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- From: robg@apple.com (Rob Griffiths)
- Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
- Subject: Re: Why I ride
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.181720.16776@gallant.apple.com>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 18:17:20 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov18.234428.13939@informix.com> Diana Boyd,
- dboyd@informix.com writes:
-
- >I was at dinner awhile back with a brother that rides and his new
- girlfriend
- >who doesn't approve. I didn't know that and innocently asked her if she
- rode.
-
- Recently, my boss bought a VFR750. He's wanted one forever, but I think
- it was my purchase of my CBR two years ago that really set him in motion.
- His wife strongly disapproves, and will not get on the machine.
-
- I went to their Halloween party, and showed up with a very pronounced
- limp from a badly sprained ankle. When I talked to Mrs. Boss, she
- noticed my injury, and we had a brief conversation:
-
- Mrs. Boss: Are you OK? You seem to be limping.
- Me: I'll be alright, it's a sprained ankle.
- Mrs. Boss: A motorcycle accident, right?
- Me: No, doing something really dangerous. Playing volleyball.
- Mrs. Boss: (Sounding disappointed) Oh.
-
- Geez. Some people.
-
- >She replied, with a nastly sneer "No, I like my life." And I came back
- with:
- >"Yes, well, I like to *live* my life."
-
- I heard my favorite rendition of this a few years ago, in some long
- forgotten place:
-
- "I'd rather die trying, than die not having tried."
-
- >To her credit she smiled and gave me the score-one-for-you sign.
-
- No such luck with Mrs. Boss.
-
- -rob.
- Only 800 more break-in miles to go on the '93 Goofster!
-