Sick Disc Photos

From 2002 NW Regionals
and 2002 College Sectionals

Sweet bid

Bobo from Lodi

Mitch or Mark. About two seconds after he made an amazing grab.

Great shot of all the hot action. Looks like one thing is about to lead to another

Crushing Z.

About five seconds after somebody, somewhere, did something.

 


From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Finucane)
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Subject: baby steps...
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When a baby elephant is born, its trainer shackles its leg and chains it to a stake driven into the ground. The chain needs to be strong, but nothing incredible because the elephant is just a baby. I think baby elephants are called "calves", in the sense of baby cattle--not your, or one's I should say, lower leg. So the first point of the chain is that as the baby elephant calf grows the trainer just reshackles it (is reshackles a word? sounds like ramshackles--which I know isn't one) just shackles it again with a bigger shackle but with, now get this, the same chain and the same stake. You see, the elephant, even though it is now a 3 ton behemouth, never learns that it has grown strong enough to pull out the stake or break the chain because it figures it (the chain) is still just as strong as it was was when he was a mere pup. Calf. Which was pretty strong relative to the baby elephant. The second point (and you'll have to bear with me here--my command of the metaphor is a bit shakey after the bit about how he can't pull it out) is that even though the elephant knows he can't pull the stake out or break the chain he knows he can take one step back to go two steps forward. Something about one touch. Like you unhook the chain or something. Baby steps.

What does this have to do with disc sports? Believe it or not, it's for Ultimate. It's an inspirational speech you give when you have no interest in winning and you've managed to make an enemy out of pretty much everyone you know.

If you're STILL not sure everyone knows you're insane, then you get a pseudonym and post your strange theories on rec.sport.disc after you have a bad day at pickup. I like Timmy Touchier because it's easy to remember, peppy, and just a little creepy.