Great Bike Site

Robert Huff

2002-02-21

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We wipe laugh tears from our eyes in

thanks to *****, who forwarded news of

http://www.whatshouldiputonthefence.com . We're just sorry to

have learned of this site so late, as it doesn't appear that this

inspired performance art tomfoolery is ongoing (lawsuits, you

know). The short version is that a London-based cyclist arrived

at his usual bike-locking fence near work last year, on the first

day of the Tube strike, to discover that the landlord of said fence

had installed a sign forbidding the locking of bikes upon it. Our

hero, "The Fencemaster," adopted the droll response of locking a

variety of items -- from an ironing board to a teakettle -- upon

it. No signs against *those*! He's also photographed each item,

provided extensive (and extensively witty) narrative,

researched the genealogy of the buildings' owners and the history

of the area where the fence is found, and, it appears, enjoyed

more than a few pints in the pub fortunately located just across

the street. This is one of those that just gets funnier and funnier

the deeper you dig. Highly recommended for hours of happy

timewasting.









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We wipe laugh tears from our eyes in <BR>

thanks to *****, who forwarded news of <BR>

http://<FONT COLOR="#0000FF">www.whatshouldiputonthefence.com</FONT> . We're just sorry to <BR>

have learned of this site so late, as it doesn't appear that this <BR>

inspired performance art tomfoolery is ongoing (lawsuits, you <BR>

know). The short version is that a London-based cyclist arrived <BR>

at his usual bike-locking fence near work last year, on the first <BR>

day of the Tube strike, to discover that the landlord of said fence <BR>

had installed a sign forbidding the locking of bikes upon it. Our <BR>

hero, "The Fencemaster," adopted the droll response of locking a <BR>

variety of items -- from an ironing board to a teakettle -- upon <BR>

it. No signs against *those*! He's also photographed each item, <BR>

provided extensive (and extensively witty) narrative, <BR>

researched the genealogy of the buildings' owners and the history <BR>

of the area where the fence is found, and, it appears, enjoyed <BR>

more than a few pints in the pub fortunately located just across <BR>

the street. This is one of those that just gets funnier and funnier <BR>

the deeper you dig. Highly recommended for hours of happy <BR>

timewasting.<BR>









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