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Walking poles

I think, great for them.

2 votes

I think, I suppose they have very good reasons

1 votes

I don't think much. I scarcely notice.

2 votes

I grin to myself and think of Barnum.

1 votes

I cross the street to avoid and think, there must be a way to outlaw such uberdorkiness.

11 votes

Edgy DC Apr 07 2010 05:50 AM

seawolf17 Apr 07 2010 06:02 AM Re: Walking poles

You forgot the poll choice "Seriously? These things exist?"

Frayed Knot Apr 07 2010 06:32 AM Re: Walking poles

If the walking is taking place entirely on flat sidewalk then the poles are strictly there for show purposes and what they show is that you are completely dorky. If you're in the woods where they might be used for balance while climbing a hill, hopping over a stream, or swatting a branch out of your way (or to kill a an angry wombat that attacks you) then they're OK. But, even then, it ought to be a stick you found in the woods and not some store-bought designer thing.

Fman99 Apr 07 2010 06:47 AM Re: Walking poles

Where are their skis? Dorks.

MFS62 Apr 07 2010 06:51 AM Re: Walking poles

Thanks for the picture or I wouldn't have known what they were. There aren't too many sidewalks up here in the 'burbs. My first reaction from reading the thread title was to check my wallet for singles. Later

metirish Apr 07 2010 07:27 AM Re: Walking poles

Only white people it seems are doing all the crap stuff in the polls, rich white people no doubt. I've yet to come across anyone doing the walking poles though . Probably not a Bronx thing , maybe in Ardsley though.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 07 2010 07:32 AM Re: Walking poles

I think people in Poland are entitled to walk, just like people everywhere else.

Frayed Knot Apr 07 2010 07:37 AM Re: Walking poles

Yeah, but they can't chew gum at the same time. Or is it that they have no rhythm, I can never keep track of these things.

MFS62 Apr 07 2010 08:00 AM Re: Walking poles

[quote="Benjamin Grimm":1tirdu3o]I think people in Poland are entitled to walk, just like people everywhere else.[/quote:1tirdu3o] But Melvin Koslowski, the 10 foot tall center of the Polish national basketball team says he wouldn't touch one, nor would he allow anyone to use him to touch one. Later

RealityChuck Apr 07 2010 08:02 AM Re: Walking poles

You just need the right outfit and pole to pull it off:

Centerfield Apr 07 2010 08:14 AM Re: Walking poles

Seriously? I thought my neighborhood was bad. It's like people are trying to out-dork each other.

Farmer Ted Apr 07 2010 08:51 AM Re: Walking poles

wtf? How about those douche skecher walking shoes with the rounded soles? Just as bad.

A Boy Named Seo Apr 07 2010 09:14 AM Re: Walking poles

[quote="metirish"]Only white people it seems are doing all the crap stuff in the polls, rich white people no doubt. I've yet to come across anyone doing the walking poles though . Probably not a Bronx thing , maybe in Ardsley though.

I love that they're both wearing their fancy REI* sweat-wicking tops, fanny packs, and rugged outdoorsy hiking shoes on what appears to be the sidewalk in their town's park. The walking poles are almost the least ridiculous thing in that picture.

I've seen a few sets of walking poles click-clack down the sidewalks of Long Beach. Seems the lamest thing ever. I wish I would've thought of it.

*And I like REI.

RealityChuck Apr 07 2010 09:51 AM Re: Walking poles

Actually, I first saw them in Fredericton, NB, one of the reasons I found the city so charming. I have a hiking pole myself -- a nice wooden one. People are usually positively impressed by it.

Centerfield Apr 07 2010 10:01 AM Re: Walking poles

[quote="RealityChuck":1z72x4sj]Actually, I first saw them in Fredericton, NB, one of the reasons I found the city so charming. I have a hiking pole myself -- a nice wooden one. People are usually positively impressed by it.[/quote:1z72x4sj] Wow, if ever there was a post calling for FMan.

Fman99 Apr 07 2010 10:16 AM Re: Walking poles

[quote="RealityChuck":1dcicejz]Actually, I first saw them in Fredericton, NB, one of the reasons I found the city so charming. I have a hiking pole myself -- a nice wooden one. People are usually positively impressed by it.[/quote:1dcicejz] Yeah I hear ya! Mine's got tassles and runes carved into it. Oh wait, what?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 07 2010 10:28 AM Re: Walking poles

When I get old enough to pull it off, I could go for a solitary walking stick. It makes me feel like a benevolent pimp*. *And less like the virulent, human-stain human-trafficker I actually am.

Edgy DC Apr 07 2010 10:33 AM Re: Walking poles

i'm sure there are exceptions, but urban dwellers I've encountered using the pavement ski poles have always exhibited a sense of entitlement beyond all rational proportions.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 07 2010 10:36 AM Re: Walking poles

[quote="Edgy DC"]i'm sure there are exceptions, but urban dwellers I've encountered using the pavement ski poles have always exhibited a sense of entitlement beyond all rational proportions.

Well, yes-- mental defectives are eligible for a very generous SS disability benefit.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 07 2010 10:49 AM Re: Walking poles

I don't think I've ever encountered this particular strain of douche.

A Boy Named Seo Apr 07 2010 10:50 AM Re: Walking poles

I say a single wooden walking stick is way different than a pair of graphite, sidewalk ski-poles. A walking stick is kinda cool. Folksy.

seawolf17 Apr 07 2010 01:05 PM Re: Walking poles

I kinda look forward to the day when I need a walking stick. Definitely getting one of those ones with the skull on top.

Rockin' Doc Apr 07 2010 07:58 PM Re: Walking poles

Unless you're hiking up a mountain trail< I see no need for such a stupid implement. Thankfully, I have never seen anyone with these pointless walking sticks.

Valadius Apr 07 2010 08:01 PM Re: Walking poles

Those things are appropriate only for hiking. Last I checked, sidewalks were pretty solid in terms of footing.

Willets Point Apr 07 2010 09:19 PM Re: Walking poles

Just to be Devil's Advocate, the activity is known as Nordic walking and the purpose of the poles is supposedly to give the upper-body some activity while walking as well as making one's strides more beneficially cardiovascular.

Chad Ochoseis Apr 08 2010 09:00 AM Re: Walking poles

They used to annoy me even when hikers used them. Then one day I was on a hike and giving this guy grief about needing a pair of carbon fiber poles. About halfway through the hike, I got stuch halfway across a rushing stream. Dude hands me one of his poles and I´m across in ten seconds, with completely dry feet. I bought a pair of poles the next day and I use them regularly for hiking. They do give you extra balance when crossing streams, and they make life easier on your knees. But, for anyone under the age of seventy walking on a sidewalk, uberdorky. Your upper body needs activity, do some pushups.

Vic Sage Apr 08 2010 09:20 AM Re: Walking poles

while i would never use one, unless i was old and infirm, i secretly love the kind that have a dragon's head on top, which pops open with a secret switch and out of which can emerge a deadly epee'... or one that separates into a pair of billy clubs or nunchuks. I'm such a dork.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 08 2010 09:24 AM Re: Walking poles

How feckless... and reckless! You sound like some sort of... of... daredevil! I want one that shoots sleeping gas. Is that too much to ask for?

Centerfield Apr 08 2010 09:27 AM Re: Walking poles

I have had conversations wondering if lightsabers have some sort of key-lock system to prevent them from igniting while in one's pocket/backpack. I out-dork all of you.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 08 2010 09:32 AM Re: Walking poles

ME, IN 36 YEARS, WHILST BROWSING THE STICK SELECTION AT "RAISIN' CANES:" "Yes, yes, sandworms, yes... but how does it do against Chthulus?"

Vic Sage Apr 08 2010 09:44 AM Re: Walking poles

If i had Gandalf's staff on my wall, i could be like Nelson Figeroa's dad and die a happy man.

Swan Swan H Apr 08 2010 11:34 AM Re: Walking poles

Robert Korzeniowski

cooby Apr 08 2010 05:54 PM Re: Walking poles

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Ashie62 Apr 08 2010 08:13 PM Re: Walking poles

I don't notice them because I am busy elbowing people nose deep in their Blackberry's that refuse to walk like a human being

SteveJRogers Apr 08 2010 09:12 PM Re: Walking poles

[quote="A Boy Named Seo":2w5thtd4]I've seen a few sets of walking poles click-clack down the sidewalks of Long Beach. Seems the lamest thing ever. I wish I would've thought of it.[/quote:2w5thtd4] Well there ya go. Reason # 4949583095 to hate on California! Heading out to San Diego in late July, hey Seo can you vouch for me if I start beating some pole-walking douche with his own poles?

Ashie62 Apr 08 2010 10:07 PM Re: Walking poles

[quote="SteveJRogers":32u5gpnw][quote="A Boy Named Seo":32u5gpnw]I've seen a few sets of walking poles click-clack down the sidewalks of Long Beach. Seems the lamest thing ever. I wish I would've thought of it.[/quote:32u5gpnw] Well there ya go. Reason # 4949583095 to hate on California! Heading out to San Diego in late July, hey Seo can you vouch for me if I start beating some pole-walking douche with his own poles?[/quote:32u5gpnw] Please give us advance notice before you return