7 PEOPLE YOU WILL ENCOUNTER AT ANY SKATEPARK

May 6, 2013/ / ARTICLES/ Comments: 123

Skater_Headphones

1. The Shirtless Headphones Guy aka The Goon

– Must blast shitty music on headphones at all times.
– Must skate totally oblivious to you or anything else going on around him.
– Skullcandy or Dre Beats only.
– Optional T-shirt takeoff and crappy uncoordinated style.

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2. The Benchwarmer

-“Skates” (rides around the park one time and then sits down to smoke cigarettes / txt people on his phone.)
-Must sit on bench or ledges and block you over and over again.
-Will spit on the ground and write dumb shit like “RYAN IZ LAME” on obstacles with black sharpie.
-Has nothing better to do.

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3. The Sketchball

-Smoking weed or cigarettes highly recommended.
-Must not skateboard.
-Must sit around everyone else’s stuff and look sketchy / make skaters paranoid.
-May steal your iPod/Phone/Wallet and run as fast as he can.
-Will be caught and beat up by Koston.

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4. The Ramp Tramp

-Ages 13 – 17.
-Comes in all shapes and sizes: Pre-teen, Goth, Emo.
-Thinks “other girls suck”.

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5. The Group of Kids That ONLY Play S.K.A.T.E.

-Ages 13 – 18.
-Will play SKATE at bottom of the miniramp, bowl, or next to an obstacle you want to skate.
-Must never actually skate the rest of the park.
-Get picked up by parents.

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6. The Kids Who Slide Down The Ramps aka The Chucky Cheezes

-Ages 3 – 6.
-Must use entire skatepark like giant playground.
-Real playground must be very close.
-Must make you never want to have kids.

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7. The Pre-Teen Scooter Kid aka The Twerp

-Ages 6 – 12.
-Must get in your way 99% of the time.
-Must only try quadruple tailwhips.
-Must wear helmet too big for head.
-Must look like an asshole.

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  1. Gdub

    May 16, 2013 7:12 pm

    Im 40. Been skating/longboarding on and off for 28 years. This is pretty close. You need to add the other types to round it out. Old dudes who rock or who are working on it, sk8 parents there to watch their tike get kicked to the teeth because of his lack of respect / scooter.. etc.
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  2. jack meehoff

    May 16, 2013 9:03 pm

    The potential undercover cop

    -must ask if anyone has weed
    -awkward stance, over-use of skate ‘slang’
    -can almost skate
    -must wear large suspicious belt
    -must make everyone feel uncomfortable, even days after confrontation
    – must watch from a distance for long periods of time before engaging in any for of interaction
    – could even be an alien, who knows.
    – im probably just heaps paranoid

  3. Michael Fugal

    May 17, 2013 1:05 am

    you forgot about the skaters who wear their pants low… so low that you can see their underwear….. i guess they think they look cool…. wtf? who wants to see dudes underwear????

  4. skate parent

    May 17, 2013 4:17 am

    Of course the winging skater that complains about everyone else in the park instead of just sharing and having a good time

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