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Title: Pogo-Stick (Gasoline powered!)
Post by: Justin on December 12, 2008, 11:50:21 PM
My older brother wrote this about my father.  My father owned a successful motorcycle dealership.  It was, for a few years, the largest Yamaha dealer on the east coast and largest Triumph dealer in the US.  He raced in the World Championships at Daytona several times.

Al, my a**hole father, had a lot of great ideas, just like me...
Instead of magic beans, he comes home with a Gas powered pogo stick.
Yes, I being the only Goldin who could pogo stick...
was chosen to be the stunt pilot. I jumped and jumped
but I was not heavy enough to trigger the piston in the engine.
No problem, Al just pushes my shoulders down real hard like a football jock,
and.... POW! the gas powered motor is triggered. I went as high as the telephone pole.
Then POW! again, and again. It was a fucking nightmare. I was flying higher and higher. I didn't know how to get off the thing.
So I did a skydive bail where you just crash. I was amazed to be alive, and still wonder about the motorized pogo stick.
I found one on EBAY. I'm not making this up!!!



(He's right. . . he's not making this up)
Title: Re: Pogo-Stick (Gasoline powered!)
Post by: Resistor on December 15, 2008, 12:12:00 PM
Interesting!  Do you guys have any video footage?
Title: Re: Pogo-Stick (Gasoline powered!)
Post by: cobra23 on December 15, 2008, 07:42:26 PM
I love stories like that......

more more!!
Title: Re: Pogo-Stick (Gasoline powered!)
Post by: Justin on December 16, 2008, 12:56:51 AM
Judging from my big brother's description, the evidence was probably destroyed.
Title: Re: Pogo-Stick (Gasoline powered!)
Post by: Hog Honey on December 16, 2008, 06:06:20 AM
That's almost as funny as the boat story Justino, you should tell that one  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Pogo-Stick (Gasoline powered!)
Post by: russtman on December 16, 2008, 01:46:18 PM
I have a gas powered POGO stick .....   ;D
Title: Re: Pogo-Stick (Gasoline powered!)
Post by: Justin on December 17, 2008, 01:40:37 AM
Sharon, Which boat story do you mean?  PM me if you want to keep it a surprise!