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hfojvt

(37,573 posts)
16. but is it really nice
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 05:03 PM
Apr 2013

to tell other people to "shut the fuck up?"

Since he did not suffer a head injury, nor was a helmet reported, I was NOT saying "I wish he had NOT been wearing a helmet, so he could suffer a head injury"

but, rather, I was saying

"I hope he was not wearing a helmet" so he can show the helmet-nannies that one can be in a fairly serious bicycle accident without wearing a helmet, and still not suffer a serious head injury.

I sorta thought that would be pretty clear considering that no head injury was reported.

It must sound bad though, to people who think that "not wearing a helmet" means "you are dead"

But in about twenty seconds, I am preparing to get on my bicycle and ride to work, without wearing a helmet - like I do every frigging day, and sometimes, like today, three times a day (cursed split shifts).

I hope he wasn't wearing a helmet hfojvt Apr 2013 #1
That's a bit harsh. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #3
How is it harsh? hfojvt Apr 2013 #7
Ah. I see now. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #15
Okay, maybe not harsh, but definitely a stupid thing to post. morningfog Apr 2013 #26
how is it hijacked? hfojvt Apr 2013 #27
What an awful thing to say. n/t tammywammy Apr 2013 #4
Hey, he's one of the not-so-bad ones. LuvNewcastle Apr 2013 #5
I happen to not like hfojvt Apr 2013 #10
I see. I think bike helmet laws are silly, too. LuvNewcastle Apr 2013 #12
Seat belts on bikes are a very bad idea. ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2013 #14
Oooooh, that's bad. Glad you're all right. LuvNewcastle Apr 2013 #20
yeah RILib Apr 2013 #23
Because that's just what I said, huh? LuvNewcastle Apr 2013 #24
When did DU get so mean? Glitterati Apr 2013 #11
but is it really nice hfojvt Apr 2013 #16
Yeah, that was my Mom Glitterati Apr 2013 #22
HATEFUL thing to say about someone who is usually on our side. kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #18
I'm testing an hypothesis on this one: Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #2
see, so am I hfojvt Apr 2013 #8
Please stop taking english lessons from Sarah Palin Electric Monk Apr 2013 #17
I know the source hfojvt Apr 2013 #25
Justice Breyer is on the liberal side of the court. Here's to a quick kiranon Apr 2013 #6
He seems like a nice man, to boot. LuvNewcastle Apr 2013 #9
He is DFW Apr 2013 #21
This is his THIRD accident Tx4obama Apr 2013 #13
I bet it is more than that hfojvt Apr 2013 #19
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