[sslos]

A friend of mine got this question from someone who saw an email he was sending to me with some questions about conversion.
Anyone else gotten this? I decided a few months ago to use "1speedlos" as a new email address after getting some racist skinhead propaganda a couple of times at my "sslos" address.
I'm considering no longer using the term "SS", 'cause I really don't want to be associated with those douchebags.
BTW, my friend laughed really hard. He recounted my favorite hobby in high school- picking fights with racist skinheads, whenever I could find them one on one!

the los

 

[Nat]

A friend of mine got this question from someone who saw an email he was sending to me with some questions about conversion.
Anyone else gotten this? I decided a few months ago to use "1speedlos" as a new email address after getting some racist skinhead propaganda a couple of times at my "sslos" address.
I'm considering no longer using the term "SS", 'cause I really don't want to be associated with those douchebags.
BTW, my friend laughed really hard. He recounted my favorite hobby in high school- picking fights with racist skinheads, whenever I could find them one on one!

the los

Har! I've thought about that too. "Have you thought about converting to SS? I have some White Bros. stuff for you. I prefer White Industries."

 

[JMH]

Ss

Don't let the actions of wankers spoil your lifestyle, It's time to take SS back! Already I am sure more cyclists think Single Speed more often than Nazi Secret Police when they see the initials, and that's not a bad thing, is it?

Plus you've got the good company of Social Security, Stainless Steel, the SS Minnow among others.

Nat, that's funny! I always laughed about White Industries and White Brothers and wondered if the later arrival of the Manitou Black and the popularity of blackwall tires was somehow an cosmic balancing act. How about a Zion SS? Place names with religious origins/connotations always make great bike names!

Har! I've thought about that too. "Have you thought about converting to SS? I have some White Bros. stuff for you. I prefer White Industries."

 

[screampint]

Ha! Funny you mention Zion and ss. I'm planning to ride the Zion Curtain soon on my ss.

 

[Nat]

Don't let the actions of wankers spoil your lifestyle, It's time to take SS back! Already I am sure more cyclists think Single Speed more often than Nazi Secret Police when they see the initials, and that's not a bad thing, is it?

Plus you've got the good company of Social Security, Stainless Steel, the SS Minnow among others.

Nat, that's funny! I always laughed about White Industries and White Brothers and wondered if the later arrival of the Manitou Black and the popularity of blackwall tires was somehow an cosmic balancing act. How about a Zion SS? Place names with religious origins/connotations always make great bike names!

There was a fork manufacturer that called themselves ***********. Nice name.

 

[JMH]

Zion Curtain

There used to be a radio show in Salt Lake City that played non-mainstream rock and punk, and it was called Behind the Zion Curtain. Heh!

Ha! Funny you mention Zion and ss. I'm planning to ride the Zion Curtain soon on my ss.

 

[Tracerboy]

The fact that SS is then followed by Los should reduce the bizarre assumptions that are associated with you. However, that would suggest that racists and Nazis are of higher intelligence...

Don't fret. No matter what is what, idiots decide their own defintions.

 

[Nat]

The fact that SS is then followed by Los should reduce the bizarre assumptions that are associated with you.

Maybe the Neo Nazis took sensitivity training, or are trying to add diversity to their organization?

 

[Tracerboy]

Maybe the Neo Nazis took sensitivity training, or are trying to add diversity to their organization?

"You know, I think we need some Hispanics..." HA!

Speaking of "not really likely to be" nazis, anyone seen the movie The Believer?

 

[lelebebbel]

"SS Los!" (german) means "SS go!" (can also be "SS free") so no wonder you got nazi-spammed. i didn't think that spammers would check emailadresses for keywords - but it must be a good method to find the right targets for spam.

the "SS" question has been discussed in german ssp forums, too
most people prefer to type "SSp" or "SiSp" instead.

It's time to take SS back!

it certainly would be nice to see more cyclist- and less nazicrap websites when you do a websearch for "ss"

 

[Tracerboy]

Too funny...

Single Speed Hispanic = Go! Schutzstaffel!

 

[sslos]

Oh, this is great stuff!

I knew you guys would appreciate the irony of anyone thinking that I'm a Nazi!
Oh, and as far as taking back terms, I used to have a cannibalized Specialized sticker on my Ibis that read "****." Taking back epithets is fun.

the los

 

[motoman711]

There was a fork manufacturer that called themselves ***********. Nice name.

There still is a *********** suspension manufacturer. KTM (Austrian motorcycles) owns them. However, they go by the more P.C. version "WP" now.

Moto

 

[Nat]

There still is a *********** suspension manufacturer. KTM (Austrian motorcycles) owns them. However, they go by the more P.C. version "WP" now.

Moto

What does KTM stand for, "Kill The Minorities?"

 

[TobyNobody]

Son of a bïtch!

People will believe waht the want to believe. My Father in Law used to be the Editor of a newspaper in a small town and he signed the editorials with "SOF"(his proper initials). He got exactly one complaint who thought that "SOF" stood for "Son of a F*cker." Nobody he asked had ever even heard that expession before, let alone heard it shortened to an acronym as if it were common. But he statred signing his editorials "SXF" after that.

 

[shiggy]

So I should re-think getting this tattooed on the back of my hands??

 

[lifer]

I ride a black power

Black Panther Kill ******. C'mon, you guys must be with me....

 

[datako]

Hispanics & SS

Just a thought for the Nazis with problems with Hispanics. Who was it who aided Franco in the Spanish civil war in the '30s?

 

[endure26]

....and here I thought Chevy came up with the SS thing for Supersport, ala Chevelle SS, SS Camaro

Nazis? Damn. DAMN!

Gotta go comb my mullet...

 

[hu-man]

I always liked the phrase "One Gear Many Speeds", both for its accuracy and the sense of inclusiveness. Maybe we should replace SS with OGMS. Pronounced ogmis, as in I ride an ogmis, I am an ogmiser. Maybe not.