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Old 09-19-11, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
BTW - "Sweet & Dandy" is a song by reggae legends Toots and the Maytals.
Besides myself, you are the third person I've ever met who knows who Toots and The Maytals are. I like you more every time you post.

Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
I really don't know how the poor girl does it (but I'm glad she does). She's been putting up with my brand of bull**** for nearly six years now. We have a tremendous amount of fun together and are constantly laughing. That's extremely important. Even when we occasionally get grumpy and bicker about dumb stuff, we always end up cracking up. She's my best friend in the whole world.
I feel the same way about my wife.

What was your first concert?
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Originally Posted by jimmytango
Besides myself, you are the third person I've ever met who knows who Toots and The Maytals are. I like you more every time you post.
lolwut. i would have to try to get that done, they are pretty well known hell even people who think Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds rock have at least HEARD of them.
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Old 09-19-11, 07:41 PM
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Yeah, I'm not sure who Tim Reynolds is, but I'll put it this way: I went and saw Toots opening for Matisyahu a while back. During Toots's set, most of the crowd was wondering aloud who they were.
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
Actually, it's two coffee cans with a honeydew melon balancing on top.

I really don't know how the poor girl does it (but I'm glad she does). She's been putting up with my brand of bull**** for nearly six years now. We have a tremendous amount of fun together and are constantly laughing. That's extremely important. Even when we occasionally get grumpy and bicker about dumb stuff, we always end up cracking up. She's my best friend in the whole world.
haha yea im just being a dick as usual. forreals congrats on six years i can totally relate to the best friend thing even tho you want to put their heads through drywall every now and then. lol serious tho she gave me the two most important things in my life.



you ever making mini-scrods?

wifey and i celebrate 10 years in six days. she still pretty.

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Old 09-19-11, 08:07 PM
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Congratulations dude! And your kids and wife are all adorable.
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Originally Posted by jimmytango
What was your first concert?
My first experience with live music was the Bad Brains at the Channel in Boston. The year was 1985 and I was 12 years old. It very literally changed my life.

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Dear scrod, Progress on 735, Spill the beans. come on.
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Originally Posted by evilcryalotmore
Dear scrod, Progress on 735, Spill the beans. come on.
I may end up aborting the mission, as it will end up being the exact same bike as my 725 with a couple of slightly wider tubes.
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damn it scrod. Scraper bike?
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Old 09-19-11, 08:53 PM
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Dear scrod,

Should i listen to punk or metal tonight?
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Old 09-19-11, 08:55 PM
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That depends on what you'll be doing.
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Post-metalcore-surf-punk-revival for the win.
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
That depends on what you'll be doing.
Getting ready for sprint work tomorrow.
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That's easy. Listen to Darkthrone circa 1992-94.
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Old 09-19-11, 09:47 PM
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On the Lizard Skins slippage... I've had the very same problem. I taped them up, the tape slid on the flats (of bullhorns), pretty close to the corner. Had to undo tape, which ruined a lot of it, so now have messed up bars. I'll probably try Skins again, but if the second experience is anything like the first I'm going back to Fizik.
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Scrod! What kind of lights do you run on your bike after hours?
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Old 09-19-11, 09:50 PM
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Scrod! What kind of lights do you run on your bike after hours?
Lately I've been really stoked on Knog Boomer USBs.
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Old 09-19-11, 10:01 PM
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hey scrod: i hate it say it but, is TT = Chuck Testa? T for Testa? Ojai.. its gotta be TT....
hes been busy making commercials havent seen him on lately =*( i misses

real question: light tubes or puncture resistant tubes?

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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
Lately I've been really stoked on Knog Boomer USBs.
i've had two die on me in 4mo. (replaced no problem, but still)

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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
Lately I've been really stoked on Knog Boomer USBs.
I was just looking at those! But will they be worth the $150 for two sets (me and the miss)?

Was it the rain jdgesus?
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[QUOTE=Scrodzilla;13246210] Pro tip: get yourself a 2" bolt with the same threads as a standard crank arm bolt and thread it into your spindle (through the BB tool) to keep it from falling off while you're installing/removing.


GENIUS.
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Old 09-19-11, 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Philthy Bastard
Keith Morris, Ron Reyes, Dez Cadena, or Henry Rollins?
First and last.
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Can we unsticky some stuff? 10 threads is pretty ridiculous. I'm not calling out this thread specifically but I'm sure there's something up there you can drop.
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bad brains and toots & the maytals FTW
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