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From: JNugent on 8 Jun 2010 04:51
Derek C wrote:
> On Jun 8, 9:20 am, JNugent <J...(a)nonexistentaddress.com> wrote:
>> Brimstone wrote:
>>> "Derek C" <del.copel...(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:48303108-e043-4d4c-8613-109ff681ac15(a)k39g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
>>>> I knew this would have to happen sooner or later, given Doug's hostile
>>>> attitude to vehicle drivers in general.
>>>> This is his version of events (from uk.rec.cycling):
>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> "This is a new twist. We are used to cyclists being rammed but
>>>> strangled? And of course, surprise surprise, the cyclist victim is
>>>> blamed as usual.
>>>> On Tuesday March 9th at around 4-5pm, I was cycling west along Oxford
>>>> Street, London, near Dean Street, when a taxi suddenly swerved across
>>>> the front of me to pick up a fare and we collided. Following a brief
>>>> verbal exchange, the taxi driver grabbed the scarf around my neck and
>>>> strangled me until I was unconscious. When I regained consciousness
>>>> the police and ambulance were on the scene.
>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> The bad news is that the taxi driver failed to kill him, and also that
>>>> he won't be able to leave the country as he intended.
>>> The obvious lesson to take from this episode is not to wear a scarf when
>>> riding a bicycle.

>> ## Isadora Duncan... worked for Telefunken... ~

> She was killed when her scarf got tangled in the spoked wheels of a
> Bugatti sports car.

Correct (I'll take your word about the make of the car).

And the other one?
From: Derek C on 8 Jun 2010 06:12
On Jun 8, 9:47 am, Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Derek C <del.copel...(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like
> they were saying:
>
> >> > The obvious lesson to take from this episode is not to wear a scarf
> >> > when riding a bicycle.
> >> ## Isadora Duncan... worked for Telefunken... ~
> > She was killed when her scarf got tangled in the spoked wheels of a
> > Bugatti sports car.
>
> An Amilcar, actually.

Sorry, I think it was a Bugatti in a film made about her life, which I
probably remembered as being a fact.

Unfortunately Doug didn't get his scarf tangled in the spokes of his
electric bike in a similar manner.

Derek C.

From: Chris Bartram on 8 Jun 2010 07:40
Doug wrote:
> having finally saved enough money to focus on writing full-time,
>

Oh dear.

From: Adrian on 8 Jun 2010 07:41
Chris Bartram <news(a)delete-me.piglet-net.net> gurgled happily, sounding
much like they were saying:

>> having finally saved enough money to focus on writing full-time,

> Oh dear.

No, this is good.

If he gets paid for writing, then he'll decide to focus on that not
inflicting it on us for free.
From: GT on 8 Jun 2010 07:51
"Chris Bartram" <news(a)delete-me.piglet-net.net> wrote in message
news:hula6t$6ln$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> Doug wrote:
>> having finally saved enough money to focus on writing full-time,
>
> Oh dear.

He just needs to practice writing "full-time". He has always had trouble
with a number of phrases like, "after you", "I'm wrong", "cars are safe".
Things like that. I guess "full-time" is just another phrase he needs to
practice.


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