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[randy54]

What do you mean you need a new wetsuit? Do I look like I'm made of neoprene?

[RichardB]

To me, SCUBA is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography and the divers swim under water.
--with apologies to Jack Handy's Deep Thoughts

[steelemagnolia6]

Take that wetsuit off before your father see you, what do you want him to think that you are a diver???

I'm sorry but your credit card is maxed out... heard at dive shops

Pardon me but do you know the way to Davey Jones' locker???

Diving soothes the savage beasts.....

Dive or cut bait....

Your a fine diver Charlie Brown...

No sir didn't see that sign that said no nude diving...

Win one for the diver....

[Funewgy]

"A people that values its diving above its principles soon loses both." - D. Eisenhower

[RichardB]

It takes a big diver to accept DIR, but it takes a bigger diver to laugh at that diver.

[RichardB]

Eagles may soar, but divers don't get sucked into jet engines.

[RichardB]

Sponges grow in the ocean. That just kills me. I wonder how much deeper the
ocean would be if that didn't happen. -- Steven Wright

[steelemagnolia6]

If you dive with split fins you are going to die, if you dive with split fins and an air2 you are taking everyone on the boat with you!!!! A DIR diver....

[steelemagnolia6]

You are the weakest diver.. goodbye.... The evil woman from the Weakest Link

[RichardB]

If you dive with split fins you are going to die, if you dive with split fins and an air2 you are taking everyone on the boat with you!!!! A DIR diver....

Don't drink the coolaide---a reformed DIR diver.

Now that Viagra is easily available, I no longer need all this DIR attitude---another reformed DIR diver.

[steelemagnolia6]

Can you dive now?? Good.... cell phone pitch man ( I hate the can you hear me now guy)

[RichardB]

My wife said it's either diving or her......I'm sure gonna' hate sleeping alone.

[steelemagnolia6]

[COLOR=red]Stolen from SCUBA TOYS WEB site!!!!

I just thought that if fit with the DIR comments!!!!!





Ask Joe & Larry
I have had some folks ask us questions about DIR... Since I am by no means an expert in the field, I have only been diving for 30 years, and don't actually wrap any hoses around my neck. We do sell 7' hoses, and I've seen Joe wrap a hose around a divers neck... But I think that's different. And I use a Zeagle BC, and Apollo Bio Fins, so I felt it was best to help people understand the concept by reprinting a email I recently received, obviously from someone with a lot more DIR experience than myself. This should help explain everything.

I converted to DIR about 6 months ago and I have found that the philosophy extends way beyond diving. I think most people tend to view DIR as a gear configuration or diving objective type of thing but it really is a philosophy that you can use in other parts of your life. For instance, below are just some of the ways I've extended the DIR way of doing things into other areas of my life.

Last week some of my buddies came over to my house. Now, not all of them are divers but they do understand the DIR philosophy. So, first off, we all drink the same beer. This avoids any situations where you might be enjoying a lager and accidentally pick up an ale (or the other way around). That can be very uncool. That could quickly lead to a panic situation so we avoid it all together.

We also drink only from cans, no bottles. And we never put the beer in the refrigerator. It always goes in the ice chest in my living room. 47% of Drinking Related Incidents (DRI) occur when someone is going to the fridge for another beer so better to be safe than sorry. Of course, this is all rigged up while we're still 100% sober so there's no impaired judgment once things get cooking.

All of us wear a bungee necklace with a full beer on it just in case someone experiences an Out Of Beer (OOB) emergency. I can offer my already opened beer to my buddy and simply reach down and grab the backup off my beer necklace. And, without exception, we always use the 7 foot hose on the beer bong.

Of course, we don't stay in every night so when we do decide to go out we make sure we're still DIR. All of us wear exactly the same clothing:
Levi's 501 Jeans (button hole, straight leg)
Gap Black T-Shirt
Haynes boxer shorts, black
Gold Toe socks, black
Kenneth Cole shoes, Brad Pitt style
G-Shock watch, black band
Nylon belt, black, with military buckle
Black Leather Jacket (optional, depending on weather conditions)
This may sound a bit silly or overdone but believe me, when you're penetrating a night club, knowing exactly what you buddies are dressed like can make all the difference in the world if you're hoping to snag some hottie. Let's say I see some cutie and just before I get up to go talk to her a waitress spills a drink in my lap? No problem, because I can always swap pants with my buddy. I don't have to worry if they match, because I know he's wearing Levi's 501's. Bam, swap pants and I can still complete my objective.

Editors note: Although not specified in this email I received, I believe it is important for each person to have the T-Shirt in size XL and the pants in 34 waist, and 34 inseam, shoes size 10 - independent of your actual size.. Keeping this standardized will make sure we all know exactly what our DIR friends have on.

One thing to keep in mind about night clubs is that you seldom want to penetrate a club on beer. I know, some of the macho jerks do this and brag to all of their buddies but believe me, it's not DIR. You have to do it on mixed drinks. Obviously the mix will be different on different nights but a good vodka tonic mix is pretty standard. Again, there's a right way and a wrong way to do this. You can't just order any old vodka or depend on some bartender to get the mix right. That's what the strokes do. No, you order Stoli vodka which has an excellent reputation in the DIR partying community. The correct blend is 2oz Stoli with tonic water poured over ice in a highball glass (lemon or lime optional). I always bring a testing kit with me and if the blend is off, I send it back. It's just not worth the risk and it's not DIR.

So you penetrate the night club and you've got a good mix, now it's time to meet the ladies. I should have said this earlier but watch your drink consumption. It's a well known fact that women look 25% - 30% better in a night club and if you get all narc'd up on vodka tonic, it increases your chances of a coyote ugly blackout. You have to keep your wits about you.

If it's early, you probably have pretty good viz. Later in the evening when the smoke silts up the room it'll be harder to make out the women on the other side of the club so get your headings early. On a few occasions I've had to bust out the wreck reel just to get to the bathroom and back.

If you are lucky enough to hook up with a nice hottie, this is when doing it right really can pay off. Now, let's face it, there's a certain degree of danger involved here that I don't want to downplay. You need to minimize your risks by using the proper equipment. I carry 2 condoms. One I put on . . . well you know, and the second I put on a bungee that goes around my waist. If there's a malfunction on my primary, I can quickly go to my backup without hardly skipping a beat.

So, as you can see from these pretty basic examples, DIR is not just for diving. It's something you can use in all areas of your life.

Keep it real,

DIR Dork

[RichardB]

LOLOLOL

A married man and his secretary are having an affair. They decide to leave the office early one day and go to the secretary's apartment for an afternoon of lovemaking. They fall asleep and don't wake up until 8PM later that night. They quickly get dressed and the man asks his secretary to take his shoes and go soak them with water. The secretary thinks this is pretty weird, but she does it anyway.

The man finally gets home and his wife meets him at the door. The wife is very upset and asks him where he has been.

The husband replies, "I can not tell a lie. My secretary and I are having an affair. We left work early today, went to her place, made love all afternoon, and then we fell asleep. That's why I'm late!"

The wife looks at him, takes notice of his shoes and says, "I see those wet shoes. You've been playing scuba diving again, haven't you!"

[randy54]

Gungadin, bring the defog!

Your a better diver than I Gungadin.