Oh, well, I was having one of those senior moments and was thinking of Orson Wells who became famous with a radio broadcast based upon one of HG's stories. I wonder if they were related? Yes, I know I could look that up...
mike wilson wrote: >> From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 2006/11/01 Wed AM 01:47:38 GMT >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles >> >> Let's see, did he say that before WWII when almost no adults in the US >> rode bicycles, durning WWII when many rode out of necessity, after WWII >> when adults never would be caught on one in fear that others would think >> they could not afford an automobile, or in the 70's and later when >> bicycles became a high tech fad? He wasn't around in the 1880's when it >> was a wild wild craze. > > On the contrary, he was in his physical peak (born 1860something) at that > time and almost certainly participated. It was the only way to meet ladies > who were willing to wear skirts above the ankle. He was probably remeniscing > in his dotage. > >> Inquiring minds want to know <grin>... When do we set the Wayback >> Machine for, Peabody? >> >> >> Bob W wrote: >>> "Every time I see an adult on a bicycle", said H G Wells, "I no longer >>> despair for the human race" >>> >>> Cast your despair to the four winds, and enjoy: >>> http://todayspictures.slate.com/20061031/ >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> Bob >>> >>> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > > ----------------------------------------- > Email sent from www.ntlworld.com > Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software > Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
