On Tue, 19 Jun 2018 17:24:59 -0000 (UTC), Cursitor Doom
wrote:

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One bloke I'd sized-up waiting at the road side to
cross managed to jump backwards up an 10" curb he was so alarmed

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A mate used to do that to girls but just by blipping the throttle on
his Gixxer as he was about to pass them.

I was following him once and saw a couple collapse in fits of
laughter, like yours, after they jumped 10". ;-)

Cheers, T i m