Where the cyclists in America belong: back alleys, gutters andsidewalks

ComandanteBanana

OK, I finally took delivery of official vehicle of the revolution (the
trike), with plenty of space in the basket to carry bananas for the
lions.

Well, I made it alive because I rode the back alleys, gutters and
sidewalks of America, a strategy developed by our ancestors the
monkeys when they kept to the tree branches in order to survive. I
think on the road of evolution, Homo Sapiens somehow lost all common
sense. Somehow the alpha-male monkeys wanted to be a lion...

It was a nice ride.

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Tom Sherman

ComandanteBanana aka donquixote1954 wrote:
> OK, I finally took delivery of official vehicle of the revolution (the
> trike), with plenty of space in the basket to carry bananas for the
> lions.[...]

What type of lions eat bananas?

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Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

ComandanteBanana

On Apr 20, 12:16*pm, Tom Sherman <sunsetss0...@REMOVETHISyahoo.com>
wrote:
> ComandanteBanana aka donquixote1954 wrote:
> > OK, I finally took delivery of official vehicle of the revolution (the
> > trike), with plenty of space in the basket to carry bananas for the
> > lions.[...]
>
> What type of lions eat bananas?

The ones that are actually hungry to eat them. And they have the guts
for it. It's in the Bible.

Tom Sherman

ComandanteBanana aka donquixote1954 wrote:
> On Apr 20, 12:16 pm, Tom Sherman <sunsetss0...@REMOVETHISyahoo.com>
> wrote:
>> ComandanteBanana aka donquixote1954 wrote:
>>> OK, I finally took delivery of official vehicle of the revolution (the
>>> trike), with plenty of space in the basket to carry bananas for the
>>> lions.[...]
>> What type of lions eat bananas?
>
> The ones that are actually hungry to eat them. And they have the guts
> for it. It's in the Bible.

Is that book considered a reliable reference by zoologists?

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

ZBicyclist

ComandanteBanana wrote:
> On Apr 20, 12:16 pm, Tom Sherman <sunsetss0...@REMOVETHISyahoo.com>
> wrote:
>> ComandanteBanana aka donquixote1954 wrote:
>>> OK, I finally took delivery of official vehicle of the revolution
>>> (the trike), with plenty of space in the basket to carry bananas
>>> for the lions.[...]
>>
>> What type of lions eat bananas?
>
> The ones that are actually hungry to eat them. And they have the guts
> for it. It's in the Bible.

Cite?

Tom Keats

In article <zTPOj.3310$h75.2966@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net>,
"ZBicyclist" <ZBicyclist@excite.com> writes:
> ComandanteBanana wrote:
>> On Apr 20, 12:16 pm, Tom Sherman <sunsetss0...@REMOVETHISyahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>> ComandanteBanana aka donquixote1954 wrote:
>>>> OK, I finally took delivery of official vehicle of the revolution
>>>> (the trike), with plenty of space in the basket to carry bananas
>>>> for the lions.[...]
>>>
>>> What type of lions eat bananas?
>>
>> The ones that are actually hungry to eat them. And they have the guts
>> for it. It's in the Bible.
>
> Cite?

There's something by Isaiah about how the lion
shall eat straw, like the ox.

As an erstwhile guardian of felines, I can
assert they do eat grass. They don't digest
it very well, though. I had a Persian/alley cat
(I called him "Balzac") that enjoyed the occasional
piece of doughnut. He weighed 23 lbs, and lived
just as many years. He only growled once in his
life, and that was because of a severe toothache.

Personally, I dislike bananas. I'm not terribly
partial toward straw, either. I'd rather eat
the ox.

And y'know what? Lions lead such tough, tragic
lives.


cheers,
Tom


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Amy Blankenship

"Tom Keats" <tkeats2005@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8o0huf.ar4.ln@vcn.bc.ca...
> In article <zTPOj.3310$h75.2966@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net>,
> "ZBicyclist" <ZBicyclist@excite.com> writes:
>> ComandanteBanana wrote:
>>> On Apr 20, 12:16 pm, Tom Sherman <sunsetss0...@REMOVETHISyahoo.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> ComandanteBanana aka donquixote1954 wrote:
>>>>> OK, I finally took delivery of official vehicle of the revolution
>>>>> (the trike), with plenty of space in the basket to carry bananas
>>>>> for the lions.[...]
>>>>
>>>> What type of lions eat bananas?
>>>
>>> The ones that are actually hungry to eat them. And they have the guts
>>> for it. It's in the Bible.
>>
>> Cite?
>
> There's something by Isaiah about how the lion
> shall eat straw, like the ox.
>
> As an erstwhile guardian of felines, I can
> assert they do eat grass.

What happened to your cats?

ComandanteBanana

On Apr 20, 6:57*pm, "ZBicyclist" <ZBicycl...@excite.com> wrote:
> ComandanteBanana wrote:
> > On Apr 20, 12:16 pm, Tom Sherman <sunsetss0...@REMOVETHISyahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> >> ComandanteBanana aka donquixote1954 wrote:
> >>> OK, I finally took delivery of official vehicle of the revolution
> >>> (the trike), with plenty of space in the basket to carry bananas
> >>> for the lions.[...]
>
> >> What type of lions eat bananas?
>
> > The ones that are actually hungry to eat them. And they have the guts
> > for it. It's in the Bible.
>
> Cite?

Jehova's Witnesses argue that lions were vegetarian. And so they
picture the lion being tamed in Paradise.

But in the original Eden lions must have been vegetarian, or else they
would have eaten Adan and Eve before they were cursed.

That they banana is only logical...

ComandanteBanana

On Apr 20, 11:13*pm, tkeats2...@hotmail.com (Tom Keats) wrote:
> In article <zTPOj.3310$h75.2...@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net>,
> * * * * "ZBicyclist" <ZBicycl...@excite.com> writes:
>
> > ComandanteBanana wrote:
> >> On Apr 20, 12:16 pm, Tom Sherman <sunsetss0...@REMOVETHISyahoo.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>> ComandanteBanana aka donquixote1954 wrote:
> >>>> OK, I finally took delivery of official vehicle of the revolution
> >>>> (the trike), with plenty of space in the basket to carry bananas
> >>>> for the lions.[...]
>
> >>> What type of lions eat bananas?
>
> >> The ones that are actually hungry to eat them. And they have the guts
> >> for it. It's in the Bible.
>
> > Cite?
>
> There's something by Isaiah about how the lion
> shall eat straw, like the ox.
>
> As an erstwhile guardian of felines, I can
> assert they do eat grass. *They don't digest
> it very well, though. *I had a Persian/alley cat
> (I called him "Balzac") that enjoyed the occasional
> piece of doughnut. *He weighed 23 lbs, and lived
> just as many years. He only growled once in his
> life, and that was because of a severe toothache.
>
> Personally, I dislike bananas. *I'm not terribly
> partial toward straw, either. *I'd rather eat
> the ox.
>
> And y'know what? *Lions lead such tough, tragic
> lives.
>

Interesting fact is that the Rich and Powerful surround themselves
with statues of lions and claim the lion in their family crest, so it
is that the lion is their cherished symbol. (They hate the monkey --
their real self-- for the same reason.)

And what's the symbol for the down and out? The monkeys, of course.

So the statement that the lions eat banana could be understood to mean
that they'll be humbled. When the monkey was cornered by the beast, he
said, "You can eat my banana!"

Tom Sherman

ComandanteBanana aka donquixoto1954 wrote:
> [...] When the monkey was cornered by the beast, he
> said, "You can eat my banana!"

Family newsgroups, buddy.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

ZBicyclist

ComandanteBanana wrote:
> On Apr 20, 11:13 pm, tkeats2...@hotmail.com (Tom Keats) [snipped] wrote:
>> "ZBicyclist" <ZBicycl...@excite.com> writes:
>>
>>> ComandanteBanana wrote:
>>>> On Apr 20, 12:16 pm, Tom Sherman <sunsetss0...@REMOVETHISyahoo.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> ComandanteBanana aka donquixote1954 wrote:
>>>>>> OK, I finally took delivery of official vehicle of the revolution
>>>>>> (the trike), with plenty of space in the basket to carry bananas
>>>>>> for the lions.[...]
>>
>>>>> What type of lions eat bananas?
>>
>>>> The ones that are actually hungry to eat them. And they have the
>>>> guts for it. It's in the Bible.
>>
>>> Cite?
>
> Interesting fact is that the Rich and Powerful surround themselves
> with statues of lions and claim the lion in their family crest, so it
> is that the lion is their cherished symbol. (They hate the monkey --
> their real self-- for the same reason.)
>
> And what's the symbol for the down and out? The monkeys, of course.
>
> So the statement that the lions eat banana could be understood to mean
> that they'll be humbled. When the monkey was cornered by the beast, he
> said, "You can eat my banana!"

Which is a really long, labored way for Commandante Banana to admit he
doesn't have a cite for lions eating bananas in the bible.

Tom Keats

In article <b2374083-476a-4f17-8aa1-828409483519@e67g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>,
ComandanteBanana <nolionnoproblem@yahoo.com> writes:

> Interesting fact is that the Rich and Powerful surround themselves
> with statues of lions and claim the lion in their family crest, so it
> is that the lion is their cherished symbol. (They hate the monkey --
> their real self-- for the same reason.)

Heraldric fauna also includes pigs, unicorns,
stags, bears, and even the good ol' Raleigh heron.

> And what's the symbol for the down and out? The monkeys, of course.
> So the statement that the lions eat banana could be understood to mean
> that they'll be humbled. When the monkey was cornered by the beast, he
> said, "You can eat my banana!"

If anything, fat-assed SUVs should be likened
more to hippopotami, which are far more dangerous
critters than lions. Hippos' dietary preferences
may lean more toward potamogetons than bananas.

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Tom Keats

In article <j90Pj.11856$DY1.7796@bignews5.bellsouth.net>,
"Amy Blankenship" <Amy_nospam@magnoliamultimedia.com> writes:

>> As an erstwhile guardian of felines, I can
>> assert they do eat grass.
>
> What happened to your cats?

They mostly died of old age. One got run over
by a car. My last one was lost by a co-worker
who was supposed to temporarily take care of him
when I suddenly had to find new digs. That was
especially heartbreaking, and I've since sworn-off
any stewardship of fellow animules. Buster was
a great guy. I got him from a woman who bred
Siameses, but one of her females went a little
wayward and subsequently gave birth to a bunch of
mixed blessings. Buster was the first one to leave
the litter.

He loved to retrieve -- I'd flick a li'l wad of paper
down the hallway, he'd go running after it, pick it
up in his teeth, come scooting back with it and
drop it at my feet, eagerly anticipating its next launch.

He enjoyed sitting on my shoulder like a parrot.

He also hated being condescended-to or belittled, and
true to his Siamese genes, he'd go to take out the eyeball
of anybody who dis'd him. So he got a rep for being
vicious, but in CatLand a bunch of people got reps for
being insufferable jerks.

Many of my friends & acquaintances have cats 'n dogs,
so I still get the joy of socializing with 'em, without
having to provide the maintenance.


cheers,
Tom

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I'm really at:
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ComandanteBanana

On Apr 21, 9:33*pm, Tom Sherman <sunsetss0...@REMOVETHISyahoo.com>
wrote:
> ComandanteBanana aka donquixoto1954 wrote:
> > [...] When the monkey was cornered by the beast, he
> > said, "You can eat my banana!"
>
> Family newsgroups, buddy.
>
> --
> Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
> The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

Well, it's not what you think.

But I don't expect many kids to be roaming around here, right? How
many of you are still kids?