Sounds like the Hash House Harriers slogan - "A drinking club with a
running problem."

I've ridden on a few of the BHHB (Bangkok Hash House Bikers) weekend
mountain bike rides, and we truly were a drinking club with a biking
problem. The Sunday noon ride is officially known as the 'Hangover
Ride'.

Worst heat stroke I've ever had.


At 9:42 PM -0500 on 1/9/08 Lauren Sailor wrote:
>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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