new sport emerging in ohio..."winslow jumping"

[gardenweasel]

A New sport emerges: Winslow Jumping
June 29th, 2005
Jonathan Williams
CNN Sports.com

Cleveland OH (AP Wire) Despite local authorities pleas that the new sport is both dangerous and hazardous to ones health, the youth in inner city Cleveland Ohio have started a local craze that is gaining popularity. They call it "Winslow jumping" but outside observers simply refer to it as speeding on a motorcycle into a bunch of tires and judging the distance that one flies. However don't tell that to the nearly three dozen young Cleveland youth that came out to last Saturdays second annual Winslow Jumping contest. Skyler Wilson the days winner summed up the competetion as follows: "My whole life I have always wanted to make a difference, and really do something with my life, something my parents could really be proud of, with Winslow Jumping I have found my calling." Yes indeed Skyler, if the 12.50 $ reward for Saturdays lunge of 19 feet 3 inches is any indication, I would say you have a bright future ahead of you in the sport.

second place finisher Biff McDonald flew an impressive 18 feet and 7 inches
before accidentally impailing himself on his fathers broken beer bottle...
2 days later he was stitched up and back on his bike.


However there are some skeptics of the new craze. Cleveland Sheriff Ramone Ortiz, says that the new craze is hard to contain and is potentially deadly. "So far all we have is a lot of broken jaws, missing teeth, fractured ribs, and internal bleeding, luckily noone has died yet thank god". But for the dozens of Cleveland area children the risk is worth the 12.50 $ which for some in this area could be a whole two weeks worth of pay. "My family don't feed me no more" said one Winslow enthusiast "This is my way to make it". Regardless of what side of the fence you are on with this issue, we should all agree that in an age of couch potatoes, where kids have lost interest in physical activity there are alot of worse things that mentally challenged Cleveland children could be doing right now than "Winslow Jumping", and for their sake lets hope the sport really "takes off"!

 

[ocelot]

This is great. That is how you winnow out the gene pool.

 

[GM]

However don't tell that to the nearly three dozen young Cleveland youth that came out to last Saturdays second annual Winslow Jumping contest.

Apparently math may not be a strong-suit in this community either, as Winslow only had his accident a couple months ago, and already it's the "second annual" competition... :mj03:

 

[gardenweasel]

gm...it`s cleveland...that explains the math...

 

[THE KOD]

gm...it`s cleveland...that explains the math...

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gw

I dont think kosar will be too happy about that last Cleveland comment.

DAMNIT LAY OFF CLEVELAND !

 

[gardenweasel]

scottie...i shoulda known you were pulling up these old threads...

i want to thank you again for your help today...

 

[THE KOD]

scottie...i shoulda known you were pulling up these old threads...

i want to thank you again for your help today...

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your welcome

hey gw , what state do you live in ?

I was thinking California but I am not sure

 

[gardenweasel]

no thanks...i think cyber-stalking me should be more than sufficient...

 

[THE KOD]

no thanks...i think cyber-stalking me should be more than sufficient...

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thats pretty funny

OK then let me ask you this .

Do you have a bomb shelter with enough canned foods and lanterns and such to last about a year ?

 

[gardenweasel]

you're still riding, aintcha?.....you need to go to the naughty chair for a bit.......:nono:

 

[THE KOD]

you're still riding, aintcha?.....you need to go to the naughty chair for a bit.......:nono:

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gw

you remind of ted Kozinski without the bomb making ability.


THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MODERN LEFTISM



6. Almost everyone will agree that we live in a deeply troubled
society. One of the most widespread manifestations of the craziness of
our world is leftism, so a discussion of the psychology of leftism can
serve as an introduction to the discussion of the problems of modern
society in general.

7. But what is leftism? During the first half of the 20th century
leftism could have been practically identified with socialism. Today
the movement is fragmented and it is not clear who can properly be
called a leftist. When we speak of leftists in this article we have in
mind mainly socialists, collectivists, "politically correct" types,
feminists, gay and disability activists, animal rights activists and
the like. But not everyone who is associated with one of these
movements is a leftist. What we are trying to get at in discussing
leftism is not so much a movement or an ideology as a psychological
type, or rather a collection of related types. Thus, what we mean by
"leftism" will emerge more clearly in the course of our discussion of
leftist psychology (Also, see paragraphs 227-230.)

8. Even so, our conception of leftism will remain a good deal less
clear than we would wish, but there doesn't seem to be any remedy for
this. All we are trying to do is indicate in a rough and approximate
way the two psychological tendencies that we believe are the main
driving force of modern leftism. We by no means claim to be telling
the WHOLE truth about leftist psychology. Also, our discussion is
meant to apply to modern leftism only. We leave open the question of
the extent to which our discussion could be applied to the leftists of
the 19th and early 20th century.

9. The two psychological tendencies that underlie modern leftism we
call "feelings of inferiority" and "oversocialization." Feelings of
inferiority are characteristic of modern leftism as a whole, while
oversocialization is characteristic only of a certain segment of
modern leftism; but this segment is highly influential.

FEELINGS OF INFERIORITY



10. By "feelings of inferiority" we mean not only inferiority feelings
in the strictest sense but a whole spectrum of related traits: low
self-esteem, feelings of powerlessness, depressive tendencies,
defeatism, guilt, self-hatred, etc. We argue that modern leftists tend
to have such feelings (possibly more or less repressed) and that these
feelings are decisive in determining the direction of modern leftism.

11. When someone interprets as derogatory almost anything that is said
about him (or about groups with whom he identifies) we conclude that
he has inferiority feelings or low self-esteem. This tendency is
pronounced among minority rights advocates, whether or not they belong
to the minority groups whose rights they defend. They are
hypersensitive about the words used to designate minorities. The terms
"negro," "oriental," "handicapped" or "chick" for an African, an
Asian, a disabled person or a woman originally had no derogatory
connotation. "Broad" and "chick" were merely the feminine equivalents
of "guy," "dude" or "fellow." The negative connotations have been
attached to these terms by the activists themselves. Some animal
rights advocates have gone so far as to reject the word "pet" and
insist on its replacement by "animal companion." Leftist
anthropologists go to great lengths to avoid saying anything about
primitive peoples that could conceivably be interpreted as negative.
They want to replace the word "primitive" by "nonliterate." They seem
almost paranoid about anything that might suggest that any primitive
culture is inferior to our own. (We do not mean to imply that
primitive cultures ARE inferior to ours. We merely point out the
hypersensitivity of leftish anthropologists.)

 

[kosar]

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gw

I dont think kosar will be too happy about that last Cleveland comment.

DAMNIT LAY OFF CLEVELAND !

'Preciate it, Scotty.

Cleveland is NOT to be mocked.

Even if it's 3 years later.

 

[THE KOD]

'Preciate it, Scotty.

Cleveland is NOT to be mocked.

Even if it's 3 years later.

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kosar

I am trying to figure out what makes gw tick

He is afraid to tell me what state he lives in

:142smilie

and he has a bomb shelter with enough provisions to last years if there is a major uprising or revoulution:SIB

You have a pretty good read on people , could you tell me what you think about good old gw ?

 

[gardenweasel]

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kosar

I am trying to figure out what makes gw tick

He is afraid to tell me what state he lives in

:142smilie

and he has a bomb shelter with enough provisions to last years if there is a major uprising or revoulution:SIB

You have a pretty good read on people , could you tell me what you think about good old gw ?

an enigma...within a riddle....wrapped in mystery....

 

[kosar]

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kosar

I am trying to figure out what makes gw tick

He is afraid to tell me what state he lives in

:142smilie

and he has a bomb shelter with enough provisions to last years if there is a major uprising or revoulution:SIB

You have a pretty good read on people , could you tell me what you think about good old gw ?

He lives in Maryland. For sure. He's 'barely' told us that over the years, but i'm sure that's right, unless he's recently moved.

He also lives in a bomb shelter, but that's more of an opinion.

Who the hell knows what makes that guy tick, to non-answer your question?

 

[gardenweasel]

i don`t like to brag,but,i`m actually a concert penis with the maryland philharmonic.......