
like
> cheating."
>
> Vinny Badabing is no stranger to art of quitting. His attempts last year
to
> dig a hole to China, were likewise scrapped after digging only a few feet.
>
>
> [In case it wasn't clear from the above, Vinny is a professional comedian.
> See [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] for lines like "MY dreams are usually
filled
> with visions of food .... I only had one nightmare in my life. I dreamt
that
> all the mozzarella in the world had been replaced by Kraft American
cheese.
> I still get shudders just thinking about it."]
>
>
>
> --
> ---
> Mike Kruger
> Blog: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
>

06-20-2004, 08:35 AM

Thanks for the story!

I seem to recall a TV interviewer talking to someone who planned to cycle from
Vancouver to Alaska and then rowing across the Bering strait to Russia and doing
a bicycle trip through Siberia. Of course they must have started already -
anyone hear of this?

take care
Liz

On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 02:55:47 GMT, "Mike Kruger" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
>
>Since it's a press release, I'll reproduce the whole thing below:
>
>Cyclist Scraps Around the World Plans
> Plans for a cyclist to recreate Phileas Fogg's adventure to circumnavigate
>the globe have been scrapped.
>
>Plans for a cyclist to recreate Phileas Fogg's adventure to circumnavigate
>the globe have been scrapped. Clayton Paris, speaking on behalf of Vinny
>Badabing, has stated that, "Mr. Badabing has ended his attempt to travel
>around the world on bicycle. He will take a break from his training and
>perhaps make the attempt again later this year."
>
>Vinny Badabing, variety entertainer and writer, was to have left Bayonne, NJ
>on June 13th and traveled through Europe, the Middle East, and Asia before
>eventually returning to New Jersey.
>
>"A couple of things held me up," Mr. Badabing explained. "The first thing is
>that I didn't have no passport. The second thing is that I got this really
>bad cramp after biking a couple of blocks. But the final straw was the fact
>that I hit water. I wasn't planning on cycling across the Atlantic."
>
>Vinny Badabing is not ranked as a cyclist. He has never won, nor has he ever
>entered, a cycling competition.
>
>"He has guts, that's all. He's not the brightest guy, but at least he
> tried," Mr. Paris offered.
>
>The New Jersey native may be down, but not out---
>
>"I'm applying for a passport and am doing leg exercises to fix the cramps.
>About the only thing I can't seem to work out is this Atlantic Ocean
>business. I'd take a boat and just cycle around the deck, but it seems like
>cheating."
>
>Vinny Badabing is no stranger to art of quitting. His attempts last year to
>dig a hole to China, were likewise scrapped after digging only a few feet.
>
>
>[In case it wasn't clear from the above, Vinny is a professional comedian.
>See [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] for lines like "MY dreams are usually filled
>with visions of food .... I only had one nightmare in my life. I dreamt that
>all the mozzarella in the world had been replaced by Kraft American cheese.
>I still get shudders just thinking about it."]

06-20-2004, 08:35 AM

Thanks for the story!

I seem to recall a TV interviewer talking to someone who planned to cycle from
Vancouver to Alaska and then rowing across the Bering strait to Russia and doing
a bicycle trip through Siberia. Of course they must have started already -
anyone hear of this?

take care
Liz

On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 02:55:47 GMT, "Mike Kruger" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
>
>Since it's a press release, I'll reproduce the whole thing below:
>
>Cyclist Scraps Around the World Plans
> Plans for a cyclist to recreate Phileas Fogg's adventure to circumnavigate
>the globe have been scrapped.
>
>Plans for a cyclist to recreate Phileas Fogg's adventure to circumnavigate
>the globe have been scrapped. Clayton Paris, speaking on behalf of Vinny
>Badabing, has stated that, "Mr. Badabing has ended his attempt to travel
>around the world on bicycle. He will take a break from his training and
>perhaps make the attempt again later this year."
>
>Vinny Badabing, variety entertainer and writer, was to have left Bayonne, NJ
>on June 13th and traveled through Europe, the Middle East, and Asia before
>eventually returning to New Jersey.
>
>"A couple of things held me up," Mr. Badabing explained. "The first thing is
>that I didn't have no passport. The second thing is that I got this really
>bad cramp after biking a couple of blocks. But the final straw was the fact
>that I hit water. I wasn't planning on cycling across the Atlantic."
>
>Vinny Badabing is not ranked as a cyclist. He has never won, nor has he ever
>entered, a cycling competition.
>
>"He has guts, that's all. He's not the brightest guy, but at least he
> tried," Mr. Paris offered.
>
>The New Jersey native may be down, but not out---
>
>"I'm applying for a passport and am doing leg exercises to fix the cramps.
>About the only thing I can't seem to work out is this Atlantic Ocean
>business. I'd take a boat and just cycle around the deck, but it seems like
>cheating."
>
>Vinny Badabing is no stranger to art of quitting. His attempts last year to
>dig a hole to China, were likewise scrapped after digging only a few feet.
>
>
>[In case it wasn't clear from the above, Vinny is a professional comedian.
>See [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] for lines like "MY dreams are usually filled
>with visions of food .... I only had one nightmare in my life. I dreamt that
>all the mozzarella in the world had been replaced by Kraft American cheese.
>I still get shudders just thinking about it."]

06-20-2004, 08:35 AM

Thanks for the story!

I seem to recall a TV interviewer talking to someone who planned to cycle from
Vancouver to Alaska and then rowing across the Bering strait to Russia and doing
a bicycle trip through Siberia. Of course they must have started already -
anyone hear of this?

take care
Liz

On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 02:55:47 GMT, "Mike Kruger" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
>
>Since it's a press release, I'll reproduce the whole thing below:
>
>Cyclist Scraps Around the World Plans
> Plans for a cyclist to recreate Phileas Fogg's adventure to circumnavigate
>the globe have been scrapped.
>
>Plans for a cyclist to recreate Phileas Fogg's adventure to circumnavigate
>the globe have been scrapped. Clayton Paris, speaking on behalf of Vinny
>Badabing, has stated that, "Mr. Badabing has ended his attempt to travel
>around the world on bicycle. He will take a break from his training and
>perhaps make the attempt again later this year."
>
>Vinny Badabing, variety entertainer and writer, was to have left Bayonne, NJ
>on June 13th and traveled through Europe, the Middle East, and Asia before
>eventually returning to New Jersey.
>
>"A couple of things held me up," Mr. Badabing explained. "The first thing is
>that I didn't have no passport. The second thing is that I got this really
>bad cramp after biking a couple of blocks. But the final straw was the fact
>that I hit water. I wasn't planning on cycling across the Atlantic."
>
>Vinny Badabing is not ranked as a cyclist. He has never won, nor has he ever
>entered, a cycling competition.
>
>"He has guts, that's all. He's not the brightest guy, but at least he
> tried," Mr. Paris offered.
>
>The New Jersey native may be down, but not out---
>
>"I'm applying for a passport and am doing leg exercises to fix the cramps.
>About the only thing I can't seem to work out is this Atlantic Ocean
>business. I'd take a boat and just cycle around the deck, but it seems like
>cheating."
>
>Vinny Badabing is no stranger to art of quitting. His attempts last year to
>dig a hole to China, were likewise scrapped after digging only a few feet.
>
>
>[In case it wasn't clear from the above, Vinny is a professional comedian.
>See [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] for lines like "MY dreams are usually filled
>with visions of food .... I only had one nightmare in my life. I dreamt that
>all the mozzarella in the world had been replaced by Kraft American cheese.
>I still get shudders just thinking about it."]

06-20-2004, 08:35 AM

Thanks for the story!

I seem to recall a TV interviewer talking to someone who planned to cycle from
Vancouver to Alaska and then rowing across the Bering strait to Russia and doing
a bicycle trip through Siberia. Of course they must have started already -
anyone hear of this?

take care
Liz

On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 02:55:47 GMT, "Mike Kruger" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
>
>Since it's a press release, I'll reproduce the whole thing below:
>
>Cyclist Scraps Around the World Plans
> Plans for a cyclist to recreate Phileas Fogg's adventure to circumnavigate
>the globe have been scrapped.
>
>Plans for a cyclist to recreate Phileas Fogg's adventure to circumnavigate
>the globe have been scrapped. Clayton Paris, speaking on behalf of Vinny
>Badabing, has stated that, "Mr. Badabing has ended his attempt to travel
>around the world on bicycle. He will take a break from his training and
>perhaps make the attempt again later this year."
>
>Vinny Badabing, variety entertainer and writer, was to have left Bayonne, NJ
>on June 13th and traveled through Europe, the Middle East, and Asia before
>eventually returning to New Jersey.
>
>"A couple of things held me up," Mr. Badabing explained. "The first thing is
>that I didn't have no passport. The second thing is that I got this really
>bad cramp after biking a couple of blocks. But the final straw was the fact
>that I hit water. I wasn't planning on cycling across the Atlantic."
>
>Vinny Badabing is not ranked as a cyclist. He has never won, nor has he ever
>entered, a cycling competition.
>
>"He has guts, that's all. He's not the brightest guy, but at least he
> tried," Mr. Paris offered.
>
>The New Jersey native may be down, but not out---
>
>"I'm applying for a passport and am doing leg exercises to fix the cramps.
>About the only thing I can't seem to work out is this Atlantic Ocean
>business. I'd take a boat and just cycle around the deck, but it seems like
>cheating."
>
>Vinny Badabing is no stranger to art of quitting. His attempts last year to
>dig a hole to China, were likewise scrapped after digging only a few feet.
>
>
>[In case it wasn't clear from the above, Vinny is a professional comedian.
>See [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] for lines like "MY dreams are usually filled
>with visions of food .... I only had one nightmare in my life. I dreamt that
>all the mozzarella in the world had been replaced by Kraft American cheese.
>I still get shudders just thinking about it."]

06-20-2004, 08:35 AM

Thanks for the story!

I seem to recall a TV interviewer talking to someone who planned to cycle from
Vancouver to Alaska and then rowing across the Bering strait to Russia and doing
a bicycle trip through Siberia. Of course they must have started already -
anyone hear of this?

take care
Liz

On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 02:55:47 GMT, "Mike Kruger" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
>
>Since it's a press release, I'll reproduce the whole thing below:
>
>Cyclist Scraps Around the World Plans
> Plans for a cyclist to recreate Phileas Fogg's adventure to circumnavigate
>the globe have been scrapped.
>
>Plans for a cyclist to recreate Phileas Fogg's adventure to circumnavigate
>the globe have been scrapped. Clayton Paris, speaking on behalf of Vinny
>Badabing, has stated that, "Mr. Badabing has ended his attempt to travel
>around the world on bicycle. He will take a break from his training and
>perhaps make the attempt again later this year."
>
>Vinny Badabing, variety entertainer and writer, was to have left Bayonne, NJ
>on June 13th and traveled through Europe, the Middle East, and Asia before
>eventually returning to New Jersey.
>
>"A couple of things held me up," Mr. Badabing explained. "The first thing is
>that I didn't have no passport. The second thing is that I got this really
>bad cramp after biking a couple of blocks. But the final straw was the fact
>that I hit water. I wasn't planning on cycling across the Atlantic."
>
>Vinny Badabing is not ranked as a cyclist. He has never won, nor has he ever
>entered, a cycling competition.
>
>"He has guts, that's all. He's not the brightest guy, but at least he
> tried," Mr. Paris offered.
>
>The New Jersey native may be down, but not out---
>
>"I'm applying for a passport and am doing leg exercises to fix the cramps.
>About the only thing I can't seem to work out is this Atlantic Ocean
>business. I'd take a boat and just cycle around the deck, but it seems like
>cheating."
>
>Vinny Badabing is no stranger to art of quitting. His attempts last year to
>dig a hole to China, were likewise scrapped after digging only a few feet.
>
>
>[In case it wasn't clear from the above, Vinny is a professional comedian.
>See [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] for lines like "MY dreams are usually filled
>with visions of food .... I only had one nightmare in my life. I dreamt that
>all the mozzarella in the world had been replaced by Kraft American cheese.
>I still get shudders just thinking about it."]

06-20-2004, 10:02 AM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
MisNomer <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> Thanks for the story!
>
> I seem to recall a TV interviewer talking to someone who planned to cycle from
> Vancouver to Alaska and then rowing across the Bering strait to Russia and doing
> a bicycle trip through Siberia. Of course they must have started already -
> anyone hear of this?

Here's a blurb about it:
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

cheers,
Tom

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06-20-2004, 10:02 AM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
MisNomer <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> Thanks for the story!
>
> I seem to recall a TV interviewer talking to someone who planned to cycle from
> Vancouver to Alaska and then rowing across the Bering strait to Russia and doing
> a bicycle trip through Siberia. Of course they must have started already -
> anyone hear of this?

Here's a blurb about it:
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

cheers,
Tom

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06-20-2004, 10:02 AM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
MisNomer <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> Thanks for the story!
>
> I seem to recall a TV interviewer talking to someone who planned to cycle from
> Vancouver to Alaska and then rowing across the Bering strait to Russia and doing
> a bicycle trip through Siberia. Of course they must have started already -
> anyone hear of this?

Here's a blurb about it:
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

cheers,
Tom

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06-20-2004, 10:02 AM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
MisNomer <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> Thanks for the story!
>
> I seem to recall a TV interviewer talking to someone who planned to cycle from
> Vancouver to Alaska and then rowing across the Bering strait to Russia and doing
> a bicycle trip through Siberia. Of course they must have started already -
> anyone hear of this?

Here's a blurb about it:
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

cheers,
Tom

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