hello dears,

the marauders were explained to me as "a drinking group with a biking
problem" by JimmieTheSaint back in the day. i have always found this
to be an apt description of the group, so much so that i put a
variation of it up on the BikeWinter.org calendar to announce our
upcoming rides. feel free to check it out.

(no, really, GO LOOK at the calendar:
http://bikewinter.org/calendar/scheduleofevents.php?city_id=1
i had a brilliant event idea that we should hold on 2/29, to celebrate
the leap year! i hope you'll all come out for it!)

i do not write just to brag about my brilliant event idea, however. i
write because we have a problem. i just read an article about Rat
Patrol Nashville, sent out on the rat patrol listserv. the article is
at http://www.nashvillescene.com/Stories/Cover_Story/2008/01/10/The_Chain_Gang/

it's a long and interesting article, but the part that gave me pause
is at the end of the 6th paragraph:
"alcohol consumption and bike building are roughly coequal activities
here—hence the Rat Patrol's unofficial motto: 'A drinking club with a
biking problem.' "

WHAT. i don't know how to react to this. should we have a motto battle
with the Rat Patrol? should we challenge them to a drink-off?

please discuss. our reputation is at stake.

LaurenTheShiny

p.s. see you at the art show? http://chicagocriticalmass.org/artshow2008

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