Amazon 7 #51 May 28, 2003 Quote Maybe I'll have to dress in a low-cut blouse so guys will want to impress me Wendy I think we are hanging out at the wrong places for that to work. It seems to me most of the jumper guys are young.. really young.... the old rich ones frequent the golf courses and yacht clubsThen again those guys are usually there with the trophy blondes. Amazon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #52 May 28, 2003 Fleige, how many times have you heard "well, just how hard is it, anyway? You're falling. Anyone can fall..." The common appearance is that it's easy (they've obviously never seen me fly...). You just hop out and everything just flows from there. They don't know about the hours of freefall time trying to perfect a sit; or learning about fallrate control...or anything else. And because they don't actually know how hard it really is, they assume it's easy. They have one experience or do a little research one afternoon, and voila! They now know enough to "pose". And because they think it's easy, they have no fear about being "caught out" and publicly shamed. Mark, you have some significant points. A person who shams others is lacking self-esteem, and self respect. A person who finds the need to lie about accomplishments or whatever is someone who, for whatever reason, lacks the confidence in themselves to find their specialness and show that off. There is something unique in everyone, but it can't be polished and shined until it is identified...and wanting to be bigger/better/other than themselves is something which will get in the way of finding out who and what they are, what their contribution is, and making that contribution. Just my .02.... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
divingduck 0 #53 May 28, 2003 QuoteYou know what this thread needs? Spectre230, he's done stuff you would never believe, like that one time he jumped from the space shuttle... apparently he was SO much off an asshat that sangiro deleted all his posts. Damn, I was just getting interested! If I loved you anymore I would have a stroke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FliegendeWolf 0 #54 May 28, 2003 Well, to me no matter how easy something seemed, there will always be lingo or certain ideas that even a beginner (even a tandem student) would know. To return to my Subway example, I do not think that working at Subway would be terrible difficult. That does not mean that I would be able to jump into working there without any training. I'd still need to be introduced to the Subway protocol before I could work there.A One that Isn't Cold is Scarcely a One at All Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #55 May 28, 2003 Agreed; however, I think that self-esteem / self respect is only one factor in the equation. They may also be so lacking in social skills or perception of reality that they actually don't realize how utterly silly they look. That isn't amusing, or even annoying - that's just plain sad. I think we should have a contest to give people like this a widely-accepted nickname! My proposed names are: "Poser" (variant of "One who poses" or contraction of "Phony" and "Hoser") "Posey" (contraction of "Poser" and "Pansy" or "Pussy" [the term should be generic, however; that is, applicable to either male or females. "Pussy" has at least three other slang meanings that I'm aware of]) "Foozy", "Phoozy" or "Foozie" (contraction of "Fool", "Phony", "Fuzzy", "Doozy", or "Ditzy") Anybody else? "The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #56 May 28, 2003 Quote Hoser Us canadians would take great exception to this one! Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #57 May 28, 2003 Quote Quote Hoser Us canadians would take great exception to this one! That's why it's part of a contraction, rather than being used by itself. Take off, eh! "The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slowfaller 0 #58 May 28, 2003 Quoteapparently he was SO much off an asshat that sangiro deleted all his posts. Damn, I was just getting interested! If I remember correctly, good 'ol Spectre230 requested HH to do this. He probably knew how much of an asshat he was, and felt like an asshat. Chris --"Someday you will die and somehow somethings going to steal your carbon" -MM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #59 May 28, 2003 Quote Hoser -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Us canadians would take great exception to this one! Whatever. You guys are the only folks who have "Eh!" lines on your canopies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
divingduck 0 #60 May 28, 2003 oh, to be an asshat. Is that different from asshole? If I loved you anymore I would have a stroke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #61 May 28, 2003 Quote oh, to be an asshat. Is that different from asshole? One's on top, the other's inside. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #62 May 28, 2003 QuoteQuoteI hope he doesn't since he's a total asshat, but then again, I hope he does so he sees everyone still makes fun of him. God that guy was an assclown. wonder if thats the spammer? I just went to look up some posts of this guy its pretty damn funny if you check em! I dont really remember this guy! guess I should be glad How did you look them up? HH deleted all his posts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #63 May 28, 2003 Quote "well, just how hard is it, anyway? You're falling. Anyone can fall..." Ya know...I was just talking to my sister and she was trying to tell me the same thing. Bad thing is....she has two jumps I think. She started flying planes recently so she thinks that driving a plane is" flying." I just told her..."When you jumped you fell....when I jump I FLY," Quote Us canadians would take great exception to this one! You're French Canuk.....aren't you used to being made fun of.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #64 May 28, 2003 Remember Clay, one day I'm a Frog, the other I'm a Hoser, the next I'm Eurotrash, or then a Quebeker.... cant pin one on me.. Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,584 #65 May 28, 2003 Quote"Poser" ... "Posey" ... "Foozy", "Phoozy" or "Foozie" In motorcycle circles, particularly those of the Harley persuasion, they're called poseurs. Kinda gives it that "I'm French so I must be cultured" feel. Then there are the "rubs" (rich urban bikers). They kinda go with Ken and Barbie. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #66 May 28, 2003 Inst' Poser quite used in general too? Maybe its a Canadian or Quebec thing, but it is quite used in English up here....Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #67 May 28, 2003 Quote one day I'm a Frog, the other I'm a Hoser, the next I'm Eurotrash, or then a Quebeker.... cant pin one on me.. If 27 pairs of shoes fit....well....then you have lots of shoes..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #68 May 28, 2003 Quote In motorcycle circles, particularly those of the Harley persuasion, they're called poseurs. Kinda gives it that "I'm French so I must be cultured" feel. Wendy W. I like it! The bikers probably wouldn't mind our "borrowing" their phrase, since the circumstances that prompt the comparison are much the same."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robskydiv 0 #69 May 28, 2003 Very well said Mr. Smith, I mean Mark. Man I love your icon. Lost In Space, now those were the days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #70 May 28, 2003 Quote Very well said Mr. Smith, I mean Mark. Man I love your icon. Lost In Space, now those were the days. I hope I'm as good-looking (and as well-loved) as Jonathan Harris was when I'm his age. By LIS, he'd been in show biz for ages as a villain (and he made a wicked one too), and though the show sucked, he enjoyed doing comedy for a change, even if it was over the top and campy."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #71 May 28, 2003 I'm 90% sure there's at least one semi-frequent poster to dz.com who I think is doing exactly this. The problem is that she's read enough online that it's not so easy to bust. I won't name names, but when I was in her region and tried to track her down once to say 'hi', I couldn't find a single person who knew her... I really do feel sorry for people who's lives are so incredibly boring they have to make up an interesting one just to feel good about themselves... _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aneblett 0 #72 May 28, 2003 Which subway? Could have some fun with this... Did you call her on it or just sort of end the conversation and leave? AgeS.E.X. party #2 ..It is far worse to live with fear, than to die confronting it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clownburner 0 #73 May 28, 2003 Quote One of my favorites was a kid who said he did a base jump tandem in mexico. The guy then said it was about 150' with a 15 second delay. Yeah, it's called 'mescaline.' 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aneblett 0 #74 May 28, 2003 Quote Hrmm, that would put them into a very deep grave. Nope, I think that they would get the standard 6 Feet that the rest of us get... AGeS.E.X. party #2 ..It is far worse to live with fear, than to die confronting it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sarge 0 #75 May 28, 2003 Quote How did you look them up? HH deleted all his posts. Yeah, Spectres posts are gone but there is hours of entertaining reading from replies and comments to his posts. Such as: How if he had a bad mal, and was getting real close to the ground, that he would roll over so the last thing he would see was the sky before he slammed in... or... the multiple seaplane jumps he had over niagra falls... or... talking about how somebody should put nailpolish on their slinks to measure stretch... he seems to have been pretty proud of post-whoredom too... buyer beware. and I aint eatin at subway no more!-- I'm done with the personally meaningful and philosophical sigs!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
