• Gork@lemm.eeEnglish
    282·
    6 months ago

    What about a yellow Gadsden version with “Don’t Tread on Me”

    It makes double the sense because bicycles have treads.

  • Dagwood222@lemm.eeEnglish
    16·
    6 months ago

    Have your read Mark Twain’s “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court”?

    One of the hero’s innovations is to put the knights on bicycles.

    • hushable@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      6 months ago

      fun fact: bikes have their chain on the right side so it does not interfere with your sheath when you carry your sword into battle

    • sevan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      6 months ago

      From A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain (1890):

      But when I saw them put the noose around his neck, then everything let go in me and I made a spring to the rescue—and as I made it I shot one more glance abroad—by George! here they came, a-tilting!—five hundred mailed and belted knights on bicycles!

      The grandest sight that ever was seen. Lord, how the plumes streamed, how the sun flamed and flashed from the endless procession of webby wheels!

      I waved my right arm as Launcelot swept in—he recognized my rag —I tore away noose and bandage, and shouted:

      “On your knees, every rascal of you, and salute the king! Who fails shall sup in hell to-night!”

      • Womble@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        6 months ago

        They’re faster on the charge, but bikes are incredibly efficient. Over a day a person on a bike will travel a lot further than one on horseback.

        So better idea, rather than knights on bikes… bike mounted dragoons!

      • YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pubEnglish
        5·
        6 months ago

        Robert Evens of behind the bastards fame did a podcast all about the movie Knightriders which is about knights on motorcycles. He was quite taken with it and it sounded pretty ok.

    • whambawhomp@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      6 months ago

      This is a repurposing of a famous flag of defiance flown by Texans as part of the Texas revolution against Mexico.

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ComeMexico.https

      The poster has redesigned the sign to say that their local government can come and take their bicycles and bicycle infrastructure. This this is a meme for bicycle infrastructure using a language that is easily recognized by people who would be anti-bicycle. This is part of a series of memeworks this poster has shared twisting generally reactionary talking points to “trick” or persuade would be reactionaries to being pro anti-car.