LittleJumper 0 #26 February 10, 2002 HUH??? Not sure who you're talking about? But neither Lummy nor I are "jumpy" ..unless of course you have some other reasoning for your humor....i dont mind humor by the way...it's a good thingWhat you "think" you cannot do ...you CAN if you "think" about it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MiataDRM 0 #27 February 10, 2002 BOOOOOOOOOOOOBBBBBBBBBBBBBIIIIEEEEEEESSSS **I'm a Pschydiver!Majdi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyhawk 2 #28 February 10, 2002 um im confused(o)(o) i got a iq of 189 so there Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #29 February 10, 2002 skydiving in the Olympics...Aussies would probably take the gold for the "hit and chug" event!! Speed Racer"Fill your hand, you son-of-a-bitch!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #30 February 10, 2002 *cough* i don't think so Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #31 February 10, 2002 We could show the world a thing or two about boobies and beer as well !! You shouldn't put a knife in the toaster - but you're an adult now !!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #32 February 10, 2002 okay, here's the format for the all new olympic skydiving event. we have to include as many disciplines as possible to be fair to everyone. to start, everyone bails from 15k and has 15 seconds to do a freefly routine. after the time expires, everyone on the load has to hook up for some rw. breakoff and dump at about 7k, then reform for some crew points. land on an accuracy tuffet, chug a beer and for the final manouver, you have to run into the stands and talk a complete stranger into showing her boobies. (female competitors would have to talk a non-inebriated male into hanging a rat for the cameras).waddya think? "Jumping out of planes for the thrill of it all."-J.Geils Band Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymedic 0 #33 February 11, 2002 It wont happen....marc"...a mind stretched with new idea's will never regain its shape" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #34 February 11, 2002 not a chance in the actual olympics for sure. i guess i needed to put in a j/k at the end there, sometimes humour (such as it is) doesn't travel well electronically. "Jumping out of planes for the thrill of it all."-J.Geils Band Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymedic 0 #35 February 11, 2002 Very true...although I would love to see airspeed or magik in the olympics I am a realist......our sport just doesn't have a chance against competitve underwater basketweaving.......and you know they would take that over us........marc"...a mind stretched with new idea's will never regain its shape" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #36 February 11, 2002 Hey, Curling is in the Olympics...so anything can get in. Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #37 February 11, 2002 i think from a realistic point of view, the main problem with skydiving is that to see it, you have to be doing it. watching on tv does not convey the speed everything happens at or the skill involved. most whuffo types figure it's just gravity, any idiot can fall.i mean, crap, there was a (i swear i'm not making this up) show on today where guys were riding their dirt bikes down a ski hill, over a jump and doing these really cool moves in the air and then landing them. if that can have a tv show, but skydiving is so rare, it has to be because skydiving is a participation sport, not an observation sport. to hell with them, we'll just keep it all to ourselves... but the olympic boogie idea may have some merit."Jumping out of planes for the thrill of it all."-J.Geils Band Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymedic 0 #38 February 11, 2002 That is exactly what I am saying.....people can somehow understand a sport like curling(which I have played) much better than they ever will be able to understand the inexplicable feeling of freefall...and how truly skilled those world champs are.......now I do have a feeling that Airspeed is going down this coming year.....marc"...a mind stretched with new idea's will never regain its shape" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #39 February 11, 2002 Quoteit has to be because skydiving is a participation sport, not an observation sport.Canopy skills can be an observation sport. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyhawk 2 #40 February 11, 2002 yer but for others it gets booring after awhile youd need like at leastr one person to crash every round just to keepo them watching(o)(o) i got a iq of 189 so there Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #41 February 11, 2002 There's a very good reason why skydiving will probably never make it in the olympics... there is too high of a chance of someone dying in it.... yes, downhill skying is dangerous too, but just look at the swooping death lat year where the canopy collapsed on landing... I dont think the IOC will ever want to run that risk... after all, the only thing they care about is ratings.... (fo heaven sakes, chess is trying to get in! do we really need to be in the olympics hat bad if chess gets in???)PS: I'm not saying chess is evil, but come on, its a game, not a sport, and if the IOC is actually considering letting it in, then I for one feel no strong desire topush inclusion of skydiving in that media event.RemsterMuff 914 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E150 0 #42 February 11, 2002 I think 'Tidlywinks' should be in the olympics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #43 February 11, 2002 Just outta curiosity, but WHO volunteered me for Target practice?And I heard the closest DZ was St George. Hmmmmmm.... I have a friend who lives there, DARN ;(Still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #44 February 11, 2002 Quotefo heaven sakes, chess is trying to get in!Even scarier, bridge was a demonstration sport this year, which is the first step into becoming an "official olympic event". They actually tested the participants for doping use.WTF, bridge is not a sport.......SkyDekker"We cannot do great things, only small things with great love" Mother Theresa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #45 February 12, 2002 dave, medic,i saw my first curling match on t.v. while in germany.... i don't know...those chick with the little brooms seemd to havesome great skill and that ice loked mighty slipery...... i see som marketing and ratings in that sport......"hello, my name is ruth, and i'm a gold medilist in curling...i would like to tell you about this great new ice shoe...it keeps ya standing whe everybody else is falling on thier ass".....the following was a paid advertisment from 'no slip n on da ice footwear"......"up my noooossseee"- wingnut, at first euro dz.com boogie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #46 February 12, 2002 Back in 1987 I predicted that para-gliding would make it to the Olympics before skydiving.Now I am modifying my prediction to state that foot/ski-launched blade running wil make it to the Olympics before skydiving.The tough part will be convincing the Bulgarian competitor to take a spill everytime the crowd yawns. Ha! Ha! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #47 February 12, 2002 QuoteWe could show the world a thing or two about boobies and beer as well !! One of the quotes that stuck with me from this Olymics so far is from one of the Suiss Snowboarders...."We are mainly here for the babes and the beers...." It almost bought a tear to my eye when I heard it. I thought of a skydivers right away. Political Correctness - At least one person at any one time will be offended by something Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LittleJumper 0 #48 February 12, 2002 "Just outta curiosity, but WHO volunteered me for Target practice?"Good question? It was not Me!! Even though i'm a trouble maker...I didnt START that one!! HONESTWhat you "think" you cannot do ...you CAN if you "think" about it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazerq3 0 #49 February 12, 2002 QuoteWe are mainly here for the babes and the beersLittle does he know its more like the bishops daughters and the 3.2% piss water!!!jason Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LittleJumper 0 #50 February 12, 2002 "Little does he know its more like the bishops daughters and the 3.2% piss water!!!"GROSS!!What you "think" you cannot do ...you CAN if you "think" about it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
