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Le Legopener!

La Borgia

Tuned and Synch'ed
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Location
New South Wales
20221004 101742
Bent the rear rim. Travelling at ahem down an empty C road & a new hole just in my line. UP we go, legs akimbo, loose arms save the day, boom. Shaving the bead on the diff guard! Rim off to rehab to get straight. Good time for a pair of Diablo lls🙂 & right angle valves👏 Oh my poor baby 👶 😢
 
🧐 very well, ANOTHER desperately needed explication of The Kings English expounded herewith! ... bent the rim clarified✅️ , "ahem" specifies an unknown quantity of velocity driven by an unknown quality, a "C" road is one designed by the U.niversity of N.orth T.own (of a road), "new hole" is what I grew as I intersected the Sinkhole of Belgium in my parobolic crisis as I learned to dance The Limbo in a seeming eternity as I looked down on my body from above. Calm arms a la sbk school chicken wings as I came down with a kaboomby. Damage control protocols ("jesus! what'd ya DO to yer RIM???) determined that my 18" rear genuine aluminium rim was straightenable and off it has gone to the Amy Winehouse school for an Ian Durey. Capisce? Oh my aching burden... ooo, nah, just too much in me pockets!🚸
 
Ian Durey & the Blockheads - I wanna be straight.
Amy (you shoulda shagged me) Winehouse - Take my rim and rim me...I mean rehab me🚳
You are so hip😉
 
🧐 very well, ANOTHER desperately needed explication of The Kings English expounded herewith! ... bent the rim clarified✅️ , "ahem" specifies an unknown quantity of velocity driven by an unknown quality, a "C" road is one designed by the U.niversity of N.orth T.own (of a road), "new hole" is what I grew as I intersected the Sinkhole of Belgium in my parobolic crisis as I learned to dance The Limbo in a seeming eternity as I looked down on my body from above. Calm arms a la sbk school chicken wings as I came down with a kaboomby. Damage control protocols ("jesus! what'd ya DO to yer RIM???) determined that my 18" rear genuine aluminium rim was straightenable and off it has gone to the Amy Winehouse school for an Ian Durey. Capisce? Oh my aching burden... ooo, nah, just too much in me pockets!🚸

Capisco. Questo lo ha reso chiaro come il fango. Immagino che dovrei restituire il favore in natura, quindi d'ora in poi ti scriverò i miei post in italiano. Dato che guidiamo moto italiane e l'Italia è il posto più bello del pianeta, penso che tutti dovrebbero parlare italiano, quindi eccolo qui. In ogni caso, il mio italiano è infinitamente più comprensibile del tuo inglese. Va bene.
 
Capisco. Questo lo ha reso chiaro come il fango. Immagino che dovrei restituire il favore in natura, quindi d'ora in poi ti scriverò i miei post in italiano. Dato che guidiamo moto italiane e l'Italia è il posto più bello del pianeta, penso che tutti dovrebbero parlare italiano, quindi eccolo qui. In ogni caso, il mio italiano è infinitamente più comprensibile del tuo inglese. Va bene.
Well, really! 🧐 One doubts your entangled syllabic diatribe is comprehensible to the layman and indeed one posits, dear sir, that your TONE, SIR, is reprehensible! Harumph and tish tosh I declare, I say, yay, I trumpet! This one has had several Italianas between his legs and, dear reader...🤔 'twil happen again!!!
 

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This is what happens when you drop acid and ride…

Nah, I’m convinced that it’s just “Australians”.

They are a curious people indeed.

Obviously, “Tongue in cheek” retorts, escape the gentleman.

However, where I come from, it is considered “reprehensible”, to put on airs and directly insult people while offering false flattery with terms like “Sir” and “Dear”.

Australia and her offspring, are definitely different, I will grant you that.
 
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Scott,

dont judge all Australians on the words of a few; Having just returned from Canada I must admit Australians are really starting to get a bad name because of the behaviour of a small %. I'd suggest its the same as all US citizens being all cast in the same boat here.

As an example I was told in when in on holidays in New Brunswick/Nova Scotia last week; Australians are known as "Jafa's" . which stands for Just another Fuc&ing Australian. Hadn't heard that one before even when I used to live in Canada many years ago.

Anyway not much you/I can do about it, I just go out and ride the sport and enjoy it for what it is and not worry about the "tools" in the world
 
Scott,

dont judge all Australians on the words of a few;

Oh I don’t. Truly.

I like La Borgia although he very well may not like me. After all, he has chosen a name of one of the most unusual Italian-Aragonese Spanish noble families in history. They were indeed very colorful individuals.

Although I’m far from perfect, I try very hard to not paint people with the same brush.

However, it is no secret here, that I find most Australians to be rather difficult to understand, comprehend, and get along with. My worst forum clashes have been with them.

As I said, they are a curious people indeed.

I find their online mannerisms and especially their humor, quite difficult to makes heads or tails out of. Probably more my personal failings than theirs.

Nevertheless, I wish none any malice.

My response in Italian to his “English” lesson above, was truly “Tongue-in-cheek”.

My friend in Scotland is another example.

He can speak “English” to me for 15 minutes on Skype, and I cannot for the life of me, understand a damn thing he said! I tell him that I can understand almost everybody when I’m Scotland but him!

He speaks a whole different English to my ears. 😝. I tell him to stop speaking that horrible "Scotslish"! He tells me to "pick a windae, yer leavin'" (bugger off) and we laugh hysterically.

I hope that people will figure me out that I do love people. Period. We are a strange species.
 
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Im a English Southerner an I used to work for a Scottish company based in Aberdeen where the local dialect is Doric.
One lad in particular would say stuff to me, and I'd say "sorry Ali can you say that again in English please"

You just made my day! My buddy, Aonghus, he's from Aberdeen but he never told me the name of the dialect! It is Doric I'm sure. You cannot miss it. I found a video. PRECISELY! Who the hell can understand that stuff? :D

When I met him at Edinburg Castle, we wandered the castle grounds for a few hours and I think I understood maybe 3 words he spoke the entire time, but I just kept smiling and he just kept talking. It was hysterical looking back at it.

This is EXACTLY what he sounds like! It's worse if he's been drinking. I know, rare for a Scotsman, right? I rib him that he's the only man I've met who speaks English, but still requires a damn translator!

If you listen the the first and second videos, I promise, you'll laugh your butt off. It a hoot!





 
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That it exactly what it means. The Leg Opener is le legopener, my small contribution to both anglo/french relations & a description of a motorcycle 🤗. And La Borgia is the name of my BIKE. My handle is AussieManDust, a tribute and lesson from Percy Bysshe Shelley. There ya go.
 

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