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Harrow

NSW

4521 posts

Harrow

NSW, 4521 posts

28 Mar 2016 11:32am

I think I met the dumbest person in the world last week.

I was rigging up on the grass with my board next to me at Kyeemagh. A lady and her two young kids walk up and start talking to me.

"That's a nice colour, what is it?" the mother asked me.

"A windsurfer....like those", I pointed to the bay where a dozen other guys were sailing.

"Is it electric?" she asked.

"No, it has a sail....like those", again I indicated the other guys sailing.

"Then what makes it move?"

"The wind pushes on the sail....like those", again pointed to guys already sailing.

She looks at the water, thinks a while....then starts again.

"How do you get back to the beach?"

"I turn around and come back....see, just like them", I point to the water a final time.

"Oh, that's clever", she replies.

"Can we get one, can we get one!!", her 5 year old kids start yelling in unison, jumping up and down excitedly.

Arggghhhh!!!

gavnwend

1374 posts

gavnwend

WA, 1374 posts

28 Mar 2016 9:01am

I believe it.Windsurfing is a eye opening sport.botany bay does attract people from all walks of life & when they stand there watching you rig up questions do pop up.l once had a elderly couple standing there shouting at me as l was about to set sail.l think you forgot your motor young man.

Sailhack

VIC

5000 posts

Sailhack

VIC, 5000 posts

28 Mar 2016 12:15pm

I always seem to cop some curious person asking me a thousand questions when I'm rigging up...when there's that small window of opportunity to get on the water due to dropping winds or time constraints.

I'm typically a very chatty guy, but can be very blunt and even a little bit rude if I think I'll miss out on some wind. If I've got all day and it's blowing - I'll tell them all about the sport.

ThinkaBowtit

1134 posts

ThinkaBowtit

WA, 1134 posts

28 Mar 2016 9:27am

Sorry Harrow, but it's one thing to not understand something you know nothing about (and just maybe she was hitting on you...?). It's a whole other level of dumb when you're supposed to know the basics, like the we're-beginners-but-we've-sailed-our-yacht-from-Brizzy-to-here couple I came across in Thailand. Ignoring the fact that every other dinghy was up near the tree-line, they were about to leave their dinghy in the low tide zone on an incoming while they went for dinner. They took my advice and started dragging it up the beach, but with about 4 inches of water in the bottom they were struggling, so I suggested they remove the bung. "What is a bung?" they asked...

Mark _australia

23651 posts

Mark _australia

WA, 23651 posts

28 Mar 2016 10:03am

"No, it has a sail....like those", again I indicated the other guys sailing.

"Then what makes it move?"
<div>

You wonder how some people even survived to be an adult..........

Kamikuza

QLD

6493 posts

Kamikuza

QLD, 6493 posts

28 Mar 2016 12:37pm

Try explaining kites, which few people have seen...usually descends into "who drives the boat?"

Tonz

525 posts

Tonz

525 posts

28 Mar 2016 10:54am

Mark _australia said..

"Then what makes it move?" hot air from dumb asses like you.
<div>

You wonder how some people even survived to be an adult..........

I thought by the heading you may have met Tony Abbott

seanhogan

QLD

3424 posts

seanhogan

QLD, 3424 posts

28 Mar 2016 1:44pm

I thought the topic was about people walking their dog off the lead

actiomax

NSW

1576 posts

actiomax

NSW, 1576 posts

28 Mar 2016 2:52pm

There are no stupid questions.
Just stupid answers.

ok

NSW

1089 posts

NSW, 1089 posts

28 Mar 2016 3:05pm

That topics been done and over done !

RPM

1549 posts

RPM

WA, 1549 posts

28 Mar 2016 12:07pm

Harrow said...
I think I met the dumbest person in the world last week.

I was rigging up on the grass with my board next to me at Kyeemagh. A lady and her two young kids walk up and start talking to me.

"That's a nice colour, what is it?" the mother asked me.

"A windsurfer....like those", I pointed to the bay where a dozen other guys were sailing.

"Is it electric?" she asked.

"No, it has a sail....like those", again I indicated the other guys sailing.

"Then what makes it move?"

"The wind pushes on the sail....like those", again pointed to guys already sailing.

She looks at the water, thinks a while....then starts again.

"How do you get back to the beach?"

"I turn around and come back....see, just like them", I point to the water a final time.

"Oh, that's clever", she replies.

"Can we get one, can we get one!!", her 5 year old kids start yelling in unison, jumping up and down excitedly.

Arggghhhh!!!

The dumbest person is actually you..

There was only going to be 2 options which would have been smart...

1. Look her dead in the eye and tell her she is dumb and your not interested in any further stupid questions at this point in time.
2. Ask her if she wants to add a 3rd kid to the mix and then you can combine your 2 favourite pastimes.. Banging old ladies and teabagging..

Gizmo

2865 posts

Gizmo

SA, 2865 posts

28 Mar 2016 3:01pm

The disturbing thing is they are allowed to have children, drive a car and vote.....

rockmagnet

QLD

1458 posts

rockmagnet

QLD, 1458 posts

28 Mar 2016 2:47pm

I used to work in the tool shop at Bunnings (yes I worked with tools) and a guy brought his expensive electric saw back as it had a foreign plug and didn't fit his power point. I looked at it , pulled the plastic protective cover off the pins and he just picked his saw up and walked out with not another word between us.

bjw

QLD

3690 posts

bjw

QLD, 3690 posts

28 Mar 2016 3:01pm

RPM said...

Harrow said...

favourite pastimes.. Banging old ladies ..

And if you were to walk up to someone doing this and ask them questions about what they are doing, they'd probably think less off you too.

Yet they probably wouldn't bag you out on a forum about it.

Is there a forum about this. Pm me and RPM this haha

Beaglebuddy

1595 posts

Beaglebuddy

1595 posts

28 Mar 2016 2:53pm

I learned a long time ago that just because someone has no knowledge or experience in a certain subject it does not make them stupid. Please be kind to people asking questions we don't need people thinking we are arseholes.

TheRodder

321 posts

TheRodder

WA, 321 posts

28 Mar 2016 3:22pm

A woman once said to me while rigging that I must use small sails for light winds and big sails for strong winds.

Meg1122

QLD

285 posts

Meg1122

QLD, 285 posts

28 Mar 2016 5:30pm

I did once let someone believe that the tv antenna on the camper was a satellite dish and the truck I was driving did actually run on gas from the bottles that I was transporting in a rack on the back. Sometimes it's just more fun to let people believe what they want to.

Mark _australia

23651 posts

Mark _australia

WA, 23651 posts

28 Mar 2016 4:38pm

Beaglebuddy said..
I learned a long time ago that just because someone has no knowledge or experience in a certain subject it does not make them stupid. Please be kind to people asking questions we don't need people thinking we are arseholes.

Really? She could not understand how a sail makes power.......... she never figured that out as a kid.....This is not rocket surgery.

RPM

1549 posts

RPM

WA, 1549 posts

28 Mar 2016 4:55pm

Rocket surgery... Bahahahah

Funny thing is that you actually meant it

Mark _australia

23651 posts

Mark _australia

WA, 23651 posts

28 Mar 2016 9:18pm

Hey we have the second dumbest - doesn't understand the swapping of two phrases. I wasn't the one to coin the term, RPM.

fail.

VB MAN

1156 posts

VB MAN

1156 posts

28 Mar 2016 9:21pm

Meg1122 said..
I did once let someone believe that the tv antenna on the camper was a satellite dish and the truck I was driving did actually run on gas from the bottles that I was transporting in a rack on the back. Sometimes it's just more fun to let people believe what they want to.

Was at a wedding some years back and convinced the brides sister and a couple of other maids, that washing dishes is very bad for a mans spine due to our feet being much longer than womens.
It only maid one of them pity me

Mark _australia

23651 posts

Mark _australia

WA, 23651 posts

28 Mar 2016 9:25pm

^^ Ya know, I reckon it is though. Benches are too low and I stoop, give me a sore back washing dishes. Plus ironing boards too low. Somebody needs to make man-height stuff..
Oh ****... on second thoughts.... No no !!!

VB MAN

1156 posts

VB MAN

1156 posts

28 Mar 2016 9:48pm

Don't get me wrong, I think the current height is perfect, as they can rest their hands/grip the sink whilst you are taking care of uhmm/err man business

cisco

QLD

12365 posts

cisco

QLD, 12365 posts

29 Mar 2016 12:02am

Mark _australia said..

"No, it has a sail....like those", again I indicated the other guys sailing.

"Then what makes it move?"
<div>

You wonder how some people even survived to be an adult..........

When I was a blokart dealer (blokart is just a mini land yacht) and had them on display at various events like the local show etc, the young kids, 3 or 4 years old knew instinctively what they were all about. They could see the wheels and the sail and couldn't help them selves from jumping in and saying let's go.

"You wonder how some people even survived to be an adult.........." and you wonder if some people ever had a childhood.

Children are very smart and lean very quickly. What is most important is what they learn from years 1 to 6. Those are the formative years and fairly much determine the kind of person they will be in adulthood.

I am 65 and get messages from my 23 yo daughter and 18 yo son telling me how much they appreciate the lessons in life we gave them. That is very gratifying and makes you feel your life is worthwhile.

Meh. Some of us understand "Wind". Don't waste pity on the rest that do not.

Subsonic

3413 posts

Subsonic

WA, 3413 posts

28 Mar 2016 10:35pm

My dental hygienist asked me if I had any hobbies (as they do while they've got your mouth filled with every instrument off their desk).

I managed to gargle out "I windsurth" as he continued stabbing me in the gums with all manner of pointy objects.

His next question: "oh wow. So do you go fishing when you do that?"

bjw

QLD

3690 posts

bjw

QLD, 3690 posts

29 Mar 2016 6:26am

Subsonic said..

I managed to gargle out "I windsurth" as he continued stabbing me in the gums with all manner of pointy objects.

No surprise why

tangohotel

85 posts

tangohotel

85 posts

29 Mar 2016 5:05am

Whilst working in auto retail many moons ago, I had a lady bring back one of those key rings that beeped when you whistled so you could find it. Her reason for bringing it back? She could not whistle...

felixdcat

3519 posts

felixdcat

WA, 3519 posts

29 Mar 2016 9:21am

Few years ago I crash landed my hang glider following a rigging "disaster" I basically had to land at wayyyyyyyyyyyy to high speed and could not run that fast finishing flat on my belly with a bent trapeze! was a guy there watching and he came to me and his comment was: wow amazing...... and specially that smooth landing! Was not sure if he was taking the p!ss?

Youngbreezy

1253 posts

Youngbreezy

WA, 1253 posts

29 Mar 2016 9:48am

Harrow said...
I think I met the dumbest person in the world last week.

I was rigging up on the grass with my board next to me at Kyeemagh. A lady and her two young kids walk up and start talking to me.

"That's a nice colour, what is it?" the mother asked me.

"A windsurfer....like those", I pointed to the bay where a dozen other guys were sailing.

"Is it electric?" she asked.

"No, it has a sail....like those", again I indicated the other guys sailing.

"Then what makes it move?"

"The wind pushes on the sail....like those", again pointed to guys already sailing.

She looks at the water, thinks a while....then starts again.

"How do you get back to the beach?"

"I turn around and come back....see, just like them", I point to the water a final time.

"But why the f*#k would you want to be out mowing the lawn with that ancient outdated crap when you could be boosting to the moon like that guy, she replies as she points to a kiter up in the sky above the windsurfers

"Can we get one, can we get one!!", her 5 year old kids start yelling in unison, jumping up and down excitedly.

Arggghhhh!!!

Pretty sure that's how the conversation really went

evlPanda

NSW

9207 posts

evlPanda

NSW, 9207 posts

29 Mar 2016 5:59pm

Kamikuza said..
Try explaining kites, which few people have seen...usually descends into "who drives the boat?"

I thought who was launching the kite.

Kozzie

QLD

1451 posts

Kozzie

QLD, 1451 posts

29 Mar 2016 5:21pm

did anyone else reading harrows post seriosuly sit there anticipating that was was going to say some derogatory poley **** like

and your horses didnt have a problem pulling the buggy/cart with this contraption in it?

"lady turns to kids" see told you it was one of those things from grandpas magazine

see kids! they can go back and forth........... amaaaazzziinngggg........ not

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