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I'm what you call a cutter.

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Old 07-15-06, 02:02 AM
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I'm what you call a cutter.

Anybody else love Breaking Away?
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Old 07-15-06, 05:48 AM
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"They're gonna keep callin' us 'cutters.'
To them, it's just a dirty word.
To me, it's just somethin' else I never got a chance to be."
-- Mike
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Old 07-15-06, 07:29 AM
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Such a good movie.
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there's a shop one town away from me called breaking away cycles (fairfield, ct).
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Old 07-15-06, 08:16 AM
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just gotta say it...

if you're from san francisco, then you should know that there's only one crew of cutters.

R.I.P. Li'l Chris
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Old 07-15-06, 08:35 AM
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Among my first graders, "cutter" is a derogatory term used to describe the kid who cuts in line.
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Old 07-15-06, 10:03 AM
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among the goth/punk young teen crowd, cutting is what you do when the world's got you down.
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I thought you were talking about the Ratatat song. Oops...
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Old 07-15-06, 10:23 AM
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Oh man, Ratatat songs involve an entirely different activity not related to cycling.
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back in the day there were 'cutters' rides in san diego all the time...i wonder if those folks are still around...
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I couldn't tell if this was going to be a thread about 'breaking away' or that a BFFGSS-regular was so down and out that they had to have a 'cutting' confessional to their only friends on the internet. I'm glad it wasn't the latter. However if I was a 'cutter' you guys would be the first I'd come crying to for help... not really.
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Old 07-15-06, 12:44 PM
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In real life the Bloomington college kids called the locals "stonies" or "stoners", but the movie makers thought it was too weed-ish.
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Originally Posted by katio
Oh man, Ratatat songs involve an entirely different activity not related to cycling.
it doesn't have to be unrelated. a little creativity....

heh, there was a thread about this. i'm going to look for it.

edit: found it. here it is: https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...hlight=bedroom
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Old 07-15-06, 02:12 PM
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the other day in boston i saw someone with a homemade cutters t shirt. i got a little bit excited.
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Old 07-15-06, 02:37 PM
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i want some cut up
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REFUND!!
Best cycling movie evar. Followed closely by Pee Wee Hermans Big Adventure, a heartwarming story of a man looking for his lost bicycle.
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Originally Posted by bldzr
just gotta say it...

if you're from san francisco, then you should know that there's only one crew of cutters.

R.I.P. Li'l Chris
wow...even there "outlaw-ish" looking people don't look tough...I feel sorry for that city.
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Old 07-15-06, 03:17 PM
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LOVE that fannypack, big boy. guess that's where he keeps the straight razor and the knuckleduster
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Old 07-15-06, 04:43 PM
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https://www.mtv.com/onair/realworld/s...tml?id=frankie

"Trouble in paradise Frankie's a cutter"
I got nothin.
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Originally Posted by sourasher
https://www.mtv.com/onair/realworld/s...tml?id=frankie

"Trouble in paradise Frankie's a cutter"
I got nothin.
she uh biatch
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Old 07-15-06, 04:59 PM
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ciao papa!
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Old 07-15-06, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by SingleSpeeDemon
that big guy is wet in a weird place..weird
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Old 07-15-06, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by katio
Oh man, Ratatat songs involve an entirely different activity not related to cycling.
sucking?

ba-dum bum bum
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