And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I used to do that on purpose in the pools around here - would approach the end of the board, do my hurdle and then land with one foot off the edge of the board which would catapult me off the side. I'd land awkwardly and lay in the water for a while as motionless as I could - always good for seeing if the lifeguards were paying attention or not. :-)
What's the "Degree of Difficulty" for that dive?
ReplyDeleteThe famed Single Lindy.
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ReplyDeleteThat looks like a metaphor for banged up shins.
ReplyDeleteI used to do that on purpose in the pools around here - would approach the end of the board, do my hurdle and then land with one foot off the edge of the board which would catapult me off the side. I'd land awkwardly and lay in the water for a while as motionless as I could - always good for seeing if the lifeguards were paying attention or not. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat smarts even to watch!
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