penny-farthing

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AN emu on a penny-farthing might seem like a strange idea to some but for Cumnock resident Les Roberts it's a perfectly logical creation.

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  • You can†™ t miss the penny-farthing bicycle parked out front. —  News from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The Baltic Times.
  • Ad Astra: While some of the science-esqe verbiage that brochure is throwing around sounds suspicious, the concept of ... meh: Ah, so that's what you'd get if you combined a skate board and a penny-farthing bicycle … —  OhGizmo!
  • AN emu on a penny-farthing might seem like a strange idea to some but for Cumnock resident Les Roberts it's a perfectly logical creation. —  Central Western Daily
  • Mr Roberts, who created his sculpture using scrap metal, said an emu on a penny-farthing seemed like the natural choice for the project. —  Central Western Daily
  • Going by the last podcast, you need to make sure to get Pablo and his penny-farthing out this time. —  The RiotACT
 

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