Thread: Whips

My oath they hurt. I've got myself once or twice, and they sure don't tickle. Once, sometime back now, I was doing a bit of trick stuff, paper cutting out of someones hand, cigerettes etc before a big party. It was a bit of a hit with one of my mates, who demanded a repeat performance the following day. We'd been up most of the night drinking and I was still in a bit of a sad state, so I said no. He was quite adament that I had to do it. I always knew he had a high pain threshold, but after I missed one too many times I had to call it off he was bleeding by then and laughing about it telling (yelling at) me what a shit of a shot I was (he had recently returned from Afghanistan fighting at that time)...He had a point. Performing when you have no distractions is easy. Performing under duress can only be pulled off with proper training.


Mick

I can testify that they don't feel good when they lick you.

No they don't feel good, but it brings back some memories of when I was a kid, believe it or not my father and I would actually have little bullwhip fights with cheap Mexican whips for fun. We wouldn't try to hit each other very hard but, when you got one in it left a mark which left no doubt as to when you hit your target. Looking back it was a pretty dumb thing to do but I have to admit it brings back some really good memories of fooling around with the old man, and proving that you could take it also.

I let my brother play with the 7 footer when I first got it. He tried to crack it and somehow managed to hit me across my arm.

It didn't cut but hurt like hell.

Also left a huge plaited red mark for days. People thought I got a new tattoo on my arm lol.

Hey have I ever mentioned a little sport over here we call 'Whip-Boxing'. Two people with whips face off to beat the pick handles out of each other. safety gear consists of a 'Drizabone' (I think they are called Slickers in the US), a fencing mask and a wide brimmed hat, with the fencing mask being optional. Gloves if you got 'em.


Mick

Originally Posted by MickR

Hey have I ever mentioned a little sport over here we call 'Whip-Boxing'. Two people with whips face off to beat the pick handles out of each other. safety gear consists of a 'Drizabone' (I think they are called Slickers in the US), a fencing mask and a wide brimmed hat, with the fencing mask being optional. Gloves if you got 'em.


Mick

Fencing mask?? All we had were sunnies.

I did say optional mate...

It also reminds me of an old poem "sticks and stones can break my bones,but whips and chains excite me"......never forgot that one.