Umbrellas vs. Not Umbrellas - Nubblies.net Forums

THEINCREDIBLEdork · 07-20-2011, 07:19 PM

Debate go.

Mr. Blonde · 07-20-2011, 08:33 PM

I for one think that the tradition of "just for precipitation" is a little archaic. What about the style? The sun shading? The feeling like you're carrying a sword?

SittinOnDubsWGW · 07-20-2011, 09:14 PM

Unless walking a substantial distance, the burden of carrying one outweighs the benefit of not being slightly damp.

DJ FC · 07-21-2011, 12:50 AM

I don't own one and I live in the number one umbrella city.

thekremlin · 07-21-2011, 01:51 AM

I think it needs to meet the following criteria to be considered an umbrella:
1) Does it keep you dry?
2) Can it be carried by one person?
3) When not in use, can it be used as a walking stick to make you feel dandy?
By these criteria, parasols are not umbrellas (1) and the big umbrelles that go in the middle of picnic tables are, somehow, not umbrellas. In addition, datschunds, thong underpants, and the Gettysburg address are all NOT umbrellas.

angry pancake · 07-21-2011, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJ FC

I don't own one and I live in the number one umbrella city.

^^^this.

THEINCREDIBLEdork · 07-21-2011, 02:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thekremlin

I think it needs to meet the following criteria to be considered an umbrella:
1) Does it keep you dry?
2) Can it be carried by one person?
3) When not in use, can it be used as a walking stick to make you feel dandy?
By these criteria, parasols are not umbrellas (1) and the big umbrelles that go in the middle of picnic tables are, somehow, not umbrellas. In addition, datschunds, thong underpants, and the Gettysburg address are all NOT umbrellas.

hmm... you make good points. but does an umbrella really need to be able to be used as a walking stick? I'm sure early day umbrellas did not have retractable moving parts.

According to your criteria, a torch could also be considered an umbrella. Personally, I think categorizing a torch as an umbrella is absolutely ludicrous.

DJ FC · 07-21-2011, 03:21 AM

You can buy a $50,000 crocodile skin umbrella in London:

The World's Most Expensive Umbrella

thekremlin · 07-21-2011, 03:30 AM

A torch can't even keep itself dry. Get your shit together.

07-20-2011, 07:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
THEINCREDIBLEdork Emperor Meow Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,316 Internets: 284585	Umbrellas vs. Not Umbrellas Debate go.
	#YOLO

07-21-2011, 12:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
DJ FC MURICAN Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,136 Internets: 250185	I don't own one and I live in the number one umbrella city.
	The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them.

07-21-2011, 03:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
DJ FC MURICAN Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,136 Internets: 250185	You can buy a $50,000 crocodile skin umbrella in London: The World's Most Expensive Umbrella
	The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them.

07-20-2011, 08:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 278288	I for one think that the tradition of "just for precipitation" is a little archaic. What about the style? The sun shading? The feeling like you're carrying a sword?

07-20-2011, 09:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
SittinOnDubsWGW I make bad decisions. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Desert Posts: 3,018 Internets: 108015	Unless walking a substantial distance, the burden of carrying one outweighs the benefit of not being slightly damp.

07-21-2011, 01:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
thekremlin Don't call me Shirley Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: London Posts: 3,271 Internets: 220249	I think it needs to meet the following criteria to be considered an umbrella: 1) Does it keep you dry? 2) Can it be carried by one person? 3) When not in use, can it be used as a walking stick to make you feel dandy? By these criteria, parasols are not umbrellas (1) and the big umbrelles that go in the middle of picnic tables are, somehow, not umbrellas. In addition, datschunds, thong underpants, and the Gettysburg address are all NOT umbrellas.

07-21-2011, 03:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
thekremlin Don't call me Shirley Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: London Posts: 3,271 Internets: 220249	A torch can't even keep itself dry. Get your shit together.