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[meme] Part of my ongoing efforts to rebrand bicycles as the ultimate freedom vehicle (which they unironically are)

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[meme] Part of my ongoing efforts to rebrand bicycles as the ultimate freedom vehicle (which they unironically are)

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  • @tsonfeir@lemmy.world
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    70•1 year ago

    I’ve had my bike stolen, so… this shirt is probably not gonna work for me.

    • @Prunebutt@slrpnk.net
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      26•1 year ago

      Yeah, it has these “instructions unclear” vibes.

  • @njm1314@lemmy.world
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    28•1 year ago

    That’s the original brand of them. Bicycles offered a level of social economic Mobility when they first came about in large quantities. Particularly to women.

    • @Prunebutt@slrpnk.net
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      20•1 year ago

      They’re also pretty much the most efficient mode of transportation, I heard.

      • @Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works
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        5•1 year ago

        I’ve heard they’re the ultimate freedom vehicle. I can’t remember where though.

  • @Gork@lemm.ee
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    26•1 year ago

    What about a yellow Gadsden version with “Don’t Tread on Me”

    It makes double the sense because bicycles have treads.

    • @Zachariah@lemmy.world
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      12•1 year ago

      …and cars run over them all the time.

  • @Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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    13•1 year ago

    Have your read Mark Twain’s “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court”?

    One of the hero’s innovations is to put the knights on bicycles.

    • @hushable@lemmy.world
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      fun fact: bikes have their chain on the right side so it does not interfere with your sheath when you carry your sword into battle

      • 🦄🦄🦄
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        4•1 year ago

        🤨🤨🤨

    • @sevan@lemmy.world
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      4•1 year ago

      From A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain (1890):

      But when I saw them put the noose around his neck, then everything let go in me and I made a spring to the rescue—and as I made it I shot one more glance abroad—by George! here they came, a-tilting!—five hundred mailed and belted knights on bicycles!

      The grandest sight that ever was seen. Lord, how the plumes streamed, how the sun flamed and flashed from the endless procession of webby wheels!

      I waved my right arm as Launcelot swept in—he recognized my rag —I tore away noose and bandage, and shouted:

      “On your knees, every rascal of you, and salute the king! Who fails shall sup in hell to-night!”

    • Jake Farm
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      2•1 year ago

      I mean horses are still faster. Now on motorcycles, That would be badass.

      • @Womble@lemmy.world
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        They’re faster on the charge, but bikes are incredibly efficient. Over a day a person on a bike will travel a lot further than one on horseback.

        So better idea, rather than knights on bikes… bike mounted dragoons!

        • @rtxn@lemmy.world
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          7•1 year ago

          Better yet, bike-mounted anti-tank units

          • Iron Lynx
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            5•1 year ago

            I was expecting the Vespa 150 TAP with a recoilless gun, but this is even better.

            • Jake Farm
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              3•1 year ago

              There is also Bike mounted electronic countermeasure units.

              • @SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world
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                1•1 year ago

                Card games on motorcycles?!

      • @Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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        0•1 year ago

        The book is a satire.

  • @Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.worldOP
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    8•1 year ago

    The right to a bicycle shall not be infringed

    • @doingthestuff@lemmy.world
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      2•1 year ago

      Bikes are cool I used to ride to a lot but you can’t even ride one where I live.

  • @fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de
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    5•1 year ago

    I want to love this but I just don’t get it.

    • @whambawhomp@lemmy.world
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      2•1 year ago

      This is a repurposing of a famous flag of defiance flown by Texans as part of the Texas revolution against Mexico.

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ComeMexico.https

      The poster has redesigned the sign to say that their local government can come and take their bicycles and bicycle infrastructure. This this is a meme for bicycle infrastructure using a language that is easily recognized by people who would be anti-bicycle. This is part of a series of memeworks this poster has shared twisting generally reactionary talking points to “trick” or persuade would be reactionaries to being pro anti-car.

  • @RagingHungryPanda@lemm.ee
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    Removed by mod

  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠
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    3•1 year ago

    I would buy this shirt.

  • @adj16@lemmy.world
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    2•1 year ago

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