 Poster: A snowHead
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After much debating I have decided to open this topic once more. Phil will be happy 
I thank you
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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no it's not.
I win the debate!
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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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I fear jonpaul that reopening this topic will get you nowhere especially as the vast majority of users seem to ski 
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How can you say that? In that case as I attempt both what does that make me!!! 
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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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If you think about what he's saying, he might just be trying to make a socio-snowsport observation by drawing an analogy to gender and sexual preference.
Us "sliders" (broadly) fall into two groups - skiers and snowboarders. This is just like the division of gender: men and women. It is generally true that skiers tend to prefer to share the mountain with other skiers and socialise with other skiers. In fact, ask many a skier whether they'd prefer the company of another skier or a snowboarder, and a large number would respond "skier". Taking this across to the gender analogy, we would be describing men who prefer the exclusive company of other men, even at the expense of the company of a woman. To some, this is a (but not the) definition of homosexual.
So, by saying "skiing is gay", he is simply likening the social interactions and natural groupings of snowsport enthusiasts to that of homosexual humans. Alternatively, he might be observing that the operation of "interaction" within either social framework is closed with respect to the two sets defined by each framework.
Either that, or he's saying we're all a bunch of raving poofs.
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I think it's a cry for help 
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jonpaul, But as a lady skier once commented to me.... "Tried this boarding lark but it's not for me, can't stand having my legs fixed together all day ....."
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FYI-This was a very popular Topic on the old SCGB Website & has been brought back to life to once more to get a bit more Banter going-Oh Db will be pleased! 
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masopa, your argument intrigues me, but here is it's fatal flaw:
Homosexual men are known for having good dress sense - getting clothes that co-ordinate, etc.
The ability to dress well is not something that skiers are known for, yet it is a trait claimed by boarders.
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Now as you all know it's not like me to get involved in these'discussions' - but this one is so stupid that I have to advise jonpaul (does that sound like a gay name or what?) for his own good.
First I must say life is full of choices, you can be a skier, a boarder, a fruit-booter, a snowblader or a fireman/woman. Hetrosexual, homosexual, bisexual or buy-sexual (Hugh Grant). I have nothing against peoples preferences, and have nothing against homosexuals although I don't personally bat for the same side. It's a shame that some people have quite rightly made their own choice in life, but it's obviously the wrong choice (e.g. boarders & snowbladers).
Now skiing is sexy there's no doubt about it. Look at all the lasses in those tight ski pants. Skiing works the 'bottom' muscles (technical term) much more that say boarding and bums of the opposite sex are sexy.
Now lets have a look at boarding .......
Seen any boarders with sexy bums or a good pair of lungs? Me neither because the @rse of their pants is round the back of their knees and their clothing is so baggy. The only time boarders see each others bum is in the shower. In fact the only way to identify the sex of a fully clothed boarder is by the goatie on their chin. It is also a well know fact that boarders without girlfriends or rich boyfriends are normally homeless whereas skiers normaly have a bit of dosh (money). So whereas us skiers have sexy bums and a few reddies (money) to attract the opposite sex, the boarders have nowt. Futhermore, you just have to look at their "plastic soldier" type stance on the board. An ideal stance for playing hide the sausage in the trees don't you think?
I'm not saying boarders are gay but you the jury have seen the evidence and I'm sure will make your own mind up. 
Last edited by Ski the Net with snowHeads  on Mon 1-03-04 11:25; edited 1 time in total
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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But unwrapping the present is part of the fun....on the other hand, the goatee beard isn't always a reliable indication, and you could be in for an unpleasant surprise.... Best to check out a few other factors other than the apparel mentioned by DB....
Dilated pupils? Sweet-smelling haze around a group? A boarder/boarders.
On the streets between 2 am and 5.30am? A boarder - not gone to bed yet.
Out and about between 6.30 am and 11 am? Definitely not a boarder, they've bought their croissants and finally gone to bed.
Passed out and lying in a heap in the entrance to your apartment building as you set off for the day? You've guessed it - a boarder.
And the obvious ones, from a distance:
Movement on the piste? Probably not a boarder.
Lack of movement, grouped together in the middle of the piste, usually in a blind spot? Definitely a group of boarders.
Only kidding.... well, partly  I've been in Les 2 Alpes for the Mondial du Surf (first part of week) followed by the Mondial du Ski (second half) for the past few years, in October. Two different universes...
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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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| masopa wrote: |
If you think about what he's saying, he might just be trying to make a socio-snowsport observation by drawing an analogy to gender and sexual preference.
Us "sliders" (broadly) fall into two groups - skiers and snowboarders. This is just like the division of gender: men and women. It is generally true that skiers tend to prefer to share the mountain with other skiers and socialise with other skiers. In fact, ask many a skier whether they'd prefer the company of another skier or a snowboarder, and a large number would respond "skier". Taking this across to the gender analogy, we would be describing men who prefer the exclusive company of other men, even at the expense of the company of a woman. To some, this is a (but not the) definition of homosexual.
So, by saying "skiing is gay", he is simply likening the social interactions and natural groupings of snowsport enthusiasts to that of homosexual humans. Alternatively, he might be observing that the operation of "interaction" within either social framework is closed with respect to the two sets defined by each framework. |
That would mean that he's saying boarders are lesbians.
If so, I might have to weld my plans together and twist the bindings before next year.
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If skiers are gay and boarders are lesbians, then what the hell are snowbladers?
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You know it makes sense.
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I note the title of this thread is "Skiing is gay" (not skiers are gay). I suggest the opposite is actually true. Those forced to go to traditional English single sex boarding schools know well that "Boarding is Gay" 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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markP, hermaphrodites?
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Poster: A snowHead
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ROTFLMAO!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Aren't mono-skiers hermaphrodites? Bladers would be castrato? 
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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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Eunuchs.
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Didn't he win the giant slalem last season?
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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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Hmmm... And I thought this thread was just another UKUS word usage issue. Skiing is fun after all!
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Whenever i see a long post on a thread,it is always from a skier.
Maybe this thread should read 'All Skiers are Boring'!
Keep it short & sweet folks,us boarders can't read that well with all this weed in our blood,& my baggy clothes obscure my vision.
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Simon (Mr T), why not just sit down over the brow of a hill in the middle of the piste, and read the thread at your own pace. 
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Take too long to read & i'd probably fall asleep ,that'll make my piles worse.
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gay: adj. full of mirth, light hearted, lively, cheerful, merry.
That's skiers 
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Simon - alternatively why not ski-to-lunch and read the thread during your 3 course meal before heading back to the chalet for some tea and cakes.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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Fair enough! You're only young once, I've obviously forgotten what it's like 
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Right... well I'm off to Livigno for 10 days in the morning.....
I'll be watching out for the G+T sipping, Pimms guzzling one piece suit wonders to see how not gay they are.... to do this I will have to sit mid way down the piest just under the brow of a hill, smokin an exotic roll up scratching my week old goatie and adjusting the height and baginess of my troosers.
To keep me entertained I will have my crayons and a copy last weeks sunday sport which I haven't managed to finish colouring in yet......
blummin bunch of bi planked namby pamby woofters.... with sticks
And if Boarding was Gay... then at least we would do it with style and flair
I'll miss u all...not!! oh alright... I will... be good while I'm gone
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Great sig, Phil
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Oisin Osh Kelly,
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but do we really need to know how many pairs of pants and socks you take on holiday ??
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No, but they might do on the "Looking for love" thread
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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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| Oisin Osh Kelly wrote: |
| only jokin u lot.. but do we really need to know how many pairs of pants and socks you take on holiday ?? |
You mean you don't want to? It's how I introduce myself in the bar!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| austin7 wrote: |
...boarders are a bunch of illiterate hooligans...
...what I meant to say was that they make great mobile slalom posts..... |
And I refer to them as mobile moguls. all you do is make a firm pole plant on the top of the mogul, and turn around it.
btw, how do you get blood off ski poles?
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Wipe them on the baggy pants of the nearest boarder to you in the lift line.
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You might have a problem finding one if it's before midday.
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Four boarders in a car, what do you call the driver?
Officer.
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That's okay, coincidentally, moguls only tend to appear in the afternoon, too.
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