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Tuesday, May 31. 2011

I Hereby Decree That The Term: Golf Clap Be Replaced By: Freestyle Canoe Clap




I caught freestyle canoe clap once. The lotion stings.
Posted by Roger de Hauteville in Hunting, Fishing, Dogs, Guns, etc. at 11:52 | Comments (15) | Trackbacks (0)

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Well, now, there's something you don't see every day.
#1 Knucklehead (Link) on 2011-05-31 14:40 (Reply)
The golf gallery is supposed to remain quiet so that the golfer's concentration isn't distracted by extraneous noise. It there similar etiquette for the freestyle canoe gallery? An odd noise from the gallery could really ruin the canoeist's stroke. :)

Brings back memories of 3-5 day canoe trips with friends- no adults along- when I was a child.
#2 Gringo on 2011-05-31 16:05 (Reply)
It's dance. Great stuff.
#3 Bird Dog on 2011-05-31 16:19 (Reply)
Maybe if he had jumped overboard and pulled out a 40 lb catfish, I would be impressed.
#4 John Lien on 2011-05-31 17:50 (Reply)
"Canoedeling?"
#4.1 Big___Al on 2011-05-31 18:49 (Reply)
OK, I should have looked up the spelling 1st. More properly, "Canoedling."
#4.2 Big___Al on 2011-05-31 18:52 (Reply)
Well, finally something that is dumber than golf.

Still ranks right above bowling.
#5 Tom Francis on 2011-05-31 19:45 (Reply)
it ranks somewhere with curling.

I'd like those six minutes of my life back.
#6 Wirraway on 2011-05-31 20:10 (Reply)
Are you kidding me? We used to do that stuff at 12 without the musical accompaniment but with being pelted (and pelting others) with mudballs, pop bottles and anything else we could find. Let's see how he does with a water snake tossed into his canoe and getting whacked with paddle splashes every time he turns around.

Not impressed.
#7 John Reddy on 2011-05-31 21:49 (Reply)
Also, it just occurred to me. Did he stop off to do the video on his way to his valet parking job?
#8 John Reddy on 2011-05-31 21:53 (Reply)
They forclosed on his cruise ship, so he had to downgrade.
#8.1 Big___Al on 2011-06-01 05:51 (Reply)
That's bizarre. I was incredulous at first, then embarrassed for the guy, then I realized that what he was doing took some skill and practice to balance sideways at the water level and not sink, but I still couldn't stop laughing. It's amazing that there's actually an audience for this.

It would be fine to just tool around in a canoe and try to balance and spin and weave and stuff, but the music and audience and tuxedo was too much. What the heck?
Good find.
#9 LP on 2011-06-01 17:41 (Reply)
Unlike the dislikes listed above I enjoyed the man`s presentation. I`d wagger that it took a lot of practice to be able to present that. He also has very good taste in music choosing Lady In Red as his theme. It is one of my all time favourite songs and it fit what he was doing like a glove.
#10 Bob Devine on 2011-06-01 17:57 (Reply)
Oh, the pathos!
#11 Pajak on 2011-06-03 07:25 (Reply)
Next Olympic event? Some Americans have way to much time on their hands.
#12 Heltau on 2011-06-04 15:08 (Reply)

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