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rfranklin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-21-11 09:02 AM
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Crap! I forgot and filled up at the gas station....
Put more than 4 gallons into my motorcycle. Now that I think about it I plan to get on route 287 at 5:45 p.m. and crank her up to about 130 mph and go out in style.


If it does play out as advertised, do you think I can plead insanity caused by religious fervor?
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madokie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-21-11 09:04 AM
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1. I wonder what a big old bumble bee feels like hitting you at 130 mph
Or a hornet, them babies hit pretty hard anyway. :hi:
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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-21-11 09:07 AM
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3. I rode through Alligator Alley once on a bike..
Goes right through the Everglades..

The bugs are so damn big they should have numbers on the wings and there are just _clouds_ of them.

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Obamanaut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-21-11 09:08 AM
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4. After hitting you at about 60 mph, a bumble bee still has the time to
sting you prior to expiring. Don't know about 130, but the double whammy at 60 hurts.
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rfranklin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-21-11 09:45 AM
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5. I was riding in Kenya and hit a swarm of African killer bees..
fortunately going so fast that they didn't have a chance. But it was pretty messy.

Another time I did get one in my helmet and it stung the side of my head...ouch!
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madokie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-21-11 09:52 AM
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7. Yikes
I'd a probably wound up going straight to hell when I wrecked :-(
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Obamanaut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-21-11 12:09 PM
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9. "Yikes" sums it up nicely. nt
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hootinholler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-21-11 12:54 PM
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10. Love bugs and cicada don't need stingers, lol
I've had them crack faceshields, then the guts afford no visibility, which leads to an exciting ride especially if you're on a twisty stretch. Fun times.

-Hoot

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Obamanaut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-21-11 03:10 PM
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11. My face shield is one of those that only comes about half way down.
During love bug season I don't sing. Mouth wide open to hit the high notes is too inviting a target for those bugs intent on 'suicide by geezer.'
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coalition_unwilling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-21-11 09:49 AM
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6. Or a locust (as in 'plague of . . .') - n/t
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formercia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-21-11 09:56 AM
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8. A big Okie Locust on I-40 nailed me good
right in the middle of the forehead. Luckily, I was only doing 85 or so. I barely kept control of my Superglide.
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cleanhippie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-21-11 09:05 AM
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2. Sure, it seems christians are getting away with breaking any law they want to right now.
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