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Old 07-22-2004, 12:13 AM   #281 (permalink)
S o r n i
 
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Re: Riding with courage

Blair P. Houghton wrote:
> Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>> When the TdF commentators say the yellow jersey "used his courage to
>> get back up to the back of the pack" does that have meaning to you?

>
> Courage is doing something you know you don't want to do.


I'm brave to do a load of laundry?!?

> Overcoming pain is a form of courage. Risking a crash is, too.
>
> Climbing through a pack is more dangerous and more
> difficult than just sitting back there and taking what
> you're left.


It's not really /dangerous/ on a climb, but harder yes.

> It's hardly crawling up the sands of Omaha Beach on D-Day,
> but it's in that general direction, semantically.


Issue settled previously in thread.

Bill "bedtime" S.


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Old 07-22-2004, 11:28 PM   #282 (permalink)
Blair P. Houghton
 
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Re: Riding with courage

S o r n i <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote:
>Blair P. Houghton wrote:
>> Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>>> When the TdF commentators say the yellow jersey "used his courage to
>>> get back up to the back of the pack" does that have meaning to you?

>>
>> Courage is doing something you know you don't want to do.

>
>I'm brave to do a load of laundry?!?


If your buddies are standing around with beers in their
hands waiting for you to select the "fluff" cycle...

>> Overcoming pain is a form of courage. Risking a crash is, too.
>>
>> Climbing through a pack is more dangerous and more
>> difficult than just sitting back there and taking what
>> you're left.

>
>It's not really /dangerous/ on a climb, but harder yes.


I meant climbing as in positionwise in the pack, not slope.

>> It's hardly crawling up the sands of Omaha Beach on D-Day,
>> but it's in that general direction, semantically.

>
>Issue settled previously in thread.


Didn't read the whole thread.

--Blair
"Didn't want to."
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Old 07-22-2004, 11:28 PM   #283 (permalink)
Blair P. Houghton
 
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Re: Riding with courage

S o r n i <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote:
>Blair P. Houghton wrote:
>> Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>>> When the TdF commentators say the yellow jersey "used his courage to
>>> get back up to the back of the pack" does that have meaning to you?

>>
>> Courage is doing something you know you don't want to do.

>
>I'm brave to do a load of laundry?!?


If your buddies are standing around with beers in their
hands waiting for you to select the "fluff" cycle...

>> Overcoming pain is a form of courage. Risking a crash is, too.
>>
>> Climbing through a pack is more dangerous and more
>> difficult than just sitting back there and taking what
>> you're left.

>
>It's not really /dangerous/ on a climb, but harder yes.


I meant climbing as in positionwise in the pack, not slope.

>> It's hardly crawling up the sands of Omaha Beach on D-Day,
>> but it's in that general direction, semantically.

>
>Issue settled previously in thread.


Didn't read the whole thread.

--Blair
"Didn't want to."
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Old 07-22-2004, 11:28 PM   #284 (permalink)
Blair P. Houghton
 
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Re: Riding with courage

S o r n i <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote:
>Blair P. Houghton wrote:
>> Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>>> When the TdF commentators say the yellow jersey "used his courage to
>>> get back up to the back of the pack" does that have meaning to you?

>>
>> Courage is doing something you know you don't want to do.

>
>I'm brave to do a load of laundry?!?


If your buddies are standing around with beers in their
hands waiting for you to select the "fluff" cycle...

>> Overcoming pain is a form of courage. Risking a crash is, too.
>>
>> Climbing through a pack is more dangerous and more
>> difficult than just sitting back there and taking what
>> you're left.

>
>It's not really /dangerous/ on a climb, but harder yes.


I meant climbing as in positionwise in the pack, not slope.

>> It's hardly crawling up the sands of Omaha Beach on D-Day,
>> but it's in that general direction, semantically.

>
>Issue settled previously in thread.


Didn't read the whole thread.

--Blair
"Didn't want to."
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Old 07-22-2004, 11:28 PM   #285 (permalink)
Blair P. Houghton
 
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Re: Riding with courage

S o r n i <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote:
>Blair P. Houghton wrote:
>> Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>>> When the TdF commentators say the yellow jersey "used his courage to
>>> get back up to the back of the pack" does that have meaning to you?

>>
>> Courage is doing something you know you don't want to do.

>
>I'm brave to do a load of laundry?!?


If your buddies are standing around with beers in their
hands waiting for you to select the "fluff" cycle...

>> Overcoming pain is a form of courage. Risking a crash is, too.
>>
>> Climbing through a pack is more dangerous and more
>> difficult than just sitting back there and taking what
>> you're left.

>
>It's not really /dangerous/ on a climb, but harder yes.


I meant climbing as in positionwise in the pack, not slope.

>> It's hardly crawling up the sands of Omaha Beach on D-Day,
>> but it's in that general direction, semantically.

>
>Issue settled previously in thread.


Didn't read the whole thread.

--Blair
"Didn't want to."
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Old 07-22-2004, 11:28 PM   #286 (permalink)
Blair P. Houghton
 
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Re: Riding with courage

S o r n i <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote:
>Blair P. Houghton wrote:
>> Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>>> When the TdF commentators say the yellow jersey "used his courage to
>>> get back up to the back of the pack" does that have meaning to you?

>>
>> Courage is doing something you know you don't want to do.

>
>I'm brave to do a load of laundry?!?


If your buddies are standing around with beers in their
hands waiting for you to select the "fluff" cycle...

>> Overcoming pain is a form of courage. Risking a crash is, too.
>>
>> Climbing through a pack is more dangerous and more
>> difficult than just sitting back there and taking what
>> you're left.

>
>It's not really /dangerous/ on a climb, but harder yes.


I meant climbing as in positionwise in the pack, not slope.

>> It's hardly crawling up the sands of Omaha Beach on D-Day,
>> but it's in that general direction, semantically.

>
>Issue settled previously in thread.


Didn't read the whole thread.

--Blair
"Didn't want to."
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Old 07-23-2004, 05:39 AM   #287 (permalink)
Luigi de Guzman
 
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Re: Riding with courage

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 06:28:08 GMT, Blair P. Houghton <b@p.h> wrote:

>Didn't read the whole thread.


Coward.

-Luigi
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Old 07-23-2004, 05:39 AM   #288 (permalink)
Luigi de Guzman
 
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Re: Riding with courage

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 06:28:08 GMT, Blair P. Houghton <b@p.h> wrote:

>Didn't read the whole thread.


Coward.

-Luigi
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Old 07-23-2004, 05:39 AM   #289 (permalink)
Luigi de Guzman
 
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Re: Riding with courage

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 06:28:08 GMT, Blair P. Houghton <b@p.h> wrote:

>Didn't read the whole thread.


Coward.

-Luigi
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Old 07-23-2004, 05:39 AM   #290 (permalink)
Luigi de Guzman
 
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Re: Riding with courage

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 06:28:08 GMT, Blair P. Houghton <b@p.h> wrote:

>Didn't read the whole thread.


Coward.

-Luigi
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