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From: Adrian on 3 Jun 2010 04:36 "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>> there was nobody to liaise with police anyway. >> Don't be so lame, Duhg. It'd be the work of minutes for a >> representative to be chosen. > Less than minutes, Doug would volunteer for the job. Indeed. Then promptly deny he was anything to do with it at the first sign of any actual responsibility.
From: Brimstone on 3 Jun 2010 04:38 "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:86p7srF8o0U3(a)mid.individual.net... > "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like > they were saying: > >>>> there was nobody to liaise with police anyway. > >>> Don't be so lame, Duhg. It'd be the work of minutes for a >>> representative to be chosen. > >> Less than minutes, Doug would volunteer for the job. > > Indeed. Then promptly deny he was anything to do with it at the first > sign of any actual responsibility. I suspect he originated the well known phrase, "Not me guv".
From: Doug on 3 Jun 2010 05:35 On 3 June, 09:32, "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > "Doug" <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote in message > > news:85982a5d-30b5-4251-bf49-facf173a00a4(a)z33g2000vbb.googlegroups.com... > > > On 2 June, 10:07, Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Doug <jag...(a)riseup.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > >> saying: > > >> > Happening this afternoon and mentioned on BBC London TV. > > >> > So how, in terms of effect, does this differ from Critical Mass? > > >>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/10211958.stm > > >> Apart from them having announced the route they'll follow, and having > >> liased with the police, you mean? > > > They were not a customarily held procession in law like London CM. > > The only reason that CM became "a customarily held procession" is that the > organisers gave two fingers to everyone else in London and the authorities > were too weak to stop it in its tracks. > Or the CM cyclists were very determined. > > Don't bother with the bollocks about there being nor organisers, because > someone must have raised the idea at the outset and suggested the meeting > place. It's just a shame that the police didn't get a grip of them then and > nip it in the bud. > Well that was 16 years ago and since then there have been no organisers. -- Critical Mass London http://www.criticalmasslondon.org.uk "Its just a bike ride!"
From: Brimstone on 3 Jun 2010 05:38 "Doug" <jagmad(a)riseup.net> wrote in message news:dac49b80-afce-496b-93a4-54d5a9e8322a(a)t10g2000yqg.googlegroups.com... > On 3 June, 09:32, "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> "Doug" <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote in message >> >> news:85982a5d-30b5-4251-bf49-facf173a00a4(a)z33g2000vbb.googlegroups.com... >> >> > On 2 June, 10:07, Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Doug <jag...(a)riseup.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were >> >> saying: >> >> >> > Happening this afternoon and mentioned on BBC London TV. >> >> >> > So how, in terms of effect, does this differ from Critical Mass? >> >> >>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/10211958.stm >> >> >> Apart from them having announced the route they'll follow, and having >> >> liased with the police, you mean? >> >> > They were not a customarily held procession in law like London CM. >> >> The only reason that CM became "a customarily held procession" is that >> the >> organisers gave two fingers to everyone else in London and the >> authorities >> were too weak to stop it in its tracks. >> > Or the CM cyclists were very determined. As I said, they gave everyone else two fingers, and continue to do so. >> Don't bother with the bollocks about there being nor organisers, because >> someone must have raised the idea at the outset and suggested the meeting >> place. It's just a shame that the police didn't get a grip of them then >> and >> nip it in the bud. >> > Well that was 16 years ago and since then there have been no > organisers. > The people who kicked it off sixteen years ago are the organisers.
From: Adrian on 3 Jun 2010 05:50
Doug <jagmad(a)riseup.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > Maybe you will understand how CM works someday, when the current meet point becomes unavailable, and you need to decide where to meet... |