 Poster: A snowHead
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Over the hill....
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| "You ski like Donald Duck, Daddy." |
Fun article that will ring a few bells especially for latecomers to skiing and parenthood!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Nice one. If you like P.J. O'Rourke's style he's written a number of books now in paperbacks. My favourite is 'Holidays in Hell'. Superb description of Korean student riot management and loads of other funny travelogues from unlikely locations.
An Italian ski instructor once described a beginner as 'skiing like a stork trying to pass a bag of nails'. More descriptive than 'Donald Duck' 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Nice one PG, good way to start the day  All seems a little familiar - my son (11) keeps reminding me that the next time we ski, he'll give me some (much needed, apparently) coaching.
As for being likened to animals.....my wife was told by an ESF instructor a couple of years ago that she skied like an elephant. Now as a petite female, it couldn't have been an insult aimed at her size, although God alone knows what he meant. We were on holiday with a company called Hannibals at the time, so maybe it was a stab at humour......
Last edited by Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see? on Thu 15-04-04 9:40; edited 1 time in total
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You cant honestly have children called Muffin and Poppet? please tell me its a joke!!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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He is american isn't he? BTW my daughter gets called Poppet even if that's not her real name!! I guess I'm just a big softee!
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PJ's a smart man, I don't think he called his children Muffin and Poppet. They may well be nicknames, and who knows? maybe he's thinking of protecting their privacy through later years.
PG, have you had a stab at any other of PJ's stuff? I'd be interested to hear your views...the man can be roaringly funny but his opinions are rather different to many of yours.
I heartily recommend his "All the Trouble in the World (The Lighter Side of Overpopulation, Famine, Ecological Disaster, Ethnic Hatred, Plague, and Poverty)"
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I only used to get called poppet when my eyes flashed red and I moved into "hell raising brat " mode.
The best instructing I ever had was from my Uncle, he taught me more in one afternoon than two weeks in ski school, huge improvement.
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My kids don't comment on my skiing.................I never manage to ski fast enough for them to see!
Oh yes and why is it when you finally catch up with the little b****rs, out of breath and legs shaking like jelly, you get "ok Mum?" and they are off again before you have enough breath to answer! 
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There's a PJ Rourke quote that goes something like this:
""There's lots of argument about what kind of car drives best. Some say a front-wheel drive car. Some say a rear-wheel drive. I say it's a rental car. There are things you can do with a rental car that are just impossible with any other kind of vehicle."
Some might say - not me! - that the same applies to rented skis...
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DavidS, you mean like they've got special wax for mounting kerbs ?
He also calls the horn an Egyptian Brake Pedal - if you've ever been in Cairo you'll know exactly what he means.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Cedric,
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| PG, have you had a stab at any other of PJ's stuff? I'd be interested to hear your views...the man can be roaringly funny but his opinions are rather different to many of yours. |
Funny yes, outrageous at times. I have trouble knowing when to take him seriously, and find some of his stuff pretty naïve, particularly if it wasn't written 'tongue in cheek'. "Eat the Rich" was readable, but it still displays a considerable apparent ignorance of cultural and historical complexities. At least I managed to finish it though - books by authors who would consider Attila the Hun to be a pinkie wimp, with or without a sense of humour, are not my cup of tea!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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When I think of the joy of teaching young children to ski I only have this in mind.
PS. Moderator - Hope this is inline with your expectation.
Last edited by And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports. on Fri 16-04-04 15:32; edited 2 times in total
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In general we prefer images to be links to the image rather than embedded pictures as above.
Two reasons, first it increases the download time for the page, important if you are on a dial-up, secondly it can spoil the look of the page if too many clashing graphics appear. "Makes the piste bumpy" in Ian's parlance.
The exceptions are the "Buy, Sell, Exchange" forum where pictures are obviously useful, and "Other Stuff" where anything goes and frequently does. 
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You know it makes sense.
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Yes saikee that's how we like it
I was letting it pass in this instance but thanks for changing it. My post doesn't quite make sense now but I'll leave it for others to figure out what was there.
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