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NAKED CYCLISTS TOOK to the streets of a number of cities today as part of the World Naked Bike Ride
The initiative aims to raise awareness about the safety of cyclists, while calling for action on climate change.
A large-scale event was held in London – starting from six separate points and finishing at Wellington Arch.
Around 250 people also took part in an event in Manchester – while here at home dozens of cyclists hopped in the saddle for a naked ride through Cork.
Footage posted online from the Leeside event show cyclists – some decked out in intricate body-paint designs, others cheating slightly in shorts and swimming togs – waving and cheering as they cycle, as motorists beep their support.
Organisers of the Cork event explained its objective, in an email sent to participants before today’s cycle:
The World Naked Bike Ride is a global protest. It all began
simultaneously in Vancouver BC and in Zaragoza in Spain in 2001, and now rides take place in over 100 locations worldwide.
“It is a protest against global oil dependency, a statement about the vulnerability of
cyclists, and a celebration of the power and individuality of the human body.
“In an era when most of us have had to tighten our belts, traffic jams are a major source of stress and parking fees and fines are ruinous, there are plenty of reasons close to home why cycling is an ideal option.
“That’s without looking at broader issues of pollution, resource wars and global warming.
The rides raise awareness of cycling, while the nudity highlights the vulnerable status of the cyclist when compared to, say, a car user. A cyclist’s body is fully exposed; a car user is inside a protective structure.
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Clearly the shop assistant has never been to an orgy.
@Ron North: Imagine though that that was your biggest problem in life….trying to get a jar of chocolate spread for €3 cheaper…they mustn’t have too much to worry about
It’s the last stock of the original recipe…your welcome
Depressing.
@Bewarethebeardz: nuts
So if I put my unopened jar on Ebay how much might I make?
@Gillian Scully: €1.41 less Postage
@Gillian Scully: Probably not much. The reason they went mad was because they could buy in bulk at a discounted rate and get a number of jars for the price they’d usually pay for 1. Can’t imagine one jar would garner much interest.
@Gillian Scully: Be like everyone else and charge 20 for postage.
@Gillian Scully:
I think it is a loss you would be making
If they could sell it at reduced price, and still make a profit, why are they selling it at the original price? Sales frenzy and prices just baffles me. I like them though but I always feel cheated at the same time.
@The Girl: so they can do something like this and have big profit surges
I hope this doesn’t ‘spread’
@P-double-U: you ruined it with ‘ ‘
Another day, another fight for survival for Europe’s poor.
@Niccolo Saccho: Don’t take it to seriously, have a Snickers or a Kit Kat
@Emilio Butler: FrankDapavia or Julie Burn could fetch one for him…
” Let Them Eat Cake”
What a time to be alive
Smear campaign.
It’s all down to them not having a minister for Nutella.
They are probably clearing the stock of the Original – Real Nutella – before bringing in the new recipe one with the cheaper ingredients.
Maybe the real reason?
ps. Debenhams Blanch was selling it for €3 when their custom label printer ran out of paper – but there was loads of them on the shelf with few takers.
Is no one interested in washing clothes economically any more?
Going nutella over discounted Nutella. People are pathetic
Moochers
French cuisine?
Nuts
This isn’t funny it’s pathetic and depressing
Let them eat nutella.
Wonder if the squirrels were there
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