Riding my bike home from the gym this evening, earphones pumping music into my head, I see a cute cat on the footpath up ahead. As I roll closer I instinctively make the pseudo-kissing noise that I make for Napoleon — the one where you suck air sharply through pursed lips. The cat totally ignored me, but the young guy who I totally failed to see walking near the cat certainly noticed. Couldn’t work out if he was disgusted or pleased. But I mean, how could anyone — male or female — not be attracted to a sweaty Editor on a bike?

Thursday 21 August 2008, 9:40 pm #Broken left leg
“But I mean, how could anyone — male or female — not be attracted to a sweaty Editor on a bike?”
Sounds like a PhD thesis to me.
Thursday 21 August 2008, 10:42 pm #keri
Look, a sweaty Editor on a bike? No. Now, if you were cruising past on a Unicycle, fo’ sure.
Or possibly a Penny Farthing.
Thursday 21 August 2008, 10:43 pm #The Editor
What about a Segway?
Thursday 21 August 2008, 11:00 pm #keri
Only if it has your initials on the front.
Thursday 21 August 2008, 11:19 pm #Toaf
I make that noise whenever I see a kit kat, too, but so far have not picked up any random blokes. I need a bike.
Friday 22 August 2008, 12:32 am #Bridgit Gread
Did you tell him that you admired his pussy?
Friday 22 August 2008, 9:34 am #keri
You need a bike to pick up random blokes, Toaf?
Friday 22 August 2008, 9:36 am #Bron
Toaf needs a bike so he can be the town bike, Keri. So, yes.
Friday 22 August 2008, 9:38 am #keri
A town bike on a town bike?
I confused.
Friday 22 August 2008, 9:41 am #magic bellybutton
“Town bike” = everyone has ridden her/him.
Friday 22 August 2008, 9:43 am #keri
No, I know what it means, I was just saying the idea of a town bike on a town bike confused me.
Friday 22 August 2008, 9:44 am #Bron
I am confusing, yes.
Friday 22 August 2008, 2:54 pm #Toaf
I’ve been mockethed.
Friday 22 August 2008, 4:12 pm #Gert
I suppose if everyone rides a town’s town bike and there are two towns close together then the towns’ town bikes must ride each other at some time.
Real question, though, is which town bike goes on top. I reckon it’s the one whose town has the biggest town hall, but it may the one whose town has the loudest town crier. The again they may just spoon.
Friday 22 August 2008, 4:15 pm #keri
Um.
Okay.
Yep.
Right.
Give me a week and I’ll get back to you on that one.