"It's a sick day man!" said the snowboarder who jumped on the chair with us at the last minute. At first I thought he meant it was a good day, or a rad day, or something like that. "Yes it's very nice out today,..very sick,.." I responded. This guy reminded me of Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High except his blonde hair was in dreadlocks. But I think he might have meant it was a good day to call in sick,.. "It's epic man!" He went on to say...I took yesterday off as I knew the sun was going to come out. What I didn't realize was that it had snowed so much in the mountains. So it was a "pow" day, and that's something I still understand. I skied in Idaho but it also got dumped on where I grew up skiing at Montana Snowbowl, and there is an ARTICLE about it in the Missoulian and a video you can check out. They didn't get the sun that we did but none the less, we all shared in a sick and epic pow day. I spent most of my time in the "steep and deep", but here is a photo from the top at the end of the day.
My lead at work introduced me to Fast Times at Ridgemont High . . .
ReplyDelete"I. Don't. Know. I like that!"
"Gee Mr. Hand, will I pass this class? Gee Mr. Spicoli, I Don't Know!"
When this guy got on the chair and started talking I almost couldn't believe he was for real.
ReplyDeleteHaha!
ReplyDeleteI definitely think that "sick" is in the same realm as "cool" or "rad".
It's really interesting to run into people like that though. They definitely have a different (probably sunnier) version of reality!
The Missoulian article made me think that everyone was calling in sick because of the snow.
ReplyDeleteBut then I don't know who would hire this snowboard guy.
When someone barks out a comtemporary slang like "sweet" or "sick" I can't restrain myself. I counter with an old throwback like "Yeah man, that was the cat's pyjamas" or "the bees knees" and watch for a reaction.
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