You Ski Like a Girl!

[fatbob]

i just booked my ticket to london.... Hmm, what crime will get me arrested but nothing too serious.

Won't do you much good - Swedish bikini cop was in a park in Stockholm.

Anyway re the food - London is second only to Paris for Michelin stars in Europe and probably has more diverse ethnic cuisine than most world cities - curries are a basic human right here. Plus fast food Cornish pasty takeaways at rail stations - what's not to like?

 

[oldschoolskier]

What if the original banner add from this thread had something like this? How different would this discussion be? How effective would the advertisement be?
Dad:

Mum:

Kid:

Mom and dad have had too much to drink and have headed to the adult hot tub, the kid just wants to ski.

 

[Karen_skier2.0]

Do I like the ad? No. Does it get my all worked up? No.

In reference to the OP, my typical response would be:

 

[SkiNurse]

And....just because I like to poke the sleeping bear.

 

[SBrown]

And....just because I like to poke the sleeping bear.
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What happened to her poles?

 

[SkiNurse]

What happened to her poles?

Obviously, she doesn't NEED them anymore.

 

[SBrown]

Obviously, she doesn't NEED them anymore.

I think the bastard stole em.

 

[kimmyt]

They turned into park skiers.

 

[Tricia]

I think the bastard stole em.

Maybe he thought she wasn't ready for poles

 

[SBrown]

They turned into park skiers.

heh ... She's got the tall T going, I think you're right.

 

[Philpug]

I think the bastard stole em.

and sold them to get beer.

 

[Jilly]

because they were "grass sticks"??

 

[VickieH]

What happened to her poles?

Funny ... at first sight, I said, "She traded her poles for a man? Why?"

 

[SkiNurse]

Maybe he thought she wasn't ready for poles

That was my thought....

 

[VickieH]

He was jealous ... her poles were longer than his.

 

[David Chaus]

I think it's more like, he needs her to prop him up and keep his balance. Someone to hold his hand so he doesn't get afraid.

 

[Mendieta]

When was the last time we saw ads like this?

In the OP ? And in a lot of the TV commercials where a male voice technically describes a vacuum cleaner, while a lady pushes it around. And the list goes.

There is a lot of injustice in the world, and of course, this is a ski forum so we don't get intall that, but this is a ski ad, so it feels relevant. I am very happy to see @skibob point it out, without having been the target. That' a cool dude if you ask me

Is this a huge deal? Not really. But pointing this kind of small wrongs out is good. Thanks, @skibob .

Oh, and @Tricia , I liked your approach to the conversation and the insight.