Dandy horse
The dandy horse is a human-powered vehicle that, being the first means of transport to make use of the two-wheeler principle, is regarded as the archetype of the bicycle. The dandy horse was invented by Baron Karl Drais in Mannheim, Germany, and patented in France in February 1818 (Badenian privilege in January 1818). It is also known as a Laufmaschine (Drais' own terminology, German for "running machine"), the official designation velocipede, or draisine (a term now used primarily for light auxiliary railcars regardless of their form of propulsion), and in its French form draisienne.
The dandy-horse was a two-wheeled vehicle, with both wheels in-line, propelled by the rider pushing along the ground with the feet as in regular walking or running. The front wheel and handlebar assembly was hinged to allow steering.
Several manufacturers in France and England made their own dandy-horses during its brief popularity in the summer of 1819—most notably Denis Johnson of London, who used an elegantly curved wooden frame which allowed the use of larger wheels. Riders preferred to operate their vehicles on the smooth sidewalks instead of the rough roads, but their interactions with pedestrians caused many municipalities worldwide to enact laws prohibiting their use. Later designs avoided the initial drawback of this device when it had to be made to measure, manufactured to conform with the height and the stride of its rider. An example is Nicéphore Niépce's 1818 velocipede with an adjustable saddle for his 'velocipede' built by Lagrange.
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Love Machine
by: PrinceLove machine
yeah
Hey, yeah
I've got the toys, 2 turn your body out
I've got the noise, 2 make u scream and shout
The love machine will take your body higher
'cause if it don't then I know u're a liar
Don't lie, u want some love that will make u cry
17 tongues licking from the neck down
moving in a quickspeed circular motion
round and round, I said it round and round
like u like it, I can lick it like u like it
I've got the toys, 2 turn your body out
I've got the noise, 2 make u scream and shout
The love machine will take your body higher
'cause if it don't then I know u're a liar
Love machine
Don't bathe
The love machine cleanses with a little faith
like a car wash spitting out soap and oil
there ain't never been a cleaner girl in the whole wide world
Turning in your body's, psyche, dial a perfume that u like
the love machine will put it on u right
I've got the toys, 2 turn your body out (think I don't)
I've got the noise, 2 make u scream and shout
The love machine will take your body higher
'cause if it don't then I know u're a liar
Hey yeah, What time it is, love machine
love machine, what time it is, love machine
fast or slow like a Leslie goes
if u want I can give u complete control
Over your climax and over mine
the harder u come, the longer the time (time)
the longer the time, (higher) the longer the time
the longer the time, the longer the time
the longer the time it takes
love machine, the love machine
hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
Shall we say we're in Paris? (I don't know)
Shall we say we're in Rome? (We could)
Shall we imagine a menage-a-trois? (I'm too young)
Shall we imagine we're alone? (What can I say 2 that?)
Shall we dream of each other naked? (Shit)
Shall we get undressed right here? (I don't know) (love machine)
Shall we do this thing by the books? (What are u doing 2 me?)
Shall we give in 2 our biggest fears? (the love machine) (Are u afraid?)
Are u going 2 dance with me? (higher) (Yes.) (love machine)
Are u going 2 going to let me spin u around? (I might)
Are u going 2 kiss me quietly? (Can't u hear me?)
Are u going 2 make love with sound? (the love machine, higher love machine)
(Isn't that the way it's done?)
Are u playing the part of a shadow? (I am not)
Or are your inhibitions gone? (They are)
Are u afraid of the love machine? (love machine) (Hell no)
Or will u let it drink u till dawn, drink u till dawn
I've got the toys, 2 turn your body out