Possibly the most important question in the world
- Thread starter Jamir
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I have a pair of handlebars. One is on the bike, and the other is waiting for me to crash. :p
Maybe a long time ago they came in two pieces? Like those little fold up pit bikes you see every now and then. Just a thought.
Maybe a long time ago they came in two pieces? Like those little fold up pit bikes you see every now and then. Just a thought.
Jamir
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nikki
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- Apr 21, 2000
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Aww man... good questions!
And why is it "bars" - I mean fatbars (like Tag T2's and Pro Tapers) are only ONE bar. Should we say: "my bike has a Tag T2 bar" that just ain't gonna cut it. Maybe it's the fact that there is two handle bars for your two hands I guess.
I got an extra "set" of Renthals - why a set? Bar pad and bars = set? I have no idea.
Good point Smitty on a pair of shirts? I just don't get it.
8th wonder of the world, I suppose. :think:
And why is it "bars" - I mean fatbars (like Tag T2's and Pro Tapers) are only ONE bar. Should we say: "my bike has a Tag T2 bar" that just ain't gonna cut it. Maybe it's the fact that there is two handle bars for your two hands I guess.
I got an extra "set" of Renthals - why a set? Bar pad and bars = set? I have no idea.
Good point Smitty on a pair of shirts? I just don't get it.
8th wonder of the world, I suppose. :think:
Jamir
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Nikki, you have just driven my point home! That is what set it off for me. A few years back I called a shop and asked if they had a particular "set of Renthals". The guys said, "Yeah, $54" I then asked if that was for one bar, or for the whole set. He hung up on me. Go figure!
Well with street bikes you can get a pair of "clip on" bars...there are actually 2 pieces to these and maybe this is just a carryover from long ago when they were really 2 pieces and them someone had the idea to mount them differently and a 1 piece option was born??? I dunno just a wild stab in the dark :think:
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Yeah, I had clip-ons on an RD-350 back in the day. I had Clubman bars on my Kawi 400 triple though. Why were they "Clubman" bars? I never clubbed anybody with 'em.
And how come you can have two of a pant, but they can be called "two pairs" or "two pair"?????
And why can you call 'em "pants" or a "a pant"? And why isn't "pants" spelled "pance"? If you keep repeating "pants" to yourself, it will eventually sound like a very silly word. I say we should call 'em "lirts".
And how come you can have two of a pant, but they can be called "two pairs" or "two pair"?????
And why can you call 'em "pants" or a "a pant"? And why isn't "pants" spelled "pance"? If you keep repeating "pants" to yourself, it will eventually sound like a very silly word. I say we should call 'em "lirts".
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Dangit, now my head hurts . . . :ugg:
A pair of boots, okay. A pair of gloves, yes. A pair of grips, certainly.
Pants, why? Why a pair of pants? Heck, why a pair of undershorts? I only wear one at a time, right? Handlebars? What the heck?
And for that matter, why is it called a tripleclamp? It only clamps to the bars <ack!> twice. It only clamps to the forks (fork?) twice? Or is that 4 times? Should it be called a doubleclamp? A quadrupleclamp? A sextupleclamp?
Dangit Thunder! Go watch your movie and stop making us think too hard! :ugg:
A pair of boots, okay. A pair of gloves, yes. A pair of grips, certainly.
Pants, why? Why a pair of pants? Heck, why a pair of undershorts? I only wear one at a time, right? Handlebars? What the heck?
And for that matter, why is it called a tripleclamp? It only clamps to the bars <ack!> twice. It only clamps to the forks (fork?) twice? Or is that 4 times? Should it be called a doubleclamp? A quadrupleclamp? A sextupleclamp?
Dangit Thunder! Go watch your movie and stop making us think too hard! :ugg:
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since everyone is working to solve this, how about...
Is it a good thing if your vacuum cleaner sucks? Or that you leafblower blows? Why do "slow up" and "slow down" mean the same thing? Would you ever tell somebody they needed to "speed down"? Why does it always hit your shoes when you throw up? Shouldn't it hit on top of your head? :uh: Speaking of heads, mine's beginning to hurt. :think:
Is it a good thing if your vacuum cleaner sucks? Or that you leafblower blows? Why do "slow up" and "slow down" mean the same thing? Would you ever tell somebody they needed to "speed down"? Why does it always hit your shoes when you throw up? Shouldn't it hit on top of your head? :uh: Speaking of heads, mine's beginning to hurt. :think:
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OK, I've done some serious research on these "Pants" thingys. Here's what I got Thunder. The word "pants" comes from "pant". To pant is to breath rapidly in short gasps as after exertion, or to give off or emit steam in loud puffs and finally, to utter breathlessly. Thus, this conclusion: There was a time that no size tags were installed in trousers (plural for trouser). Big Betty Sullivan, of Long Island, NY., tried a pair of these trousers, unfortunately, they were 10 sizes too small. She began to "pant" (see above for description) while attempting to wear the garment. There we have the new name for the garment in question and also new legislation to add the size tags inside garments. My .02 cents, best I could do.:)
AJ Waggoner
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- Nov 5, 1999
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ehh but why is "car"go shipped via frieght train or airplane?
ships carry cargo?
airplanes carry shipments?
:think:
ships carry cargo?
airplanes carry shipments?
:think:
Todd Turner
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I do industrial safety. We keep track of "near misses." But, wouldn't a near miss indicate at least a glancing blow- or a HIT.
Or, we take a nap. Where do we take it?
Kids are going together. Where are they going?
As the comedian Steven Wright used to wonder.... what's the deal with Jumbo shrimp. Isn't that mutually exclusive terminology. Or military intelligence... (My apologies to our fighting men doing our country a great service, its just carry over humor from the 60's and 70's).
And finally, a quote from a favorite musician by the name of Randy Stonehill: Live every day like its your last and one day you'll be right!
Or, we take a nap. Where do we take it?
Kids are going together. Where are they going?
As the comedian Steven Wright used to wonder.... what's the deal with Jumbo shrimp. Isn't that mutually exclusive terminology. Or military intelligence... (My apologies to our fighting men doing our country a great service, its just carry over humor from the 60's and 70's).
And finally, a quote from a favorite musician by the name of Randy Stonehill: Live every day like its your last and one day you'll be right!
Triple clamps. They clamp three things: two fork legs and one bar. There is a top and a bottom. So they are triple meaning three and plural on clamps is because there are to of them.
Handle bars. Its kind of out there, but may be some one called the "pair of handle bars" a handle bar to begin with and some numskull said that since there were two grips on the bar they should be called a pair and handle bars. The frase was then stuck that way.
While we are pondering questions answer this one. If you could take you motorcycle to the speed of light and you looked down at you head light could you see the beam? Also as you passed the speed of sound could you hear the motor?
Handle bars. Its kind of out there, but may be some one called the "pair of handle bars" a handle bar to begin with and some numskull said that since there were two grips on the bar they should be called a pair and handle bars. The frase was then stuck that way.
While we are pondering questions answer this one. If you could take you motorcycle to the speed of light and you looked down at you head light could you see the beam? Also as you passed the speed of sound could you hear the motor?
zio
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- Jul 28, 2000
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That's all child's stuff. Pre-school brain-teasers. What I wanna know is...
What exactly happened the very first time the sh*t hit the fan? Did someone have such a bad day that they finally went over the deep end and grabbed a handful out of their tighties & hurled it at a co-worker? Then it all flung everywhere, on everyone, and just as the boss stepped out of his office to see what all the ruckus was about, a peice shot into his mouth? Did he look like the guy who played Elliott's brother Donny on Just Shoot Me?
What exactly happened the very first time the sh*t hit the fan? Did someone have such a bad day that they finally went over the deep end and grabbed a handful out of their tighties & hurled it at a co-worker? Then it all flung everywhere, on everyone, and just as the boss stepped out of his office to see what all the ruckus was about, a peice shot into his mouth? Did he look like the guy who played Elliott's brother Donny on Just Shoot Me?
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And why do they call them apartments when they are really all stuck together? Where do you sit when you go to a ballgame, 'the STANDS"! Some roads with fast moving traffic are referred to as parkways? When a house catches on fire does it burn up or burn down? All very good questions indeed.
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