If you're riding outside Holland . . please wear a helmet!

[ufkacbln]

But put in back on after the second beer to mitigate the risks of falling over whilst drunk/tipsy.

..... Or sit securely in a padded armchair whilst the wife and kids fetch and carry for you?

 

[Fab Foodie]

Funnily enough cricket helmets are quite interesting. Far more batsmen are hit on the head nowadays then in the pre helmet era due to the fact batsmen know they are wearing one and don't use the technique of keeping their eyes on the thing thats going to hit them. I've never worn one and would rather keep my eyes on the ball and get out of the way of it.

I'd prefer not to stand in front of a big bloke throwing a hard ball at me with only a bit of wood to protect myself ....

 

[green1]

I'd prefer not to stand in front of a big bloke throwing a hard ball at me with only a bit of wood to protect myself ....

He shouldn't be throwing it. If he does then the umpire should take him off.

 

[Fab Foodie]

He shouldn't be throwing it. If he does then the umpire should take him off.

Pedant!

 

[green1]

Pedant!

me?

 

[benb]

The quaver is a kind of musical note, such as may be produced by a cricket rubbing its legs together.

A quaver is a description of the duration of a note, and tells you nothing about its pitch.
A cricket cannot produce a quaver, as there is no time signature to measure the duration against.
Hope that helps.

 

[redcard]

Wearing a helmet gives you brain damage.

This thread is proof.

 

[Wobblers]

This thread is also proof that not wearing a helmet causes brain damage!

May as well have another pint then. Come to think of it, isn't there an ale called "brain damage"?

 

[David Parry]

Crikie . . . he's not wearing a helmet!!

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Wearing a helmet gives you brain damage.

This thread is proof.

Oh well then I expect the universe to explode some time soon, in an effort to expel the impossible anomaly that is me <<< looks at the nearest clock >>> . I've worn a helmet for decades, a habit imposed on me by the misguided country in which I live. Nothing wrong with my brain activity, though.

 

[redcard]

Oh well then I expect the universe to explode some time soon, in an effort to expel the impossible anomaly that is me <<< looks at the nearest clock >>> . I've worn a helmet for decades, a habit imposed on me by the misguided country in which I live. Nothing wrong with my brain activity, though.

I wasn't being literal.

I was referring to the OP, the idiotic thread title and the bonkers logic contained within.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I wasn't being literal.

I was referring to the OP, the idiotic thread title and the bonkers logic contained within.

Couldn't agree more. It's actually those people in our government who dreamed of the mandatory helmet law a few decades ago that must be brain-damaged, and despite all evidence to the contrary from numerous other countries, our government is still convinced that their right, and the rest of the world is wrong! Sometimes it makes me want to find a better country for cycling, and stay there...

 

[User169]

Crikie . . . he's not wearing a helmet!!

Nice brew, that one. Mind you, the Rogue brew I had recently with banana, chocolate and peanut butter beggared belief.

 

[Chris-H]

I just can't believe this thread generated 8 pages of replies, I got bored by page 4

 

[Chris-H]

But still felt the urge to add more.

Yup