Matthew Parris
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mumbo jumbo
Senior Member
- Location
- Birmingham
Ditto the Matthew Parris query.
There's the usual sickening troll stuff in the comments section.
downfader
extimus uero philosophus
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- 'ampsheeeer
We dont know what grade the rope is. If its like some 1-2mm fishing line I have seen, then yes it could decapitate with the right speed. A recumbent rider got it bad a few years back - severed the artery in his neck and he had to pinch it shut iirc. His neck will most likely suffer a form of whiplash, too, I'd imagine.
Oh and the Parris thing goes back to his Times column where he suggested piano wire should be strung across shared paths and parks to decapitate cyclists. In the article he professed his hatred of us, but after a raft of complaints he tried to assert it was "a joke".
Stewart Lee and topgear springs to mind
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Boris Bajic
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In early 1994 I drove a Land Rover through a taut wire at windscreen height between two trees on a forest track. Both my passenger and I saw it glinting with dew a fraction of a second before we snapped it. There was no time to brake. We were taking a short cut through a place we ought to have avoided. After that, we used a different route. If I'd had time to empty my bowels and bladder when I saw the wire, I think I would have done just that.
The story of the little chappie in the OP is ghastly. I fear the miscreants will not be caught. I'm not sure what could be done to them if they were... I imagine they are children.
I'm jolly glad the boy has what look like only superficial injuries. It could have been much worse; it's a good thing it wasn't.
The story of the little chappie in the OP is ghastly. I fear the miscreants will not be caught. I'm not sure what could be done to them if they were... I imagine they are children.
I'm jolly glad the boy has what look like only superficial injuries. It could have been much worse; it's a good thing it wasn't.
middleagecyclist
Call me MAC
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- Prestwich, Manchester
I'm a bit concerned the new local MTB trail near me might be subject to such 'pranks'. It is in an urban woodland i.e very near lots of houses. I intend to do a slow cycle round before really going for it when I do any loops.
Can't be too careful. There's some nasty people out there. Sad to say.
Can't be too careful. There's some nasty people out there. Sad to say.
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- The TerrorVortex
Matthew Parris?
Ought to be strung up, the filthy f**king pervert. Off to the camps with him!!
Yes, I'm joking. Which is more than he was.
Ought to be strung up, the filthy f**king pervert. Off to the camps with him!!
Yes, I'm joking. Which is more than he was.
Hip Priest
Veteran
Matthew Parris is a cretin.
mangaman
Guest
There have been quite a few incidents like this since he wrote his article.
I hope he gets bombarded with hassle each time it happens - I remember his insincere and crappy "apology" which he only wrote after a massive campaign of sensibleness from cyclists pointing out his stupidity.
I have a horrible feeling he still drives around like Mr Toad dreaming of stringing up cyclists that hold him up for 1 second.
Here's only a tiny part of his tirade.
"A festive custom we could do worse than foster would be stringing piano wire across country lanes to decapitate cyclists"
There's plenty more about how "a lynching of cyclists would be a joy to behold"
His reply that it was a hilarious joke doesn't really wash, unless, as Hip Priest says (and reading his other columns I agree) he is a cretin or just a slightly thick, sad and hate-filled individual.
Parris said: "I offended many with my attack on cyclists. It was meant humorously but so many cyclists have taken it seriously that I plainly misjudged. I am sorry."
I hope he gets bombarded with hassle each time it happens - I remember his insincere and crappy "apology" which he only wrote after a massive campaign of sensibleness from cyclists pointing out his stupidity.
I have a horrible feeling he still drives around like Mr Toad dreaming of stringing up cyclists that hold him up for 1 second.
Here's only a tiny part of his tirade.
"A festive custom we could do worse than foster would be stringing piano wire across country lanes to decapitate cyclists"
There's plenty more about how "a lynching of cyclists would be a joy to behold"
His reply that it was a hilarious joke doesn't really wash, unless, as Hip Priest says (and reading his other columns I agree) he is a cretin or just a slightly thick, sad and hate-filled individual.
Parris said: "I offended many with my attack on cyclists. It was meant humorously but so many cyclists have taken it seriously that I plainly misjudged. I am sorry."