Saturday, February 12, 2011

Day Forty-Three - The Doof Clenas

My father frequents motorcycle forums. Years ago, he was on one, and happened upon a pretty funny typo. A guy had meant to write "good clean filter" and had instead written "doof clena filter". Not realizing it was a typo at first. my dad Googled it and got nothing. Once he realized it was a typo, he picked it up and ran with it. And he hasn't stopped running. An entire forum was created just for the Doof Clenas, who were now a motorcycle "collective" (much like the Borg). They use the number 43 because "D" is the fourth letter of the alphabet, "C" the third. They throw the 43 up in pictures. They go on motorcycle rides to 43 signs. Branching off of this, still on the same forum, are the gAZINTa's (as the Doofs call them, or GazintA's, as they call themselves). They are rogue Doof pirates, and they have cookies. They take trips to 7 signs, "G" being the seventh letter of the alphabet. Every year, in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, they have a Doof-a-palooza. A ton of them get together and drink and ride (not at the same time), have a crap ton of fun, and are a general nuisance to anyone and everyone. There are a number of other, smaller but just as uproarious gatherings throughout the year. Basically, these people are just a hell ton of fun. I'd recommend getting to know some of them. I'm MiniGlide on the forum, by the way. My dad is MegaGlide, founder and president. Head on over. Doof Clenas Motorcycle Collective

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