Thank god we aren't the full lycra kit wearing fools.
11-05-23, 11:36 AM
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Thank god we aren't the full lycra kit wearing fools.
OK, my shorts tend to be, but I do like a good vintage wool jersey. And thank god we aren't like Jef*
Last Friday, I was walking through Powell's bookstore and there was a speech/signing going on. I don't want to say a reading because the book was a comic book by Stephan Pastis.
He had attempted to become a comic artist but after sending submissions to 12 different comic syndicates (now only 2) he was turned down by all. Mainly because his humor was dark and mentioned "death" way to often.
So, he went to law school. During boring court sessions he began doodling again, which no one complained because they thought he was taking legal notes.
Finally he decided to take one last stab and sent examples to United Syndicate, home of Peanuts which inspired him to begin with.
They said NO, but offered to try him out "on-line" on this new thing called the internet.
First week: 2000 visits
Second week: 2000 visits
third week: 150,000 visits. It was a hit.
A few years later, he was in a Healdsburg CA, Starbucks when this annoying cyclist in Lycra went click-clacking across the floor and "Jeff" was the name he gave loudly for the barista to write on the coffee cup.
"I'm going to make you famous," thought Stephan. "But I'm going to drop an "F" to make you lighter and more annoying."*
Anyway, here are some of the strips featuring Jef: https://www.gocomics.com/search/full...rlsbeforeswine
Last Friday, I was walking through Powell's bookstore and there was a speech/signing going on. I don't want to say a reading because the book was a comic book by Stephan Pastis.
He had attempted to become a comic artist but after sending submissions to 12 different comic syndicates (now only 2) he was turned down by all. Mainly because his humor was dark and mentioned "death" way to often.
So, he went to law school. During boring court sessions he began doodling again, which no one complained because they thought he was taking legal notes.
Finally he decided to take one last stab and sent examples to United Syndicate, home of Peanuts which inspired him to begin with.
They said NO, but offered to try him out "on-line" on this new thing called the internet.
First week: 2000 visits
Second week: 2000 visits
third week: 150,000 visits. It was a hit.
A few years later, he was in a Healdsburg CA, Starbucks when this annoying cyclist in Lycra went click-clacking across the floor and "Jeff" was the name he gave loudly for the barista to write on the coffee cup.
"I'm going to make you famous," thought Stephan. "But I'm going to drop an "F" to make you lighter and more annoying."*
Anyway, here are some of the strips featuring Jef: https://www.gocomics.com/search/full...rlsbeforeswine
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11-05-23, 11:56 AM
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Finally someone brave enough to take the all-powerful cyclists down a notch.
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11-05-23, 12:20 PM
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I thought this would be the thread about the dangers of chemicals from the spandex absorbed through our skin.
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11-05-23, 12:26 PM
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Are any of them actually funny or is it all base level ridicule?
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11-05-23, 12:38 PM
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11-05-23, 01:13 PM
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What's the difference between a lycra-clad and wool-clad cyclist?
Nothing.
Nothing.
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11-05-23, 01:18 PM
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Jokes based on prejudice don't have to be funny, which is lucky for that guy's comic strip.
I don't know why, but cyclists are the last group who can be ridiculed by the general public without fear of reproach, and cyclists in Lycra are the last group who can be ridiculed by other cyclists without fear of reproach.
I don't know why, but cyclists are the last group who can be ridiculed by the general public without fear of reproach, and cyclists in Lycra are the last group who can be ridiculed by other cyclists without fear of reproach.
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11-05-23, 01:22 PM
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11-05-23, 01:27 PM
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Too bad he spent all his time doodling and none of it developing any comedic competency. Probably best stick to lawyering.
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11-05-23, 01:45 PM
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Aside from that, I did say "probably".
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That head-to-toe lycra sure does keep me cozy during winter commutes, but no time to look down my nose or anyone else’s— too busy gasping for air through mine and trying not to get run over.
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11-05-23, 02:03 PM
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All I can say is I wear lycra nearly every day, and LOVE Stephen Pastis and Jef. My friends and I share Jef comics when they show up. ))shrug((
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11-05-23, 02:17 PM
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I wear plenty of lycra, all my shorts and a seldom jersey to celebrate a team, grand tour, etc. win.
My dry cold weather jacket is as well and yes is fantastic, most else is merino, cotton, performance flannel and tech or bike specific overshorts so it is mostly covered up.
11-05-23, 02:49 PM
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It's a good thing y'all don't take yourselves too seriously around here. 
Stay dry; I've heard those hair shirts get itchy when they get wet
Stay dry; I've heard those hair shirts get itchy when they get wet
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It’s no Calvin & Hobbes or Far Side, but it’s a pretty good strip. You gotta have a sense of humor to appreciate it.
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11-05-23, 05:25 PM
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The thing is that he's not picking on lycra wearing cyclist, he's specifically picking on the ******bag breed of lycra wearing cyclists. I think we have all seen examples of those in the wild. Fortunately they are the minority.
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11-05-23, 05:35 PM
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I coulda used a crew like that yesterday. 500' in 2 miles in the rain. But no, all I had was a rice krispie treat. Lycra head to toe, but I did have a wool jersey stowed and my frame was steel.
It's a bit challenging to maintain the proper air of lycra clad roadie arrogance whilst trying to shift to a lower gear that isn't there and raspily gasping for air, but I think I pulled it off.
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