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Scuba Forum / General / November 2003Slang term for non-divers?
Airborne people refer to non-airborne people as "legs." Do divers have a slang term to refer to non-divers? Thanks. > Airborne people refer to non-airborne people as "legs." > > Do divers have a slang term to refer to non-divers? > > Thanks. Bubble watchers. >Airborne people refer to non-airborne people as "legs." > >Do divers have a slang term to refer to non-divers? > >Thanks. No. We're too busy coming up with slang terms for other divers. >Airborne people refer to non-airborne people as "legs." > >Do divers have a slang term to refer to non-divers? > >Thanks. I vote for "non-divers"...who cares. >>Airborne people refer to non-airborne people as "legs." >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >I vote for "non-divers" Who cares? > Airborne people refer to non-airborne people as "legs." > > Do divers have a slang term to refer to non-divers? > > Thanks. Dry. > Airborne people refer to non-airborne people as "legs." > > Do divers have a slang term to refer to non-divers? rec.scubans > > Airborne people refer to non-airborne people as "legs." > > > > Do divers have a slang term to refer to non-divers? > > rec.scubans Coffee covered keyboard! Mmmmmmm! Dave. > Airborne people refer to non-airborne people as "legs." > > Do divers have a slang term to refer to non-divers? > > Thanks. stevespencers. Brian Edmonton, Alberta > stevespencers. HAHAHAHAAHHA! Oh, wait. Wrong non-diver. Two more keyboards, and you can just pick up the tab for the next trip, Brian.  Signature"We're going to rush the hijackers." -Jeremy Glick, aboard United Airlines flight 93, September 11, 2001 > Airborne people refer to non-airborne people as "legs." > > Do divers have a slang term to refer to non-divers? > > Thanks. Drowned >> Airborne people refer to non-airborne people as "legs." >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Drowned Just knocked my coke over the keyboard...lmao > Do divers have a slang term to refer to non-div Here's my review of the posted nominees: * "non-divers" Automatic disqualification. Not a slang term. * Dry Too non-specific as well as too ambiguous. "Dry" may mean "on the wagon" (equally non-specific and ambiguous( after DUI (ooops, not the drysuit variety either ...). Too may "Dry" DIVERS who are NOT non-divers.. * Bubble watchers Bubble watchers are not necessarily non-divers. * Drowned DAN might argue that more of them are divers than non-divers. * stevespensers "No fair" as many rec.scubans may legitimately protest -- "why does HE get the credit and not ME?" I like "jammers" better. Besides jammmers have been around rec.scuba much longer than stevespesers. Undoubtedly others will emerge to challenge my (implicit) nomination of "jammers" because it's not only the canonization of you-know-who, but it is also descriptive of what non-divers do, in rec.scuba. As Sherlock says to Watson ... "when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth". See: http://www.bcpl.net/~lmoskowi/HolmesQuotes/q.detection.html Ladieeees and Gentlemen ... the WINNER of this slang-naming contest is <drumroll .............> * rec.scubans -- Bob. >> Do divers have a slang term to refer to non-div > [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > >-- Bob. I like the "elimination" portion of your analysis. I found "Black Shoe" but that is also used by the fly boys to refer to the submarine and surface Navy so it cannot apply. Another country uses dirt stompers but that sounds too much like the airborne slang for "leg." Any more ideas? > I like "jammers" better. Besides jammmers have been around > rec.scuba much longer than stevespesers. Undoubtedly others will > emerge to challenge my (implicit) nomination of "jammers" because > it's not only the canonization of you-know-who, but it is also > descriptive of what non-divers do, in rec.scuba. :-) No challenge here. G'day, > Airborne people refer to non-airborne people as "legs." > > Do divers have a slang term to refer to non-divers? Surface feeders. The great uncompressed. I'd include "water blimps" but too many rec.scubans also qualify. regards, JA >Airborne people refer to non-airborne people as "legs." > >Do divers have a slang term to refer to non-divers? "unwashed masses" safe diving, bullshark >Airborne people refer to non-airborne people as "legs." > >Do divers have a slang term to refer to non-divers? > >Thanks. Bobber Floater Cork Twin Liters So far, from your suggestions, I like Uncompressed Non-Regulated or Un-Regulated Tankless and Hydro-Phobic > >Airborne people refer to non-airborne people as "legs." > > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Hydro-Phobic how 'bout "wannabees" > >Airborne people refer to non-airborne people as "legs." > > > >Do divers have a slang term to refer to non-divers? > Floater is a winner to me. > > >Airborne people refer to non-airborne people as "legs." > > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > is a winner to me. Bank Walkers > Bank Walkers PADI calls them "Dive Masters", and makes them buy insurance. Signature"C'mon, you sons of bitches, you want to live forever?" -Sergeant Major Dan Daly >PADI calls them "Dive Masters", and makes them buy insurance. How little you know for a minion of a superpower... Signatureferret "He leads me beside quiet waters ICQ 163264 He restores my soul" - Ps 23:2 "Follow, lead or get off the shotline" Make spammers pay... use CruelMail > >PADI calls them "Dive Masters", and makes them buy insurance. > > How little you know for a minion of a superpower... Oh, good. Now you can lead us out of the wilderness. Signature"We're going to rush the hijackers." -Jeremy Glick, aboard United Airlines flight 93, September 11, 2001 > Oh, good. Now you can lead us out of the wilderness. Thats easy, look around at the horizion, at night, where it's glowing is the direction of California, in the daylight the pillar of smoke is the direction of California. it's easy to find your directions. ;) rhys >Thats easy, look around at the horizion, at night, where it's glowing is the >direction of California, in the daylight the pillar of smoke is the >direction of California. > >it's easy to find your directions. >;) Yeah. Now turn about and follow your nose. It'll lead you back to civilisation... Signatureferret "He leads me beside quiet waters ICQ 163264 He restores my soul" - Ps 23:2 "Follow, lead or get off the shotline" Make spammers pay... use CruelMail > € Bank Walkers > > PADI calls them "Dive Masters", and makes them buy insurance. Damn. Ya beat me to it. I was going to suggest... ... PADI trained. -S > > ? Bank Walkers > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > -S uh, PADI basic scuba divers...... > > >Airborne people refer to non-airborne people as "legs." > > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > is a winner to me. I second that. >> > >Airborne people refer to non-airborne people as "legs." >> > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >I second that. At first I thought "floater" would not work because cops and S&R often use it for drowning victims. Then again, the more I thought about it, the more appropriate it sounded. It is also used for turds found in swimming pools. I think from now on when my non-dive-qualified airborne friends call me a "leg" I'll just call them a "floater." Those that are both airborne and dive qualified, well, I'll just have to kick their a.s :-) (sip)Then again, the more I thought about it, > the more appropriate it sounded. It is also used for turds found in > swimming pools. Hmm . . . are we talking about JCACTION? >Airborne people refer to non-airborne people as "legs." > >Do divers have a slang term to refer to non-divers? Red Sea Pedestrians? Glass-bottomed girls? Ballast? Swimmers? Tank slappers? Goggles? Signatureferret "He leads me beside quiet waters ICQ 163264 He restores my soul" - Ps 23:2 "Follow, lead or get off the shotline" Make spammers pay... use CruelMail |
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