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Like many people I have several moments I wont soon forget, but my favorite wasn't related to a particular jump: I was WFFC way back when it was at Quincy and a huge storm had blown through a hour or so earlier. A load had gone up after the storm passed and a big way was opening up with this huge thunderhead in the back ground. The sun was setting and it was lighting up the canopies and the clouds just perfectly. I was standing there in my sandals with a cold beer just soaking up how beautiful that picture was when I heard this little girl say, "Look mommy, butterfly people!" I turned to see her mom look up then start to lean down and explain to her daughter that those were canopies, not 'butterfly people', but then she smiled, put her hand on her daughter's head and said, "Yes honey... butterfly people." Sorry if that's a bit too sappy, but it still stands out as one of my favorite moments in over a thousand jumps. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

I haven't heard that Nantucket one in a loooong time! Here's two other ones from the poop joke stage in my life... oh wait, I've never grown out of that stage! There was a man from the bluegrass who had two balls made of brass and in bad weather he'd rub them together and lightning would shoot out of his a$$. edited by Skymama for breaking forum rules. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

There are countless posts about trying to make the general public or powers that be understand and accept BASE, but the problem is that making "normal" people understand our motivations may not be entirely achievable. I'm not trying to be pessimistic by saying this, but rather offering a possible explanation to the resistance to our never ending quest to be able to 'do our thing just like all the other extreme sports enthusiasts'. The problem is that as BASE jumpers we have accepted and embraced the 'fear' of falling. But this fear is a basic instinct in the human mind that is difficult for most people to even consider trying to overcome... much less embrace with the enthusiasm that we have. Climbers, skiers, etc. risk faling, but we do it intentionally, which is fundamentally opposed to this deep rooted basic fear that most people have. By going so far against the grain of what everyone considers 'common sense' we set ourselves apart from the norm. One of the most common reactions from people when they see something different (especially something that conjurs up primal fear) is to oppose it at all costs. I wish I could do a better job at explaining this, but I'm an engineer, not a psychologist. The best explanation I've seen for this though is in the book Falling: How Our Greatest Fear Became Our Greatest Thrill by Garrett Soden. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

A guy get's pulled over for speeding down in LA (that's 'Lower Alabama' by the way). The good ol' boy state trooper is looking at the guy's license and says, "It says here you're supposed to be wearing glasses but ya ain't got no glasses on." To which the guy replies, "It's ok, I've got contacts." The trooper looks stearnly back at him and says, "Look, I don't care who you know... It says here you're supposed to be wearing glasses!" "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Two guys walk into a bar... the third one ducks. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Globexplorer is also a good site, http://imageatlas.globexplorer.com/ImageAtlas/view.do?group=ImageAtlas They typically have color pictures, but they have an annoying watermark type of image across it unless you sign up for their service. This is isn't my house, but more like a nearby playground. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Well, if we're posting bad opening pics, then this is one everyone should see. This is a video grab from a friend of mine shortly before his risers sliced off the wide angle lense of his camera. the resulting opening was fine and was even on heading. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Quote...this might be an odd thing to do for fun?Quote I thought the same thing when I looked at this video grab. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Daaaum! what a GILF! "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Jizz mopper at the local adult video arcade. I only do gas. WaaaaaaaH! "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Anything by AC/DC... Back in Black being one of the best. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

There's certain stuff that give me the heebee geebees or makes me uncomfprtable, but I've got this wierd fear of dogs. Not all dogs, mainly the ones with dark fur around their mouths like Rotweillers (sp?) and any agressive ones. When I was about 4 years old I had a run-in with a great dane that just left this weird primal fear in me that I can't shake. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

If you only have a few hours, go to the Plaza. You can shop if you want, but there are a bunch of good restaraunts and bars as well, and the people watching is good there to. It's incredible how much money some people in this town spend on their clothes and cars! "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Every year at Dollar Daze up in Ft. Dodge, IA most of us in Zoomeeland always end up running around naked. It's like this cosmic force or something that we could never figure out until one year when we dug around the annual campsite and found this. Now we know the reason for all that drunken mayhem! "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

I've never used this one in conversation and the ladies are not going to like it, but... Bacon Cave "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Little man in the boat. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Ok, Last one I promise: What's grey and comes in quarts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This one is really bad... . . . . . . . . . . . . . An elephant! "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

What has seven arms and sucks? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Def Leppard. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Was has two legs and bleeds alot? . . . . . . . . . . . . . Half a cat! "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

The best 4-wat team name I ever heard was "Otter Droppings". I guess if you wanted to rip that off you could be "Otter Droppingz". "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

You just reminder me of an interesting letter I recently read. (see attached doc.) "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

I had an idea for a song about the old Nova canopy, but I never finished it. To the tune of the song "Lola"... "He crashed and burned on his first hook turn, and the reason why was because he jumped a Nova. N-O-V-A Nova. The second time he jumped he tried it again, but he hit even harder and now he's laying in a coma. C-O-M-A coma. No-no-no-no-no-nova!" American Idol here I come baby! "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Quotelack of noticeable deformities.Quote I guess that means my "third leg" would be a problem? "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

[replyHome Depot is a seriously underrated store when it comes to adult entertainment. I don't remember seeing some of these isles at the Home Depot near my house! www.the-homo-depot.com "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Yeah, I guess that's a bit more accurate. I was going to refer to throwing a football, but then we'd probably get into some kind of "American wussy" football vs. soccer, rugby, etc. discussion. Everybody knows how to drink and throw darts though. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!