For the people out there who ride motorcycles, can you please tell me what the deal is with “pocket bikes“? They’re these teeny versions of large street bikes that people buy for some reason. Jen and I were driving through Ellicott City a few weeks back and some guy was selling them in an empty Royal Farms parking lot. He was riding around in circles, and he looked like a Russian circus bear riding a tricycle. Why would anybody buy one of these? All it says to me is, “I’m too poor/stupid/gullible to afford a real crotch rocket, so I’m going to buy this minibike and ride it around my neighborhood to annoy the crap out of my neighbors.” Am I missing something here?

Charlie Brown Christmas, 12.7.2004

This is your Secretary of Defense. “Support the Troops” my ass. What a dick.