scottbre 0 #51 January 22, 2002 Quote. . . i could be at the bars waiting for creepy men to hit on me." Yep, if you are going to have creepy men hitting on you, it might as well be at the DZ. "Let the rabbits wear glasses. . . " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #52 January 22, 2002 "Yep, if you are going to have creepy men hitting on you, it might as well be at the DZ. Right?"Exactly! And at the dz, I tend to not have to pay for my beers in the process!"You laugh at me because I am different, and I just laugh at you." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkM 0 #53 January 22, 2002 "Exactly! And at the dz, I tend to not have to pay for my beers in the process!"Wow, and here I thought they didn't have anyone smart over at Purdue Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #54 January 22, 2002 QuoteDumb End User Or "Defective End User"Funny story about computer people and our never ending supply of acronyms (too many TLAs - Three Letter Acronyms) - not that we have too many or anything. Ok, so that's how I could remember PCMCIA - People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms... but anyway, to the point... the lady I worked with that kept track of our trouble calls would mark "FU" on the sheet if she Followed-Up with the user to make sure their problem was fix. No one really thought anything of it until a user saw their name on the call sheet with "FU" after it.I ain't happy, I'm feeling gladI got sunshine, in a bag Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #55 January 22, 2002 Oh, pshaw. I'm super nice to whuffos. I (very happily!) explain anything they want to hear, and manage not to roll my eyes if they irritate me. I'm sooooo nice to tandems it's ridiculous. Once, I ran into a woman at the dz I'd spoken to once before -- she'd come out "just to watch" and I talked her into doing a tandem that very day. When I saw her again, she was doing AFF and gave me a huge hug. That said, yeah I make fun of them with other jumpers. I'm a professional editor; we make fun of people who write improperly punctuated letters to the editor. Movie buffs make fun of me cause I've never seen "Animal House." I really don't see the problem here.Pet me! I'm harmless and cute! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #56 January 22, 2002 IN FACT (doing a little post-whorin' here, hee hee) I first logged onto DZ.com as a one-tandem wonder, and asked a big buttload of silly whuffo questions, and every one of them was patiently and good-naturedly answered. And I think most of us try to keep that good attitude alive.Pet me! I'm harmless and cute! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #57 January 22, 2002 "The bar man, they took the whole fucking bar!""Over? Did you say over? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell, no! And it aint over now. CAuse when the goin' gets touch...the tough get goin'! Who's with me? HEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYyyyyyyyyyyyy"Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.-General George Patton- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #58 January 22, 2002 Quote"Over? Did you say over? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell, no! And it aint over now. CAuse when the goin' gets touch...the tough get goin'! Who's with me? HEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYyyyyyyyyyyyy"That is such a great scene! The pinnacle of fine cinema. Justin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #59 January 22, 2002 Someone, who's real identity won't be revieled, that I'll call 'Ms. J." had never seen that movie. Which left me slack-jawed in surprise, since I thought it was required for entrance to most colleges. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.-General George Patton- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JDBoston 0 #60 January 22, 2002 "Son, fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #61 January 22, 2002 And she calls herself literate! Bah!We'll put her on double secret probation! MUAHAHAHAHA. Justin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #62 January 22, 2002 "Son, fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life."Huh? Is that what I've been doing wrong? "I got some beers....Let's Drink em!!!"Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #63 January 22, 2002 QuoteSomeone, who's real identity won't be revieled, that I'll call 'Ms. J." had never seen that movie.Thanks for your lame effort at discretion, but I openly reveal this fact a couple of posts up. QuoteAnd she calls herself literate! Bah!I am! I know who my father is!*rim shot*Pet me! I'm harmless and cute! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #64 January 22, 2002 "and every one of them was patiently and good-naturedly answered"Ohhhh..that must have been before me......"I got some beers....Let's Drink em!!!"Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
homer 0 #65 January 22, 2002 NONE of us were BORN skydivers.Sorry to burst your bubble but I was.Why dont we get drunk and screw. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lazerq3 0 #66 January 22, 2002 I just wanna say I agree with skybytches "put up or shut " quote!!!! Thats One thing I get sick of hearing. "Well I really wnat to do that BUT!!!!!" SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP!!! If you really wanted to do it you will and can. I talked a guy into doing a tator ride at our dz and two weeks later he did his first tandem! He came and saw what it was aabout and made his decision. I think most of us here had to struggle some at first to get started, so dont give me any lame excuse about money !! If you scared to ...thats fine its cool ...no problem but dont lead me on with some dumb ass excuse!am I better than anyone else for jumping ...hell no.... do I feel better about myself for jumping,...hell yes!!!jason Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #67 January 22, 2002 "no problem but dont lead me on with some dumb ass excuse!"YEAH!!!! and the same goes for Chics on dates!!! "I got some beers....Let's Drink em!!!"Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites StevieBoy 0 #68 January 23, 2002 emmajust read your post, sorry it's so late, but, way to go.I jump for myself, not to impress anybody, good attitude girl."Skydiving's a source, it'll change your life, swear to God" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Iflyme 0 #69 January 23, 2002 QuoteWhy dont we all, the next time we get a question like "isnt it like minus 100 degrees up there?" not laugh and revel in our 'superior knowledge', but rather pull up a chair, open a few beers and try and spend a few minutes telling people what it's really like and what the real deal is?I'm too bloody lazy to read all the rest of the replies right now, but I would guess that most of us actually do make it a point to be good ambassadors for our sport! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freefallfreak 0 #70 January 23, 2002 Krosfyah,You ask - why do you laugh ot whuffos? That one's easy...they are a part of life - and life was meant to be laughed at/with...so I laugh at/with them...lol.FFF Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites fonz 0 #71 January 23, 2002 QuotePCMCIA - People Can't Memorize Computer Industry AcronymsI can. Looky here:AMIGA: A Merely Insignificant Game Addiction APPLE: Arrogance Produces Profit-Losing Entity BASIC: Bill's Attempt to Seize Industry Control CD-ROM: Consumer Device, Rendered Obsolete in Months COBOL: Completely Obsolete Business Oriented Language DEC: Dump Everything and Close DEC: Do Expect Cuts DOS: Defective Operating System HCL: Hilarious Computer Logic HP: Hot Pursuit IBM: I Blame Microsoft IBM: Idiots Buy Me IBM: Idiots Building Machines IBM: I'll Buy Macintoshes IBM: It Bit Me (sounds like Freeflyplaymate...)IBM: I've Been Mislead IBM: I've Been Mugged ISDN: It Still Does Nothing (or Dutch: Ik Snap Dat Niet)LISP: Lots of Infuriating & Silly Parenthesis MAC: Most Absurd Computer MACINTOSH: Most Applications Crash; If Not, The Operating System Hangs MICROSOFT: Most Intelligent Customers Realize Our Software Only Fools Teenagers MIPS: Meaningless Indication of Processor Speed NEXT: Now EXchange for Trash OS/2: Obsolete Soon, Too. PENTIUM: Produces Erroneous Numbers Through Incorrect Understanding of Mathematics SCSI: System Can't See It PCMCIA: People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms WARP: What A Rotten ProgramWINDOWS: Will Install Needless Data On Whole SystemWWW: World Wide Wait Alphonshttp://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Iflyme 0 #72 January 23, 2002 QuoteWife = dont tell her..........You're not married, are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 3 of 3 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
lazerq3 0 #66 January 22, 2002 I just wanna say I agree with skybytches "put up or shut " quote!!!! Thats One thing I get sick of hearing. "Well I really wnat to do that BUT!!!!!" SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP!!! If you really wanted to do it you will and can. I talked a guy into doing a tator ride at our dz and two weeks later he did his first tandem! He came and saw what it was aabout and made his decision. I think most of us here had to struggle some at first to get started, so dont give me any lame excuse about money !! If you scared to ...thats fine its cool ...no problem but dont lead me on with some dumb ass excuse!am I better than anyone else for jumping ...hell no.... do I feel better about myself for jumping,...hell yes!!!jason Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #67 January 22, 2002 "no problem but dont lead me on with some dumb ass excuse!"YEAH!!!! and the same goes for Chics on dates!!! "I got some beers....Let's Drink em!!!"Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevieBoy 0 #68 January 23, 2002 emmajust read your post, sorry it's so late, but, way to go.I jump for myself, not to impress anybody, good attitude girl."Skydiving's a source, it'll change your life, swear to God" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iflyme 0 #69 January 23, 2002 QuoteWhy dont we all, the next time we get a question like "isnt it like minus 100 degrees up there?" not laugh and revel in our 'superior knowledge', but rather pull up a chair, open a few beers and try and spend a few minutes telling people what it's really like and what the real deal is?I'm too bloody lazy to read all the rest of the replies right now, but I would guess that most of us actually do make it a point to be good ambassadors for our sport! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallfreak 0 #70 January 23, 2002 Krosfyah,You ask - why do you laugh ot whuffos? That one's easy...they are a part of life - and life was meant to be laughed at/with...so I laugh at/with them...lol.FFF Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fonz 0 #71 January 23, 2002 QuotePCMCIA - People Can't Memorize Computer Industry AcronymsI can. Looky here:AMIGA: A Merely Insignificant Game Addiction APPLE: Arrogance Produces Profit-Losing Entity BASIC: Bill's Attempt to Seize Industry Control CD-ROM: Consumer Device, Rendered Obsolete in Months COBOL: Completely Obsolete Business Oriented Language DEC: Dump Everything and Close DEC: Do Expect Cuts DOS: Defective Operating System HCL: Hilarious Computer Logic HP: Hot Pursuit IBM: I Blame Microsoft IBM: Idiots Buy Me IBM: Idiots Building Machines IBM: I'll Buy Macintoshes IBM: It Bit Me (sounds like Freeflyplaymate...)IBM: I've Been Mislead IBM: I've Been Mugged ISDN: It Still Does Nothing (or Dutch: Ik Snap Dat Niet)LISP: Lots of Infuriating & Silly Parenthesis MAC: Most Absurd Computer MACINTOSH: Most Applications Crash; If Not, The Operating System Hangs MICROSOFT: Most Intelligent Customers Realize Our Software Only Fools Teenagers MIPS: Meaningless Indication of Processor Speed NEXT: Now EXchange for Trash OS/2: Obsolete Soon, Too. PENTIUM: Produces Erroneous Numbers Through Incorrect Understanding of Mathematics SCSI: System Can't See It PCMCIA: People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms WARP: What A Rotten ProgramWINDOWS: Will Install Needless Data On Whole SystemWWW: World Wide Wait Alphonshttp://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iflyme 0 #72 January 23, 2002 QuoteWife = dont tell her..........You're not married, are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
