ITT: Bad marketing decisions.

[Mazz 0]

Skydiving/Base Jumping promotional video's set to "Let the Bodies hit the Floor"

In the Navy, you can't put your hands in your pockets but I was always told not to put my hands in my pockets by people with their hands in their pockets. Kinda funny huh?

[JohnRich 4]

What's "ITT"?

Do you have a link to the video?

[Mazz 0]

ITT = In this thread.

add your own, real or imagined. The one above was imagined. Im not sure ANYBODY would actually do that.

In the Navy, you can't put your hands in your pockets but I was always told not to put my hands in my pockets by people with their hands in their pockets. Kinda funny huh?

[beowulf 1]

Oh I work for a company named ITT and I thought maybe you were referring to them.

[I3uller 0]

Internet noobs itt. To the OP....good stuff.

[JohnRich 4]

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Skydiving/Base Jumping promotional video's set to "Let the Bodies hit the Floor"

So this video doesn't actually exist.

What you really want is a humorous discussion with people making suggestions for things that would be bad marketing. And your one line starter message was to get the ball rolling.

You really need to learn to communicate and introduce your subject matter better. Is there an internet acronym for that?

[Mazz 0]

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Skydiving/Base Jumping promotional video's set to "Let the Bodies hit the Floor"

So this video doesn't actually exist.

What you really want is a humorous discussion with people making suggestions for things that would be bad marketing. And your one line starter message was to get the ball rolling.

You really need to learn to communicate and introduce your subject matter better. Is there an internet acronym for that?

Sorry being cryptic. I am an avid visitor of many internet forums, have been for years. On other forums when you start a thread titled "ITT" yada yada" it implies that people will contribute to thread with a post on the topic.

For example:
ITT: Funny cat pictures.
ITT: Women in bikini's
ITT: knock knock jokes
ITT: We talk like Yoda

The OP would start the thread off and other people would then add the the post with their own material.

Once again, I apologize for my post being so enigmatic. In the future I will be more clear or maybe not post at all.

In the Navy, you can't put your hands in your pockets but I was always told not to put my hands in my pockets by people with their hands in their pockets. Kinda funny huh?

[PhreeZone 15]

We tend not to use "internet lingo" in our more topical forums. If you want to use terms like that you will find the Bonfire to be more appropriate for your postings. In fact if its not directly skydiving related the Bonfire is where the post should go.

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[regulator 0]

And don't forget ITT Technical Institute...thats what I thought you were talking about at first. But I will say that I've seen several tandem videos with 'let the bodies hit the floor' by drowning pool before. I dont think thats the best song to use as a drop for a jumping video, I personally think its more along the lines of 'bad luck' which is why I wont listen to it on the way out to the drop zone.

[futuredivot 0]

Some of us don't use internet lingo in any of the forums. I can't keep track of the changes

You are only as strong as the prey you devour

[wildcard451 0]

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You really need to learn to communicate and introduce your subject matter better. Is there an internet acronym for that?

Not an acronym, but an internet definition

JohnRich - a person with the inability to understand the most simple subject matter in the original post of any thread that is not spelled out on a second grade level.

/just an observation after a compilation of forum browsing here.

[wmw999 2,148]

No, he's just not into insider jargon, and prefers there to be enough information in a post not to have to research or extrapolate.

Yeah, it can be irritating. Then again, I didn't know that in this case, ITT was insider jargon from another forum, and figured it was a lame real ads thread, beginning with one from ITT (either Technical Institute or the company). I've been on the internet since the early 90's, but I've just been other places too. Everyone is a noob somewhere.

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[turtlespeed 212]

So, according to his post, #6 of this thread if you care to look, the thread title should look like it does above this post.

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

[wmw999 2,148]

Yes, I think he'd be all over that title

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[ozzy13 0]

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And don't forget ITT Technical Institute...thats what I thought you were talking about at first. But I will say that I've seen several tandem videos with 'let the bodies hit the floor' by drowning pool before. I dont think thats the best song to use as a drop for a jumping video, I personally think its more along the lines of 'bad luck' which is why I wont listen to it on the way out to the drop zone.

I love that song. It gets me pumped when listening to it.

Never give the gates up and always trust your rears!

[turtlespeed 212]

Back in the day . . . I used to use that a lot on the tandem videos.

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

[shropshire 0]

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Skydiving/Base Jumping promotional video's set to "Let the Bodies hit the Floor"

So this video doesn't actually exist.

What you really want is a humorous discussion with people making suggestions for things that would be bad marketing. And your one line starter message was to get the ball rolling.

You really need to learn to communicate and introduce your subject matter better. Is there an internet acronym for that?

+1 (or QFT for the kids)

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[ryoder 1,400]

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You really need to learn to communicate and introduce your subject matter better. Is there an internet acronym for that?

Not an acronym, but an internet definition

JohnRich - a person with the inability to understand the most simple subject matter in the original post of any thread that is not spelled out on a second grade level.

/just an observation after a compilation of forum browsing here.

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[ozzy13 0]

I think that song is prefect for this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUcrBPNSRZc&feature=channel_page

Never give the gates up and always trust your rears!

[freefal 0]

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Everyone is a noob somewhere.

So true... so true.

"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!

[riggerrob 558]

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I think that song is prefect for this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUcrBPNSRZc&feature=channel_page

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I don't get it.
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[JohnRich 4]

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Sorry being cryptic. I am an avid visitor of many internet forums, have been for years. On other forums when you start a thread titled "ITT" yada yada" it implies that people will contribute to thread with a post on the topic.

I've been communicating online since before there was an internet. I used to pay by the minute to access Compuserve by phone line. And I'm not familiar with the "ITT" phrase. It may be used in some places, but it's not common here, nor in many other forums.

Anyway, thanks for the explanation.

[JohnRich 4]

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Yeah, it can be irritating. Then again, I didn't know that in this case, ITT was insider jargon from another forum, and figured it was a lame real ads thread, beginning with one from ITT (either Technical Institute or the company).

So you didn't know what it meant either, but you find it irritating that someone asked for an explanation?

Wouldn't you prefer to know what something means, so that you can understand the message?

[turtlespeed 212]

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Yeah, it can be irritating. Then again, I didn't know that in this case, ITT was insider jargon from another forum, and figured it was a lame real ads thread, beginning with one from ITT (either Technical Institute or the company).

So you didn't know what it meant either, but you find it irritating that someone asked for an explanation?

Wouldn't you prefer to know what something means, so that you can understand the message?

That's easy!

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2. An unspecified or undetermined amount or extent: We know something about the early settlers in this area.
3. One having some or many of the same attributes, character, or essence as another: Trying to fix the computer myself was something of a mistake.
n.
1. A remarkable or important thing or person: He thinks he is something in that uniform.
2. One who falls into a specified age range. Often used in combination: fortysomethings who attended their class reunion.
adj.
Of, relating to, or being a member of a specified age range. Often used in combination: "the lives and loves of hip, twentysomething city dwellers" Joseph P. Kahn.
adv.
1. A little; somewhat: She looks something like her mother.
2. Informal To an extreme degree: He drinks something fierce.
Idiom:
something else Informal
One that is very special or quite remarkable: Her new film is something else.

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

[Mazz 0]

Thread has officially been Hijacked!

Hijack: Radical departure from the thread topic.

In the Navy, you can't put your hands in your pockets but I was always told not to put my hands in my pockets by people with their hands in their pockets. Kinda funny huh?