Word: ski
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...farther back than that, Vag mused, and started looking through his desk. Going to be one of those long nights again. Reading lists for Reading Period, went the phrase, but it still, wasn't too late if he hurried. He looked again and found them tucked inside his ski boot. Better and better...
Maybe you don't like to ski. Maybe you're one of those people who shudder at the prospect of snow-soaked pants, eggbeater tumbles, and broken ribs. If you fall into this class of timid souls but still have a mild attraction for skiing, buy yourself a pair of oversized hickories and head for the warm waters of some Floridian...
...skied before, you won't find water-skiing hard to learn. In fact, only a few major differences present themselves to the student surface-slider who has had previous experience on the mountainsides. Instead of leaning forward with your knees bent and your weight toward the ski tips, you keep your weight behind your harnesses and stand as nearly straight as possible...
...Water-ski jumps usually consist of wooden platforms set with rollers or slime covered ramps aimed skyward at a forty-five degree angle. The two principle points the aspirant jumper must bear in mind as he finds himself launched into the air by this maniacal device are: (1) he must release the tow rope at the top of the jump; and (2) sooner or later he will come down...
Other pastimes for the man who has learned "everything" about the sport are skiing on one slat, using only one ski while holding the tow rope with the other foot, changing skis at full speed, and changing skis with another fanatic behind the same boat...