If you were scuba diving and a

[scubabear]

Late July, end of the 1980's. Diving the Duane in Key Largo.
One of those rare days with no current yet top to bottom vis.
Just the wife and me on the dive charter, just the wife and me on the wreck. We're on the weatherdeck at about 90ft. She's 60ft.
in front taking photos, I'm enjoying a panoramic view, truly a Zen moment ! Suddenly there's a tap on my shoulder, expecting to see another diver I turn and see my boat's capt. grinning at me sans scuba. As he heads for the surface, I try to remember if salvage rights apply to abandoned dive boats. Back on board I
suggest that indeed it may be time to move to NC.
Took me up on it and now has a mountain view, much missed Gregg. That was a day that the experience far exceeded the memory.


Just Another Day In Paradise !

 

[diverkim]

I remember a Swedish freediver in Thailand swimming around at 30 meters. I was impressed.
Later I took up some freediving with my Austrian friend in the Maldives.
Later in Palau I made it down to 31 meters and greeted the scubadivers. It was exhilarating.
I think most people in reasonable shape can do it with a little training.

 

[Jonathan]

yes it has happened to me!

I was trailing a night dive, cruising along with my lights off when all of a sudden there's a tap on my shoulder. I turn round and all I can see is teeth. I turn my light on and "bad biscuit" is grinning and waving at me! This is in about 40 feet of water.

Quite amusing after I got over the shock! He looked cool with his mono fin and dreadlocks, not to mention the big grin!

 

[Mouth Breather old]

jepuskar once bubbled...
Mouth Breather, its been a long time since I actually laughed out loud at a post. That was pretty funny stuff....

Ofcourse, I had the visual of grabbing the free divers ankles..lololol

Thanks for the laugh, I needed it.

Jason

You're welcome Jason!

I'm glad some people took my post for what it was...a journey into the absurd. A reply so ridiculous that only someone completely bereft of a sense of humor or imagintion, could believe it was even remotely serious (Walter). Oh well...some people get Monty Python and some people don't.

 

[Mouth Breather old]

Walter once bubbled...
jepuskar,

It was not clear that it was a joke. I hope it is a joke, but some things aren't funny. ?

Umm...to most of the others on this thread IT WAS CLEAR that it was a joke.

Don't be so modest...YOU'RE funny and your reaction is funny!

Walter once bubbled...
It might be funny in person where you can see expressions and hear inflection. In print, it's not funny. Some people tell dead baby jokes.

"Hear inflection" what is the world does an inflection have to do with the anything? I once cut my knee on some coral and IT got badly inflected from the bacteria. And I'm no baby doctor or presbyterian but most ear or hearing inflections happen to little kids. My nephew had them so bad they had to put tubes in his middle ears. How weird is that? A MIDDLE EAR? No wonder my sister has never sent me a picture of my nephew.

Use your imagination...look at my screen name. "Mouth Breather" a play on words because divers breath with their mouths but "Mouth Breather" has also been a derogatory term meaning someone of less than average intelligence, think Cave Man or WWF wrestler. I like to make fun, EVEN of myself (okay of you too, Walter)

Walter once bubbled...
Some people tell dead baby jokes. [/B]

That's ridiculous!

But have you heard the one about the priest, a rabbi, and a dead baby that were all sitting in a lifeboat?

Walter once bubbled... No. I am not joking. If someone attacks me, I will defend myself. Mouth Breather described a very serious, life threatening attack. That's exactly how I would defend myself in the event of such an attack.
[/B]

Walter, I love it when you sound all macho and everything. (makes me want to grab you by the ankles) You were a Navy SEAL or something weren't you?

I know you are not joking...that's why several of us on this thread find your reaction so funny!

Walter once bubbled...
Larry,

Sorry, but I'm not following you. My "past due for a vacation dude"? What is a "past due for a vacation dude"? I don't think I have a "past due for a vacation dude". Assuming I do have one, what about it? [/B]

Walter, maybe you're not past due for a vacation...

Substitute one of the following for "vacation"

a. beer
b. cigarette
c. qualude
d. boinking
e. spanking
f. hug
g. f, e, d, and b

I used to love watching Jackie Gleason on the "Honeymooners". When he said that he was going to kick Alice to the moon, was he serious? I hope not because he just "described a very serious, life threatening attack".

 

[AquaTec]

mouth breather
I think you are just sorry for yourself that Walter kicked your butt underwater.

hey you started it by deffending yourself with a spear gun. walter was just stating what he would do in the instance that he was the freediver comming across you underwater.

both sides are funny, the difference is that you know you would loose.

if it was me i would probably go just one step further than walter and that would be to shove the spear....well you know the rest of the sentence.

just for fun you know

 

[Mouth Breather old]

AquaTec once bubbled...
mouth breather
I think you are just sorry for yourself that Walter kicked your butt underwater.

hey you started it by deffending yourself with a spear gun. walter was just stating what he would do in the instance that he was the freediver comming across you underwater.

both sides are funny, the difference is that you know you would loose.

Aquatec,

Actually the difference is that my post was a joke and Walters was not. You are right both sides are funny. Mine is funny because it was supposed to be funny. Walters is funny because it was supposed to be serious.

I read, then reread your post and it seems that you haven't read the entire thread...here is the Readers Digest Version.

1. Real question was posted about "encountering freedivers"
2. I respond with completely absurd answer.
3. Several readers thank me for the good laugh
4. Walter has a cow.
5. Several readers point out to Walter, he's "Got Cow"
6. Walter says "Bull"
7. I respond with my last tongue in cheek post.
8. You join thread talking about "spearguns?" and underwater ass kicking (wouldn't it be underwater ass finning?)

Aquatec,

"spearguns?", "ass kicking?", "hey you started it by deffending yourself with a spear gun?".

I did? Where? What thread are you reading?

Come on man, get on the same page with the rest of us! You're even from that GOOD part of Canada that speaks English!

If the British were still in charge up there I bet you'd understand the joke. I think the Brits are the funniest people on the face of the earth. Once they got over that "World Domination" thing they were into a few hundred years ago, they had a lot more free time to develop a brand of humor that is grounded in absurdity. (think Monty Python)

Now if they could only do something about the teeth...

 

[Walter]

Mouth Breather,

Thank you for making it clear you were joking. I'm glad you are not the type of person who thinks actually doing what you described would be funny.

You really need to consult Funk & Wagnal's for those big words. Inflection is not infection. Seriously, it'll be a good investment.

"(makes me want to grab you by the ankles)"

Don't grab me by the ankles, you wouldn't like me when I'm grabbed by the ankles. I'm not a SEAL nor have I ever been a SEAL.

"like to make fun, EVEN of myself"

Isn't it more fun when it's more of a challenge?

Are you sure you actually watched the great one? He never threatened to "kick" Alice. It was a threatened punch. The funny part of that threat was Alice's reaction (or rather lack of reaction) to his threat.

 

[-BlueHole-]

:whack: :fight: :flame:

 

[landlocked]

Walter once bubbled...
Sorry, but I'm not following you. My "past due for a vacation dude"? What is a "past due for a vacation dude"? I don't think I have a "past due for a vacation dude". Assuming I do have one, what about it?

Just wanted to let you know that someone noticed the joke. I thought it was funny.