You're all a bunch of adrenaline-addled dunderheads

RhondaLea Nov 20, 2007, 3:22 AM

http://www.signonsandiego.com/...999-1s19surfcol.html

I was fascinated by this article, because until I read it, I had been under the impression that base was getting good press these days:

"While popular culture would love to lump big-wave surfing into the same go-for-broke, adrenaline-addled bag as a dunderheaded pursuit such as BASE jumping..."

How'd that happen?

There's space for comments at the bottom of the page, along with the author's email address, but I'm not sure what one says to a guy who apparently believes drowning or death by shark is a good way to go.

NickDG Nov 20, 2007, 9:13 AM

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Years ago when they first became available I set a Google Alert for the phrase "BASE Jumping" and about 90% of what it returns is like what you mentioned. It rarely has anything to do with the actual subject of the article. It seems writers who used to use "Russian roulette" to describe something they consider insane are now using "BASE jumping" instead. But this is fluid. I should probably set another Google Alert for "Ski-BASE."

NickD Smile

BASE 194

mynamebedan Nov 20, 2007, 12:01 PM

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I fixed a few of his grammatical errors Sly

In reply to:

y Brad Melekian
UNION-TRIBUNE

November 19, 2007

Broken down into five-second video snippets as it often is, BASE Jumping can seem to be little more than a game of recklessness, its primary prerequisites a keen surfing acumen and a bullish bravado.

Look for the biggest object of the city. Look down. Go.

In truth, tracking is a game of perception, patience and the ability to wait on pins and needles for months at a time to put oneself in a position to actually traverse a mountain of air. It means months with the ears tuned to the snowy hum of the weather radio, one eye constantly poring over the raw data of the wind report.

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While popular culture would love to lump BASE Jumping into the same go-for-broke, adrenaline-addled bag as a dunderheaded pursuit such as Big Wave Surfing, the mobile playing field attendant to jumping, in addition to the knowledge required, makes it entirely unique, particularly as a sport.

In the coming weeks and months, the world's elite jumpers will remain constantly vigilant – regardless of where they are in the world – to answer the call of tall things. Events in Idaho, Colorado and West Virginia, as well as international contests judged by photographic evidence at the end of the season, already have sent the word out to jumpers around the world to be on hold to respond to a report of favorable conditions.

RhondaLea Nov 20, 2007, 5:29 PM

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NickDG wrote:

Years ago when they first became available I set a Google Alert for the phrase "BASE Jumping"...

It works better if you set the alert for "base jumping -baseball"...unless, of course, you're really into baseball.

You're probably right about the alert for "ski-base," but I'm guess you'll need to refine that search term very carefully, unless you want to know as much about skiing as I know about the town of Parachute, Colorado. (Someday computers will be smart, and this sort of thing won't be allowed to happen. In the meantime, in several years of considering the possibilites, I haven't figured out an exclusion for the town that won't exclude skydiving/base news originating in Colorado.)

BTW, I think the guy who posted below you (hisnamebedan or so he says), has a future as a writer of fine parody. Perhaps you should speak to him about contributing to "The Book." <runs>

Love,
Peaches

tdog Nov 20, 2007, 5:34 PM

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I had to look up the definition of Dunderhead, as I apparently am a stupid person who does not have a good vocabulary.

Apparently I am right, as the definition is:

noun
a stupid person;

NickDG Nov 20, 2007, 5:35 PM

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RhondaLea Nov 20, 2007, 7:02 PM

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tdog wrote:

I had to look up the definition of Dunderhead, as I apparently am a stupid person who does not have a good vocabulary.

Apparently I am right, as the definition is:

noun
a stupid person;

You're off the hook. The first known use of the word (according to the OED) was 1625. It was apparently in common use in the 19th century, but it fell out of use in the latter part of the 20th.

I do believe it is more applicable to the author of the article in question than it is to you.

:)

rl

P.S. to Nick: Looking at those yummy specimens, I'm pretty sure my "peach" days are over. Unimpressed

Calvin19 Nov 20, 2007, 9:26 PM

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HOPELESS

sky_girl85 Dec 4, 2007, 9:03 AM

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I wanna be an adrenaline-addled dunderhead when I grow up Cool

mfnren Dec 4, 2007, 9:44 AM

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thats awesome! My dream to be a adrenaline-addled dunderhead was realized almost 3 years ago.
now I strive to be the best dunderhead i can be!

sky_girl85 Dec 5, 2007, 8:43 AM

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I still have a long way to go, but never fear! confuscious say "the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" Well, at least, i think he said it.... and it's true dammit! Smile

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