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# Woo - I'm a star
one of my cow-orkers saw me on the telly on some late night Channel 4 thingy.
I was on a bicycle shouting, so it was probably Critical Mass last summer, judging by his description.

These things come back to haunt you...
(I helped save b3ta! chthonic, Mon 4 Feb 2002, 5:55, archived)
# is that a warning?
No more TV for me shouting about marmots?
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Mon 4 Feb 2002, 5:57, archived)
# But you knew the cameras
were there, didn't you?

This was just me (and lots of others) on the street doing stuff. I don't think I meant haunt in a bad way, just an allusion to the way we archive _everything_ these days, so you can trip over events that involve yourself, but that you'd personally forgotten.

For example, a few months ago, I turned on a random cable channel that had temporarily appeared on my decoder, never watched it before and the screen was instantly filled with footage of my dad driving a steam train. This is going to happen more often.
(I helped save b3ta! chthonic, Mon 4 Feb 2002, 6:04, archived)
# actually...
Andy Wharhol said as much, didn't he.
(I helped save b3ta! chthonic, Mon 4 Feb 2002, 6:05, archived)
# Last
time I went to Critical Mass I got into an argument with a woman driver who kindly finished off our conversation by running my bike over....
(ChemistryDan, Mon 4 Feb 2002, 6:43, archived)
# was that you?
I'm sorry.
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Mon 4 Feb 2002, 6:45, archived)
# It scares me when that happens
were you there when someone's bike got stuck under a Merc outside the Houses of Parliament?
I've never seen the police arrive so fast, and from nowhere...

Actually, last time I was arguing with a car that was trying to run me (and a few others over), the situation was 'de-fused' by a bloke in wheelchair joining in and sitting in front of the guy.
(I helped save b3ta! chthonic, Mon 4 Feb 2002, 6:57, archived)
# What
is a Cow Orker?
(I helped save b3ta! Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Mon 4 Feb 2002, 6:07, archived)
# standard usenet mispeeling
explained here

Maybe Orking is taking photos with really close up noses as we had the other day:
(I helped save b3ta! chthonic, Mon 4 Feb 2002, 6:13, archived)
# Hmm...
I think i'll have to put a "Cow Orking Prohibited" sign at a roadside somewhere to confuse passers by...
(I helped save b3ta! Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Mon 4 Feb 2002, 6:16, archived)
# This sign?
(I helped save b3ta! chthonic, Mon 4 Feb 2002, 6:52, archived)
# Woohoo!
Can I stick that on my website?
(I helped save b3ta! Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Mon 4 Feb 2002, 6:53, archived)
# Sure
.
(I helped save b3ta! chthonic, Mon 4 Feb 2002, 7:04, archived)
# Nice one
new wallpaper for me, hurrah!
(I helped save b3ta! PeterSeychelles, Mon 4 Feb 2002, 6:54, archived)
# did a search for cow orker
and found this stunning quote:

"If we can't lead them with a stick, we are going to have to beat them with a carrot."

does anyone have photoshop open?
(I helped save b3ta! spacefish bong!, Mon 4 Feb 2002, 6:19, archived)
# A furtive bunny
caught in mid-ork

(I helped save b3ta! pabulum, Mon 4 Feb 2002, 7:34, archived)
# Um, made this
It's the man who buys the carrots that
'they' beat 'them' with
(I helped save b3ta! mrbrong, Mon 4 Feb 2002, 7:57, archived)