i'm temporarily living way out of the amsterdam center. it's a long bike ride through a kind of man-made semi-wild park. one stretch is inhabitated by lots of rabbits, scottish highlander cows, and... gay cruisers! it's really quite funny. every single time i've rode through, also early foggy morning, i've seen single bikes parked by the road, and then a guy standing thirty meters into the park, waiting around and trying to look casual. after dark there's quite a few. i just googled it and apparently it's very well-known, and it was more popular before the city set out these highlanders. the world remains a fascinating place.

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posted by mr. ashe (userid: 82.150.iig9mw) on september 29, 2008 at 05:28:42 est.

i'm temporarily living way out of the amsterdam center. it's a long bike ride through a kind of man-made semi-wild park. one stretch is inhabitated by lots of rabbits, scottish highlander cows, and... gay cruisers! it's really quite funny. every single time i've rode through, also early foggy morning, i've seen single bikes parked by the road, and then a guy standing thirty meters into the park, waiting around and trying to look casual. after dark there's quite a few. i just googled it and apparently it's very well-known, and it was more popular before the city set out these highlanders. the world remains a fascinating place.

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haha...i just learned a new thing! homosexual dutch intimidated by cows. i'll keep that in mind. so are you roommateless now, living out there? (n/t) (exodus) (14:26:56 09/29/08 est)

the skinny: it's former military ammunition storage squatted by artists thirty years ago who now use it legally. a former classmate and i live in the corner of the silkscreen studio of a friendly middle-aged hippie woman. in the proximity of forest, lake, and cruising. not too bad! the housing in amsterdam is seriously fucked up, i don't know when i can find something both affordable and acceptable. but the dude abides. (n/t) (mr. ashe) (15:50:00 09/29/08 est)

yeah, i have heard it complained about many times...sounds like a similar scenario to the building another friend was living in, but he was able to get two dedicated rooms, along with his brother. this was in the old amsterdam bit. do they use it legally because they bought it, or thanks to that law about unoccupied buildings? (n/t) (exodus) (19:54:57 09/29/08 est)

i think it was legally squatted because it was unoccupied, and then they made a deal to buy/rent it cheaply. that's how it goes, when it goes well. (n/t) (mr. ashe) (18:25:37 10/01/08 est)

the system works! sometimes. (n/t) (exodus) (20:01:37 10/01/08 est)

i'm surprised that it hasn't been co-opted by the municipality, actually. since this is amsterdam, i wouldn't've been surprised if there would've been a curfew for cyclists, so as not to disturb the gays. and if it had been put on all tourist maps. and if some artist had been commissioned to make a bronze sculpture of a homo and a highlander, side by side like brothers. amsterdam: well-exploited liberalism! (n/t) (mr. ashe) (14:30:12 10/03/08 est)

oh shit *i* make brzone sculptures, this could be the commission i've been waiting for!! (n/t) (substance j) (21:41:27 10/06/08 est)

so like toilet toe tapping but with more nature? (n/t) (yoodaa) (15:16:18 09/29/08 est)

yes. it's amazing how well it seems to work. looks like you can get your fix within fifteen minutes, 24/7. (n/t) (mr. ashe) (15:53:33 09/29/08 est)

i actually got cruised whilst hanging out in just such a park once. i was sort of flattered at first, but he kept on pressing me for like 10 minutes. i noticed he was wearing a wedding ring and suggested that we could go have a threesome with his wife, but just about that time some park ranger fellow came along and told us the park was closing, so i never got an answer from him. i would have done it, i think. (n/t) (sweater fish deluxe) (17:06:49 09/29/08 est)

i considered just standing around there reading the paper, and then when a guy comes along and asks тАЬwhatтАЩs the time?тАЭ i can just wink and say тАЬoh, i'm just тАШreading the paperтАЩ...тАЭ (n/t) (mr. ashe) (18:23:16 09/29/08 est)

you should do that, and make a full report. (n/t) (exodus) (19:52:22 09/29/08 est)

...while suggestively swaying your hips. pretend that you don't know that you're doing it. (n/t) (yoodaa) (21:43:34 10/01/08 est)

i would not have. (n/t) (exodus) (19:52:34 09/29/08 est)

wow. years ago i got propositioned by a guy at an art gallery to have a threesome with his wife. it was really appealing because they were obviously quite loaded. maybe i could've become their house boy or something? i was at the gallery with a girl i was dating and i guess she got really mad that they asked me and not her. (n/t) (substance j) (22:45:45 09/29/08 est)

well, obviously they were looking for a second penis, so what's her problem? (n/t) (aerisdead) (20:12:26 09/30/08 est)

yes, because a guy cruising for gay sex is absolutely going to take you home and introduce you to his wife. "hey honey! you'll never guess, but..." (n/t) (aerisdead) (20:14:13 09/30/08 est)

and if his "wife" also had a penis? mmm awkward! (n/t) (yoodaa) (22:05:26 09/30/08 est)

oh yeah, i guess that's possible in california. if anything, the "wife" should be more hurt in that situation - the dude was cruising for something he should have been able to get at home. (n/t) (aerisdead) (22:14:30 09/30/08 est)

i'm sad that brandon beat me to the witty analysis but i have to add that i'm especially struck by the fact cows have hampered tearoom activities in this park. it could be that i just downed a pint of beer on an empty stomach but this story made my whole night. (n/t) (substance j) (22:47:22 09/29/08 est)

i love highland cows. (aerisdead) (20:13:06 09/30/08 est)

highland calves more like. (exodus) (22:26:37 09/30/08 est)

oh shi- (n/t) (jeurja) (01:52:56 10/02/08 est)

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