whenever i see sixth graders at the park or walking to dairy queen, they always annoy me. i don’t know why.
but i am sick of this skateboarding trend. it used to be like any other sport, but now every damn sixth grader has a pair of vans and a skateboard. now the older kids have it too, and it’s really getting on my nerves.
they think that they are so different, because they’re skateboarding.
NEWSFLASH: THEY’RE FOLLOWING THE FUCKING TREND.
IT’S NO DIFFERENT THAN WEARING TIGHT JEANS OR EATING AT MCDONALDS
i don’t mind that they decide to do it because it’s cool
i mind that everytime i talk to them, they’re confident they’re punk.
Of course, the more skateboarding becomes mainstream the less the rebellious crowd will latch onto it. No one plays football because they want to be different. Remember when trick bikes were cool? Yeah. Trick bikes. I never liked 'em, but I remember when people thought they were cool. I could never skateboard, so I never liked it much. I stuck with safer activities like drugs.
Whenever I see teenagers at the DMV or a used car lot, they always annoy me. I don’t know why.
But I am sick of this “look at me, I can drive!” schtick. It used to be like any other attention-getting gimmick, but now every damn teenager is all about getting a permit or license. And let’s not forget the incessant “I need a car!” complaints.
They think they are so cool because they have that little laminated strip saying they can drive, or they have that metal box with wheels pumping out pollution, making noise and generally being up to no good.
NEWSFLASH: LOTS OF PEOPLE DRIVE.
IT’S NO DIFFERENT THAN TATTOOS OR PIERCINGS
I don’t mind that they decide to do it because it’s cool
I mind that everytime I walk to them, they think they’re so cool because they drive or they have pierced tongues or whatever.
If they were using skateboard as a regular means of transport, I’d agree with your point, iampuna. Alternatively, if they were just getting licenses so they could drive their cars back and forth in a ten-foot space all day practicing flipping them over.
Honestly, if someone could make a quiet skateboard, I’d have zero problem with them. As it is, I have to listen to an unending “krrrh, krrrh, krrrh, SMACK!… krrh, krrrh, krrrh, SMACK!…” all morning and afternoon. This is why i find myself giggling over violent wipeout videos from Stileproject and Ogrish.
Alternately, how about driving their cars for the express purpose of being seen driving? Extra points if the car is a clunker (which is probably slightly louder than your average skateboard).
Tony Hawk 3 for Gamecube has really amusing (and by amusing I mean bloody and bouncy) wipeouts, if you’re looking for a cathartic release.
They annoy me, too, and I don’t know why either. But I always giggle when I see a bunch of skateboarders who can’t skateboard, desperately trying to do a tiny jump and still falling off.
I don’t really mind skateboarding too much. If I could do it, I would. What I cannot understand is that our town has put in a skating arena, with half, and full pikes (sp?), and all kinds of platforms and such, inside a caged area. I guess it’s safer then a McDonalds parking lot, but damn, there is a lot of liability riding on the town because of this thing.
Say it out loud folks: L A W S U I T
Signed waivers mean nothing in this day and age of civil lawsuits.
