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Maybe it's because I grew up in Texas, and water is essential to survival.. but what the hell is the deal with people not knowing how to swim? Are humans the only creature that has individuals that don't know how to swim? You take any dog, mouse, lizard, etc. toss them in water and they swim fine. I just do not fundamentally understand how a person could not flail and keep their head above water. How does one not have the ambition to learn?
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Last edited by CJ; 08-18-2011, 09:58 AM."When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
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A friend of mine's gf can't swim, I just don't get how people can't, or never learned how to.
Makes me go like this
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I could swim like a fish from a very early age. I don't really get it, either. It's legit though. Just look at that lady who drowned in the Trinity last night. It didn't see to be that rough of water, or even really deep.Comment
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What happens when you throw them in a lake - do they struggle and paddle and fight to keep from sinking, or do they just drop to the bottom?Originally posted by BroncojohnnyComment
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That's what sparked this thread. Who in the HELL jumps into water not knowing how to swim? It's like an asthmatic volunteering to run from a cougar.Originally posted by jluv View Post"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
"A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser TytlerComment
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both in that order, i was the blue kid once at the bottom of the pool.Originally posted by Nash B. View Post
i can barley swim, and freak out whenever water hits my facefirst class white trashComment
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And for the record, lola can't swim worth a shit. We put her in the pool when she was a puppy, she could paddle fine for about 3 seconds then start to sink like a rock.Comment
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How is swimming so difficult for you exactly? I'm seriously interested.Originally posted by forbes View Post"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
"A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser TytlerComment
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My mom never learned how to swim and she grew up in Paris, Tx. Can't get much smaller or country than that in the 1940's-1950's. Not real sure how she was able to accomplish that except that she was a book nerd and always studying. lol
She finally took swimming lessons in her 50's because she wanted to go on a cruise. She wouldn't go until she learned because she was worried about the ship sinking.
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Originally posted by slow99Lmao...my favorite female poster strikes again.
Originally posted by Pokulski-BlatzComment
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when i was kid i got trapped under some of the big kids that were having chicken fights. i remember looking up and spitting out water. i guess it's more of the fear of having water in my face more than anything else. (i cant even wash my face in the shower) now i can surf, jet ski, tube and all that, but i think it's because i know there is something to grab onto. i don't really know, i just panic i guess.first class white trashComment
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sure, while ya'll are fishing i'll be target practicingOriginally posted by GrayStangGT View Postfirst class white trashComment
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Yeah my brother drowned my ass when I was a kid (we were fighting over who got to play with the millennium falcon) and my dad had to spin my ass around like a top to get the water out of my lungs. I understand the whole fear of drowning. It seems like you know how to swim, you just got screwed one time.Originally posted by forbes View Post"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
"A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser TytlerComment
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My dad doesn't swim and I don't think he is that great but if he had to I am sure he could to survive. He has been in Florida for 25 years.
I learned to swim when I was young, like 3-4 or something. I was raised in Fl though.Originally posted by Cmarsh93zComment
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