Tyler ShickMore PostsPhoto In Need of a CaptionWe always hear about Andy and his cycling, but we all guessed he new how to stay on the bike.
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andy had a really, really bad day shaving his legs.
Gas may be expensive, but riding a bike will still cost you an arm and a leg.
In response to recent criticisms, Tour de France drug testing has been taken to a whole new level.
Another example of how the illusion/mask of perfection is really not so perfect after all. (in reference to Scott’s words about him talking about how he thought Andy would know how to stay on the bike)
This is what it looks like after you lose a bet with Doug Fields!
What happens to flatulence when the spandex are too tight!
SCARRED
Preparing for the hurt in the SYM office!
Crash Brazelton is a giant faker looking for sympathy…this is Hollywood makeup…
Brazelton was mistaken for Lance Armstrong. Got caught in a mob…
You think Gold Bond will help this?
Nice Try, you still have to be at the podcast!
“Youth minister hits the road for a trip”
….and what had happened was….
I never knew the neighbors poodle could be so vicious. Next time I won’t cut through their yard.
Whoops, excuse me.
“I thought it was toilet paper…but it was dark and I missed. Note to self: get rid of the sand paper!”
Mommy, I have a boo boo.
Do these shorts make my butt look fat?
Thats the last time I sleep in the Junior High Cabin at summer camp!
“Wow….those deacons meetings are getting BRUTAL!”
Doug, Next time you tell the students. No more Ice Cream gatherings in the student area.
Uhhh, no I didn’t fall. I ummm… was peddling so unhumanly fast that uhhh… the seat burned right through my shorts… yeah that’s what happened.
Buttless Chaps are never a good idea while biking…
Natural grain honey energy bar – $4.00
Custom fitted spandex outfit – $50.00
Bear jumping out behind bushes and trip to emergency room – Priceless
For everything else there’s Simply Youth Ministries.
I guess I could leave the training wheels on a little bit longer…
after another recent challenge among the SYM crew with tacos, beans, and rice, andy finally realized that his intestines had gone too far.
Thank you sir, may I have another!
..then a buddy of mine came by on his motorcycle and asked if I would like a little help … you know me, I can’t say no … yup, i forgot about the exhaust pipe, but got a quick reminder!
“Andy, the Other, other White Meat”
Oh no! I’ve been caught! May day! May day! Retreat! Retreat!
Riding bikes is hard to do.
When blue flames go bad…
Apparently the WMU Jazzersize class is for women only.
“I’m sorry Mr. Fields! I promise I will be diligent about writing your sermons!”
caption-”Strawberries are in season!”
It was a photo finish. Brazelton won by the seat of his pants!
Is there something on my leg?
“Hey guys, I’ve got a serious snake bite here…will someone suck out the poison for me?”
“Youth Workers. Take a lickin’ and keep on tickin’”
Man, did I ever get a raw deal on that one!
“Banged up, Bruised, and Broken… I’m still yours.
Spandex is a privilege not a right. Look what happens when you think otherwise.
Are you sure there’s nothing there? It really hurts…not here, or here so much, but right here…
I don’t think jumping a baptismal full of piranhas is my spiritual gift.
Purpose driven bike riding!
Thankfully, this year’s summer retreat turned out better than last year’s.
Proof that not everybody fully understands the grunge look.
“Maybe camping in the Mohave wasn’t as good of an idea as I thought…”
Hazing isn’t limited to just colleges. Andy shows off his bruises after being initiated into SYM.
I think I might have hit my shoulder. Could you take a look?
So I said, “What could possibly go wrong? I’m wearing professional grade spandex!!!”
“Can you see a mark? Not here… or here so much… See, I told you Richard!”
Sometimes dodgeball time with the Middle Schoolers gets a little out of hand.
Thank you sir, may I have another!
Andy can you say toe clip?
Here is a few:
“you think that looks bad, you should see the other guy.”
“NO pain, NO gain”
“It’s only a flesh wound”
the legs not too bad, but that face…poor guy.
I guess I got a little over zealous with those warm up deep knee bends…
Andy’s still waiting to get enough points to buy his bike, and the “pretending” is getting too real.
Not so much a caption, as it is a question:
What does this do to all your endorsements? Dude!
Honey that Nair you gave me, was I supposed to leave it on for 3 hours or 3 minutes?
mmmm… strawberries…
Mr. Mcgee, don’t make me angry. You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.
GOT SKIN! I need it.
“You should see the other guy!” “No one told me about the BEWARE OF DOG sign!” “You should see the dog!” “There’s more than one way to skin a biker!”
“Dude, I told you not to eat that last bean burrito before the race.”
Didn’t Doug always talk about clipping the first guy of the neapolitan wad of spandexed bike riders with his car on the way to church?
“Who put a picture of Josh’s face on Andy’s butt?”
I don’t know which one did it, buth I am going to get them for taping that super tack to my bike.
“…and I was riding along like this when Doug pushed me right off my bike! Is there a mark?”
“I’m too sexy for my bike, too sexy for my bike, too sexy by far…”
His scar on his leg will heal on it’s own, the scars on our hearts on our hearts will heal with God.
Andy’s dream of becoming US Postal Service’s first cycling mail deliverer has really come back to bite him!
“It’s no skin off my butt” or…
“Turn the other cheek”
And you guys accused Natalie of showing too much skin!
I hear alcohol makes that feel better. Grab ya a jug!
no need andy, you had me at hello…
so, um, is there a winner for this contest?
Andy’s next book not to write:
Purpose Driven Bike Riding!!!
“Yeah, it kinda hurt…but at least it goes with the shirt!”