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What the heck is "PHELPS"
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:11 pm
by My2Wheels
I found a biker patch onine that said PHELPS with a red circle and slash line through it. As in "No PHELPS".
So, I'm wondering what PHELPS means?
Anybody know?
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:24 pm
by flynrider
The Rev. Fred Phelps is the leader of a religious group that stages (highly distasteful) protests at the military funerals of soldiers killed in Iraq.
There are motorcycling organizations (most notably the Patriot Guard Riders) that ride in these funerals and attempt to shield the families and friends from the wacko protesters.
My guess is that you ran across one of those riders.
Then again, maybe it's someone who hates competitive swimming
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:38 pm
by HYPERR
flynrider wrote:
Then again, maybe it's someone who hates competitive swimming
I thought it was maybe a diehard Mark Spitz fan......
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:23 pm
by Wrider
Ahhhh, another Freddie hater! Fred Phelps came to my school one time actually! Rather fun going over to where he was picketing gays and lesbians and whoever else he thought was evil (everyone but his church) and hitting on him!
Don't think I've seen such a shocked face since!
Wrider
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:08 pm
by RockBottom
It's a small group of mostly one inbred family that is psychotically homophobic. You have to be careful, though--the organization funds itself by law suits against people who are so incensed that they they attack the protesters.
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:57 pm
by My2Wheels
Ah! I've heard of him. I just didn't know the name. Kudos to the Patriot Riders! But I'll be damned if I'll even put a No Phelps patch on my leather. Even bad publicity helps those clowns. I'm not about to give them even that satisfaction!
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:57 am
by bikernana
Just remember not all Phelps are related. I'm a Phelps, but I'm thankful I'm not related to that Fred Character. It's kinda funny when I first saw the subject line, I thought WHAT? 'What does Phelps mean?' I'm still trying to figure that one out. So when any of you do, please let me know. Have a safe Labor Day weekend to all.
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 11:12 am
by Erg0n
flynrider wrote:The Rev. Fred Phelps is the leader of a religious group that stages (highly distasteful) protests at the military funerals of soldiers killed in Iraq.
There are motorcycling organizations (most notably the Patriot Guard Riders) that ride in these funerals and attempt to shield the families and friends from the wacko protesters.
My guess is that you ran across one of those riders.
Then again, maybe it's someone who hates competitive swimming
yeah that guy and his peeps wanted to come to canada to protest at the funeral of the recent greyhound bus murder. they, of course, go denied
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:35 pm
by SBK15
Michael Phelps
The beast of a swimmer than swam for the U.S. in the olympics. jk i dont really know
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:08 pm
by Z
flynrider wrote:The Rev. Fred Phelps is the leader of a religious group that stages (highly distasteful) protests at the military funerals of soldiers killed in Iraq.
There are motorcycling organizations (most notably the Patriot Guard Riders) that ride in these funerals and attempt to shield the families and friends from the wacko protesters.
My guess is that you ran across one of those riders.
Then again, maybe it's someone who hates competitive swimming
That pretty much sums it up. Phelps and his organiztion are scum...
