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Old 03-14-24, 06:35 AM
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No, I was talking to my dentist last week about how people hate going to his office and mine. Prolly two of the most unpleasant professions (and, no, I’m not a proctologist).
So podiatrist then?

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Old 03-14-24, 07:56 AM
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So podiatrist then?

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Worse.
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Worse.
Urologist?
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Urologist?
Worse.
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Old 03-14-24, 08:11 AM
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Worse.
We're gonna need a hint.
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
Worse.
Chain waxer?
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
I'm sorry you have to work as a dentist.

Could be worse, Could be a proctologist.
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Or a public defender.
or a divorce lawyer
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Or a public defender.
or a divorce lawyer
But why? Unlike dentists, neither public defenders nor divorce attorneys tell their customers that the customers have to visit them at least twice a year.
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Positively brilliant essay. Well done.
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Worse.
Insurance loss adjuster
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Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
Love the R600 Dura Ace reference.
Came in to post ^^^this. Bravo, OP! Best thing I've read on BF in ages!
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How demented and odd do cyclists have to be to take this much time and effort to write cycling fanfiction while promoting disc brake propaganda with notes of Chad-ism and cycling through overplayed dentist cycling tropes that just scream derangement syndrome on their part.
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How demented and odd do cyclists have to be to take this much time and effort to write cycling fanfiction while promoting disc brake propaganda with notes of Chad-ism and cycling through overplayed dentist cycling tropes that just scream derangement syndrome on their part.
Lighten up, Francis.
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Lighten up, Francis.
okay boomer
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okay boomer
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Originally Posted by Jrasero
How demented and odd do cyclists have to be to take this much time and effort to write cycling fanfiction while promoting disc brake propaganda with notes of Chad-ism and cycling through overplayed dentist cycling tropes that just scream derangement syndrome on their part.
I bet you’re fun at parties.
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Who invited Debbie Downer?
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Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
Love the R600 Dura Ace reference. Only thing missing is a chic in a bikini on a cervelo.
It was less than an hour ago I reposted this reference to him. https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycl...uld-i-get.html I met him in person and he was a really nice guy too and after I met him I suspected he was just yankin' yer chain. Never got to ride with him though to dial it up to 600 watts.
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It was less than an hour ago I reposted this reference to him. https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycl...uld-i-get.html I met him in person and he was a really nice guy too and after I met him I suspected he was just yankin' yer chain. Never got to ride with him though to dial it up to 600 watts.
It was 400 watts that he used to dial it up to, to teach some full-Lycra-clad guy a lesson.
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Worse.
Big Bike industry shill?
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Originally Posted by Jrasero
How demented and odd do cyclists have to be to take this much time and effort to write cycling fanfiction while promoting disc brake propaganda with notes of Chad-ism and cycling through overplayed dentist cycling tropes that just scream derangement syndrome on their part.
One look at the OP's username answers both questions instantly. Who else could we have expected this bizarre masterpiece from...
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One look at the OP's username answers both questions instantly. Who else could we have expected this bizarre masterpiece from...
But it's a great parody of the forum cycling myth meister.
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I can only hope that amazing tale is 100% true. Chapeau!
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