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From: mbeaving@bnr.ca (Michael Beavington)
Subject: Re: Good Reasons to Wave at each other
Message-ID: <1993Apr23.141836.17917@bnr.ca>
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Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1993 14:18:36 GMT
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In article <mdennie.735508147@beryllium>, mdennie@xerox.com (Matt Dennie) writes:
|> In <1993Apr22.125054.17308@linus.mitre.org> cookson@mbunix.mitre.org (Cookson) writes:
|> 
|> >In article <1993Apr22.005459.25142@ttinews.tti.com> paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein) writes:
|> >>
|> >>I've had people in cages wave at me or give me the thumbs up on
|> >>occassion.  (I always return the wave or thumbs up).  That never
|> >>happened to me until I started riding Harleys, so that may have
|> >>something to do with it.
|> >>
|> >Ever notice little kid wave more than other bikers?
|>              ^^^^^^^^^^
|> 
|> The reactions of little boys seems to be the most enthusiastic to
|> a wave (and also good to see).  I always wave when I see a kid that
|> has at least noticed my bike.  I figure it helps the future of the
|> sport.

Yeah, it's impossible to be a tough biker when a 5 year old
starts waving at you.

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