nigel99 150 #26 June 13, 2012 Cool. Me->pops->twardo->bush senior. That's a result. I've spent a fair amount of work time with a guy who is a retired airforce 1 captain. He had flown Clinton and at least 1 other president. Part of the fun of skydiving is who you meet.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #27 June 13, 2012 QuoteCool. Me->pops->twardo->bush senior. That's a result. I've spent a fair amount of work time with a guy who is a retired airforce 1 captain. He had flown Clinton and at least 1 other president. Part of the fun of skydiving is who you meet. And the rest is who you're too drunk to remember!"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #28 June 13, 2012 I think I agree with billvon. There's hardly ever more than two degrees in our sport. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 150 #29 June 13, 2012 Quote I think I agree with billvon. There's hardly ever more than two degrees in our sport. I disagree if you are thinking globally and not just within the US. I don't know what it is though. I'll pick someone I know, who doesn't to my knowledge jump outside of Southern Africa - Rob Bishop (Head Honcho of Zimbabwean Parachute Association).Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #30 June 13, 2012 Quote I'll pick someone I know, who doesn't to my knowledge jump outside of Southern Africa - Rob Bishop (Head Honcho of Zimbabwean Parachute Association). Im 2 away from him He may not jump outside of Africa but he has met people who do.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 150 #31 June 13, 2012 Quote Quote I'll pick someone I know, who doesn't to my knowledge jump outside of Southern Africa - Rob Bishop (Head Honcho of Zimbabwean Parachute Association). Im 2 away from him He may not jump outside of Africa but he has met people who do. Smartass. By the way talking of jumping, I'll be out on Saturday if we haven't been blown away.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #32 June 13, 2012 Well, I've had the pleasure of jumping with Craig Girard, Jerry Bird and BJ Worth. And those guys go everywhere. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 150 #33 June 13, 2012 Quote Well, I've had the pleasure of jumping with Craig Girard, Jerry Bird and BJ Worth. And those guys go everywhere. Bear Gryls supposedly broke his back jumping in Zimbabwe, back when I was active there. No one else from Zim that I know can remember that happening. It could of course be a reader's digest misprint.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #34 June 13, 2012 Quote It's especially easy with the growing ubiquity of Facebook. Just look up the person, look for mutual friends, and boom ... there's your connection. so I am 2 away from any skydiver in the world, as I know VirginBurner .. I think I actually know/knew/met in person around 90% of my Facebook "friends", the rest are mostly people I "know" via the interwebzscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 150 #35 June 13, 2012 Quote Quote It's especially easy with the growing ubiquity of Facebook. Just look up the person, look for mutual friends, and boom ... there's your connection. so I am 2 away from any skydiver in the world, as I know VirginBurner .. I think I actually know/knew/met in person around 90% of my Facebook "friends", the rest are mostly people I "know" via the interwebz He gets around.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 150 #36 June 13, 2012 Quote Well, I've had the pleasure of jumping with Craig Girard, Jerry Bird and BJ Worth. And those guys go everywhere. I've actually rethought my stance. I forgot about World ChampionshipsExperienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #37 June 13, 2012 Quote Quote I think I agree with billvon. There's hardly ever more than two degrees in our sport. I disagree if you are thinking globally and not just within the US. I don't know what it is though. I'll pick someone I know, who doesn't to my knowledge jump outside of Southern Africa - Rob Bishop (Head Honcho of Zimbabwean Parachute Association). I've never really been in Africa (except for a business trip to joburg. I bet I'm just 2 away from him too, and I have no idea who he is. I've met t, Tanya, and quite a few others who jump in SA , and quite a few more big name organizers who have organized boobied in Africa. I'm sure they would know him.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #38 June 13, 2012 QuoteI'll pick someone I know, who doesn't to my knowledge jump outside of Southern Africa - Rob Bishop (Head Honcho of Zimbabwean Parachute Association).I think he was at the Pietermaritzburg easter boogie 2004. Does he have a nickname ?scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFKING 3 #39 June 13, 2012 Quoteand quite a few more big name organizers who have organized boobied in Africa. Well, there's the link. Everyone in the world's been boobied. Don"When in doubt I whip it out, I got me a rock-and-roll band. It's a free-for-all." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #40 June 13, 2012 Is that what they call a Freudian slip? Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFKING 3 #41 June 13, 2012 No, it just means you have your priorities straight. Don"When in doubt I whip it out, I got me a rock-and-roll band. It's a free-for-all." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #42 June 24, 2012 I've had dinner with both of youYou are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,648 #43 June 24, 2012 Quote I've had dinner with both of you A response that reminds me of this... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #44 June 24, 2012 Quote I've had dinner with both of you He said 'Skydiver'.... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #45 June 24, 2012 George jumped at aggieland, and I have pictures with him and his wonderful wife.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abedy 0 #46 June 24, 2012 Quote I think that skydiving would already reduce the number of degrees of separation to 4 The German website community mySkydive.de provides the feature to show how you are connected/linked to another user. As long as you have a couple of buddies and one of them likes online-befriending you are quite often given a "link line" And yeah, it's usually 3 or 4 hops only. I wonder if this feature could also be implemented here?The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #47 June 24, 2012 Quote Quote Quote Quote Who can link me to twardo? I know someone whose school was named Woodrow Wilson High School. Twardo knew Woodrow Wilson. Twardo knew Moses. Twardo wove the basket made of reeds for infant Moses. Twardo knew the dinosaur that was the ancestor of the bird which ate the seeds, and deposited them in its poop in the Nile delta, which germinated into the plant-ancestors of the reeds that were woven into Moses's basket. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #48 June 24, 2012 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote Who can link me to twardo? I know someone whose school was named Woodrow Wilson High School. Twardo knew Woodrow Wilson. Twardo knew Moses. Twardo wove the basket made of reeds for infant Moses. Twardo knew the dinosaur that was the ancestor of the bird which ate the seeds, and deposited them in its poop in the Nile delta, which germinated into the plant-ancestors of the reeds that were woven into Moses's basket. Yup...damn good with a little hot sause! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 150 #49 June 25, 2012 Quote Quote I've had dinner with both of you He said 'Skydiver'.... Be kind to him, he was my first(person I met from dz.com that is)Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #50 June 25, 2012 Quote Quote Quote I've had dinner with both of you He said 'Skydiver'.... Be kind to him, he was my first(person I met from dz.com that is) And you're still here? ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
