Comments on: MANpower

By: andrewp

andrewp — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:21:33 +0000

“No, my chauffeur has the day off, so ……”

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:21:26 +0000

That’s a real shame.
I don’t wear Lyrcra.
I ride a bike that was abandoned on the street and the trash truck wouldn’t take it away.
I ride in lousy weather.
I drink beer.

But you are right. I had one fellow come right out and ask me if I was riding because of a DUI. Took me aback so I didn’t have a snappy come-back.

I just mumbled something about not getting a ticket in over 20 years.

I need to memorize a snappy come-back for the next time it happens. Any suggestions?

By: Mighk

Mighk — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:14:50 +0000

Don’t let the dominant culture color your thinking! That’s exactly what keeps cycling from seeming normal.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:25:53 +0000

Every time I see the ad, I look at the guy, his clothes, bike, the weather, etc, and the only thing that comes to mind is… DUI.

By: Doohickie

Doohickie — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:56:50 +0000

See, if you read my blog more dutifully, you would have seen this ad back in June. Part of the Miller High Life marketing is the appeal to nostalgia; the ad is meant to look older than it is I think.

By: ToddBS

ToddBS — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:37:15 +0000

This just reaffirms my commitment to Miller High Life.

By: JohnB

JohnB — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:43:17 +0000

I guess the beer gut keeps him warm enough pedaling through that snow with his jacket open and just a couple of thin shirts underneath. But will he stick with it at that rate?

On the topic of beer, Ken O’Brien (who says he’ll show up anywhere if there’s beer) and I and a couple of other VC’s recently met over supper and drinks to discuss VC promotion locally, and the working title of our informal group is currently “Monday Night Beer Drinkers and Cycling Philosophical Society”.

Speaking of which, I’m supposed to be off to pick up a 12-pack for tonight, and the weather here is looking very similar to that commercial. So I’m off to do some fun snow riding to the local convenience store! Happy New Year, All!

By: Keri

Keri — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:30:09 +0000

Works for me. Let’s start Monday night at 6:30 at B3. Toast the new year and welcome Andy Cline of Carbon Trace.

While I’ll tip my helmet to Miller, I’ll still bend my elbow with a Craft beer.

By: Mighk

Mighk — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:01:09 +0000

“Ride bikes, drink beer, defeat the terrorists.”
Can this be the new official CommuteOrlando motto?

By: Mighk

Mighk — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:59:25 +0000

Perhaps. The rider qualifies as a Clydesdale…