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quenyaistar
Since 21 Oct 2011
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Cougar, WA
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 Tue Dec 13, 11 4:18 pm Mowing the lawn |
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Can someone describe what you mean when you say somebody is "mowing the lawn"
Thanks
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Justsmile
Since 20 Jul 2009
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Not Portland
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| Tue Dec 13, 11 4:21 pm |
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| as someone who is relatively new to the sport they are saying that you are just riding the flat water and not boosting, jumping etc. Just cruising around and making transitions.
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mystery curd
Since 14 Jun 2010
98 Posts
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| Tue Dec 13, 11 5:17 pm |
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Guys who ride the coast consider anything without waves to by "mowing the lawn". Don't forget your JohnDeere hat and can coozie.
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
6081 Posts
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Nak
Since 19 May 2005
4304 Posts
Camas
Site Lackey
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| Tue Dec 13, 11 7:21 pm |
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 Some things in life never change. These are the things that give our live's stability. Monkey, only you could have written that post. Like a rock.
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
6081 Posts
forever labled as the
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Sasquatch
Since 09 Mar 2005
2102 Posts
PNW
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| Wed Dec 14, 11 11:23 am |
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| pdxmonkeyboy wrote: | Wrong.
Mowing the lawn means to shave off your pubic hair. The saying started at rooster rock. It used to get too windy to kite, so guys would trim their pubes in the bushes waiting for the wind to die down.
"how was the riding ?". "pretty chill? We just hung out and mowed the lawn" |
Reading this post caused be to spray out my slip of coffee all over the desk and computer board and screen. That was F#ing hilarious. . .PDXMonkeyboy, what address do I send the cleaning bill to? 
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melokitegirl
Since 28 Oct 2008
396 Posts
Where the wind blows
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| Thu Dec 15, 11 5:45 pm |
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There actually is a tattoo stickman lawnmowing ...hair down there - but I won't post it. You will have to look it up yourself.
But to answer the original question, even though I've been insulted so many times here and take the risk for more pelting insults - Yes: Lawnmowing is going back & forth, doing transitions in all types of conditions...flat, chop, waves & rollers. Personally, I love lawnmowing large rollers...so fun!!!!
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D-Krep It Kiter
Since 18 Jul 2011
417 Posts
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| Fri Dec 16, 11 12:17 pm |
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| melokitegirl wrote: | | Lawnmowing is going back & forth, doing transitions in all types of conditions...flat, chop, waves & rollers. Personally, I love lawnmowing large rollers...so fun!!!! |
Hey, nothing wrong with that all!
quenyaistar, "mowing the lawn" is how you'll be putting your time in on the board once you're able to stay upwind. For us beginners, its just going back-and-forth getting comfortable on the board, but even more experienced riders like Melokitegirl enjoy "just cruzin" at times... after all, not every session as to be "balls to the wall" (MonkeyBoy, just let it go, ok?).
Context is everything... if you come in and someone says... "you're just mowing the lawn" then, ya, they're saying you're just going back-and-forth... boring... (to them, maybe not to you, so who cares?).
If you're out at a place that has big swell (hopefully not too soon) and some guy goes by, yelling "dude, quit mowing the lawn!!" then what they are getting at is that they are trying to ride and turn on the swell, you're just going in a straight line; you're not turning and riding the swell like they might expect you to.
Its actually more of term from windsurfing. I've sailed really big conditions at Swell City, especially last spring with the flooding & epic swell days. Yes, if someone goes out there and just starts "mowing the lawn" it makes it harder for everyone else who's trying to ride the swell. Personally, I've never bitched about it because I figure regardless of the conditions, you should be able to ride how you want to. But that's the context that you might hear it in.
Here's a i-phone pic of me at Rufus last month "mowing the lawn"... I had a great time.
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quenyaistar
Since 21 Oct 2011
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Cougar, WA
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| Fri Dec 16, 11 12:22 pm |
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Rufus looks awesome, I knew a great dog named Rufus2, yellow lab loved to fetch.
I will definitely try to stay outtheway
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dancingwind
Since 18 Jul 2007
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| Fri Dec 16, 11 12:29 pm |
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Haha...LOVE this thread!! I don't personally care if you're mowing the lawn or jumping the lawn, as long as you're out there scoring whatever session you can!!
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melokitegirl
Since 28 Oct 2008
396 Posts
Where the wind blows
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| Fri Dec 16, 11 1:19 pm |
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That's a really sweet photo, D-Krep.
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D-Krep It Kiter
Since 18 Jul 2011
417 Posts
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| Fri Dec 16, 11 2:43 pm |
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| melokitegirl wrote: | | That's a really sweet photo, D-Krep. |
Thanks! It was a really nice day!
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
6081 Posts
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Inept_Fun
Since 14 Apr 2005
1417 Posts
Hood River
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| Sun Dec 18, 11 5:35 pm |
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Its good to know you imagine what men look like underneath their wetsuit...
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
6081 Posts
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tautologies
Since 24 Aug 2006
602 Posts
Oahu
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| Mon Dec 19, 11 12:08 am |
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| pdxmonkeyboy wrote: | Wrong.
Mowing the lawn means to shave off your pubic hair. The saying started at rooster rock. It used to get too windy to kite, so guys would trim their pubes in the bushes waiting for the wind to die down.
"how was the riding ?". "pretty chill; We just hung out and mowed the lawn" |
Well that will put the TOFL test question in a different light:
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic25629.html
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