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XnavxeMiyyep
May 23, 2004, 12:16 AM
As if it weren't bad enough that he choked on a pretzel and fell off of the segway, Bush has now fallen off of his bicycle. He must have predicted it though; he was riding with his doctor, and not only did he wear his helmet, he wore mouthgear as well.

STORY HERE:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/05/22/bush.fall/index.html


LethalWolfe
May 23, 2004, 12:22 AM
Like no one here has every fallen off their bike, nor choked on food. And if I was going on a 17 mile off-road bike ride I'd probably wear a mouthpiece & helmet too.


Lethal
bousozoku
May 23, 2004, 12:37 AM
Like no one here has every fallen off their bike, nor choked on food. And if I was going on a 17 mile off-road bike ride I'd probably wear a mouthpiece & helmet too.


Lethal

You'd wear a mouthpiece? That's surprising. I would think you more adventurous than that. In fact, you're the first person (actually, the second since this story) I've ever heard to wear mouthgear for riding a bicycle.

Well, at least the president wasn't riding and eating a pretzel at the same time. ;) By the time he's done, he may make Gerald Ford look like a gymnast.
LethalWolfe
May 23, 2004, 01:00 AM
You'd wear a mouthpiece? That's surprising. I would think you more adventurous than that. In fact, you're the first person (actually, the second since this story) I've ever heard to wear mouthgear for riding a bicycle.

Well, at least the president wasn't riding and eating a pretzel at the same time. ;) By the time he's done, he may make Gerald Ford look like a gymnast.

If I was going on a 17 mile off-road bike ride yes. I'd rather sport a mouth piece than bite my tongue or chip a tooth. Especially if I was the Pres and had to deliever a speech in couple of days. Bush has enough problems speaking w/o having a swollen tongue and sounding like that character from Fat Albert that no one could understand. :D

Lethal
aricher
May 23, 2004, 01:29 AM
Nowhere in the CNN article does it say that it was an 'oof-road" bike ride but then again with his track record they probably have him wear a mouthpiece just riding around the driveway.

Cue rainman: "dad says I'm a very good driver"

what's next on his soundibte aganda? - "if ya can't ride a schwinn the "terrists" win"
pinto32
May 23, 2004, 02:09 AM
It happens...even to more realistic presidents like Jeb Bartlet (see:first episode of series he runs into a tree).

Damn this guy is an idiot....he cant chew a pretzel, and he is probably the only person in the world who has figured out how to knock a Segway off balance....thats a "talented" "man" right there folks :D :rolleyes:
rt_brained
May 23, 2004, 02:25 AM
Doesn't President Bush have to wear a helmet everywhere he goes?
pinto32
May 23, 2004, 02:33 AM
Doesn't President Bush have to wear a helmet everywhere he goes?


"Special" George has his "special" needs :D
LethalWolfe
May 23, 2004, 03:34 AM
Nowhere in the CNN article does it say that it was an 'oof-road" bike ride but then again with his track record they probably have him wear a mouthpiece just riding around the driveway.

Cue rainman: "dad says I'm a very good driver"

what's next on his soundibte aganda? - "if ya can't ride a schwinn the "terrists" win"


Unless he paved his ranch I think it's safe to assume it was off-road.


Lethal
virividox
May 23, 2004, 03:51 AM
i have a feeling it was the first day they took the training wheels off
floatingspirit
May 23, 2004, 04:18 AM
Perhaps this is over the top, but I can't resist:

I say we have the Army Rangers surround the offending stone or crevice that dropped the Prez, laser mark it from an orbiting satellite, and then send in B52s, F-16s or any other combination of letters and numbers to level it, so as to make America a safer country for all Americans to ride there bikes in. (It would be good for the economy too since the armed forces would have to purchase added fuel and munitions to replace what they expend....and they could put in a Walmart on the newly cleared and leveled land)
edesignuk
May 23, 2004, 04:22 AM
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2004/US/05/22/bush.fall/vert.bush.ap.jpg
Bush suffered only minor cuts in the fall.
Meh, shame...would have been nicer if it read...
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2004/US/05/22/bush.fall/vert.bush.ap.jpg
Bush suffered horrific cuts in the fall.
MacFan26
May 23, 2004, 06:09 AM
It's too bad they don't have video of this. Like when he hit his head on the plane, tripped, and the list goes on. Anyone watch the clips that Letterman shows? Those always crack me up :D
Mitthrawnuruodo
May 23, 2004, 06:55 AM
Is he really allowed to ride without his training wheels...??? :D

Probably terrorists that removed them... :p
sonyrules
May 23, 2004, 06:56 AM
i have a feeling it was the first day they took the training wheels off

With the VP on one side and his wife on the other coaching him along :D
cb911
May 23, 2004, 07:18 AM
oh well. he must just be out of practice i guess.

i actually stacked my BMX the other day as well... very embarassing actually. i was just getting over the flu, but thought i was good enough to go for a ride. i was just riding in a straight line, where there's a 2 foot high concrete wall and about 1/2 meter or pavement to ride on, right next to the road. so i was thinking, 'okay, stay as far away from the road as possible'.

then i must have drifted, and my front peg hit the wall, and the bike kind of went sideways, i thought for a second i would hit the ground face first, but funnily enough i landed on my feet.

perhaps he was just getting over the flu as well? :o
Ozi
May 23, 2004, 08:26 AM
Nice to see who is running the US of A...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3739515.stm
skunk
May 23, 2004, 08:29 AM
Nice to see who is running the US of A...
Apparently, "he wasn't whistling show tunes". What does this mean? :confused: :eek: :D :rolleyes:
Put it down to "combat experience", George.
Ozi
May 23, 2004, 08:41 AM
LMAO yeah combat experience... experience at DRAFT DODGING perhaps! :)

my favourite line in the article... "Bush also grazed himself in 2002, when he fell over after choking on a pretzel"

:D at least we know america is run by a competent literate and wise man... LMAO
ebow
May 23, 2004, 09:36 AM
Unless he paved his ranch I think it's safe to assume it was off-road.


Lethal

Hmm, now that would be in line with his environmental attitude. Pave it all! ;)

While I'm certainly no fan of the man, these kinds of things happen. Just like the pretzel incident, it will be a pretty juvenile and meaningless thing to bring up when trying to convince others that he shouldn't get four more years.
MongoTheGeek
May 23, 2004, 09:43 AM
It happens to everyone.

Clinton tore an ACL when he was walking down some stairs (3 actually).
He also got a cut on the forehead early on in his administration that was attributed to tripping on a rug. Both of those were first term.

41 honked on the Japanese Prime Minister.
numediaman
May 23, 2004, 11:06 AM
I guess it's not time yet to take those training wheels off, huh?
skunk
May 23, 2004, 11:08 AM
I guess it's not time yet to take those training wheels off, huh?
LMAO :D
Neserk
May 23, 2004, 12:43 PM
You guys are terrible. :rolleyes:
wowser
May 23, 2004, 01:02 PM
I guess it's not time yet to take those training wheels off, huh?

beautiful! :)
3rdpath
May 23, 2004, 01:36 PM
makes me glad he didn't actually fly in vietnam...no telling how many planes he would have wrecked and how many of our own troops he would have taken out.

as an excuse...maybe he was also chewing gum.
blackfox
May 23, 2004, 01:45 PM
I wish he'd fallen off his high-horse instead...
dopefiend
May 23, 2004, 01:53 PM
hehe, poor guy.
pseudobrit
May 23, 2004, 02:02 PM
Of all the thousands of miles I've ridden on various bikes since I was a wee one, and all the rough terrain I've traversed and all the spills and falls I've taken (including one about a year ago that left a large bit of skin from my leg on some slippy moss-covered asphalt) I've only landed on my face once.

When I was six.

On a more hopeful note, I will project that this headline will be a metaphor for Bush's performance in the November elections.
dopefiend
May 23, 2004, 02:09 PM
Of all the thousands of miles I've ridden on various bikes since I was a wee one, and all the rough terrain I've traversed and all the spills and falls I've taken (including one about a year ago that left a large bit of skin from my leg on some slippy moss-covered asphalt) I've only landed on my face once.

When I was six.


Congratulations?
LethalWolfe
May 23, 2004, 08:00 PM
Seeing as how falling off a bike makes you an inept individual not fit for a leadership position I guess we Americans are screwed now that both Bush and Kerry have recently fallen off their bikes. :rolleyes:

I wonder if Bush and Kerry were the same brand helmet?


Lethal
bousozoku
May 23, 2004, 08:33 PM
You guys are terrible. :rolleyes:

No one's gotten bad yet. :D
Neserk
May 23, 2004, 08:42 PM
No one's gotten bad yet. :D

As much as I think Georgie is a complete moron his falling off a bike is hardly a big deal. Although I guess it adds up with the rest of his moronic activities.

Personally, I'm a complete klutz, although I've been told a graceful klutz. So I can feel for someone who falls off a bike (I've tripped on flat ground) or choked on a pretzel (they are rather dry). OTOH, you wouldn't see me running for president or sending 12,000 people to their death.
pinto32
May 23, 2004, 09:37 PM
He's too dumb to eat pretzels, apparently smart enough to fix an election.
Stelliform
May 23, 2004, 10:39 PM
OK, I want to know when the last time any of the people cracking jokes about him, road their bike 17 miles? (in one session, not over a period of months. ;))

He also runs 3 miles in 20 minutes. link (http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/08/26/cf.crossfire/) I doubt there is any among us who can accomplish a pace like that.
zimv20
May 23, 2004, 10:50 PM
He also runs 3 miles in 20 minutes. link (http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/08/26/cf.crossfire/) I doubt there is any among us who can accomplish a pace like that.
my 5k (about 3.2 miles) personal best is 16:30. but that was, uh...., quite a while ago :-)
bousozoku
May 23, 2004, 11:05 PM
As much as I think Georgie is a complete moron his falling off a bike is hardly a big deal. Although I guess it adds up with the rest of his moronic activities.

Personally, I'm a complete klutz, although I've been told a graceful klutz. So I can feel for someone who falls off a bike (I've tripped on flat ground) or choked on a pretzel (they are rather dry). OTOH, you wouldn't see me running for president or sending 12,000 people to their death.

You must not have lived through Gerald Ford's presidency. I don't think a week went by when the media was making a joke out of one of his less-than-graceful moves. I'm surprised that a lot of people didn't get hurt trying to save him from himself.
pinto32
May 23, 2004, 11:22 PM
OK, I want to know when the last time any of the people cracking jokes about him, road their bike 17 miles? (in one session, not over a period of months. ;))

He also runs 3 miles in 20 minutes. link (http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/08/26/cf.crossfire/) I doubt there is any among us who can accomplish a pace like that.

Not bad for a former alcoholic/cocaine addict
Neserk
May 23, 2004, 11:37 PM
OK, I want to know when the last time any of the people cracking jokes about him, road their bike 17 miles? (in one session, not over a period of months. ;))

He also runs 3 miles in 20 minutes. link (http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/08/26/cf.crossfire/) I doubt there is any among us who can accomplish a pace like that.

I did, several years ago, granted. But it has been a while since I've had the free time to go bike riding. Unlike Georgie I actually work for a living :eek:
Neserk
May 23, 2004, 11:38 PM
You must not have lived through Gerald Ford's presidency. I don't think a week went by when the media was making a joke out of one of his less-than-graceful moves. I'm surprised that a lot of people didn't get hurt trying to save him from himself.

Actually, I did. But I was rather young. I do remember Carter getting elected. Ford was the first president I was ever aware of, but probably not until the election. (I was 6 when Carter was elected).
mactastic
May 24, 2004, 10:52 AM
Actually, I did. But I was rather young. I do remember Carter getting elected. Ford was the first president I was ever aware of, but probably not until the election. (I was 6 when Carter was elected).

If you want proof just watch the old SNL sketches from back then. Chevy Chase got a lot of miles out of that character. :p
IJ Reilly
May 25, 2004, 10:40 AM
If you want proof just watch the old SNL sketches from back then. Chevy Chase got a lot of miles out of that character. :p

Most of the fun poked at Ford stemmed from two incidents that I can recall: when he stumbled down some steps as he was exiting an airplane, and when he beaned a bystander with a golf ball. (Yes, he was playing golf at the time.)

But since everything seems to have a political dimension these days, we have Matt Drudge and the Washington Times citing each other as the source of a sarcastic remark Kerry supposedly made about the Bush tumble.