A List of Things People Blamed on Bicycles
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rikki
Legendary Member
- Location
- Limestone Coast, South Australia
Sounds like the list of terrible things predicted with the coming of the railways in the 19th century.
mistyoptic
Vintage
- Location
- A parallel reality
All that exercise can’t be good for you…
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Never heard of the bit about scarcity of marriages but bicycles were said to be altering the gene pool of a locality as young men could cycle to other nearby villages for courting purposes.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
anything that aches at work
"its because you cycle "
nope its 18 years of manual labour at this place arthritic thumb, knackered shoulder and over 36 years of manual jobs mean im only just managing to keep going ,
"its because you cycle "
nope its 18 years of manual labour at this place arthritic thumb, knackered shoulder and over 36 years of manual jobs mean im only just managing to keep going ,
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Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Cyclists give you cancer
Never heard of the bit about scarcity of marriages but bicycles were said to be altering the gene pool of a locality as young men could cycle to other nearby villages for courting purposes.
According to some commentators/papers/rags. delete as necessary, it causes infertility, erectile dysfunction and general sore bits.
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
According to some commentators/papers/rags. delete as necessary, it causes infertility, erectile dysfunction and general sore bits.
Oh dear, does that mean I still have two more 'ailments' to suffer from?
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
According to some commentators/papers/rags. delete as necessary, it causes infertility, erectile dysfunction and general sore bits.
I would agree to an extent about the sore bits but the others gave me no bother.
According to some commentators/papers/rags. delete as necessary, it causes infertility, erectile dysfunction and general sore bits.
Those cyclists come over 'ere steal our wimmin.
LCpl Boiled Egg
Three word soundbite
https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/people-injured-after-bus-leaves-13219382
I remember this being blamed on the bus driver swerving to avoid cyclists, until an investigation found out there were no cyclists and the driver was speeding.
I remember this being blamed on the bus driver swerving to avoid cyclists, until an investigation found out there were no cyclists and the driver was speeding.
