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05-01-2021, 10:39 PM #1Registered User
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What's the best way to tell others you suck?
Is there a good way to objectively communicate one's downhill ski ability? I was asking someone about skis the other day and came up with "I can confidently approach 90% of all ski terrain, but no one will stop and watch my technique from across the resort" which didn't seem very clear.
What do you guys think?
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05-01-2021, 10:46 PM #2
JFC, I don’t have this problem.
Well maybe I'm the faggot America
I'm not a part of a redneck agenda
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05-01-2021, 10:55 PM #3
I think you will find that wearing a hoodie that says “I SUCK” on it could lead to some...awkward encounters.
Forum Cross Pollinator, gratuitously strident
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05-01-2021, 11:00 PM #4
Put one of those 'L' learning driver or 'N' new driver stickers on the back of your helmet. All the rice rockets here have them on them, not sure why.
OH, MY GAWD! ―John Hillerman Big Billie Eilish fan.
But that's a quibble to what PG posted (at first, anyway, I haven't read his latest book) ―jono
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05-01-2021, 11:01 PM #5
what the fuck
swing your fucking sword.
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05-01-2021, 11:21 PM #6?
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05-02-2021, 06:46 AM #7
we all know now
embrace the gape
and believe
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05-02-2021, 06:54 AM #8
I ski the blacks
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05-02-2021, 06:59 AM #9Registered User
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If you brag about how awesome you are and tell everyone how you shred groomers, they will know pretty quickly.
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05-02-2021, 07:50 AM #10
You must be the best skier on the Mountain.
I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.
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05-02-2021, 08:07 AM #11
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05-02-2021, 09:13 AM #12Banned
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Starting a thread like this one seems to be about as good a way as any. Thanks for the heads up.
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05-02-2021, 09:20 AM #13
PM Deepsouthmafia for some tips.
"fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
"She was tossing her bean salad with the vigor of a Drunken Pop princess so I walked out of the corner and said.... "need a hand?"" - Odin
"everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy
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05-02-2021, 10:28 AM #14
Best way to tell others you suck?
Open your mouth and get on your knees. They'll put the pieces together.
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05-02-2021, 10:33 AM #15
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05-02-2021, 10:39 AM #16
Honestly posting a thread on TGR isn't your best bet. But since I can empathize with you and I find myself in the same position, I'll give you an honest answer. If I'm talking to a potential partner, I usually try to qualify my ability level honestly and objectively (eg, "I've been touring for 5 years but I don't have much downhill ski experience. I ski as much as I can, and I've got an Avy1 and a WFR - I have lots of backcountry experience but I'm not a super talented downhill skier"). I might try to provide example lines I've skied (not for dick waving but just to give them an idea of my ability level), or I might say something like "I'm comfortable in terrain as steep as 45 degrees, but I can't jump turn proficiently yet"
If I'm talking to a rando I usually just go with the tried and true "I suck at skiing". No need to parse some dumb metaphor, say it like it is.
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05-02-2021, 10:47 AM #17
I'm the best skier on the mountain so I wouldn't know.
"fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
"She was tossing her bean salad with the vigor of a Drunken Pop princess so I walked out of the corner and said.... "need a hand?"" - Odin
"everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy
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05-02-2021, 10:51 AM #18Registered User
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05-02-2021, 11:05 AM #19
looking like a big dork helps.
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05-02-2021, 11:07 AM #20
Soul 7's
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05-02-2021, 11:09 AM #21
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05-02-2021, 11:33 AM #22
“I don’t ski bumps” seems succinct.
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05-02-2021, 12:30 PM #23Registered User
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Fading advanced
Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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05-02-2021, 12:34 PM #24
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05-02-2021, 12:41 PM #25Registered User
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THE BEST WAY TO SAY i SUCK IS TO....ski up, real fast, skid sideways, and take them out at the ankles... works in any language, at any ski area, anywhere in the world. Works on an non verbal, instinctual level, for clear instantaneous communication. Best of all, it is not just the person you hit that will understand you suck... but everybody within splatter shot of the impact will also instantly comprehend your abilities as well.
Last edited by snojones; 05-02-2021 at 12:51 PM. Reason: still chuckeling
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