Let me open this by stating that I firmly believe that Animals should be treated with dignity and respect, and should be given the right to live a wholesome and fulfilling life. Chickens should be allowed to preen and pluck proudly; cows the right to socialize as amicably as cows can, and pigs should be allowed to delight in their own filth. Right up until we slaughter them to either eat them or wear them, or some unconventional combination of the two – depending on your preference.
I wanted to get that out of the way before I subject you all to a picture of Young Frank – much closer to Peaking than Old Frank – engaging in a game of “God Mag ‘t Weten” with his Cycling Sensei (his dad) after a 10 hour day riding singletrack in Alta, Wyoming. After all, if there isn’t a better way of saying, “We put it in the Big Ring today, Son” than chucking a dead sheep around your shoulders and calling it a ‘vest’, I don’t know what is.
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So, I am catching up on Velominati posts. I read Nicole's post on Alexi Grewal. I follow her link (http://400smith.wordpress.com/2010/09/26/is-rist-canyons-hiking-boot-man-alexi-grewal/) to what seems to be a cycling blog, and then link through to what seems to be a further cycling blog http://evilcycling.com/ - only to find that it contains this: http://evilcycling.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/chick-with-a-wolf.jpg (NSFW).
Obviously there's some "furry wild animal on shoulders" cultural meme cicrulating in US cycling circles. It hasn't got to the Antipodes yet. Can't say I'm too disappointed.
@G'phant
Somebody pinch me.
i believe in animal rights too, but hell, if your going fast enough and an animal just happens to walk infront you and is unlucky enough to be hit, why not skin it and chuck it over your shoulder?
@Geoffrey Grosenbach
Skiing with my folks this past weekend, the topic of this photo came up. As to your question, my dad's response was, "You would be glaring too, if that was your son."
@frank
Ouch, thanks Dad!
Ha, this come up in the random article list...and it's too good to miss the opportunity to check in on that photo once again!
@Ron
Agree!
@KogaLover
A Merckx - it took you 4 years of contemplation to come to that conclusion?!
@Teocalli
Saw this article for the first time yesterday; it also appeared in the random article list like it did with @Ron a couple of years ago. So technically I did not check in on that photo again, as it was a first time.
@KogaLover
What does the truth have to do with it?