Scary Driving

Kevy Baby · 08-05-2007, 02:09 PM

You reminded me of one (of MANY) bicycling accidents in my youth.

One time I was riding to my girlfriends house and I only had sandals on (yeah, I know: stupid). Somehow, my foot rolled forward on the peddle when the peddle was at the bottom of the stroke. My foot got trapped wedged between the peddle and the ground (due to the sudden imbalance, my other foot came of the other peddle). I was going quite fast, so the tip of my big toe got ground down by about a 1/2". Since there was nothing around besides closed businesses (it was industrial area). all I could do was ride the remaining mile and a half to the girlfriend's house.

Yummy!

lashbear · 08-05-2007, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

My foot got trapped wedged between the peddle and the ground .... I was going quite fast, so the tip of my big toe got ground down by about a 1/2"

The same thing happened to the Stoat while he was wearing a thong - he has the scar to prove it !

Alex · 08-05-2007, 07:17 PM

Please tell me this use of the word "thong" is what, in Hawaii, would be called a slipper and most other places a flip flop.

Stan4dSteph · 08-05-2007, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

Please tell me this use of the word "thong" is what, in Hawaii, would be called a slipper and most other places a flip flop.

That's my guess. In New Zealand, they are called "jandals," which is a concatenation of Japanese sandals.

Kevy Baby · 08-06-2007, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by lashbear

The same thing happened to the Stoat while he was wearing a thong - he has the scar to prove it !

Was he wearing the official LoT thong?

lashbear · 08-06-2007, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

Please tell me this use of the word "thong" is what, in Hawaii, would be called a slipper and most other places a flip flop.

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Originally Posted by Stan4dSteph

That's my guess. In New Zealand, they are called "jandals," which is a concatenation of Japanese sandals.

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Originally Posted by Mousey Girl

I grew up calling them thongs. Nickolas calls them flipflops.

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Was he wearing the official LoT thong?

Sorry Kevy, Alex et. al. were right !

One of these:

NOT one of these:

08-05-2007, 02:09 PM	#1
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	You reminded me of one (of MANY) bicycling accidents in my youth. One time I was riding to my girlfriends house and I only had sandals on (yeah, I know: stupid). Somehow, my foot rolled forward on the peddle when the peddle was at the bottom of the stroke. My foot got trapped wedged between the peddle and the ground (due to the sudden imbalance, my other foot came of the other peddle). I was going quite fast, so the tip of my big toe got ground down by about a 1/2". Since there was nothing around besides closed businesses (it was industrial area). all I could do was ride the remaining mile and a half to the girlfriend's house. Yummy! __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Please tell me this use of the word "thong" is what, in Hawaii, would be called a slipper and most other places a flip flop.
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