HOT LITTLE TAKES

[Shesty]

I don't see the Hype around Lucien Clark as pro skater Maybe I'm wrong so feel free to correct my view or educate me on this

[GnarAlarm]

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Monty Python isn't funny.

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I bet lots of laughing assholes are pretty ashamed of themselves right about now after reading this.

Man, just a few months ago I realized I hadn't seen Holy Grail since I was like 10 years old so I found it on Amazon or something. It had it's moments, but as a whole it just didn't do it for me. I like plenty of British humor, but like "knights that say Meep" just ain't that funny.

[SneakySecrets]

Are most people that are into skating history also interested in history in general?

I totally get someone not giving a fuck about skating history…. It’s an activity they enjoy and not a homework project.  Perfectly reasonable.

But it makes me kinda sad for them that they are depriving themselves of a lot of really great skateboarding, especially with the internet making it virtually effortless to watch a lot of old videos.

[modern life is war]

@SneakySecrets what are your favorite areas of history in general and also skateboarding history?

[WorldsbestWeedsm0ker]

I’ve never seen a full part I j watch tiktok and wear polrbig boys nnn-deerrrrrhh

[GAY]

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Monty Python isn't funny.

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I bet lots of laughing assholes are pretty ashamed of themselves right about now after reading this.

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Man, just a few months ago I realized I hadn't seen Holy Grail since I was like 10 years old so I found it on Amazon or something. It had it's moments, but as a whole it just didn't do it for me. I like plenty of British humor, but like "knights that say Meep" just ain't that funny.

I actually find most of it pretty lame to be honest. But I do love when all those chicks are begging to be spanked.

[SneakySecrets]

@SneakySecrets what are your favorite areas of history in general and also skateboarding history?

Thanks for the opportunity to nerd out.  Alexander the Great, the second Punic War, the fall of the Roman Republic, the Peloponnesian War, the French Revolution, both world wars, the Cold War.

As far as skating goes, I feel like you owe it to yourself to at least check out the frequently-cited classics: Welcome to Hell, Trilogy, Photosynthesis, Video Days, Mouse, Tim and Henry’s, Questionable, EE3… I’m sure there are some big ones I’m forgetting.

My personal favorite, maybe not the most revolutionary, is Asian Goddess.

[WorldsbestWeedsm0ker]

Are most people that are into skating history also interested in history in general?

I totally get someone not giving a fuck about skating history…. It’s an activity they enjoy and not a homework project.  Perfectly reasonable.

But it makes me kinda sad for them that they are depriving themselves of a lot of really great skateboarding, especially with the internet making it virtually effortless to watch a lot of old videos.

My head works like if I get into something I want to know everything that ever happened about it. I agree that it is j an activity n u don’t have to care at all and that’s cool - but why be here - go skate lol! Recently I’ve been into Egyptian history was reading about disc of sabu recently - p trippy 

[French manicure]

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@SneakySecrets what are your favorite areas of history in general and also skateboarding history?

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Thanks for the opportunity to nerd out.  Alexander the Great, the second Punic War, the fall of the Roman Republic, the Peloponnesian War, the French Revolution, both world wars, the Cold War.

As far as skating goes, I feel like you owe it to yourself to at least check out the frequently-cited classics: Welcome to Hell, Trilogy, Photosynthesis, Video Days, Mouse, Tim and Henry’s, Questionable, EE3… I’m sure there are some big ones I’m forgetting.

My personal favorite, maybe not the most revolutionary, is Asian Goddess.

Nice.

[modern life is war]

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@SneakySecrets what are your favorite areas of history in general and also skateboarding history?

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Thanks for the opportunity to nerd out.  Alexander the Great, the second Punic War, the fall of the Roman Republic, the Peloponnesian War, the French Revolution, both world wars, the Cold War.

As far as skating goes, I feel like you owe it to yourself to at least check out the frequently-cited classics: Welcome to Hell, Trilogy, Photosynthesis, Video Days, Mouse, Tim and Henry’s, Questionable, EE3… I’m sure there are some big ones I’m forgetting.

My personal favorite, maybe not the most revolutionary, is Asian Goddess.

With the exception of WW2, I only have a basic knowledge of the wars/time periods which you listed. Do you have any favorite books on those historical topics which you can recommend? Since you were the one that recommended Blood Meridian I'm pretty open to anything you have to offer. I'm actually reading All The Pretty Horses now too.

[Texas_Tone]

John dilo is a better manny dude than daewon, that’s my hot take

[Tom Pearl]

John dilo is a better manny dude than daewon, that’s my hot take

hmmmmm

[lamfordie]

Dylan is the most influential skater of the past 20 years

[Glue Foot]

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@SneakySecrets what are your favorite areas of history in general and also skateboarding history?

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Thanks for the opportunity to nerd out.  Alexander the Great, the second Punic War, the fall of the Roman Republic, the Peloponnesian War, the French Revolution, both world wars, the Cold War.

As far as skating goes, I feel like you owe it to yourself to at least check out the frequently-cited classics: Welcome to Hell, Trilogy, Photosynthesis, Video Days, Mouse, Tim and Henry’s, Questionable, EE3… I’m sure there are some big ones I’m forgetting.

My personal favorite, maybe not the most revolutionary, is Asian Goddess.

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Nice.

thanks for posting. somehow i never knew this existed. what a lineup. and jeremy klein on a freestyle board made me bag up.

[Coastal Fever]

Saying the N word helped Morgan Wallen’s career way more than it hurt it.  He was popular before, but his not-so-subtle racist dog whistle catapulted him to a previously unimaginable level of fame and success.

[Kook Me Amadeus]

Pro skating is 50 percent talent, 50 percent personality.  So many anonymous talented dudes out there would pop out if they were slightly more charismatic and outgoing.  Fascinating to see how good the real pros are at connecting with people in person.  I think that skillset is easily half the battle.

[turdtastic]

Saying the N word helped Morgan Wallen’s career way more than it hurt it.  He was popular before, but his not-so-subtle racist dog whistle catapulted him to a previously unimaginable level of fame and success.

Aye bro, who TF is this racist POS that I’ve never heard of?? Apparently being a racist POS didn’t help him that much in his career because I’ve never heard of him, but fuck him anyway…

[manysnakes]

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Thanks for the opportunity to nerd out.  Alexander the Great, the second Punic War, the fall of the Roman Republic, the Peloponnesian War, the French Revolution, both world wars, the Cold War.

Have you by chance listened to the Radio War Nerd series about the Punic Wars? It's excellent.

[SneakySecrets]

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@SneakySecrets what are your favorite areas of history in general and also skateboarding history?

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Thanks for the opportunity to nerd out.  Alexander the Great, the second Punic War, the fall of the Roman Republic, the Peloponnesian War, the French Revolution, both world wars, the Cold War.

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Have you by chance listened to the Radio War Nerd series about the Punic Wars? It's excellent.

I haven’t, but I’ll definitely check it out.  Thanks.

[Sizzle]

Decks are too long they need to be 31-32”

[augustmoon]

Skateboarding (and consumerist youth culture in general) is about to fall off a cliff

[slimvanilla]

Decks Dicks are too long short they need to be 31-32”

[Coastal Fever]

Skateboarding (and consumerist youth culture in general) is about to fall off a cliff

Not disagreeing, but what do you see those things being replaced by?

[Wienerboy]

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Not disagreeing, but what do you see those things being replaced by?

I can see this happening too, although I don't know and can't guess an alternative. I have noticed this, if it has any connection at all... Has anyone else noticed this...

I have always loved thrifting and it's always a fairly successful endeavor. But in the last 3-6 months or so, it seems like any thrift store I go to is always cleaned out. Like hardly any product. I have noticed similar things in stores like CVS or Target... seems like they have much less product available.

Are companies selling less? Or are people all trying to save money and shopping at thrift stores more often? What do we think, Slapsters?

[Coastal Fever]

Oh boy, now you’re speaking my language.  I’ve been an avid thrifter my entire life, the Sally Ann was my happy place, my hometown had a chain of its own used clothing stores, that shit is in my blood.  All that has changed since Covid. 

In addition to most places axing their fitting rooms and not offering refunds, only exchanges, which is morally fucking despicable imo.. VV and Sally Ann have raised their prices an astronomical amount and their selection is now literal garbage.  The cheaper local spots are so picked through it’s not even worth going.  Pandemic-related corporate greed, inflation, supply chain issues, and resellers have ruined the entire experience.

I’m extremely fortunate that I’ve since discovered a local “auction” Facebook page, where you can bid on and win clothes/shoes for a fraction of what you’d pay at thrift stores.  I’ve gotten so much good shit for so cheap.  I’m sure that’ll get blown out eventually too but hopefully not.

[manysnakes]

Skateboarding (and consumerist youth culture in general) is about to fall off a cliff

Agreed. There are a lot of things which became incredibly common and normal during the last twenty years of effective zero interest rates are not going to survive the money spigit being suddenly turned off.

[pugmaster]

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Skateboarding (and consumerist youth culture in general) is about to fall off a cliff

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Not disagreeing, but what do you see those things being replaced by?

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I can see this happening too, although I don't know and can't guess an alternative. I have noticed this, if it has any connection at all... Has anyone else noticed this...

I have always loved thrifting and it's always a fairly successful endeavor. But in the last 3-6 months or so, it seems like any thrift store I go to is always cleaned out. Like hardly any product. I have noticed similar things in stores like CVS or Target... seems like they have much less product available.

Are companies selling less? Or are people all trying to save money and shopping at thrift stores more often? What do we think, Slapsters?

Some people who don't want a regular job go to thrift stores then flip it online for way more money.

[SneakySecrets]

Platonic solids are real objects only insomuch as nature conforms to their perfected forms.

[Kook Me Amadeus]

I like skateboarding.

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Skateboarding (and consumerist youth culture in general) is about to fall off a cliff

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Not disagreeing, but what do you see those things being replaced by?

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I can see this happening too, although I don't know and can't guess an alternative. I have noticed this, if it has any connection at all... Has anyone else noticed this...

I have always loved thrifting and it's always a fairly successful endeavor. But in the last 3-6 months or so, it seems like any thrift store I go to is always cleaned out. Like hardly any product. I have noticed similar things in stores like CVS or Target... seems like they have much less product available.

Are companies selling less? Or are people all trying to save money and shopping at thrift stores more often? What do we think, Slapsters?

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Some people who don't want a regular job go to thrift stores then flip it online for way more money.

Or the bigger hussle of getting a job at the thrift store and taking all the best stuff for yourself and selling it privately