On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 1:04 AM, Philip Williamson <philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have a green Quickbeam, and I'm in agreement with everyone who's > piped up. When people say "what a great old bike!" I often correct > them, but I'd like to do it more gently. Last time it kind of damped > the enthusiasm of the complimenter, which made me feel bad. I'd > forgotten that the word "actually" actually means "you're wrong!" >
I liked the response I heard on here which is to refer to the bike as an ought-eight or ought-seven or what not. People think you mean 1907 or 1908 not 2007/2008. They get to keep their funny notions of bikes and you get a little laugh on the inside. -sv
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