78RATS 0 #26 October 28, 2010 Can't believe they passed on this one. Much classier! Rat for Life - Fly till I die When them stupid ass bitches ask why Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #27 October 28, 2010 Yeah Way classier!!! Those guys are dorks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #28 October 29, 2010 QuoteThe guy on the May cover was really gay, pink parachute, flowered shorts and all. Disgusting. But he has a great ass. Good maybe, great only in his dreams. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #29 October 29, 2010 When you get your 3rd Gold medal, feel free to poise any way you want on the cover of Paratrooper. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewGuy2005 51 #30 October 29, 2010 Quote Quote I think their mad skillz give them a free pass to pose however they want to. they are good, no denieing...but that picture is fuckin Gay.... Lighten up. They're shooting a scene from the new Zoolander sequel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 232 #31 October 29, 2010 Quote I think their mad skillz give them a free pass to pose however they want to. Looks like synchronized swimming. Super gay."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robinheid 0 #32 October 29, 2010 Quote Usually the pics are ok and sometimes there are pretty cool ones. But wow did they really pick a loser of a shot this month. I mean come on what a gay picture to have on the cover. Somebody might to check on the credentails of the guy picking these. Yes i did have to look up how to spell credentials. BLue skIes ????????? Based on what criteria? The composition is creative and cool and the lighting is great and what's become clear from this thread is that is has a Rorschach test element to it too: What you see says more about you than it does about what's actually there. Kudos to the photog and team for a great shot, and to the picture picker at Parachutist. SCR-6933 / SCS-3463 / D-5533 / BASE 44 / CCS-37 / 82d Airborne (Ret.) "The beginning of wisdom is to first call things by their right names." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #33 October 29, 2010 Quote Ok I am not trying to use "gay" in a derogatory way at all so don't try to attack me on that. Soooo..... if you didn't mean it as derogatory then you were using in a way that meant you actually like the cover? Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #34 November 2, 2010 Quote I think their mad skillz give them a free pass to pose however they want to. Damn straight ! You (OP) go out and win the Nationals 3 years in a row + gold at the World Meet and you can make your own cover shot and be as "gay" as you want. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #35 November 2, 2010 Quote Quote I think their mad skillz give them a free pass to pose however they want to. Damn straight ! You (OP) go out and win the Nationals 3 years in a row + gold at the World Meet and you can make your own cover shot and be as "gay" as you want. Doesn't make it less gay! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryan_d_sucks 0 #36 November 2, 2010 I agree that the cover sucks. Not in any way discrediting what the team has done, or their abilities as skydivers... I just think the shot is kind of lame looking. The picture makes the dude in the front look like he takes himself wayyyy too seriously. Again, that is just the picture, I don't know the guy, and I'm sure their team is great. So good job skydiving. Bad job posing for the photo. That is all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ridestrong 1 #37 November 2, 2010 Agreed... It definitely sucks! ....and blows too! *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rover 9 #38 November 2, 2010 And they check their parachutes every time thay pack them 2 wrongs don't make a right - but 3 lefts do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daytripper419 0 #39 November 2, 2010 I was never intending that they arn't great skydivers. Which I have to take your word on cause I don't know who they are but whatever. I am just stating my opinion that the picture was really cheesy. Yea sure the camera work is good and they are super champions of the world. I just think it looks really dumb is all. Maybe that was the intention who know's who cares! EFS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #40 November 2, 2010 QuoteI was never intending that they arn't great skydivers. Which I have to take your word on cause I don't know who they are but whatever. I am just stating my opinion that the picture was really cheesy. Yea sure the camera work is good and they are super champions of the world. I just think it looks really dumb is all. Maybe that was the intention who know's who cares! EFS check out the video posted back on page one....they Gots Madd skills, and have earned the right to say that! (but the picture still sucks) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airviking 0 #41 November 2, 2010 Quote ...check out the video posted back on page one....they Gots Madd skills, and have earned the right to say that! (but the picture still sucks) I started watching the video, but started getting this uncomfortable feeling. It's like watching Blades of Glory.I believe you have my stapler. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #42 November 2, 2010 The cover reminds me of....Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dgskydive 0 #43 November 2, 2010 I think they look gay as well. Really freaking gay. Gay with capital letters!! G-A-Y!!!! SO gay that gay is radiating from every poor in their gay bodies and gay faces. You do know that gay can mean....Merry and Bright? You win 3 gold medals and i bet you will be gay too. So this may actually be the most Gay cover shot in the history of Parachutist. Dom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dgskydive 0 #44 November 2, 2010 Well they are wearing rainbow colors. So they must be gay.Dom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #45 November 2, 2010 QuoteWell they are wearing rainbow colors. So they must be gay. Especially the purple one. With the purse. And the triangle antenna. Oops, wrong thread. Sorry.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #46 November 2, 2010 Not a critic of the flyers, they are artist, in the truest form, but the editor that let that cover go??????? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dgskydive 0 #47 November 2, 2010 QuoteEspecially the purple one. With the purse. And the triangle antenna. You must be looking at home movies againDom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kimemerson 7 #48 November 2, 2010 Anyone who thinks that's the worst USPA has ever - EVER - done on a cover, obviously hasn't been in the sport very long. This one is lame in many respects. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airviking 0 #49 November 3, 2010 I just received my very own personal copy, and might I suggest that any type of free flying shall henceforth be referred to as "gaydiving". I believe you have my stapler. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Croc 0 #50 November 3, 2010 My wife, who is not the least bit interested in jumping, commented that they looked like synchronized swimmers...not that there's anything wrong with that."Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
