The existentialist realizes that all the concern about how much water is in the glass really just originates with the subconscious fear of the inevitibility of death….
I still say whether it’s half full or half empty depends upon whether it was filled to half or emptied to half, and without knowing, it’s just a damn half a glass of water.
No, no. no. The glass thing is so worn out and trite!
Optimist = When I get up this killer hill I get to FLY (or coast) down the other side.
Pessimist = Great downhill, but there will be a climb on the other side of the creek . .
Realist = When I get back to the start the hills will have all cancelled out.
Physiologist = The benefits of the climb and the recovery from the coast
Philosopher = The challenge and the exhileration.
Engineer = with a little dynamite, some grading, some fresh asphalt, we could make the grades much gentler.
Old TV ad for Molson beer: Man walks into a bar and orders 1/2 a bottle of beer. After a bit of stunned silence, young bartender responds “Would you like the top half or the bottom half?”
I have a bike friday tikit. Tried all three you mentioned.
Tikit has the best ride, fastest fold. Been on 50 mile rides, not ideal, but doable.
Brompton has the smallest fold, beautifully engineered, but lousy ride IMHO.
Dahon is inexpensive.
This was discussed in detail about six months ago, when Yehuda took a hiatus while the Kickstarter project was ongoing. You must have missed it. If it weren’t for the subscribers and the paywall (and how petty can you be protesting $1.00/month?), there would be no more Yehuda.
Agree 100% w/ BB. <sarcasm>The whopping $12 it costs for an entire year’s worth of access really keeps away the masses.</sarcasm> We’re not talking Mitt Romney-type money here…
Unfortunately, like it or not, it takes time and money to keep a site like this operating. For those not around back then, there used to be a voluntary membership of $36/year (which would require only 1/3 of the current membership level to net the same amount) – yet not enough was coming in to support the site.
Look at it this way: Yehuda strips are still available (which looked unlikely for a while), and folks who cannot or will not support the site still get to see 20% of the strips (Mondays) anyway.
Believe it or not, there actually were subscriptions given to some folks, paid for by members in the community (in some cases anonymously IIRC). Whether the $12 would have been a hardship for the recipients of these gratis memberships I don’t know, however I suspect that these members did more to endear themselves to the community-at-large than jumping on and sniping at Rick and Brian over less than 25 cents per week.
It seems intuitive that you were never a working mother, those are bags under her eyes from working at the shop and then coming home to take care of the house. Which reminds me, did Mr. Fizz ever find a new job?
its just ironic that mr smith feels forced to pursue a course that his title character would undoubtely reject.
no surprise he shuts out the poor and people with money jump up and applaud. the ‘murikan way.
instead of using his talents to build community and change,
he opts for commodification, commercialization and business-as-usual
can’t wait to see the yehuda Ford commercials
bummed: Really? Yehuda doesn’t give away stuff at the bike shop for free, though 90% off rain capes is a steal.
12 a year is the cost of two packs of inner tubes. Mr. Smith had to choose between squatting in foreclosed homes with a family…and quitting the strip and returning to full time work. I don’t know what the membership numbers look like, but the strip remains open. There is no free lunch, as many internet ventures are beginning to figure out.
Optimist… Person who thinks the glass is half full
Pessimist… Person who thinks the glass is half empty
Realist… The one who wonders “who’s been drinking from my cup?”
Thistle is clearly in the first catagory.
Dear Optimist, Pessimist, and Realist,
While you were arguing I drank the water,
Best regards,
The Opportunist.
The physicist understands that the glass is always full. If it’s half full of water, in an earth like atmosphere, the other half would be full of air.
Transcendentalist: whether you see the glass half-empty, or half-full, it’s nothing that can’t be fixed by a smaller glass.
The existentialist realizes that all the concern about how much water is in the glass really just originates with the subconscious fear of the inevitibility of death….
Google login still isn’t working – but an engineer will realize that the glass is twice the necessary size.
I still say whether it’s half full or half empty depends upon whether it was filled to half or emptied to half, and without knowing, it’s just a damn half a glass of water.
Nah, the realist is the one who recognizes that the glass is always full: partly full of water, partly full of air, but full, nonetheless. : )
Maybe that’s the Zen master…
No, no. no. The glass thing is so worn out and trite!
Optimist = When I get up this killer hill I get to FLY (or coast) down the other side.
Pessimist = Great downhill, but there will be a climb on the other side of the creek . .
Realist = When I get back to the start the hills will have all cancelled out.
Physiologist = The benefits of the climb and the recovery from the coast
Philosopher = The challenge and the exhileration.
Engineer = with a little dynamite, some grading, some fresh asphalt, we could make the grades much gentler.
Old TV ad for Molson beer: Man walks into a bar and orders 1/2 a bottle of beer. After a bit of stunned silence, young bartender responds “Would you like the top half or the bottom half?”
Engineer – Someone who thinks the glasses are incorrectly sized
I love the way Thistle thinks.
Bhuddist… Person who’s seen the glass before (and probably will be again)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3tywFm95Sg&feature=fvsr
@K’Tesh: Like a dishwasher, a busboy, or a waiter/waitress?
Existentialist… The glass only exist because it wants to…
Cyclist: is there enough water in the glass? I need to stay hydrated…
Nihilist. . . Breaks the glass.
She’s appeasing the customer. Then again, being a parent gives her some experience in this department.
I wonder if Yehuda has a tatoo of Lord Byron.
Only if it were done the traditional way, poked in one dot at a time with bamboo needles!
A cyclist sees the glass and instinctively puts a gloved hand against his spinning front and rear Vittorias to brush the nasty stuff away.
Gloved hand? Oh, that would be better idea.
I use the sole of my shoe.
My spring avatar keep being replaced by my winter avatar. Does that mean that winter is only half-over … or is spring halfway here?
My spring avatar keep being replaced by my winter avatar. Does that mean that winter is only half-over … or is spring halfway here?
Dahon, Bike Friday, or Brompton?
I’m thinking Bike Friday in that drawing.
Have to fly to SF today. Wish I had a Brompton for these trips.
I have a bike friday tikit. Tried all three you mentioned.
Tikit has the best ride, fastest fold. Been on 50 mile rides, not ideal, but doable.
Brompton has the smallest fold, beautifully engineered, but lousy ride IMHO.
Dahon is inexpensive.
None of the above, BNX bike. I have 4 or 5 frames like that in my garage waiting to be trasformed into recumbents.
a very ‘joe’ decision to erect a paywall, helps to marginalize the ‘yehuda’s”
thanks for shutting out poor people.
This was discussed in detail about six months ago, when Yehuda took a hiatus while the Kickstarter project was ongoing. You must have missed it. If it weren’t for the subscribers and the paywall (and how petty can you be protesting $1.00/month?), there would be no more Yehuda.
Agree 100% w/ BB. <sarcasm>The whopping $12 it costs for an entire year’s worth of access really keeps away the masses.</sarcasm> We’re not talking Mitt Romney-type money here…
Mitt who?
Unfortunately, like it or not, it takes time and money to keep a site like this operating. For those not around back then, there used to be a voluntary membership of $36/year (which would require only 1/3 of the current membership level to net the same amount) – yet not enough was coming in to support the site.
Look at it this way: Yehuda strips are still available (which looked unlikely for a while), and folks who cannot or will not support the site still get to see 20% of the strips (Mondays) anyway.
Believe it or not, there actually were subscriptions given to some folks, paid for by members in the community (in some cases anonymously IIRC). Whether the $12 would have been a hardship for the recipients of these gratis memberships I don’t know, however I suspect that these members did more to endear themselves to the community-at-large than jumping on and sniping at Rick and Brian over less than 25 cents per week.
What’s up with Thistle’s eyes in 2nd and 3rd?
It seems intuitive that you were never a working mother, those are bags under her eyes from working at the shop and then coming home to take care of the house. Which reminds me, did Mr. Fizz ever find a new job?
its just ironic that mr smith feels forced to pursue a course that his title character would undoubtely reject.
no surprise he shuts out the poor and people with money jump up and applaud. the ‘murikan way.
instead of using his talents to build community and change,
he opts for commodification, commercialization and business-as-usual
can’t wait to see the yehuda Ford commercials
hope y’all wake up soon
bummed: Really? Yehuda doesn’t give away stuff at the bike shop for free, though 90% off rain capes is a steal.
12 a year is the cost of two packs of inner tubes. Mr. Smith had to choose between squatting in foreclosed homes with a family…and quitting the strip and returning to full time work. I don’t know what the membership numbers look like, but the strip remains open. There is no free lunch, as many internet ventures are beginning to figure out.