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The Whistler!

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  • #52
    Raam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,317 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    All I'll say is: I'm so glad I'm not a moderator.


  • #53
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 77,701 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Topic is:

    "Are you the cyclist who from now on i'm going to refer to as "the whistler" or possibly the "Bike Ref"...was driving to work this morning and stopped at red lights, cycle lane to the left which i was well clear of...

    ...So has anyone else encountered this guy..."

    now stick to it!

    Thanks

    Beasty


  • #54
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,142 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Raam wrote: »
    All I'll say is: I'm so glad I'm not a moderator.

    Indeed, you'd have to be a right nutter to volunteer for that job.

    edit: sorry Beasty, you beat me to it. I claim our posts crossed in the post. Or something. I'll shut up now.


  • #55
    Jawgap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,297 ✭✭✭✭Jawgap


    No, would be the answer from me.........but I'll keep one of my excessively protruding, freakishly large, ears open for him.....:)


  • #56
    dubmess
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 282 ✭✭dubmess


    I have seen this guy loads booting around St. Stephen's Green, breaking red lights and tooting at pedestrians trying to cross the road.

    I would call him an asshole personally. He's ultra-aggressive, I've seen him in a few shouting matches with other cyclists as well.
    Captain Havoc wrote: »
    If he's a courier, it would explain a lot.
    Would it? Why so? This guy makes couriers look like saints.


  • #57
    Bluefoam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,747 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    Captain Havoc wrote: »
    If he's a courier, it would explain a lot.

    whatever about calling him a nutjob. But its just not right to call him a courier. Thats just insulting ;)

    BTW, no, I have never come across him. Does he wear lycra?


  • #58
    happytramp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,625 ✭✭✭happytramp


    If I ever see him I'm going to tell him about this thread. I'd love to hear what he has to say for himself :D


  • #59
    Doctor Bob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,141 ✭✭✭Doctor Bob


    happytramp wrote: »
    If I ever see him I'm going to tell him about this thread. I'd love to hear what he has to say for himself :D

    Does anyone speak Ref?


  • #60
    ROK ON
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,831 ✭✭✭ROK ON


    SerialComplaint wrote: »
    I'm not sure that 'nutjob' adds much to the richness of the English language. Having said that, I'm not proposing stripping or sanitising any language.

    I have since seen this guy, cycling along Thomas Street. I stand by my original comments. I have no idea whether this guy is afflicted by a mental (or any other) illness. To be frank, it is none of my business, and I couldnt care less.

    In my opinion this guy has serious anti social issues, and in all probability a massive chip on his shoulder. I am surprised that you found a comment on the internet so offensive, but didnt (1) reprt the post as such or (2) maybe contact me to ask me 'who the hell I though I was.'

    It was a comment that I made without much thought to be fair. However in my book he is a nutjob. If you are offended by that, then ah well. Not much I am going to do on that count. Maybe you shouldnt take things on the internet so seriously, however maybe you have every reason to. Who knows.

    I would like to say that anyone with the behaviour that I saw, hurtling down Thomas St blowing people out of it, has such a problem with other road users and peds, that maybe he should not be on a bike. I am entitled to my opinion on this guys behaviour regardless of whther or not my choice of language is unsavoury in some peoples eyes.

    Regarding mental illness in general, I have grown up surrounded by a particular illness. I would not allow that to colour my choice of language when describing general craziness/anti-social behaviour that one may encounter from time to time.


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  • #61
    Planet X
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,004 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    I know him. He's in the Vets. He is VERY hard of hearing, practically deaf. Speech is impaired also. I pass him twice a day going in opposite directions along the N11. We nod to each other. He's a very nice guy, don't slag him. Being seeing him for 15 odd years on this route. I've cycled along side him on Vets Tours and did alot of the Wicklow 200 2008 alongside him.
    Shaved head and John Lennon glasses. The whistle is only in the last year or so.
    Don't judge........etc.


  • #62
    SerialComplaint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,644 ✭✭✭SerialComplaint


    Jawgap wrote: »
    Really?

    Well, if you find it offensive, report it.
    Just checked the charter and the 'report post' button, and offensive posts aren't listed as reason to report. But regardless, I prefer to change attitudes by challenging, and getting people thinking about these issues.
    Jawgap wrote: »
    The English language loses everything if we confine ourselves to expressions or words that a few have deemed acceptable - where would that leave literature for example?
    For the 2nd time, this is not about banning or censoring words. It is all about context. And just for the record, it would be hard to think of this post as 'literature'.
    Jawgap wrote: »
    Changing words won't change attitudes and focussing on the vocabulary only serves to invite trivialisation of the problems faced by people suffering with personality or mental health problems.
    Strange that the professional experts who deal with mental health issues every day (like the folk behind the See Change campaign) seem to disagree with you.

    For the record, I didn't focus on vocabulary. I focused on the threat to antagonise for fun somebody who is displaying very unusual behaviour.


  • #63
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 77,701 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    OK this is the cycling forum. It is not a place to discuss mental health issues. The thread has gone seriously off-topic, and I don't see what benefit there is in keeping it open

    @SerialComplaint - the Cycling Forum Charter is not a Boards FAQ section. If you have a problem with a post, that is what the report post button is for.


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