Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!amd!decwrl!decvax!cca!ima!ism780!darryl From: darryl@ism780.UUCP Newsgroups: net.cycle Subject: Re: 'Hello there' Message-ID: <366@ism780.UUCP> Date: Thu, 23-Aug-84 00:02:33 EDT Article-I.D.: ism780.366 Posted: Thu Aug 23 00:02:33 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 19-Aug-84 02:13:32 EDT Lines: 22 Nf-ID: #R:proper:-150100:ism780:15800029:000:1023 Nf-From: ism780!darryl Aug 14 18:26:00 1984 >When I was on my vacation this summer (yes, with bike) You mean you'd consider taking a vacation without your bike? :-) > I noticed >most but not all motorcyclists passing me the opposite way would >wave to me. I eventually got in the habit of waving back and >waving at most (but not all) other motorcyclists I saw. >I feel I'm saying "Hello there, bro'/sis, I'm a motorcyclist too" >or something like that. How did all this get started anyway? Have you noticed the different ways people will wave? I personally give the old "V" -- perhaps I'm showing my age, but for me it conveys "Go in peace, fellow rider". Others hold up a clenched fist; "Solidarity", maybe? The friendly wave is the most common, though. I've also seen the thumbs up, especially in Britain. In general, I think that it is the result of a small population that feel they must stick together in the face of oppression ( :-) / 2 ). --Darryl Richman ...!cca!ima!ism780!darryl