It is true. I have sprained my Lisfranc and Chopard joints many times and as a result have to wear orthotic insoles all the time but I have never ever rolled my ankle. Broke some bones, had a concussion, destroyed my big toe nails a million times but I’ve been lucky when it comes to ankles so far. Touch wood!
Yes, of course. I wouldn’t let anyone do that for me. Well, maybe Tony Hawk or someone legendary like that but then again I just remembered that I saw Jake Johnson gripping a board and royally fucking up.
Knowing how to bunk the train from Ipswich to London is the reason why I first got on the OG Sidewalk forum!
Early on, yes. I wouldn’t do that these days.
Of course.
Hahaha. Yes. 
Those were good, let’s add some more!
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Have you ever
- done an elaborate grip job?
- spent more time setting up a board than skating it (sticker job, grip job, anything else)?
- made a playlist with your favourite tunes from skate vids?
- tried a trick for more than two hours?
- stolen candles from a graveyard in order to wax some ledges?
- gotten a skate-related tattoo?
- had lunch or dinner using a skateboard as some kind of plate or cheese board or anything like that?
- flatspotted wheels?
- eaten shit trying a hippie jump?
- ruined your clothes with your blood after a nasty slam?
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Affirmative except for the tattoo and the candles.
Fred Gall
Franc using a deck as a cheeseboard is now fully lodged into my mind
Someone should do an illustration of this!
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Perfect.
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Done 43 of those i guess. Never sacked myself on a rail, only a tree.
My first ever ‘trick’ 
360 ones over objects are bloody scary.
Never attended a wedding in skate shoes but did wreck my smart shoes skating after attending a wedding
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2 of these I hadn’t done. Shoes at a wedding and forgot the other one
Technically have worn skate shoes at a wedding, Gravis.
44 for me, haven’t dropped in on vert, don’t think Iv cool guyed a pro or been cool guyed by a pro
Wore skate shoes at my own wedding, did not go down well. Did not repeat it for my second wedding…
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Think I’m on 47: never worn skate shoes to a wedding, and never skated a real backyard pool. The pool one lingers on my mind a lot! Oh and never had bones Swiss, but I have popped the shields off
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I would add ‘slammed in dog shit’ to the list haha
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I think I might have done them all..?
Skate shoes at a wedding I could have failed because I consider this a massive no go, but iirc I attended a friends wedding one summer and wore Claes to match my trousers.
- Get a ticket
Has everyone really had this happen to them? As I’ve not seen it in anyones list of things they haven’t had happen/done (I think).
I was only person of crew that escaped getting arrested in Barca. Handrail session and I was on road duty, police showed up so I immediately slinked off and got away. @Londonskater was there and got put in jail with about 4 or 5 others iirc. Had to go round collecting passports to get them out. Ben Jobe was with us but he was the only one with a passport and they let him go first!
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I’ve been to Cook County in Chicago, scary af. Only in bookings for one night thank god.
I’m honestly a bit disappointed in how many of you haven’t dropped in on vert.