JohnMitchell
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For some reason I didn't either. But I've done enough first aid on injured people and seen enough dead skydivers to know a thing or two, and when I see someone who looks like they could use a little advice or help, I'll give it to them. If they don't want it, that's fine too. I've seen the results of people who don't want to listen or learn. Has someone recently played Skygod around you? Because you seem pretty put off by something.
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What is the worst alien movie you've ever watched?
JohnMitchell replied to promise5's topic in The Bonfire
Not an alien movie. You're thinking of The 3 Stooges in Orbit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Stooges_in_Orbit -
Rush (Reverend) Horton Heat
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A friend asked me in high school if I wanted to go jumping that weekend. After initially telling him he was crazy, I said "Yeah." I guess I liked it. Out of our group, I was the only one who kept jumping. Pretty common thing, though. I'm pretty glad I did. I've done and seen incredible things around the world, and met some of the best people anywhere, especially my wife.
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Our skydiving themed artwork was baby style, with smiling happy animals jumping and under parachutes, lots of pastel colors.
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Everclear
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I like it. Valinda stenciled parachuting elephants all around in our nursery. Of course, we only got one skydiver out of all four kids.
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Soundgarden
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I get that a lot. It's a curse I tells ya.
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Lucky is a sweetie pie Jersey girl used to post here. She still pokes in from time to time. A real cutie.
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Mine was kinda like that, except they greased my hips and threw a Twinkie out the door. Did you start jumping in Key West, or San Francisco? Naw, that's actually an old joke about "How do you get a BYU coed out the door?" Besides, I said "hips" not . . .
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Mine was kinda like that, except they greased my hips and threw a Twinkie out the door.
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Punchline. . . . "Wow, so did you jump?" "Yeah, just a little, right at first. Then I got used to it."
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I've taken 3 of my four kids. Those are pretty memorable moments. One day I was suiting a bunch up for their tandems. A new mom, holding her month old baby, was watching with a gleem in her eye. I told her it looked like she really wanted to go herself. She said yes, but she had to feed her baby in half an hour. I told she'd be back by then. She quickly handed the baby to her husband and ran off to do the paper work. Minutes later we're on the plane climbing to altitude. From the ride up, the exit, freefall and canopy flight, she was tuned in and doing fantastically. She enthusiastically enjoyed every moment of our jump. She would have made a great skydiver. What humbled me so much was her trust in me. As a new parent, you do anything you must do to protect your baby. That she trusted me like that was very moving to me.
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Perfect reference. I see I posted waaaaay too much in that thread.
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Or BenWarm.
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There sure are. Too many people launching them instead of doing the transition, though. Noobs need more talent. Gotta admit it was with trepidation that I searched youtube for "horny gorilla jumps".
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Here's how it got its name. Several jumpers, 3,4 or more would link up in a circle, holding hands. We call this formation a star. Then one would signal and all would swing their feet down under and forward at the same time. As the feet met in the middle, everyone would lock their legs together with everyone else's. Then everyone would let go with the hands, lay back and make goofy faces and ape noises. Being skydivers we weren't just gorillas, but horny gorillas. Sounds goofy, yeah, and probably is, but it's a helluva lot of fun at 100+ miles an hour with a bunch of friends.
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You're silly.
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Yeah, I kept getting my a$$ kicked. BTW, my kid played video games and real sports, a good mix. He did a tandem when he was 14 and it didn't really thrill him that much.
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I heard the last line as: Beautiful streamer please follow me dow Like that song.
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Is this back in the States at manufacturing or a repair depot somewhere else?
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Completed AFF Level 1 and 2 today (video)
JohnMitchell replied to rohicks's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
Looking good. Stay chill like that on your level 3. -
Nice one, Amazon.
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You didn't know that?