tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805703.post6264810850922748988..comments2023-10-21T06:16:52.069-07:00Comments on 327 Market: The Practice of BicycleCarmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687973133021607701noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805703.post-73984017194454285112007-03-21T10:38:00.000-07:002007-03-21T10:38:00.000-07:00Hey Shannon Marie,Flip Flop may perhaps be one of ...Hey Shannon Marie,<BR/><BR/>Flip Flop may perhaps be one of the most hirsute towns in the nation, nay, even the world. This can be traced back the the famous Skin Tax of 1925, when the puritanical City Fathers, horrified at the amount of skin they were seeing on the beaches, proposed that bathers be taxed on the amount of exposed skin. This temporarily led to the famous victorian-inspired full-body beach-ware. The law was unenforced from the 30s until the 60s when public nudity became an issue. Since the wording is specifically about "skin" many people found that simply growing as much hair as possible was enough to satisfy the courts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805703.post-60641062864247352482007-03-19T13:11:00.000-07:002007-03-19T13:11:00.000-07:00Oh Camille - your writing just blows me away - the...Oh Camille - your writing just blows me away - there is so much deliciousness in this post I couldn't possibly choose my fav. line. The poem is extraordinary - I wish I could write like you do. (I covet your brain!)<BR/>You should definitely be writing a book called 'Bicycle Diaries'...which is not to be confused with 'Motorcycle Diary'(diaries? You know, that movie ) ... I loved reading this post, and now I am off to work with a huge smile on my face.Kay Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791873464409271216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805703.post-7667435180917186702007-03-18T23:43:00.000-07:002007-03-18T23:43:00.000-07:00Can you tell me more about this bike church ? Loca...Can you tell me more about this bike church ? Location/concept/whether or not any of those hairy men are young and single ? I love hair.Shannon Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02613186792228691496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805703.post-37596056508106000952007-03-18T22:29:00.000-07:002007-03-18T22:29:00.000-07:00You are my favorite Bike Poetess.You are my favorite Bike Poetess.Colleen Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17923835909702969664noreply@blogger.com