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Peter Nicholas shortened and a play on beatnick ( I'm old)
Since joining I'd used a caricature an art student sketched on the subway and handed to his unknowing model as I left the train but last month Brian Young published "The Train NYC 1984" and one of the photos is of a 33 year younger me.
https://www.lensculture.com/articles/brian-young-the-train-nyc-1984
As a night owl I was perennially late to work, trains pulling into the station were packed. The only way to board was between cars, though it's both illegal and dangerous. I recall turning my head in shame when he snapped this picture, neck muscles are slower than even a slow shutter.
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When I first started on the net it was on the Ducati Index, and I was lucky enough to score the name "duc". It suited me at the time and I've been lucky enough to be able to keep it on all the sites I've ever registered on. Here is a photo of my steed at the time. I've swapped up to what I affectionately refer to as a Canadian Pack Mule (which is a BMW R1150GS).
Dissapointed that this wasn't a Pratchett reference 馃檨
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Because I am admittedly, a NASA fanboy, and enjoy trolling ulackfocus in return for his trolling Speedmaster threads.