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Companion (female) Wanted
Tall, good looking 44 year old would like to meet a female motorcyclist or pillion for a trip through europe and beyond.
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I think the dating sites would be better for posts like this.
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I think the dating sites would be better for posts like this.
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Do you? I think you should mind your own business.
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Do you? I think you should mind your own business.
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You post your request on a male dominated public forum and somebody (who is possibly female?) makes a valid suggestion. You tell them to mind their own business....
Might I suggest you try a new chat up line, or are you playing hard to get?
Here are some useful lines: 69 chat up lines that are GUARANTEED to work| studentbeans.com
Definitely "Chat forum - no useful content required!"
PS. Just read Hornet's post again and see that he calls himself "Peter". So maybe he's a boy. :-) He might however have a sister who just loves good looking mid 40s roughty toughty Adventure biker types. Please attach a picture!
Last edited by chris; 7 Dec 2012 at 20:27.
Reason: Can't read, so added a PS
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If you post an ad on a motorcycle-oriented site saying you're looking for a woman, you should expect to get comments.
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Originally Posted by chris
You post your request on a male dominated public forum and somebody (who is possibly female?) makes a valid suggestion. You tell them to mind their own business....
Might I suggest you try a new chat up line, or are you playing hard to get?
Here are some useful lines: 69 chat up lines that are GUARANTEED to work| studentbeans.com
Definitely "Chat forum - no useful content required!"
PS. Just read Hornet's post again and see that he calls himself "Peter". So maybe he's a boy. :-) He might however have a sister who just loves good looking mid 40s roughty toughty Adventure biker types. Please attach a picture! |
That's right,male dominated not exclusively male hence my post is also in the womans section.
To most rational people it's pretty obvious the original respondent is not female,although clearly it wasn't obvious to you.
It wasn't a valid suggestion,in fact it was entirely useless.In case you weren't aware female adventure motorcyclists are not particularly common so I and several of my female friends thought a post on a site such as this would be a logical place to look.
Thanks for the 69 chat up lines.How did you come by them btw?
Did one of them work for you?
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Do you? I think you should mind your own business.
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Another one with excellent social skills.
Try dating.com or something equivalent please Stromtrooper equivalent man...
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Section For Singles / Travel Companions
Pete, go for it and good luck to you mate :-)
Stormtrooper seems to be as happy as Larry, possibly countless others too.
For those antagonists who think otherwise, live and let live!
This site is just amazing, it opens avenues globllay for people to make contact, and I thought this is what it's all about. To share ideas, roads, drinks, meals, stories, life and if your lucky enough, love if it comes along.
I put forward; There ought to be a Section For Singles / Travel Companions!
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Another one with excellent social skills.
Try dating.com or something equivalent please Stromtrooper equivalent man...
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There's always one isn't there?
As for your ill judged remark regarding social skills, it takes one to know one son, so the same applies to you:
Mind your own business.
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Tall, good looking 44 year old would like to meet a female motorcyclist or pillion for a trip through europe and beyond.
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As a foreigner, I have a question regarding English grammar: if Pete had said "a female motorcyclist or A pillion", would that imply that pillions of both sex would be welcome, although motorcyclist themselves ought to be only female applicants? Or the 1st interpretation would be possible even without adding the "A" to pillion?
I mean it because just by adding an "A" to the post the chances to meet a travelling companion in HUBB might exponentially increase. Furthermore, adding "I pay the bills" will definitely boost the chances with some short-of-funds-travel-addict-hubbers to join as long as the bike has pillion hand grips. Needless to say if it is a sidecar.
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As a foreigner, I have a question regarding English grammar: if Pete had said "a female motorcyclist or A pillion", would that imply that pillions of both sex would be welcome, although motorcyclist themselves ought to be only female applicants? Or the 1st interpretation would be possible even without adding the "A" to pillion?
I mean it because just by adding an "A" to the post the chances to meet a travelling companion in HUBB might exponentially increase. Furthermore, adding "I pay the bills" will definitely boost the chances with some short-of-funds-travel-addict-hubbers to join as long as the bike has pillion hand grips. Needless to say if it is a sidecar.
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You don't really require an 'A' in this case given the thread title.
Ha,definitely no side car.Thanks for the suggestion regarding the bills.
I"ll pay the bills!
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You don't really require an 'A' in this case given the thread title.
Ha,definitely no side car.Thanks for the suggestion regarding the bills.
I"ll pay the bills!
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Holy sh*it, if you pay the bills, forget the sidecar, otherwise my wife will want to join US! 
BTW, if I recall correctly, there was a couple that started this way: they had just met, then he proposed her to join him as a pillion for a long trip on a motorcycle, then they travelled like 10 years and later started a site. If my bad memory is not wrong, then we all know about them.
So good luck and happy travels! (and beware of misleading PMs, some hubbers already bought there wigs, they were finished when I got to the shop!)
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As possibly the first female responding to this thread, good luck to you.
I don't see anything wrong with posting in a forum about this sort of thing but unfortunately as someone has already mentioned, the demographic is not ideal. Female users are in the minority for starters, and of those women, they are usually highly independent and happily doing it on their own anyway, or travelling with partners. But you never know. So, all the best, Pete.
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As possibly the first female responding to this thread, good luck to you.
I don't see anything wrong with posting in a forum about this sort of thing but unfortunately as someone has already mentioned, the demographic is not ideal. Female users are in the minority for starters, and of those women, they are usually highly independent and happily doing it on their own anyway, or travelling with partners. But you never know. So, all the best, Pete.
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Thanks Nicola.
Yep,realised it was a long shot.
Was fortunate to live on the Goldie for a year.Great place.
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