BoTM Mar 2011 'Born in The USA' - The Vote

bushpig":1g2n78ac said:

OMG! Americans are so dum. Ha ha ha.

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with a comment like that your just proving that true

for clarification i was mearly saying that they have different meaning on each side of the pond (thats the atlantic in case your wondering)


Rob

clockworkgazz":1nylw8ph said:

Yawn

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I refer the honourable gentleman to my previous answer.

MAXTHEROTTI":2anor64i said:

clockworkgazz":2anor64i said:

I know what a fanny is.

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im loving that big time lololololol
but as he is american i think over there it means bottom ????

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Oh, I see. I can't imagine how I didn't understand your comment.

Sorry Bushpig but I think you also missed the sarcasm in Gaz's reply.

Max, in Scotland calling someone a fanny is more like calling someone an ass as opposed to a cant so the translation isn't relevant here, but I understood what the lol's referred to.

Let's end this tit for tit and get back to watching the vote close.

Neil":13odvb2v said:

Personally, I feel that if the objection is only been raised a day from the end, after near enough a week of voting, it's a little late in the day to be raising it - after all, it hasn't stopped people voting for it up to now.

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I thought it was raised 5 days ago -- less than 24 hours after the poll opened.

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... 26#1066626

MONTARAZ":1kt0jdtp said:

trip":1kt0jdtp said:

Already voted, quite closed
Am I the only one surprised of the few votes of Archangels Adroit? It´s a great build, maybe not the month for it; the best race replica BOTM might have been better for it...

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Agreed, quite shocking, it's one of the best bikes of the contest.

For those "suspicious minds":

A vote from a Newbie is worthless?

There are a lot of "watchers" in this forum. There're classic bike lovers who can't speak or write english properly, so they don't post.

But they can vote.

or can't they?

P.d. Dear GM, we've a great Spanish sentence for what you did: To through a stone and hide your hand. You SHOULD explain yourself.

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Good point, and their votes should be counted, no doubt.

Regarding GM (Kevin), I'm familiar with the idiom in Spanish:
"Tirar la piedra y esconder la mano"
In English:
“never throw a stone and hide your hand.” ---Basically, take responsibility for your actions and stand behind what you say and do.
I'm all for explaining oneself, and especially after an arguably controversial statement.

on another note, if I read one more person write that this is suppose to be "for fun", I'm going to hit myself upside the head with my wireless ergonomic keyboard. We all understand it is for fun, and like a weekend bike race amongst amateurs, it can get heated, and bragging rights and so on. So yes, good fun, but let's not act like it doesn't mean a thing while it is taking place. If we don't get into this thing we do with old mountain bikes, then why even be here. Strikes me as a bit disingenuous. The same with the guys that claim, "they're just bikes". If one is to not be so literal, it's a bit more than that, no?

MAXTHEROTTI":1jy20hkj said:

with a comment like that your just proving that true

for clarification i was mearly saying that they have different meaning on each side of the pond (thats the atlantic in case your wondering)


Rob

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So in turn we should assume that all British folk cannot spell therefore are dumb.

halaburt":18l6z43m said:

Neil":18l6z43m said:

Personally, I feel that if the objection is only been raised a day from the end, after near enough a week of voting, it's a little late in the day to be raising it - after all, it hasn't stopped people voting for it up to now.

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I thought it was raised 5 days ago -- less than 24 hours after the poll opened.

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... 26#1066626

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That looks passing comment by somebody listing what they like / would vote for, as opposed to somebody saying:-

"It hasn't got pedals on, therefore it shouldn't be in the vote..."

Was there any notable objection until the vote has become so close?

good spot Uno

Golden - fair point about the fun statement, but I was just refering to the viewing the votes first and the implications of that compared to the "real world"

Neil - I read that as "it doesn't have pedals so I didn't vote for it" - a choice we all had and some obviously felt it wasn't an issue - which it isn't. A lot of people store their bikes without pedals to reduce the risk of damage and many are sold without them as they are such a personal choice.

uno-speedo":279dgi0i said:

So in turn we should assume that all British folk cannot spell therefore are dumb.

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no of course not
just the ones who are dyslexic like myself have poor spelling but that by no means implys i am dumb