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Old January 23rd 09, 10:17 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default Cyclist hits granny in pavement crash in Brighton

On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:45:43 +0000, Peter Clinch
wrote:

pk wrote:

A cyclist was clearly at fault and injures pedestrian and the gist of
the thread is to defend cyclists.


The gist of my post was simply not to go about specifically attacking
them without a bit of context. "Cyclists" are a diverse group and
suggesting they're all good or all bad is dopey.

I posted the other day about a grossly irresponsible cyclist who came
within milli seconds of causing me (and himself) serious injury, and
that was met with a resounding silence from the assembled masses.


Well what was I expected to say?
Silence isn't an attack on you, or a defence of someone bad.

Two wheels good & everything else bad?


That is reading /far/ more into reactions than I think is reasonable.
In fact it's going rather in the opposite direction. I think you've
rather over-egged your attempts at "honest broker" impartiality with
that last little rant-ette.

Pete.



It is however most interesting that pk has spotted the traits which
most other newcomers have also experienced.

I wonder why that is?

How long before he is to be called a troll - we can't have
disagreement and alternative points of view in urc now can we.



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Noun - Psycholist
Pronunciation Key : psy·cho·list.
Origin: based on the outbursts of a rabid Psycholist called Guy
Chapman

A cyclist who is one of a small group who frequent the news group
uk.rec.cycling they have invented their own "language" to justify
their views:

Examples:
1) "cycle helmet" - they would rather pretend that such devices
do not exist; they will try and overcome their problem by using the
alternative "h*l*et" - or just "h".
2) They cannot bring themselves to use the word: "facility" in
the context of a "cycling facility". Whatever the facility - they
must try and ridicule it as they will not be able to fully comprehend
the benefits as seen for all road users. This is achieved by using
the alternative "farcility".
3) "Cager" is used provocatively instead of the word "motorist",
in the hope that it irritates motorists; it doesn't - it makes them
laugh at the psycholist's inadequacies.
4) "Magic paint" - only used by the most inflicted psycholists.
Used to describe signage to cyclist on pavements. Origin unknown.
5) The word "troll" is in common usage in Usenet. However, the
psycholists have adopted it for their own use to apply to anyone who
disagrees with their ingrained and irrational views. This enables
them to say "ignore him - he is a troll" when faced with facts which
are too unpalatable for the psycholist to contemplate - never mind
discuss in a sensible fashion

Not everyone who frequents the group URC is a "psycholist".
Psycholists are not very bright in general and are obliged to
demonstrate that they lack common sense; they are very good at this.

A common pseudonym for a "psycholist" is "****wit".




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