Oh man, thankfully I live in a city where we have one of the biggest Pride parades in the nation. There are still bigots around, though, and if one of them ever had the gall to say something like that in my presence, I’d stop, and ask them which part of the yoyo makes it ‘gay’.
I get that, too. Or, “It’s on a bearing? Oh, then you’re cheating!” I respond with, “No, it’s just different now. With the fixed axles, it was a trick to get the yoyo to sleep. With a bearing, sure, it sleeps without even trying, but the trick is to get it to return.”
6 pages of posts detailing how much power we give to negative comments. Wow! :-\
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A sad world is one where we pay more attention to the hate than to the love.
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I don’t generally have anyone say anything when I throw… Is it because I am a grown man seemingly enjoying what is essentially a child’s play thing?
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In all fairness, there have been plenty of “Got a great compliment when I was playing in public!” threads, some reaching 3 pages and beyond.
Just because you’re noticing the negative one today doesn’t mean there have never been positive ones!
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Oh yeah, I know. My post was more or less a comment on the current state of humanity.
You must also love it when they get dinks and scratches on your precious metal throw,… either way you can’t win if you share you got a dink or a scratch
If you don’t your called “selfish” “conceded”
So I’m selfish and “conceded”(It’s spelled conceited, by the way) just because I don’t want to damage and lower the value of something that I paid for and is personal to me? I don’t see how that is in any way selfish. You wouldn’t consider it selfish to not want a brick thrown at your window, right?
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Wow theres a lot of things, heres some
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“Your yoyo sucks it wont come back up”
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“Can you walk the dog” after me doing a bunch of intricate combos
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“Wow a metal yoyo??? THATS AMAZING!!!”
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“There are no metal yoyos in the worldyours must be worth thousands.”
5.“CAN I TRY?!?!? CAN I TRY?!?!? CAN I TRY?!?!? CAN I TRY?!?!? CAN I TRY?!?!?” *Leaves yoyo string in impossible knot.
Haha
Thats all folks
Most annoying thing I’ve heard is this: “Please sir, don’t try to hit Governor Romney with that yoyo.”
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Do you mind if I put this in my sig? Hilarious.
can you walk the dog? Your 888 has a purpose now soviet locust!
Lol good. That thing was pretty beat.
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To which, I’m sure, you replied, “Try? Sir, I would’ve hit him if I’d wanted to!”
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Well, it’s not quite so black and white. I don’t “love” the thought of someone dinging a metal throw. I cringe sometimes when I think a yoyo is in danger. But compared to how fun it is to watch people try, and share something that I get enjoyment out of with someone else… it’s not much of a sacrifice.
I don’t think it’s “selfish” to want to protect something that’s valuable to you, either. I get it. And I don’t imagine that ALL people are like me and want to teach people or “let them try”. I was just wondering if there are some other people out there who don’t get annoyed by that phrase!
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I always try to carry a Yyj Classic with a responsive bearing in it
I don’t mind when Adults use it but when they give it to their little ones it really gets me annoyed
One time I gave it to a man that was an Ok intermediate player but he gave it to a little boy and the kid had his hands full of saliva, he returned my throw all slobbery, it got in the bearing, dried and I had to clean it after wards. I didn’t mind that he used it but I was really annoyed at the fact he gave it to me without the least but concern that it was slobbered, he even gave it to me by the string just not to touch the saliva
Eww,…
rule #9: always be prepared to walk the dog. always.
i either need to keep breaking this “rule” or need to carry a leash with me at all times. dinging up my throws is a big nono.
I’ll be honest. I kinda went to the point of near my breaking point (I don’t get mad. ever. when i do, get out of my hitting/throwing range :p) and told a girl off in front of all her pretty little girlfriends (this being a “popular girl”).
may as well tell the story.
i was throwing before study hall, in the gym (study hall location for some people), and later on, after the bell and all, this girl asks me if i want to be a pro some day and go to competitions and all. so, i of course replied, “yeh, it’d be pretty cool to go pro. and, i would competition throw now, but closest one is in Tennessee (im in NC) and i missed it about a month ago.” so, she says, “oh, ok, cool.” then she goes off to her friends (roughly 6 feet away from me ??? ) and starts talking about our little conversation (blah blah blah…) and they just rejoice in laughter. I noticed some “one direction” quotes that she’s been saying to people over the past few days, and the giant printouts of them covering her binder. I couldn’t hold back. (I’ve heard enough bullhockey the past few weeks slipping from people’s mouths silently) so, i sat behind her on the bleachers, tapped her on the shoulder, and asked her “do you wanna meet one direction?” of course, she goes “its like my dream”. well, i can be a quick thinker when i need to. i calmly replied “i think that what you want is the absolute most stupid thing I’ve ever heard, but, you don’t see me saying anything, now do ya?” paralyzed. shocked. haven’t heard anyone say a thing since.
that is what has annoyed me more than anything.
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Try explaining that to non throwers every time I try they respond with
“If you are buying YOYOS that are $100 I’d think your pretty rich, who wastes that much on a yoyo?”
This gets me so mad -.-