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Having only been on here for a few months, can anyone answer some questions for me / set some ground rules 8)
Why do people not mention Orange 5's ?
As above with Audi's ?
Whats PSA mean ?
( runs away now for asking basic questions 😳 )
PSA: Public Service Announcement.
PSA: Public Service Announcement
Ahh - makes sense now
PSA - pilloc speaking alert...
Orange five's are supposed to be the Northern man's bike of choice.
In reality I've only ever seen one and that was owned by a southerner.
Everyone on here owns an audi so they just don't get mentioned.
Apparently everyone who owns an Audi is a knob, has a £3k bike and lives in London and rides in the Surrey Hills.
STW is like the free masons, instead of a secret handshake you have to know the secret social code to be a member
Orange 5's look like theyv'e been welded by a blind gorilla working for Vickers Armamaments in the 'filing cabinet dept.'
& theyr'e crap (well they must be cos all the experts on here say so)
But here's my pile 'o' shite....
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Audi with an Orange 5 on the bike carrier, driven by a chubby, under bike skilled IT manager is the STW stereotype.
Why do people not mention Orange 5's ?
Oh I know this, it was important so i wrote it down. Now where did I put that answer?
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Seasoned STW'ers are only allowed to own certain vehicles, in order to consolodate the image and appeal of the mag.
In descending order of coolness, radness and common sense, you may be seen in either:
Scrapworthy bangers.
Berlingo/Doblo type cars/vans.
Motorhomes.
Land Rover Defenders.
Octavia/Passat Estates.
BMW's/Audis.
Faux by Fours.
Motorcycling is allowed as long as you don't enjoy yourself or kill any flies.
No one talks about Orange Fives because most people actually have one, or more often two or three.
This is because:
They are such marvelous value for money.
They're made in England you know (the company are a bit shy about this, so best not to mention it).
One was given away as a cover mounted gift with each copy of the April 2009 issue.
Why do people not mention Orange 5's ?
Its been decided that they aren't even worth talking about any more yet alone compare them to a filing cabinet.
As above with Audi's ?
Everyone who has [u]member[/u] next to their username has an audi.
Whats PSA mean ?
Again.. a secret sub-sect of STW is the PSA .. Penguin Secret Agency
http://clubpenguin.wikia.com/wiki/Penguin_Secret_Agency
You'll get the hang of it once you've been here a little while. Maybe start by looking at Audi Q7s and getting rid of that Orange 5.
Apparently everyone who owns an Audi is a knob, has a £3k bike and lives in London and rides in the Surrey Hills.
and Cheap! £3k is entry level these days 🙂
My bling-bling neighbour who is allegedly* a DJ/music producer, bought his teenage son an Orange 5 so that he can do wheelies up and down the street. To my knowledge its never seen a rock or a peat bog. Fair play to the kid though, he's miles better at wheelies than I am.
* The rest of the neighbours reckon he's a drug dealer.
Basically we don't talk about Orange Fives because if anyone states an opinion on them it brings on the most phenomenal avalanche of bullshit (from fanbois and h8ers alike). And nobody wants that.
Though they [i]are[/i] a bit expensive.
Though they are a bit expensive.
And, well, just a bit, you know....
PSA = prostate specific antigen.
It's an interesting "test" because whereas many men think its the "be all and end all" in diagnosing/refuting prostate cancer, it's actually rather unreliable and 2/3 of men with a raised level will not have any cancerous changes. Likewise, a proportion of those with a negative test will have had their cancer missed. It's only really useful when taken in clinical context and coupled with a "finger-booty interface".
5 oranges is excessive, but there is also an argument for "hyper loading" on vitamin c if feeling a bit ropey.
anything else?.
DrP
DrP prostate needle cores are the bane of my life.
Love
the Histology Dept
andypaul99 - Member
Have you heard about STW,s sister site yet? Check it out
Lol here was me thinking it was this one
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
mikewsmith - Member
andypaul99 - Member
Have you heard about STW,s sister site yet? Check it out
> http://www.****/home/index.html
/p>Lol here was me thinking it was this one
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
This is also an important part of STW: the right wingers think the majority of posters are lefties, and the left wingers think the majority of posters are righties.
A key aspect of discussions is to discredit the author of the post rather than dealing with the issue and when all else fails, insult or flounce.
PSA - permanently sore arse
Often due to riding orange fives in carparks (infrequently and so without toughening up the skin at all) or possibly as a result of finger-booty interface 😯
[i]runs away now for asking basic questions[/i]
No, don't run. We'll not chase.
Sure this is STW, but you'll be back by taste.
Behold, you are hooked, your foot is in your Sidi.
Make haste, mount your Oraneg 5 and ride it well.
And tell the Trolls of STW to go to hell.
Anyway. Truely, welcome to the chaos 🙂 , feel free to ask questions and offer your opinion.
People don't mention that they drive an Audi because of all the boring people who immediately reply to say that VWs/Skodas/Ladas/Trabants are exactly the same.
I drive a TT:
whereas many men think its the "be all and end all" in
Don't know why but I read that as 'bell end and all'.
Off thread topic but on now you've mentioned the c-word, how does one go about getting generally checked over? My local doctors are really unfriendly and unhelpful, but I want to get myself checked for heart, cancer and anything else that might be creeping up on me. I'm 42.
Advice?
People don't mention that they drive an Audi because of all the boring people who immediately reply to say that VWs/Skodas/Ladas/Trabants are exactly the same.I drive a TT:
I had an old A4 is was great - though it filled with water, leaked fluids and electricity.
The Skoda was going fine
I saw a jolly nice A6 [i]avant[/i] on the way to work this morning.
But I couldn't bring myself to own one in case all my "friends" on STW disowned me....
I've decided to buy a filing cabinet instead. I don;t mean an Orange 5 BTW, as I'm an STWer so don;t actually ride a bike.
do you ride around with your eyes shut Jon? They're bleeding everywhere round rivi (and not just the 5 owners who I ride with)In reality I've only ever seen one
To be fair, I don't mountain bike any more. It's so last year.
It's a time thing more than anything else. If I get a couple of hours I go for speed and distance. There could be thousands of the buggers hauling their English made bikes with five inches (I assume this is the reason they're called fives) of travel around the countryside and I wouldn't even know about it.
where's the "sadly shakes head, how the mighty have fallen" emoticonTo be fair, I don't mountain bike any more. It's so last year.
closer to 6" now I think but the "orange nearly six" would be silly.I assume this is the reason they're called fives)
To be fair, I don't mountain bike any more.
It's a state of mind innit?
Far as I'm concerned, a (nearly) top-twenty place in SITS ten years ago and doing the South Downs Way in 12 hours and countless Polaris adventures = always a mountain biker.
Is the Cotic Soul the new Orange 5?
Is the Cotic Soul the new Orange 5?
Nah, the Soul's a great bike
A key aspect of discussions is to discredit the author of the post rather than dealing with the issue and when all else fails, insult or flounce.
Haven't seen a good flounce for a while. Have I missed any?
To be fair, I don't mountain bike any more. It's so last year.
Actually, nor do I. And it's so 2010 for me.
Still, if I can face getting out of bed long before it's light on a weekend morning and driving myself off somewhere, riding by myself, and then driving home in time for the rest of the day with the family, I'll probably give it another try.
Does anyone on here mountain bike anymore? I thought everyone had taken to the road and brought even more expensive road bikes.
jambalaya - Member
Apparently everyone who owns an Audi is a knob, has a £3k bike and lives in London and rides in the Surrey Hills.
Excuse me, but I don't have an Audi.
mrblobby - Member
Does anyone on here mountain bike anymore? I thought everyone had taken to the road and brought even more expensive road bikes.
Phew, not just me then...
"Apparently everyone who owns an Audi is a knob, has a £3k bike and lives in London and rides in the Surrey Hills."
Audi - tick;
Knob - Not for me to judge;
£3k bike - fail;
Live in London - fail;
Surrey Hills - fail.
"Does anyone on here mountain bike anymore? I thought everyone had taken to the road and brought even more expensive road bikes."
Not just me either.