BASE813 0 #1 September 25, 2003 http://icthewharf.icnetwork.co.uk/features/features/page.cfm?objectid=13444289&method=full&siteid=71670 they get paid for this shit????? - a 12 year old school project would have been more informative!! BASE DESIRES OF FLYING LUNATICS Sep 25 2003 word from the water cooler William Ham Bevan A SINISTER form of mass delusion appears to have reached Canary Wharf. Once, it mainly afflicted celebrities, such as the R `n' B singer R. Kelly. As he so memorably confessed: "I believe I can fly - I believe I can touch the sky". My response? Prove it, mate - the window's over there. Do the charts a favour. And take those wet gobsh*tes Westlife with you, with their drivel about "Flying Without Wings". (Splat. Splat. Jaysis! Splat. Feck! Splat.) Anyway, the latest manifestation of this mental illness has hit the headlines in this very newspaper: the so-called sport of base jumping. As you will have read, this entails hurling oneself from the top of a tall landscape feature, such as a half-completed skyscraper, and deploying a parachute only at the last possible moment. For a while, I had wondered where the name of this lunatic pastime came from. As ever, the Internet came to the rescue: "base" is an acronym for building, antennae, span and Earth - the four objects from which these people leap. "Span" is a clumsy synonym for "bridge", which is just as well. Otherwise, it would be known as "babe jumping", which brings to mind a far more attractive prospect. Those with filthy minds can insert their own joke here about the "reserve chute". Mystery still surrounds the identity of the bird-brained birdman who leapt from the top of One West India Quay. I suspect we'll only find out when he ends up splattered all over the Quay: a likely prospect, since an average of 10 base jumpers meet their maker each year, although it's not the UK's most dangerous sport. That accolade, incredibly, goes to angling. But I'm reminded of a story I heard from a local newspaper hack from a small town up North. He used to work with a coroner who prided himself on his precise use of language. At one inquest, after a woman had leapt to her death from a church roof, the coroner got increasingly annoyed with a policeman who kept referring to "injuries sustained in the fall". Eventually he interrupted the hapless copper: "No, no, constable, it weren't the fall that killed her," he fumed. "It were the impact of the landing." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Atle 0 #2 September 25, 2003 I kind of like the idea of BABE jumping...See what I'm saying? Thats what I'm saying! What am I saying? I DON'T KNOW!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydive84 0 #3 September 25, 2003 I couldnt agree more. If you just cant be bothered to research a story wots the point? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iam 0 #4 September 25, 2003 It sound pretty accurate to me Mike! "Don't ever knock on deaths door, just ring the bell and run away - it really pisses him off" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #5 September 26, 2003 WTF is angling? All I could find was some sort of fishing...www.WingsuitPhotos.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #6 September 26, 2003 QuoteWTF is angling? All I could find was some sort of fishing... That's the one. I'm pretty sure that Australia's most dangerous sport is Rock Fishing (more fatalities per year than BASE and Skydiving combined) as well. Now where is that Extreme Bass Fishing link?-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wzettler 0 #7 September 26, 2003 I can't believe I found one!!! I don't know how to make it clicky. http://www.northstarbass.com/fishin_pics/extreme99.htm I think when Jesus said "love your enemy" he probably meant don't kill them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #8 September 26, 2003 Have a look at the Extreme Bass Fishing helmet.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #9 September 26, 2003 QuotePLEASE NOTE: This helmet is modified for Competition Bass Fishing and is not suitable for being used as a skydiving helmet. PMP!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pbla4024 0 #10 September 26, 2003 I,ve heard, that most dangerous sport is Mallorca hotel balcony jumping. Time to time they miss swiming pool. Ten to twelve fatalities every year. Fido Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peterk 0 #11 September 26, 2003 Whats the point in buying an extreme bass fishing helmet, with this disclaimer? THINK HELMETS LTD. has made every attempt to build our products to be as safe as possible. However, neither THINK HELMETS LTD or its dealers are in any way responsible for any injuries, losses or damages sustained while using these products. These helmets are not DOT or Snell certified and are in no way developed to be protective. The wearer uses these products at their own risk with full knowledge of the risks involved in their activities. Though no activity is 100% safe and no helmet or other headgear can provide 100% protection against injury or death, the wearer can greatly reduce their chances of serious injury, or even death by using good judgment regarding safety and not to perform maneuvers that may be beyond their capabilities. BASE jumping? No thanks, I'll stick with fishing or golf...--------------- Peter BASE - The Ultimate Victimless Crime Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #12 September 27, 2003 QuoteHave a look at the Extreme Bass Fishing helmet. WTF? I don't know whether to laugh or cry... Make fun of skydivers or BASE jumpers all you want, but at least they're trying to achieve something noble - human flight. As a child, I know I never dreamed about catching fish... I dreamed about flying. And now I'm learning. www.WingsuitPhotos.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andy2 0 #13 September 27, 2003 hey now, while it may not be a huge adrenaline rush landing a nice bass is a great feeling. Plus, I've had dreams about fishing beautiful mountain streams on a fly rod and they almost rival my flying dreams. Not quite though! p.s. I do not wear a helmet during fishing so don't ask! hehe --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #14 September 27, 2003 Quotep.s. I do not wear a helmet during fishing so don't ask! hehe Is that the Bass fishing equivalent of a McConkey ? -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base311 0 #15 September 28, 2003 yeah I have to concur... there's nothing quite like having a big ol' fat-daddy striper slam a top water lure, then to have it drag out almost all of the line on your reel - and having to use two hands to hold it up for the camera after you've landed it. It's all about variety and quality. Gardner p.s. the GaDNR has recently begun a program to re-establish lake sturgeon in Georgia - probably will be a couple of decades before they're ready for serious sportfishing, but I'm looking forward to it for sure. The last documented lake sturgeon caught in Georgia was circa 1960. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wilmshurst 0 #16 September 29, 2003 "...not to perform maneuvers that may be beyond their capabilities." LOL - it's bloody fishin' The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #17 September 30, 2003 QuoteLOL - it's bloody fishin' That's the kind of complacency that kills. I'll bet you're one of those know-it-all anglers with between 200-500 catches. Think you know everything and can do no wrong. You're a risk to yourself, our sport, and your fellow anglers. Godspeed my friend, you'll need it... www.WingsuitPhotos.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andy2 0 #18 September 30, 2003 its people like you described that burn good fishing holes for the rest of us extreme anglers. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
