Somehow two people that had no chance of being part of the story know it by heart...
That's odd, particularly if the story is...I got a new bike with quick release wheels. After stuffing said new bike in a car (having removed said wheels) I was driven to play basketball, after which we assembled said new bike so I could ride home. Mixdorf put one of the wheels back on. On the way home the front wheel fell of and I crashed. To this day I blame Mixdorf for the crash.
That's not a particularly interesting story, and certain not one likely to be remembered by the average listener.
Clearly the story as told was far more epic and sinister, causing the average listener to remember it with only vague references.
I don't think Dan told the story in a particularly epic fashion, my brain just works that way. It has been at least ten years since the story was recounted to me. Epic or matter-of-fact, that is a long time. I once recalled, several years after Dan gave a "How Well Do You Know Me" quiz at work, that he used Tom's of Maine tooth paste, as well as other items that were on the quiz.
The stories of Mighty Tom's misadventures, however, were always told, and retold, in epic fashion.
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Very brave of you Dan. Your biking skills ahve much improved.
T-Clogs typing skills, not so much...
Aaron, those types of comments are reserved for Dan.
Amen, brother!
Bah!
The next shot showed the silhouette of a tangle of limbs and metal.
That would be a photo, circa 1993 or earlier.
After Mixdorf attached your front wheel for you, right?
Christ almighty! How does Aaron recall that story so easily.
One of several days of infamy that Dan will carry to mine and his grave.
All i can say in my defense is 1) it was a quick connect wheel and 2) my actions were entirely selfless and benign. No sabotage was involved.
Selfless? Perhaps. Benign?? Benign???
The only thing I will carry to my grave beyond this story is the scars I have from flying over my handlebars and skidding across asphalt at 17 mph.
My first comment was based on that event of you flying over your handle bars. It is etched into our brains forever.
Because now, if I went over a manhole and looked down to see my front wheel floating away from my bike, I'd be totally in control of the situation.
Somehow two people that had no chance of being part of the story know it by heart...
That's odd, particularly if the story is...I got a new bike with quick release wheels. After stuffing said new bike in a car (having removed said wheels) I was driven to play basketball, after which we assembled said new bike so I could ride home. Mixdorf put one of the wheels back on. On the way home the front wheel fell of and I crashed. To this day I blame Mixdorf for the crash.
That's not a particularly interesting story, and certain not one likely to be remembered by the average listener.
Clearly the story as told was far more epic and sinister, causing the average listener to remember it with only vague references.
I don't think Dan told the story in a particularly epic fashion, my brain just works that way. It has been at least ten years since the story was recounted to me. Epic or matter-of-fact, that is a long time. I once recalled, several years after Dan gave a "How Well Do You Know Me" quiz at work, that he used Tom's of Maine tooth paste, as well as other items that were on the quiz.
The stories of Mighty Tom's misadventures, however, were always told, and retold, in epic fashion.
Or it could just be that I relish the thought of Dan's flesh being ripped away by tarmac...
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