Hell

Davey Crockett

pedalchick <usenet-forum@cyclingforums.com> writes:

> pedalchick wrote:
> and way too bad for poor Johan.
> What a disasterous time to flat.
>

Finally there is justice in this world!!

Remember 1996 when SuperWanker Squinzi ordered his DS to tell his lads to leave Ballerini who should have been a protected rider?

Poor Freakin' Ballerini. He'd flatted three times in the closing clicks and still almost clawed himself back into contention.

And then the same SuperWanker further dictated the finishing order when he was guaranteed a 1..2..3 finish?

Poor Bortolami and Tafi were in tears..

--
le Vent a Dos
Davey Crockett
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pedalchick

Robert Chung wrote:
> pedalchick wrote:
> > pedalchick wrote:
> > > This time the early break never gets caught...
> > > 1. Wilfred Creskens (Quick-Step)
> > > 2. Frank Hoj (CSC)
> > > 3. Fabian Cancellera (Fassa Bortollo)
> > > 4. Tom Boonen (Quick Step) @ 1:43
> > > 5. Servais Knaven (Quick Step)
> > > 6. Stephan Wesseman (T-mobile)
> > > 7. Leon Van Bon (Lotto-Domo)
> > > 8. Stijn Devolder (USPS)
> > > 9. Mirko Celestino (Saeco) @ 4:34
> > > 10. Johan Musseew (Quick Step)
> > > 11. George Hincapie (USPS)
> >
> > You now must all bow to my prediction prowess. A group of non-
> > favorites sprinted for the big cobble.
> This was the reason for the candyass rule.



You'll need to remind me of this candyass rule, as it was apparently
before my time.



--

Robert Chung

pedalchick wrote:
> Robert Chung wrote:
> > pedalchick wrote:
> > > pedalchick wrote:
> > > > This time the early break never gets caught...

[ 11 names snipped]

> > > You now must all bow to my prediction prowess. A group of non-
> > > favorites sprinted for the big cobble.
> >
> > This was the reason for the candyass rule.
>
> You'll need to remind me of this candyass rule, as it was apparently
> before my time.

Ugh. There are two ways to view the candyass rule: as a strict law, and as
the
interpretation of the law and what it was attempting to address--sort of
like the
Torah and the Talmud, or the Constitution and the intent of the original
framers.

The operational rule was: make one pick.

The behavior that prompted the rule was making multiple guesses in
a shotgun fashion, and then claiming credit when any one of the choices
won. That's candyass.

I don't particularly hold to the "make only one pick" rule. I do think,
however,
that if one makes eleven picks then demanding that we now bow to your
prediction
prowess is a tad unseemly, especially since Backstedt wasn't even one of
them.

pedalchick

Robert Chung wrote:
> pedalchick wrote:
> > Robert Chung wrote:
> > > pedalchick wrote:
> > > > pedalchick wrote:
> > > > > This time the early break never gets caught...
> [ 11names snipped]
> > > > You now must all bow to my prediction prowess. A group of non-
> > > > favorites sprinted for the big cobble.
> > >
> > > This was the reason for the candyass rule.
> >
> > You'll need to remind me of this candyass rule, as it was apparently
> > before my time.
> Ugh. There are two ways to view the candyass rule: as a strict law, and
> as the interpretation of the law and what it was attempting to address--
> sort of like the Torah and the Talmud, or the Constitution and the
> intent of the original framers.
> The operational rule was: make one pick.
> The behavior that prompted the rule was making multiple guesses in a
> shotgun fashion, and then claiming credit when any one of the choices
> won. That's candyass.
> I don't particularly hold to the "make only one pick" rule. I do think,
> however, that if one makes eleven picks then demanding that we now bow
> to your prediction prowess is a tad unseemly, especially since Backstedt
> wasn't even one of them.



the bow to me comment was tongue in cheek, obviously. There were two
other names I had thought about putting on there, one was Flecha, the
other was Big Magnus, just because he did well at Gent, but he usually
comes in from larger groups like the Gent race, rather than making the
small selections that happen at P-R, so I totally discounted him.
Mostly, I was going by who is kind of cute - does that make me candyass?

Now that I know it, I'll abide by the candyass rule, promise.



--

Jeff Jones

"Benjamin Weiner" <bjw@mambo.ucolick.org> wrote in message
news:407ae884$1@darkstar...

> > > > pedalchick wrote:
> > > > > This time the early break never gets caught...
> > > > > 1. Wilfred Creskens (Quick-Step)
> > > > > 2. Frank Hoj (CSC)
> > > > > 3. Fabian Cancellera (Fassa Bortollo)
> > > > > 4. Tom Boonen (Quick Step) @ 1:43
> > > > > 5. Servais Knaven (Quick Step)
> > > > > 6. Stephan Wesseman (T-mobile)
> > > > > 7. Leon Van Bon (Lotto-Domo)
> > > > > 8. Stijn Devolder (USPS)
> > > > > 9. Mirko Celestino (Saeco) @ 4:34
> > > > > 10. Johan Musseew (Quick Step)
> > > > > 11. George Hincapie (USPS)
>
> See
>
>
<http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=...threadm=7fpuum%
24tjm%241%40netnews.upenn.edu>
>
> Though candyass, you get some points for picking Cancellara for 3rd.
> That was less than obvious. If he had actually finished 3rd rather
> than 4th I'd start to worry.
>
Don't forget Van Bon's 7th ;-)

Jeff

Benjamin Weiner

pedalchick <usenet-forum@cyclingforums.com> wrote:
> Robert Chung wrote:
> > pedalchick wrote:
> > > pedalchick wrote:
> > > > This time the early break never gets caught...
> > > > 1. Wilfred Creskens (Quick-Step)
> > > > 2. Frank Hoj (CSC)
> > > > 3. Fabian Cancellera (Fassa Bortollo)
> > > > 4. Tom Boonen (Quick Step) @ 1:43
> > > > 5. Servais Knaven (Quick Step)
> > > > 6. Stephan Wesseman (T-mobile)
> > > > 7. Leon Van Bon (Lotto-Domo)
> > > > 8. Stijn Devolder (USPS)
> > > > 9. Mirko Celestino (Saeco) @ 4:34
> > > > 10. Johan Musseew (Quick Step)
> > > > 11. George Hincapie (USPS)
> > >
> > > You now must all bow to my prediction prowess. A group of non-
> > > favorites sprinted for the big cobble.
> > This was the reason for the candyass rule.

> You'll need to remind me of this candyass rule, as it was apparently
> before my time.

See

<http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&c2coff=1&threadm=7fpuum%24tjm%241%40netnews.upenn.edu>

Though candyass, you get some points for picking Cancellara for 3rd.
That was less than obvious. If he had actually finished 3rd rather
than 4th I'd start to worry.

Stewart Fleming

Robert Chung wrote:

> that if one makes eleven picks then demanding that we now bow to your
> prediction
> prowess is a tad unseemly, especially since Backstedt wasn't even one of
> them.

The early break got caught...
....Cancellara was her closest...
And she spelled Wesemann's first name incorrectly...

pedalchick

Stewart Fleming wrote:
> Robert Chung wrote:
> > that if one makes eleven picks then demanding that we now bow to your
> > prediction prowess is a tad unseemly, especially since Backstedt
> > wasn't even one of them.
> The early break got caught... ...Cancellara was her closest... And she
> spelled Wesemann's first name incorrectly...



Only a real candyass would critique someone for their spelling.



--

h squared

pedalchick wrote:
>
> Stewart Fleming wrote:
> > Robert Chung wrote:
> > > that if one makes eleven picks then demanding that we now bow to your
> > > prediction prowess is a tad unseemly, especially since Backstedt
> > > wasn't even one of them.
> > The early break got caught... ...Cancellara was her closest... And she
> > spelled Wesemann's first name incorrectly...
>
> Only a real candyass would critique someone for their spelling.

you know how it goes- stewart probably has been called stuart too many times.

hh

Stewart Fleming

pedalchick wrote:
> Stewart Fleming wrote:
> > Robert Chung wrote:
> > > that if one makes eleven picks then demanding that we now bow to your
> > > prediction prowess is a tad unseemly, especially since Backstedt
> > > wasn't even one of them.
> > The early break got caught... ...Cancellara was her closest... And she
> > spelled Wesemann's first name incorrectly...
>
>
>
> Only a real candyass would critique someone for their spelling.

Critique is positive, generally.
Next time I'll remember to deconstruct it too.

Stewart Fleming

h squared wrote:


> you know how it goes- stewart probably has been called stuart too many times.

"Stephen" is more the go down this way...

Robert Chung

pedalchick wrote:
>
> There were two
> other names I had thought about putting on there, one was Flecha, the
> other was Big Magnus

So you're saying that rather than 11 names, you were actually thinking of
putting down 13?