Irish bikes are all the same colour: Ginger

There are things that just don't go together - like a mug of earl grey tea and a hamburger, an Irish man and a non-alcoholic drink or a student and a book :-). It would look ridiculous, right?
Well, I had the same feeling today when I looked at my bike (which I had rented for 35 Euro for the whole year!) and the lock I had bought for it...
You might know by now (if not: have a look at the quiz!) that Limerick can be dangerous from time to time. That's why I decided for a very good lock - before I had even seen the bike I would get... I paid 12 Euro and proudly carried home a really strong, thick lock with a key that looked like a car key. And there I was, ready to meet my future bike. Wow, looked really great from far away. I see, made in Sri Lanka. Where are the lights? Haha, Phil, the manager, started laughing. Reflectors? Hahaha, Phil laughed even louder. Bell? Giggle. I tried to break - and could bend those breaks nearly 90 degrees. "Needs to be like this", Phil nodded, eager to convince me. "You don't want to be flung over the handlebar in case of an emergency stop, do you?" I pulled the breaks again, my thumbs nearly touching each other. I wouldn't really call this "retarding effect" an emergency stop that could fling me anywhere, not over the handlebar either.
I got off the bike and wiped all the rust from my clothes. Well, my lock might have one purpose in the end: to hold the wheels together once the rust has given way to nothingness.

"Well, in Switzerland, we need to put stickers on the bike for insurance reasons.."
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Told him that just for fun.