How many bicycles are there in Beijing?

[Oddboy]

I dunno - bicycles thrown into a canal are still in Beijing... unless they get washed out of town.

[Richmond Clements]

I'm sure though, that if Miss Melua had included, not only bicycles in her census, but also unicycles and tricycles, the numbers would have been increased further.
Though perhaps the unicycle, being almost exclusivley a professional piece if equipment (ie: circus use), it may be exempt from such a survey.

[Funt Solo]

I say we invade China, surround Beijing with an impenetrable force-field and go in there and count the bicycles.

It's the only way to be sure.

[Thursday]

Uh, if we surround it with an impenetrable force-field, how are we supposed to go in and count the bikes?  

Sounds like you're secretly working to keep the bike numbers unknown...

[Max Kon]

impenetrable to all those who do not have the special pass box that allows them through :)

[House of Usher]

My Chinese co-worker is of the opinion that a family of 4 would have either 2 or 3 bicycles on average. She reckons 9 million sounds about right, whether it's a fact or not.

[Rex Banner]

I remember an interview with Alanis Morissette where she was asked about Ironic and she basically said it was only a song, it doesn't matter if it makes sense or not.

Thought the Curb Your Enthusiasm episode with her in was bloody funny. Alhough the best so far has to be the Beloved Aunt one.

[Oddboy]

a professional piece if equipment

By that rationale, you'd also have to discount Posties' bicycles.

I think Unicycles should count as 1/2 a point, being only 1/2 the wheel count. As such, tricycles should be counted as 1.5 bicycles.

[Dudley]

What about scooters?  Are scooters bikes, being manually operated 2-wheel vehicles?

[Oddboy]

Are you talking about scooters

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or toyscooters

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or toiletscooters?

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[Adrian Bamforth]

Best I could do:

An old man turned ninety-eight,
entered the lottery and won a 18-30 holiday

It's a free membership on the tea-totaler's society with 25 Chardonnay tokens

It's a Death Row pardon when you're guilty of mudering the president of the anti-Capital Punishment Society.

Isn?t it ironic . . . don?t you think?

It's like an opportunity to sleep with your neighbour finally arrives on your wedding day

It's a free ride to the global warming protest

It's good financial advice when you're just declared bankrupt

Who would ?ve thought . . . it figures?

Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
On visiting the cockpit he find's the pilot's name is Steve 'Dices-With-Death-At-Every-Opportunity'.

And isn?t it ironic . . . don?t you think?

ADE

[johnnystress]

The man in the middle epitomises the definition of irony

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[Adrian Bamforth]

Because his head looks like they others' upside down?

ADE

[Satanist]

Oh Oh Oh I know this. His names Beard but he hasnt got one.








Please tell me Im right

[Dudley]

how much wood COULD a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood, in kilos?