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July 14, 2007
You Can Wear The Yellow Jersey
As you know the 2007 Tour de France (pronunciation guide: Tour de Fronce everywhere except the USA where it is called, Tour de Fr-aaants. NASCAR Fans may know it as "That big bicycle race that the guy with one ball kept winning.")
Where were we? Ah yes, The Tour de France recently started. Stage Two kicked off today (Monday, July 9).
To celebrate I'm giving What's a Delmer Look Like readers a chance to win an Yellow Jersey. A Yellow Jersey that is very much like the one worn by stage winners in the TDF; similar, that is, in its yellowness.
"Winning" is really too harsh a term here. If anybody would like to have an XXXL (that's three exes and an el people!) Nashbar Essential Jersey send an email to: yellowjersey@delmer.com. Include "Yellow Jersey" as the subject line.
The jersey is pretty light and will fold into a padded envelope which will make it easy enough to ship just about anywhere. I've checked rates for Great Britain, Norway (Wasn't Thor from Norway? He was pretty big), Australia (some of the guys from Mad Max had some size to them), and China (Yao Ming … though he's more likely a tall than a XXXL).
Oh, the point of that bit above is that I'll pay postage. Domestic and foreign. It's all about recycling. The jersey is a bit big on me and I'll never wear it again. Rather than have it hanging around I'd like to pass it on to someone else.
How will it fit you, you wonder. Well, in the photo below I'm a smidge over 6' 4" tall and currently bounce around on either side of 230 pounds (16.4 stone, 104.3 kg). I wear 34 inch jeans with a 34 inch inseam. I'm a Virgo and I enjoy walks in the park, sunny days, and, if I win the crown, I will put all my energies into ending world hunger (right after I get a pedicure.)
The jersey has been worn once. It was washed yesterday and hung out in a field of daisies to dry.
(This entry will remain at the top of the blog through Saturday or until someone requests the jersey. In the case of multiple requests I'll honor the one that came in first based on when the mail arrived. While I don't expect a big run on this item, it is important that folks know it isn't my intention to tick anybody off.)
Posted by delmer at July 14, 2007 7:54 AM
Comments
Geeee that IS a tempting offer! For someone who is a smidge over 5'5 and no where near (thank goodness, at my height) 16 stone I'll pass on the once-in-a-lifetime-offer. I do hope that it finds a good home though. On the other hand - that corn cob would look fabulous in my garden - any ideas about postage?!
Posted by: Pen at July 9, 2007 12:30 PM
You could always get a couple of tent poles and go glamping with it.
The corn cobs, I'm afraid, go over the weight limit the USPS will accept. It's really a shame as the the cob to the far left happens to be a giant salt shaker.
Posted by: delmer at July 9, 2007 1:22 PM
You'll never will the crown with asperations like those. You will, however, make ME laugh out loud. (Also not sure about the correct usage of "asperations".)
Posted by: CravenGirl3 at July 9, 2007 6:05 PM
I appreciate you giving me first dibs on the shirt, it will go to someone more true to cycling on the open roads. Since I keep to my basement. I think we should ride soon and give Bill a workout on his overpriced wheels. Not to be confused with Wrangler Bill from an earlier post.
Posted by: mikeo at July 9, 2007 11:34 PM
CravenGirl: It may be just as well that I don't win the crown. I have a really big noggin and getting a good fit would be tough.
MikeO: I'm up for the ride. You and Bill need to get off your butts!
Here comes Wrangler,
He's one tough customer,
And he knows what he likes,
When he sees it ...
Wrangler.
(You may be too young to remember the commercial the above comes from.)
Posted by: delmer at July 10, 2007 10:04 AM
The photo is full of symbolism.
How do you avoid grey hairs? I'm younger than you and I have more?
Did you ever play rugby? You'd make a good hooker.
Posted by: Michael Gorey at July 14, 2007 10:08 AM
Michael, I've never played rugby, but if you take a look back at the June 30 entry. The guy sitting to the left in the photo is the president of a local rugby club. I'm not sure I'd want to be running into him at anything approaching even a trot.
As for grey hairs ... I've recently had to choose a new barber and the place I go has the type of lighting that shows every grey hair in my head ... AND ... it has a way of making my skin look extra dry and rough. I think its done on purpose in order to sell dye jobs and skin care products. In most lighting the light color of my hair sort of helps the grey to blend in.
Posted by: delmer at July 15, 2007 12:19 AM
No comment on the "hooker" statement?
Feel free to Gravitar photo's from here.....
http://picasaweb.google.com/MikeoPhotos/Goodguys2007
Posted by: mikeo at July 15, 2007 12:36 AM
I looked up hooker, as it applies to Rugby, and had trouble figuring out how to work it in ... and I'm not sure 'hookers/prostitutes' exist in Australia. What with them not having the Civil War and all.
Thanks for the Gravataring cars offer. I'll make the update today.
Word up.
Posted by: delmer at July 15, 2007 7:47 AM