tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18599908.post4676498034729505770..comments2023-11-02T03:09:59.235-07:00Comments on I'm not gay: In which we talk about motorbikes and deathLouchehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954188299682856196noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18599908.post-19604252712274517972008-02-04T11:19:00.000-08:002008-02-04T11:19:00.000-08:00Amanda - You should stop talking about Italy like ...Amanda - You should stop talking about Italy like that or I will be forced to abandon any pretence of a life in London and jolly well move to the beautiful country that stole my heart two years ago.Louchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10954188299682856196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18599908.post-53982304721076181812008-02-04T09:43:00.000-08:002008-02-04T09:43:00.000-08:00Si, si certo. Naturalmente I wore scarves. Mainly ...Si, si certo. Naturalmente I wore scarves. Mainly silky ones I fancied were chic and Contintental. And high-heeled boots, of course, but I'm not sure those would suit your look, however Flashmanesque...<BR/><BR/>Go to Rome. Everyone should. Especially anyone who appreciates opera buffa and <A HREF="http://surprise.editthispage.com/2000/08/07" REL="nofollow">la bella figura</A>.Amanda Castlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18599908.post-51320807112487761002008-02-04T02:15:00.000-08:002008-02-04T02:15:00.000-08:00Gorilla - I had no idea that great apes had access...Gorilla - I had no idea that great apes had access to such information. What other useful facts do you have in the jungle?<BR/><BR/>DJ - Don't worry, I'm going to be a very safe rider, the sort that poodles around on classic bikes while wearing flying goggles.<BR/><BR/>Amanda - Did you wear a neckscarf at a jaunty angle? I want to go to Rome now.Louchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10954188299682856196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18599908.post-90653819208191800622008-02-02T12:19:00.000-08:002008-02-02T12:19:00.000-08:00I owned a Honda Sky moped, which is not very sexy....I owned a Honda Sky moped, which is not very sexy. But I drove it while living in Rome, which – if I may say so myself – kicks it into ding-dong territory.<BR/><BR/>Motorbikes, even of the put-put girlie variety, are fine things. But a Ducati ... oh the places you could go...Amanda Castlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16162220092001064401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18599908.post-18863839066707383872008-02-02T05:14:00.000-08:002008-02-02T05:14:00.000-08:00Sorry..did I hear you say donercycle? No? How abo...Sorry..did I hear you say donercycle? No? How about murderbike? Be careful!DJ Kirkbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481107164497582398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18599908.post-11634020328609196462008-02-01T05:50:00.000-08:002008-02-01T05:50:00.000-08:00Not at all. I shall give you male and female morta...Not at all. I shall give you male and female mortality rates from English Life Tables No.15, so you have the facts at your fingertips.<BR/><BR/>These figures are deaths per 100,000 of the population:<BR/><BR/>MALES<BR/>Age 16: 52<BR/>Age 17: 75<BR/>Age 18: 87<BR/>Age 19: 83<BR/>Age 20: 84<BR/>Age 21: 86<BR/>Age 22: 89<BR/>Age 23: 89<BR/>Age 24: 88<BR/>Age 25: 86<BR/><BR/>FEMALES<BR/>Age 16: 26<BR/>Age 17: 31<BR/>Age 18: 31<BR/>Age 19: 32<BR/>Age 20: 31<BR/>Age 21: 32<BR/>Age 22: 33<BR/>Age 23: 33<BR/>Age 24: 33<BR/>Age 25: 34Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18599908.post-10985612360302120352008-02-01T04:27:00.000-08:002008-02-01T04:27:00.000-08:00Gorilla - That is a great fact. Do you mind if I u...Gorilla - That is a great fact. Do you mind if I use that in something?Louchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10954188299682856196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18599908.post-24560835107272590712008-02-01T04:26:00.000-08:002008-02-01T04:26:00.000-08:00There is a bump in the mortality of males in their...There is a bump in the mortality of males in their late teens and early twenties which actuaries call 'the accident hump'. I wonder if it would be feasible to ride a horse to Devon, entirely avoiding the roads.Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.com