Posts under ‘Humor’

Local politican consultant and bull shit artist humorist Harold Cook writes a news satire site, Letters from Texas, commenting mostly on happenings at the Capitol and City Hall. In his Sunday news round up, he poked fun at the road worthliness of the Smart Car and the interactions between drivers and cyclists: Local man killed [...]

In the cycling blogosphere, fixed gear is its own vibrant sub-culture that has really taken to the technology to share in the passion. It’s not really my scene, but I do visit quite a few of these sites including our own ATXFixed which was recently absorbed into the statewide site Third Coast Fixed. One thing that [...]

So I’m not sure how I’ve been doing this online cycling coverage for so long and never heard of The Bicyclists until last week. It is an online TV series featuring a wholesome Midwestern boy who moves to Portland to discover his inner cyclist. Or something. The series of five minute episodes give us some pretty [...]

Here’s another bike trick gone bad from Failblog.org. Now I know why my bikes comes with the note about them not using them for stunt jumps. Kids, don’t try this at home.

…between Copenhagenize and Amsterdamize: Slow Bicycle Race – Copenhagenize vs Amsterdamize from Colville Andersen on Vimeo.

I found this video over at How to Avoid the Bummer Life the other day. In the best traditions of Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show, I give you Kenny “Dangerous” Hicks performing his world famous two tall boy 12 oz beer can jump on his huffy tall bike. Get ready to be amazed.

From the Cascade Bicycle Club in Seattle comes this interesting satire. Don’t miss out on being stuck in traffic, join in the fun!

In a humorous turn of events, a just-married couple getting their wedding shots taken found themselves right in the middle of the World Naked Bike Ride in Melbourne! Did they freak out? Nope, they put some naked cyclists in their wedding pics. Not many people can claim that, I bet. Check out the story in [...]

(Before we go any further, click here and start this YouTube video in the background to get you in the mood.) I have to say I was mildly irritated with Marcus this week when he took what could have been a perfectly good Dumbest Product of the Week away from me with the $27,000 “The World’s Most [...]

It’s hard to believe, but Dumbest Product of the Week has entered its 25th edition, our silver anniversary so to speak. We’ve enjoyed skewering silly products these last seven months, and despite the seeming implosion of our economy, they just keep coming. I’d like to thank one of our vigilant readers for sending me this [...]