Muenkel 0 #1 December 20, 2003 As most of you know I had an almost fatal accident this past summer when I fell down a flight of stairs and landed on my head. Well, I ran into a neighbor of mine who asked how I was doing. After I answered, the neighbor said "I hope you don't plan to skydive anymore." My answer was "Ofcourse I do, I just don't plan on using stairs anymore". Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #2 December 20, 2003 Quote "Ofcourse I do, I just don't plan on using stairs anymore". What's the name for "Phobia of stairs." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McDuck 0 #3 December 20, 2003 Too bad you couldn't toss him a screwball and answer, "Nah, since the accident, I don't even NEED to use a parachute when I jump...just a cape." Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McDuck 0 #4 December 20, 2003 QuoteWhat's the name for "Phobia of stairs." Climacophobia...seriously.Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #5 December 20, 2003 Were the Stairs alright? Did they survive? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #6 December 20, 2003 QuoteClimacophobia.. Hmmm....but what about going down? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeremyneas 0 #7 December 20, 2003 Yes, you'll fall into so many stages with wuffos: STAGE 1: Tell everyone about it, tell them how great it is, tell them how they MUST do it to survive in this crazy newfandango world. STAGE 2: Singulary convince just a small group individually picked by your best judgement that you know will have a truely great experience. Hound them, and be disappointed when one excuse rolls after another. But you still try, only to be blindsided by yet another excuse. STAGE 3: You stop talking about it until someone mentions skydiving. Then you bust out with your enthuesiam and regress back to STAGE 1 temporarily. STAGE 4: Realization that your friends are leaving, and being replaced with people you can actually 'talk to'. When your wuffo friends show interest, you tell them where they can get info, and recommend your home DZ. Your interest is slightly tarnished in them. STAGE 5: You perk up at the word skydiving, but by now everyone you know, knows you jump, and questions are answered briefly but adaquetely. STAGE 6: (i'm here now) Someone asks you about skydiving, and you hand them a business card and tell them to "be safe out there." You offer no information save for that, even when they pester you for more. STAGE 7: ???? I'll tell you when i get there Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #8 December 20, 2003 Oh cool....stage 6 here too. I thought maybe it was just me...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyshark 0 #9 December 20, 2003 ... but... i wonder: how do you pronunce WHUFFO??.. gufo? hufo? jufo? giufo?? _________________________________________ "Skydivers know why the birds sing." HISPA # 14 HELLFISH # 553 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #10 December 20, 2003 Quote... but... i wonder: how do you pronunce WHUFFO??.. If you don't know how to pronounce it, you don't know what it means.Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeremyneas 0 #11 December 20, 2003 Oh and in stage 6 you agree with everything your Wuffo friends say. i.e. they say: "Isn't skydiving insane?" You reply: "Yes, I watch Real TV too" Or you flat out lie: i.e. they say: "I saw this guy on tv, his parachute didn't open, so he used his backup parachute, do you carry one of those?" you reply: "Absolutely not, thats for weenies" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyshark 0 #12 December 20, 2003 a whuffo isn't a person who doesn't skydive??? a person who is not a skydiver, isn't?_________________________________________ "Skydivers know why the birds sing." HISPA # 14 HELLFISH # 553 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gulaz 1 #13 December 20, 2003 "Whuffo" you jump out of airplanes? Thats what it means (what for you jump out of airplanes). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #14 December 20, 2003 Quote Hmmm....but what about going down? Sheep don't know anything about going down dude..... Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveNFlorida 0 #15 December 20, 2003 Dude, that's some funny shit!! Oh, at least now I know where I lie on in the phases... I am entering Stage 4, and still have some stage 3/stage 1 regression tendancies. These pass quickly! QuoteSTAGE 4: Realization that your friends are leaving, and being replaced with people you can actually 'talk to'. When your wuffo friends show interest, you tell them where they can get info, and recommend your home DZ. Your interest is slightly tarnished in them. Angela. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juanesky 0 #16 December 20, 2003 En pronunciación española"According to some of the conservatives here, it sounds like it's fine to beat your wide - as long as she had it coming." -Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #17 December 20, 2003 Nice J - funny, and amazingly accurate. I think I'm still at stage 2.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JadedLady 0 #18 December 20, 2003 QuoteYes, you'll fall into so many stages with wuffos: It is scary how right you are. I followed each of the steps exactly as you have described so far! I am somewhere between stages 3 and 4 now. I don't bring skydiving up anymore, but when someone sees the pin around my neck and asks, they soon regret it. I just beam. But now I see how quickly I am losing friends... I am almost sad about this... ;)~~~~ Rachel ~~~~~~~~~~~ -Converting the world one whuffo at a time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #19 December 20, 2003 Must not associate with whuffos.....Must not associate with whuffos.....Must not associate with whuffos.....Must not associate with whuffos.....Must not associate with whuffos.....Must not associate with whuffos.....Must not associate with whuffos.....Must not associate with whuffos.....Must not associate with whuffos.....THEY'LL EAT ME.... Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdweller 0 #20 December 20, 2003 good stages, I'm at stage 5------------------------------------------------------ "From the mightiest pharaoh to the lowliest peasant, who doesn't enjoy a good sit?" C. Montgomery Burns Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newsstand 0 #21 December 20, 2003 Stage 2 ends for me January 17th when the next set of excuses rolls in. Hope I never get to stage six, sounds kind of depressing. Seems to me you have lost interest in enter the sport/hobby/lifestyle of your choice here if you aren't interested in telling people about how cool it is. "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cindee 0 #22 December 20, 2003 QuoteOr you flat out lie: i.e. they say: "I saw this guy on tv, his parachute didn't open, so he used his backup parachute, do you carry one of those?" That is funny! After my landing accident many people actually asked me if the parachute didn't open. I told them it did, but the ground didn't cooperate.__________________________________________________ "If happy little bluebirds fly above the rainbow, why oh why can't I?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #23 December 20, 2003 You may be a whuffo victim, but you have excellent taste in flowers. The pic does not do them justice. They are beautiful. Thanks Chris. You're an awesome freind. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #24 December 20, 2003 The important thing is they did make you smile. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #25 December 20, 2003 Jeremy, You're a riot. Thanks for warning me of all the stages I am in for. Now I can plan some witty comebacks. BTW, the whuffo seemed quite confused when I told them I was going to avoid stairs but continue to skydive. They just shook their head and walked away. We are so misunderstood and they have no idea what they are missing out on. Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
