| Re: Why I bought a Nacra 5.2...funny old ad
[Re: Chip Collard]
#27716 01/14/04 04:08 AM 01/14/04 04:08 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 493 Minnesota Jeff Peterson
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Posts: 493 Minnesota | Looks like the anonymous Hobie hater in the "rubber room" (the Old Forum) has revealed himself. And YES a Hobie 16 can hold 40 people before it sinks. And for a while, the U.S. Navy was using Hobie 16s as a nuclear launch platform, because of their excellent stability in high winds.
(Ah, remembering the good old days when the old forum was the only forum.)
Jeff Peterson H-16 Sail #23721 Big Marine Lake, MN
| | | How 'bout a little sense of humor?
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#27721 01/31/04 09:33 AM 01/31/04 09:33 AM |
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 241 Largo, Florida papayamon2
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Posts: 241 Largo, Florida | Jeez, guys, c'mon--didn't you notice that Chip labeled his first post "funny old ad"??? Don't you think Chip's point is that the ad was FUNNY, not a serious diatribe against Hobies (or their owners)? I was suprised to see him branded a "Hobie Hater" right off the bat. Why, because he thought an old ad against Hobies was a hoot?
Lighten up, guys! Yes, he does dare to sail a different brand of boat, but don't run him off for that. Next thing you know, non-Hobies won't be allowed in Hobie-sponsored events anywhere in the country... (Oops, too late!!!)
Kevin | | | Whoa! Settle Down There Little Doggie...
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#27722 02/02/04 04:49 AM 02/02/04 04:49 AM |
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Posts: 493 Minnesota | ...I don't think Chip took me seriously,...and neither should you. I was just waxing nostalgia about the old forum, when the most ridiculous discussions would occur about Hobies. The Hobie insultors, both clever and not so clever, often made their anonymous presence known. And as much as I love Hobies, I never did accept the assertion a H-16 could hold 40 people. Some people saw the humor in clever remarks (on both sides), and some missed the humor and were insulted.-The result was like watching a food fight in a junior high lunch room. There was one dullard of a Hobie-hater that thought he was funny, but he was just obnoxous. If you go to the old forum, you may be able to still start a food fight. Just claim something wonderful about Hobie, that sounds a bit too wonderful, and see what happens.
Jeff Peterson H-16 Sail #23721 Big Marine Lake, MN
| | | It was a joke; the funny reference to the banana..
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#27725 02/02/04 09:14 PM 02/02/04 09:14 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 71 Delray Beach, FL Chip Collard OP
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Posts: 71 Delray Beach, FL | The only reason I put it on your Hobie 16 forum was because the ads reference to the "yellow banana shaped boat". I like Hobie 16s and Hobie 16 sailors. Can't we all just get along? Sorry if I offended you. PS. I don't even own a Nacra 5.2, and most of the boats in our fleet are Hobie 16s, thirty of them sitting on the beach 24 hrs, 7 days a week, all year.
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| | | What are You apologizing for Chip? (No wrong done)
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#27729 02/07/04 04:35 AM 02/07/04 04:35 AM |
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Posts: 493 Minnesota | Chip: Now don't YOU start getting all oversensitive. One guy got a little wild, and he was told to settle down. End of story.
I see another Hobie food fight is currently going on the "Old Forum." Grab a rotten tomato, and toss it.
Jeff Peterson H-16 Sail #23721 Big Marine Lake, MN
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