Gawain 0 #51 December 13, 2002 Quote Damn, I must be getting old. Here you go -> National Lampoon - January 1973 I was only four years old in 1973, but I saw the humor in your avatar and signature without connecting it to National Lampoon. Deep breath everyone.... So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #52 December 13, 2002 Quote OK, I'll tell mine.... There was this mouthy freeflyer on dropzone.com I PM'd with sometimes. He wanted to come to Texas to jump while it was still cold up in Ohio. I offered him crash space, like I would any other skydiver. Wasn't no way I was getting romantically involved with some 21-year-old Yankee! Anyway, I wasn't even available -- I'd been dating someone I worked with for a couple of weeks. So I went to the airport to pick him up, and waited and waited and didn't see him disembark. I was afraid I'd missed him, so I started wandering around baggage claim looking for him. Then suddenly, I saw this tall, tie-dye-wearin', cute-faced guy, surrounded by luggage and a gear bag, looking around the terminal. "Oh shit," I thought. He was adorable. We didn't touch each other that whole visit, though we were spending every moment together and loving it. Then, on his last day here, we were joking about how I should adopt one of AirAnn's kittens, and he said suddenly, "Well, maybe Bob can help you take care of it." Bob was the guy I was seeing. I got quiet and said, "I haven't thought about Bob in a week." Then on the last jump that day, right before I had to take him to the airport, we did a 10,000-foot kiss pass, aaaaaand the rest is history. soooo thats how he stole you away from me!! I still remember when you got pissed at me for faking the loss of my virginity that was pricelessI swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikkif 0 #53 December 13, 2002 Quote We both believe in ourselves but believe in the team even more. Dude. >snifFreedom -- Expression -- Spirit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lolie 0 #54 December 13, 2002 Quote Here you go -> National Lampoon - January 1973 "The page cannot be displayed" Oh well, I believe you. I'll let the sadistic signature slide this one time... btw- I've never seen National Lampoon anything... I'm probably missing out on an important piece of Americana, aren't I? And, just to make you feel older... I have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan Era. I was prepubescent when the Persian Gulf War was waged. Black Monday 1987 is no more significant to me than the Great Depression. I was 9 when the Soviet Union broke apart and do not remember the Cold War. I am too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up. Tianamen Square means nothing to me. My lifetime has always included AIDS. Bottle caps have always been screw off and pill containers have always been difficult to open. Atari predates me, as do vinyl albums. I have never owned a record player. The Compact Disc was just introduced when I was born. As far as I know, stamps have always cost about 33 cents. There have always been answering machines. There have always been VCRs, but I have no idea what BETA is. Even the Walkman was introduced by Sony before I was born. Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show. I have no idea when or why Jordache jeans were cool. I have never seen Larry Bird play. I've never taken a swim and thought about Jaws. The Vietnam War is as ancient history to me as W.W.I, W.W.II and the Civil War. I don't know who Mork was or where he was from. Michael Jackson has always been white. Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America, and Alabama are places, not groups. McDonalds never came in Styrofoam containers. There has always been MTV. and... I don't have a clue how to use a typewriter. Doesn't that make you feel old? -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #55 December 13, 2002 Lolie, you're an ass I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lolie 0 #56 December 13, 2002 Quote Lolie, you're an ass Who, me? -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #57 December 13, 2002 Quote And, just to make you feel older... Thanks... Quote I have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan Era. I was 9 when the Soviet Union broke apart and do not remember the Cold War. One was the result of the other. Quote Tianamen Square means nothing to me. Imagine participating in a rally and a bunch of your own army's tanks run you and your friends over (5,000+ dead). Quote Atari predates me, as do vinyl albums. You are fortunate about Atari...there used to be an "ailment" called "Atari Thumb"... Vinyl is great. Quote There have always been VCRs, but I have no idea what BETA is. BETA was just another attempt by Sony to be unique...like those mini-disc things that never caught on. Quote I have no idea when or why Jordache jeans were cool. Many of us that lived through don't understand why either... Quote The Vietnam War is as ancient history to me as W.W.I, W.W.II and the Civil War. Each a very important event in our history, I hope you will read a little about them with some interest. Quote There has always been MTV. Yeah, but have you ever seen them actually play a music video...I have...okay, who wants to touch me... Quote Doesn't that make you feel old? Not too old...you whipper snapper...So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lolie 0 #58 December 13, 2002 Thanks, I feel smarter. And you have the obvious advantage over me: You got to start skydiving earlier! -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DZBone 0 #59 December 13, 2002 QuoteI have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan Era. Heh, me either, but not because of age... _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #60 December 13, 2002 Quote Quote I have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan Era. Heh, me either, but not because of age... Uh it's pencil shavings Mom, I swear, and and and there not mine either,Stevie asked me to hold it for him I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #61 December 13, 2002 Quote You got to start skydiving earlier! Well...maybe a bit, but not because I'm older...late start..but have been in full overdrive since 6/01... So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DZBone 0 #62 December 13, 2002 Quote Uh it's pencil shavings Mom, I swear, and and and there not mine either,Stevie asked me to hold it for him Actually, it was "No, Mom. Those are just seeds. I'm a little dry right now." She didn't see the humor in it. _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lolie 0 #63 December 13, 2002 Quote have been in full overdrive since 6/01... See, that's a whole year! Okay, not getting homework done; might as well go to bed... G'night, all! -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #64 December 13, 2002 On my bday 6 years ago. My brother in law walked into my apt with this tiny little fur ball tucked into his flannel shirt. He handed it over to me and i held it for the first time. It was love right away. I love my precious little pyscho kitty. She's sitting here with me right now. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
suz 0 #65 December 13, 2002 I have a lump in my throat. I think I'm gonna cryI'm tired of waiting for mine to come back...Lonely the life can be. "Sometimes a man gets carried away, when he feels like he should be having his fun and much too blind to see the damage he's done well, sometimes a man must awake to find that, really, he has no-one" Don't bother me, I'm living happily ever after Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluefingers 0 #66 December 13, 2002 I've also got a Peanut! Also tortoiseshell, but I think she's a witch cat - we had a huge storm last night, very noisy. While her brother was beside himself, little Peanut was outside having a ball! She came in AFTER the rain stopped, purring and looking very chuffed with herself ..... Kerry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rgoper 0 #67 December 13, 2002 Quote I want place and circumstance place: nightclub circumstance: both "on the prowl" date: 1986 somthing or another, been together ever since then, going on 17 years of marraige. what a bummer. J/K i won't get into any further details, as my wife would kill me! *if she found out* i know she lurks behind me though! hi edith! --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skreamer 1 #68 December 13, 2002 You make me sick... (both of you) blech, now I feel nauseous, I liked you much better when you were a psycho bitch with all that twisted anger to share.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mouth 0 #69 December 13, 2002 I remember when Vietnam was officially over and the guys coming home. I also remember there were so many that didn't. I remember John Glen and watching all the Apollo flights on black and white TV. I have a picture from 35,000 when the space shuttle blew up. I remember how I felt when it exploded. I remember segregation in schools. I remember when females couldn't wear pants to school. I remember my mother wearing a pant suit to work for the first time. The funny thing is hopefully you will live a long life and remember many things you can share long after I'm gone. We all have a time to be here and a time when we will be gone. We are neither OLD or YOUNG. We are exactly where we are supposed to be, doing exactly what we are supposed to be doing at this time. Life is like that everyday and in relationships. When it is the right time for you to find someone you will. Until then live your life and be happy. -- Hot Mama At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #70 December 13, 2002 Oh my God, Jessica, you're gonna love this one. In October of 1992, I, being the nice guy I am, went to a birthday party. The party was for one of my ex-girlfriends, but I was invited, so i went. The party was, well, pretty lame, but I held it together for most of the night. Some drinking was done, by me (most of the others were not legal), and that made the night slip by a little better. Well, people are starting to leave, and I'm sitting on my ex's front porch steps, talking to her best friend, Stacey. I had met her before, but never really sat and talked with her. We hit it off pretty well, and were having a really good conversation. At this point, Stacey's ex was leaving. He hopped into his Olds Cutlass, threw it in reverse, floored it out of the driveway, across the road, and right into the front of my Plymouth 'Cuda. Holy SHIT was I pissed! I wanted to kill him! I restrained myself though, and made sure the police were called, to fill out the accident report. I didn't have insurance, but he did, and was at fault, so I _needed_ that report. The cops show up, take all the names, write up the report, and check id's. Well, I was still talking with Stacey, and was really into her. Funny, willing to listen, yet speak her mind too. I was seriously thinking about asking her out. Well, up walks Mr. Officer, who happened to be a guy I gradualted with. He says "Jim, you need to come over here." He told me there was a "money or body" warrant out for me. I freaked! Saaay what?!?! Well, the fine due (for a fine that I really had forgotten) was $235. I had just over $100 in my pocket. I tried raising the money as fast as I could, but eventually Chris had to take me to jail. He stalled booking me in though. He had said he thought we were close on getting the full amout, so he let me sit in the booking room, and smoke, for a couple of hours. Yep, sure enough they raised the money, and got me out. They had made a list of who put in how much money, and the next week I paid everyone off, except for the guy who hit my car. Never did pay him..... Well, I get back to my car, and to my surprise, there is Stacey, sitting on my hood. I was dumbfounded! I figured she would have been long gone by then! She says "o.k. now that's over, what was it you wanted to say to me, right before you, um, 'had to leave'?" This floored me, again. After all that, here she was, still waiting for me! Well, I asked her out that night. I figured she waited through that mess, she'd be worth keeping. She said yes. 5 years to the day after then we were married, and that was just a bit over 5 years ago.... Yep, all that and 10 years together. Of course, we've had our ups and downs, she's really tested my patience, but hey, that's another thread! It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cgross 1 #71 December 13, 2002 I stole her from my college roomate. He liked her, and then I moved in when he wasn't around. It has been 4yrs, and life is good. (My roomate was a dick, so I didn't mind screwing him over) Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropdeded 0 #72 December 13, 2002 How did you meet the love of your life? __________________________________________________ Rehabdropdeded pcss#26 ------------------------------------------ The Dude Abides. - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattb 0 #73 December 13, 2002 We met skydiving - my second tandem and her first. Long story short I was new to the city, saw a flyer at the office for a group trip to the dropzone and thought - I did that 3 years ago and met a bunch of people, I'll do it again. Got there and found out nobody else from my work had shown up but got on school bus with 30 strangers (to me scarier than jumping out of a plane). To get 30 tandems up took 10 hours thanks to the rain and 2 1/2 years later we're engaged. The hardest part of the story to believe? I went 3 years between my 1st and 2nd tandem. -mb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #74 December 13, 2002 Quote At least we don't have names like skank and bitch ass whore. Oh! But those names are soooo cute! Well, I guess I met him at Collegiates; but, I don't remember much of Collegiates! So, I met him again a few months down the road when I drank all the beer at his house! We ran out of cold beer, so he tried to chill some more with canned air! (Gotta pick the smart ones!) Then, a few months later down the road, he thought that I tried to seduce him when really all I was trying to do was hook him and Chris back up!There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #75 December 13, 2002 I had just finised my AFF....Jtval had a sexy voice narrating his AFF video and I was watching it with him....I asked, "Who is that voice doing your video?" I was a major wakeboarder before I skydived, and the voice on the video was TOTAL surfer-like, just like I like He said: "What? You've never met BillyZ?" Me: "Nope" Then I preceeded to do 5 jumps w/ a whuffo chick's boyfriend (PURELY INNOCENT)....so she pushed the issue even more....Her: "You have to meet my boyfriend's roomate, BillyZ...you two would go great together." Me: (thinking to myself) "yea, yea, yea...don't worry, whuffo, I'm not after your boy-toy" Finally the next day, said BillyZ showed up at the DZ...I had about 13 jumps, and he had a black eye. GOD it was sexyWe've been in love ever since....Here's how he won me over: We met two days before he left for the first Venezuellan swoop challenge. The day before, he jumped onto the beach, I met him there and we went swimming (I didn't have a bathing suit, or a bra...ha ha ha...wet t-shirt anyone?) He called that night to make sure I arrived home safely. No-one ever bothered doing that before...POINT 1. The next day, he left for Venezuela, he went through two hours of trying to figure out how to use a calling card from there. Many of the guys didn't even get to call their wives b/c they couldn't figure it out. He called me once each day for 4 of the 6 days he was there. MORE POINTS! Then, when he flew in, he drove in the middle of the night, from Miami to Orlando, where I was living and brought me a small Venezuelan gift, even though he knew he wasn't going to *score* MAJOR POINTS! After that, we spent every weekend at the DZ together. We'd always stay in the DZ owner's trailor on the DZ. Then we moved in together 8 months later. The rest is history Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
