No, not really. If I really got a new bicycle, I’d put the title in bold, all caps, and finish with at least five or six exclamation points. What I’m really talking about is a funny little internet meme that I just discovered. A guy in San Francisco was thinking about how he was gently teasing his wife about her dedication to Obama. She was an enthusiastic cyclist, but her volunteer campaign work for Obama was cutting into her ride time, so her husband said to her, “Barack Obama is your new bicycle.”
He then went and sent up a funny, but utterly simple website called, appropriately enough, Barack Obama Is Your New Bicycle. When you go there, you see a silly but nice little thing about Obama, such as “Barack Obama wanted you to have some cupcakes.” If you keep hitting refresh, you get other nice messages. This, of course, has spawned variations, such as “Hillary Clinton Is Your New Bicycle,” which plays with the whole “Hillary is mean” image. For example, “Hillary Clinton thinks Shakespeare was Francis Bacon.” My personal favorite. Now you can play the game with Michelle Obama as well, and a few others. Check them out for a laugh.
By the way, if anyone does want to get me a new bicycle, I’d like a 2008 BMC Pro Machine (61 cm) with full Campy Record parts and Fulcrum Racing 1 wheels. I like the blue one. Thank you.
Thanks for the laugh. Although very funny, sorry; it’s not good enough to buy you a new bike!
Oh, Hob, that’s such a funny site. It’s such an essentially sweet fantasy, isn’t it, and one that says a lot about how he really reaches people. Imagine my surprise, in fact, when I discovered that Barak gave me the name of his literary agent and suggested I send them my book?