Funny comment

[australia]

I was performing at an alternative transport festival on the weekend. I
was alternating between riding a 20" uni and my penny farthing.

When I was riding the penny farthing a small child shouted to her mum
"Wow, look at that!"

to which the mother replied in knowing tones "That's a funny bike, isn't
it? It's called a unicycle."

It made me laugh - I didn't feel like correcting her so I kept on
pedalling.

Wayne van Wijk



p.s. on the down side, I let someone ride the penny farthing after the
gig and he did the wrong thing and broke the wheel. OUCH!


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[Naomi]

"australia" > wrote in message
...
> When I was riding the penny farthing a small child shouted to her mum
> "Wow, look at that!"
>
> to which the mother replied in knowing tones "That's a funny bike, isn't
> it? It's called a unicycle."


Just this last weekend an over ambitious and mathematically challenged
teenager [Aren't they all? ;-) ] pointed at the 5 foot giraffe and
asked
"Can I have a go on your tricycle?"


Naomi

[daino149]

I've had my uni's be called bikes many times, but I've never heard
someone call a bike a unicycle. Congradulations.

Daniel


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[johnfoss]

daino149 wrote:
> *I've had my uni's be called bikes many times, but I've never heard
> someone call a bike a unicycle. *
Happens all the time on eBay. Do a search for "unicycl*" and you'll
usually get at least one item where the seller is describing a penny
farthing (usually in a trinket, not the real thing), which clearly has
two wheels, as a unicycle. Duh.


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[GILD]

Naomi wrote:
> *"Can I have a go on your tricycle?"
> Naomi
> *


seems like the 'comment' (http://tinyurl.com/m6wo) of the season


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Namaste!
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