# Things People Say When You Yo-Yo in Public **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [March 10, 2012, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-people-say-when-you-yo-yo-in-public/35667 "2012-03-10T05:38:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yotilidrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8e7dd6/32.png) [@yotilidrop](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yotilidrop)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-people-say-when-you-yo-yo-in-public/35667/1 "2012-03-10T05:38:19Z")
Just things that people say about yoyoing to you! I’ll start. “Is that a diablo?” ---
**Author:** ![zigzag97](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ec8ea/32.png) [@zigzag97](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zigzag97)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-people-say-when-you-yo-yo-in-public/35667/2 "2012-03-10T05:41:18Z")
“is that a real yoyo” “that’s really cool” “is that a special yoyo” " can I try" ---
**Author:** ![jrspike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@jrspike](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jrspike)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-people-say-when-you-yo-yo-in-public/35667/3 "2012-03-10T06:31:51Z")
“is that a duncan?” “i used to have a yoyo” “I haven’t seen one of those in ages” “duncan duncan duncan duncan duncan duncan duncan, and oh yeah, duncan” “how do you do that?” “how does it spin for so long!??!!?” “how do you know all these tricks!?” “show off” “there are brands other than duncan!?” ---
**Author:** ![Skred300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@Skred300](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Skred300)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-people-say-when-you-yo-yo-in-public/35667/4 "2012-03-10T14:20:34Z")
“Can you walk the dog?” “That looks so like a diablo!” “That looks so cool!” “How is that?” (pointing at the sleeping yo yo) ---
**Author:** ![hadoq](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hadoq/32/688_2.png) [@hadoq](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hadoq)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-people-say-when-you-yo-yo-in-public/35667/5 "2012-03-10T15:14:03Z")
how on earth people know so much about diabolos and nothing about yoyos? I had no idea what a diabolo was until I actually started to play yoyo and looked it up because someone told me about it. ---
**Author:** ![AngryGumball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/angrygumball/32/683872_2.png) [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-people-say-when-you-yo-yo-in-public/35667/6 "2012-03-10T16:19:23Z")
Wow! Walk the dog! Is that a NED? (no way!) Is that a Chinese yoyo? How do you do all of that? ---
**Author:** ![Bricky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bricky/32/1068_2.png) [@Bricky](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bricky)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-people-say-when-you-yo-yo-in-public/35667/7 "2012-03-10T16:25:14Z")
“why does it make that noise” “thats awesome” Lol ---
**Author:** ![yoyomaverick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyomaverick/32/641_2.png) [@yoyomaverick](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyomaverick)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-people-say-when-you-yo-yo-in-public/35667/8 "2012-03-10T17:19:46Z")
“Is it magic?” “Are you a magician?” “Can you also do magic tricks?” “Start a circus!” “Why is it still spinning? Is it still magic?” “Duncan Duncan Duncan Duncan Duncan Duncan.” “Was that like $10?” “How is it so magical?” ---
**Author:** ![Darxun](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/darxun/32/957_2.png) [@Darxun](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Darxun)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-people-say-when-you-yo-yo-in-public/35667/9 "2012-03-10T17:26:29Z")
> [@hadoq](#): > > how on earth people know so much about diabolos and nothing about yoyos? I had no idea what a diabolo was until I actually started to play yoyo and looked it up because someone told me about it. I know right, I would’ve thought that yo-yo’s were more popular that diabolo’s… ---
**Author:** ![zigzag97](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ec8ea/32.png) [@zigzag97](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zigzag97)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-people-say-when-you-yo-yo-in-public/35667/10 "2012-03-10T17:59:23Z")
“can you juggle?” I got that one a lot ---
**Author:** ![YoBroIYoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a3d4f5/32.png) [@YoBroIYoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoBroIYoyo)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-people-say-when-you-yo-yo-in-public/35667/11 "2012-03-10T19:20:40Z")
Is that electronic? Back in my day we only had metal yoyos. ---
**Author:** ![PlasticWhip](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/plasticwhip/32/896_2.png) [@PlasticWhip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PlasticWhip)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-people-say-when-you-yo-yo-in-public/35667/12 "2012-03-10T19:39:38Z")
“That’s sick” ---
**Author:** ![Swatnoodle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/swatnoodle/32/855_2.png) [@Swatnoodle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Swatnoodle)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-people-say-when-you-yo-yo-in-public/35667/13 "2012-03-10T19:54:00Z")
Yeah… For the first time since I started, I got the “is it electronic question?”. I also got the “Jeremy Lin of Yo-Yoing comment” ---
**Author:** ![amanojakumo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/amanojakumo/32/173_2.png) [@amanojakumo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/amanojakumo)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-people-say-when-you-yo-yo-in-public/35667/14 "2012-03-10T20:05:34Z")
“Get a job, hippy.” ---
**Author:** ![PlasticWhip](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/plasticwhip/32/896_2.png) [@PlasticWhip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PlasticWhip)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-people-say-when-you-yo-yo-in-public/35667/15 "2012-03-10T20:19:20Z")
You should come back to Boston with us (My crazy aunt) ---
**Author:** ![sirnaq\_MN42](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sirnaq_mn42/32/613_2.png) [@sirnaq\_MN42](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sirnaq_MN42)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2012, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-people-say-when-you-yo-yo-in-public/35667/16 "2012-03-10T21:09:15Z")
Back in my day they were made of wood and wouldn’t stay down for that lon. That cost you how much?! I can do that. ---
**Author:** ![swagyoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@swagyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/swagyoyo)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-people-say-when-you-yo-yo-in-public/35667/17 "2012-03-11T02:00:21Z")
“I bet I can do that” “Show off” “You have too much time on your hands” “I used to yoyo. Then I got an arrow to the knee” “I used to yoyo. Then I got a yoyo to the face” “I used to yoyo. Then I got a yoyo to the (insert body part)” “I have mixed feelings about this” “Hey you’re cheating, it’s not a real yoyo” ---
**Author:** ![swagyoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@swagyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/swagyoyo)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-people-say-when-you-yo-yo-in-public/35667/18 "2012-03-11T02:02:53Z")
And then when you let them use it, \*examines knot and tries to put finger in it, “Why is your finger so small?” “I’m better than you see?” "Why won’t it go back up? “My trick was better.” “Can I keep it?” “I’ll give you five bucks for it.” ---
**Author:** ![sa11297](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@sa11297](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sa11297)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-people-say-when-you-yo-yo-in-public/35667/19 "2012-03-11T03:11:19Z")
> [@swagyoyo](#): > > And then when you let them use it, > \*examines knot and tries to put finger in it, “Why is your finger so small?” > “I’m better than you see?” > "Why won’t it go back up? > “My trick was better.” > “Can I keep it?” > “I’ll give you five bucks for it.” these. Nobody can believe how much they cost… yet they want to try. ---
**Author:** ![dingo54](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8baadc/32.png) [@dingo54](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dingo54)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-people-say-when-you-yo-yo-in-public/35667/20 "2012-03-11T03:14:08Z")
“You cheater! That must be some magic yoyo or something! You loser.” [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-people-say-when-you-yo-yo-in-public/35667.md?page=2)