The joy of skiping (and stuff we say that makes sense if you

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I don't get on here much, maybe once a year or so. But, I wanted to share something I've found and also a laugh or whatever you want to do with it. Because what I said had never been heard by my doctor before.

Anyway, I broke my leg last year. I've completely recovered now, and use my legs a lot, not just running and walking, but skipping.

Yes, there are times I enjoy breaking into a skip as I am walking the dog or just ordinarily. One funny thing, I never did this that I can recall till I was a teen or perhaps an adult. But, it increases circulation, it brings me a warm feeling of youth (though this may be a personal thing) and it just feels good.

So, it was maybe 2-3 months after I broke my leg, I guess. I was in the doctor's office, and he asked if I was able to walk yet. I told him that I was walkign okay, but I couldn't skip yet. He took it as a joke and asked if I'd tried break dancing.

I was okay with that, I take the strategy of letting people presume stuff I say is a joke if it's a bit odd, and it works. I've got a good sense of humor anyway, heavy on the Abbott and Costello at times and overall kind of silly. So, some of my stuff is a joke when I say it.

But, I'm kind of surprised more people don't skip. Is it an NT thing where they just don't act that way just becasue kids do, or what? I would think it would help blood flow and also brign some joy to their lives.

An example of one of my silly lines that was a joke, by the way, but which made sense when i explained it. Last season I was watching a football game with some great friends from church. One friend complained that the referee called pass interference when the corner didn't touch the receiver. I quipped, "It threw up an invisible force field around the guy, that's how he interfered. If I'd stopped there it probably would have been understood, but I compounded the silliness by explaining how the referee could *see* an invisible force field - the bird went on it. just like on a car windshield.

We had a lot of fun laughing about it once I explained my logic. But, like the one said, I coudl have stopped with the invisible force field thing and been just fine. Although the one in our group has the type of sense of humor he might have come up with the same reasoning I did. Maybe that's why I get along so well with these guys.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OKY2jyBm4w[/youtube]

That video explains why people look at me funny now. I don't move my arms much when walking. And that's why everyone else is so slow at walking? That's why? Really? I always beat the hell out of everyone ever at walking, I'm the fastest walker ever. So the reason is everyone is wasting energy with their arms?

As a kid I used to skip a ton, and then as I got older I stopped.

When I'm really happy I skip. Some times I'll throw in a twirl just for good measure.