# For My German-Speaking Friends!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-my-german-speaking-friends/516739>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 7, 2009, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-my-german-speaking-friends/516739 "2009-11-07T22:43:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-my-german-speaking-friends/516739/21 "2009-11-08T19:04:46Z")

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Actually, when I started here I used an email account that I also used for my side job because it was anonymous. The account was named [dropzone@whatever.com](mailto:dropzone@whatever.com) because it was where customers would drop off work requests. I got sick of the name fairly quickly, but it was too late.

I would never skydive.

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-my-german-speaking-friends/516739/22 "2009-11-08T20:37:22Z")

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> [@dropzone](#):
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> I would never skydive.

Sorry!:(🙂

But you wouldn’t _believe_ how peaceful it is up there! You just want to stay up there _forever_!

I think in previous posts here, I have written about dreams of being able to fly?

It usually starts with going down a flight of stairs and “arranging” my feet where they slant _down_ and I just “skate” over the steps and when I get to the bottom, I will have built up so much “momentum” that I can just _soar_ into the sky!

Only problem is, the people in my dreams who see me soaring above them, and me catching draft after draft soaring like an eagle, are not _surprised_ to see me up there!

They don’t even look **up!** 🙂

A friend says it’s 'cause I’m narcisstic. narcissitic (sp?)

Whatcha’ll think?😉

Thanks!

Q

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-my-german-speaking-friends/516739/23 "2009-11-08T20:42:10Z")

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> [@dropzone](#):
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> I would never skydive.

The danger of skydiving is that the 'chute may not open.

So on your first dive, don’t use a parachute. It’s best not to take the chance it won’t open.

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