Post #3348008

2026-05-05 06:51 UTC

@spacelizard@aus.social > Taking the piss is a colloquial term meaning to either mock at the expense of others, or to be joking, without the element of offence > age and appearance are a crappy basis for taking the piss out of anyone mate, if someone wears $300 bibs while riding a $10,000 carbon bike, and takes themselves seriously, that's something I'm going to take the piss out of. This has nothing to do with ones appearance, and everything to do with their sartorial choices and attitude about it. Age also has nothing to do with it, it's just more likely that people in the middle age have the disposable income to sink into $300 bibs and $10,000 carbon road bikes. Hope that helps

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@budududuroiu@hachyderm.io 2026-05-05 06:54

@spacelizard@aus.social Since we're talking about Bike Snob NYC https://xcancel.com/bikesnobnyc/status/1865840574672085295#m

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@spacelizard@aus.social 2026-05-05 07:31

@budududuroiu@hachyderm.io I didn't need any of that explained to me. Taking the piss out of someone for taking themselves too seriously is fine, in fact it's practically mandatory! That's not what the MAMIL acronym stands for though, and you yourself started this with the words "taking the piss out of middle aged people in Lycra". Claiming now that it's nothing to do with age or appearance when it's literally a reference to both (and nothing else) is clearly nonsense. It's just a tired old poorly targeted stereotype that we're better off forgetting. Trying to redirect the discussion to people who spend more on their bike and gear than you think they should isn't making you sound any better. If they can afford it and it makes them happy then why not? Focusing on the cost instead of the attitude you assume goes with it just makes you come across as a jealous gatekeeper.

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