Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
basskisser wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
basskisser wrote:
wrote:
basskisser wrote:
Yeah, anyone who would dare to actually experiment, have fun, try new
things, be open minded, etc. must be totally foolish.
Like sticking ones tongue in a live light socket
There's nothing like experience for a teacher. Do you shelter your kids
from climbing trees because they may get a boo-boo? Do you not let them
run for fear of a scraped knee when they fall? Do you not let them swim
for fear of drowning? Do you watch their every move to make sure they
don't do something you think will harm them or get them dirty? Sheesh.

I know I would tell my kids not to kiss a shark, do not stick your hand
into the prop while it is turning, or dive into unknown water without
checking the depth of the area to make sure the entire area is deep
enough for diving.

There are many things where the consequences is so great, that you do
not want your children to learn through experience. Kissing or
harassing a shark, even a Nurse Shark, is one that falls into catagory.
I am surprised that anyone would disagree, but in rec.boats, I learn
something new everyday.

Not doing the big things comes from common sense, by letting them do
the little things, they learn. Just because a guy decides to kiss a
shark, which he's probably done before, seeing how he has considerable
experience with sharks, doesn't make him an idiot.

I would bet if you asked the guy who kissed the shark if he thought he
was an idiot i bet he would say yes. I would also guess he is not going
to be kissing any other sharks.

Anyone with real experience with Sharks would tell you not to harass or
kiss a shark.

I'd bet he may say he shouldn't have done it, possibly say it was
foolish, but I doubt he'd say he was an idiot.

id‧i‧ot  /ˈɪdiət/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled
Pronunciation[id-ee-uht] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun 1. an utterly foolish or senseless person.
2. Psychology. a person of the lowest order in a former classification
of mental retardation, having a mental age of less than three years old
and an intelligence quotient under 25.

Have you ever done things that afterward, you wish you hadn't? If not,
you must have been wrapped in bubble wrap all of YOUR life. If so, do
you consider yourself "utterly foolish" or having a mental age of less
than 3 years old and an IQ under 25?

When me and my brothers were kids, we lived in the country. We were
also quite wild, spent most of our time in the woods by ourselves, or
down at the river. I can name many, many things that we did that
weren't exactly brilliant, but sure was fun! My uncle, who raised us,
was pretty damned good at the butterfly bandage, I'll tell you that!
All three of us became productive citizens, all three of us in fields
demanding technical skills and knowledge. Hardly "idiots".