Archived comment by Saint:
Don't be. It ain't even worth the money. Sure, I know what you're thinking--but it isn't worth the money to all that many straight women either.

Archived comment by Arlene:
On a trip to DC in high school I had an opportunity to buy a copy of Playgirl. I regret that I was too shy to do so.

Archived comment by triticale:
I knew a liquor store in Chicago (Cardinal, west on Diversey) which sold the Polish language edition of Playboy. I never did buy an issue for the articles.

Wouldn't the martial art which involves jumping be spelled hopkido?

Archived comment by John:
Saw it in Playboy, love the sight!!

Archived comment by Mahogany_Mistress:
Playboy is a wonderful magazine. Beautiful women and great articles. Everyone should read it.

Archived comment by Parental Unit:
If ye can swear in Gaelic lass, then ye dinna hae to prove it.

Montygirl - thanks for the kudos, I'm pretty proud of Eve myself.

Archived comment by steff:
oh goodie! can we make june "learn to swear in gaellic" month? please?

Archived comment by Jon:
Er, for Eve, that is. For me to be a goddess would require surgery and a name change.

Archived comment by Jon:
Having known some divas(singing-type) in real life, Illusia, I'd go with site goddess myself.

Archived comment by Illusia:
Yes, site goddess is just as impressive. I've always preferred the term "web diva", but thats just me.

Archived comment by Montygirl:
Dear "Dad" (I can't call you Parental Unit - that's how I refer to my parents)

Nice to have you popping by. And, had I had the opportunity to make a guess as to Eve's past jumping prowess, I would have guessed a) seventh grade jope-rope champion, or b) her last name is Walenda.

Never in my somewhat bent dreams would I have guessed Scottish sword dancing. Being from a small Midwestern German town, I don't believe I've ever heard of Scottish sword dancing. Surely, had I attempted this at age five, I would have at least one artificial limb.

But hey, thanks for raising such an interesting, and obviously talented daughter. We wouldn't be here without her!

Archived comment by Matt:
Given my physiology (and especially my father's), it seems likely that someone in my past was a champion (or at least very good) caber tosser.
My dad's 5'11", 260lbs (mostly muscle), with a 6'5" armspan, and a 32" inseam. Gorilla-esque proportions, anyone?

Archived comment by Penny:
Parental Unit ~ definately correct!

I wonder if Playboy is experiencing a growth in sales due to IP?

Archived comment by Parental Unit:
KW - Scottish sword dancing *can* be fun, but you would not believe the amount of practice it takes. Also, of course, you have to have a kilt as part of your costume and it has to be a 'formal' tartan (white in it) and your own sword (anybody want to buy Eve's?) and ... It gets complicated.

But it is impressive and as hard as it looks and if any of you want to see it, just check around for a Highland games (they're worldwide, usually in the summer). We used to travel extensively to 6 or more games a summer for Eve to compete in. They learn poise, and the ability to perform in front of a crowd (at 5 years old Eve performed before 3,000 people and took 2nd place).

Eve too is also related to Scottish royality, James 3rd (or so family legend goes). But that far back, who knows?

But of course, royality is one thing, but the self earned title of site goddess, is more impressive. Correct?

Archived comment by Joe Medlin:
Yes, there are some of us that actually do read playboy, as well as gaze at the beauty of women. You should try it something, you might learn something. Great articles in the Law and Disorder, one of my favorite parts. Try it you'll like it

Archived comment by Illusia:
Haven't been to IP in a while (busy looking for work) but saw the mention in Playboy and ran to the computer to check and see if Eve knew. It *IS* the information age, after all, and everyone knows everything...

Parental Unit - I am related (by marriage) to a direct descendant of Mary Queen of Scots. sl�inte!

Archived comment by K.W.:
Hey, Highland sword dancing sounds like fun to this li'l Irish colleen! I wonder if they offer it here in Colorado....

Archived comment by Passerby:
Highland dancing is actually pretty dangerous...the shoes have metal on the bottom and you can easily cut your legs

Archived comment by Jon:
That's a fine combo, laddie! Why not combine the language with the most silent letters(French) with that with the most pronounced letters!

I saw a classmate of mine do some highland dancing while I was in Junior High. Seems to take a great deal of endurance - I'd have to take a breather halfway through.

Archived comment by fair_n_hite_451:
Oh, I've seen it. Many times. My grandfather still swears in Gaellic, so I come by it honestly. But, however, they don't call me Wrongman for nothing .... I've just never been one to let the facts get in the way of reaching for a joke.

Archived comment by Parental Unit:
Corrections -

1. Sorry Slugbuggy, I guess I just thought of you as a 'bunny' sort of person.

2. Ray Bradbury - It's just you. And if you've ever seen sword dancing you'd know it is, shall we say, difficult.

3. Slugbuggy, answer to your cross-post - Dinna ye know that there's a strong French aspect to Scots? Have ye never heard of Mary Stuart (Queen of Scots) who was married to the King of France? Aw, ye should all go and take a class in European History. Besides that, ye can be a Highland Dancer and be of any nationality.

Archived comment by slugbuggy:
Imagine my surprise. Maybe it was these posts, which seem kinda vague:

"I happen to be in this issue" would also have worked as a response, without being any more specific as to exactly how.

and then this-

Yay for me, and thanks, but to be honest I had plenty of time to sit here and think about it, and I don't know if I could have been able to keep a straight face. But I would have liked to have seen the guy furiously flipping through the pages looking for the layout.

That's not her...that's not her...that's nice, but it's not her...maybe that's her ankle sticking out from under that pile of bodies....

The "her" in question would have been Eve, if she had used that line, not me.

Archived comment by TCJ:
so ol sluggy switched from a buggy to a bunny. and i didn't even get a card!!! but, i heard it from the Parental Unit, so it must be true. looks like lots of secrets are making their way out...

Archived comment by fair_n_hite_451:
Oh the irony.

faster! I meant "faster", not, whatever "faste" is.

Archived comment by fair_n_hite_451:
OK, I know this is a thread about getting into Playboy and all, but for shame Parental Unit. That comment about your "fingers working faste than your brain" belonged back in Porn Month.

heh. sword dancing. Also belongs in Porn Month. "Oh is THAT what the kids are calling it these days."

(Or maybe it's just me.....)

Archived comment by Anna:
Wow, I feel special by accociation...

For lo, I too am a closet ex-highland dancer.

*goes back to lurking in the shadows*

Archived comment by Parental Unit:
Of course, since I forgot to preview my comment, what I meant was 'throw' their votes to the Russians.

Shows what happens with increasing age, fingers work faster than your brain.

Archived comment by Parental Unit:
Also, I agree that slugbunny, is, of course, tres cool.

But regarding her point, who knows what competitive figure skating's like in France, since all the judges through their votes to the
Russians!

But nice little story anyway slugbunny.

Archived comment by Parental Unit:
Well WYCKD wins 4 PU (Parental Unit) points for figuring out that Eve used to compete in Scottish sword dancing! -- Also the Highland fling and a few other dances too. Aye and she's won trophies for it too!

So my reference/inference was that if Eve can jump on one foot (actually 'on toe') over and back of crossed swords without touching them, you'd think she could jump on a tramp too, but evidently her increasing age has sapped her agility.

Thanks Jon for the nod, I usually do read IP and no I don't have a blog, because if I did then you all would be able to figure out who Eve is! (Did you think I just fell off the turnip truck here Bucky?)

Archived comment by Jon:
Three things:
#1: Hooray for Parental Unit! Glad to hear from Eve's Dad again after the 'oops they're reading IP' thread. I'd track it down, but my IP Search Engine is on the fritz. *wink wink*

On the other foot: While sb *is* that cool, to be fair SNL is shown in reruns on various channels, often(frequently) on Comedy Central, and lately on E! So someone of less refined vintage, such as myself, could have understood the reference. (I'm not guessing anyone's age here) Also, there was the 'Coneheads' movie, which the imdb cites as from 1993.

And C: Does Parental Unit have a blog?

Archived comment by wyckd:
Youth, swords and jumping? How about Scottish sword-dancing? That neat little tradition where you sort of play hopscotch around crossed swords to music without killing yourself. Since I almost strangled myself while jumping rope I never considered trying it.

Archived comment by slugbuggy:
I'd guess figure skating, which involves much jumping and landing, and the use of edged blades, but then they're not properly weapons, unless you're talking about hockey, in which anything and everything can and will be used as a weapon, but then there's not much jumping going on. Unless there's some kind of hockey/figure skating hybrid I'm not aware of.

Triple lutz, pass to Swanson, he's going for the triple axel, no, he only got a double on that, points will be deducted for the wobbly landing, passes the puck to LaFromage, he's going to shoot...GOAL! And nice choice of music for that routine, I think it's the Jupiter symphony.

I doubt that that's it. Is it a competitive sport, or is it more of a performance or exhibition type of thing? Is it more common in different parts of the world (like France maybe)?

Archived comment by Parental Unit:
Edged weapons!! And she didn't touch them, but did use them.

None of the previous guesses are even close.

Archived comment by K.W.:
Hapkido?

Archived comment by alwaysright:
possibily fencing? or maybe pretending to be a charcter from an action movie?

Archived comment by Passerby:
kung fu?

Archived comment by Parental Unit:
To those who're still on this thread, and want to know 'All about Eve' (hey what a great title for a movie...).

Next hint - Eve's jumping expertise involved weapons(!!!!) - as a young girl (!!!)

Clues enough, mais non?

Archived comment by Parental Unit:
Jumping hint - have to get Eve's approval for anymore hints. Sorry - will try for later tonight. Can't lift the veil of secrecy *too* much.

But slugbunny got the 'we're from France reference from the Coneheads?' Considering that's from the 70's, I'm impressed. And you've concluded that Eve is French Canadian? I can neither confirm nor deny that, but couldn't she just speak French really well?

Archived comment by reliena:
And hmm.... Jolly Jumper mishap?

Archived comment by reliena:
Parental Unit: I am amazed at your uber-hipness. My dad is too busy teaching Tai Chi and listening to Ravi Shankar to be hip. :) Must be a Berkeley thing. Or is it?

Eve, awesome comeback to less-than-tactful store clerk. Afterall, couldn't you have been a lesbian who goes for smut aimed at het males? I think so. Jeez, and they aparently train those clowns! lol

Archived comment by K.W.:
(scratches head) Gee, Mr. Eve's Dad, you've really got us goin' in circles here. Can't we have any more hints, pretty-please? (begging wolf-cub eyes)

Archived comment by Passerby:
21 Jump Street?

Archived comment by slugbuggy:
I can't find the thread where someone decided that Eve (dead givaway right there) was of French or French-Canadian descent. Anyone?

And no, no drunken equine trampolining, it just seemed like the thing to say at the time.

Jump rope, human cannonball, just aimlessly jumping up and down for no apparent reason, cheerleading, checkers (you jump your opponent's pieces and land on squares)...ballet?

Archived comment by Parental Unit:
OK slugbunny, you get the 2.5 pts for the French reference. Actually Eve did take horse riding lessons as a young lady and did fall off a few times (but no injuries), but that's not the jumping reference I was making.

Let's see if she lets this thread go, and then I'll give you another hint.

BTW, you've gotten a horse drunk and on a trampoline?????????????

Oh, do I get to award cool points? Is that permitted for one who's over 40? (But I do have a tres cool daughter, and that's got to count for something. Maybe they're derivative cool points.)

Archived comment by slugbuggy:
Hah! Didn't we already conclude she was French? Where do you think she got that outrageous accent from, you silly English types!

Equestrian? But then it's the horse that actually does the landing, and I know from experience that they won't get up on the trampoline with you, not sober, anyway.

Archived comment by Parental Unit:
Matt, Nice catch on the Coneheads reference, you get 1.5 cool points for it. For an additional 2.5 points and a chance to go to the bonus round, where did the Coneheads always say they were from and what does that have to do with Eve? (Really hard one).

As far as I know you ain't even close on her jumping experiences. But of course, she's going to delete this stuff once she reads it anyway.

Archived comment by Matt:
Basketball? Volleyball? High jumping? Pogo Ball(TM)? Cliff jumping into water? Soccer goalie? Baseball outfielder? Ski jumping? That thing where you jump out of an airplane with a snowboard on your feet? Water ski jumping? Wakeboarding? BMX or motocross dirt jumping?

Geez, Parental-Unit-who-isn't-my-dad (really enjoy the Coneheads reference, though), when you leave it open like that, the old noodle's bound to start bouncing in all kinds of directions.

Archived comment by Apple:
Cool! Twenty ?s about Eve!! Hee hee!

Was it a pogo stick??

Archived comment by slugbuggy:
Skydiving? Gymnastics? Jr. national hopscotch champion? Mosh pit?

Archived comment by Parental Unit:
Apple,

That's because, as a Dad, we're ambivalent (see earlier posting) about our children's injuries. On the one hand we don't ever want them to get hurt, but on the other hand we want them to learn from the experience (and reading the injuries thread shows that IP'ers have lots of experiences with dumb injuries!) so as not to do it again.

Fortunately, as a site goddess, Eve is, of course, incapable of repeating her mistake and probably won't get on a trampoline again (hint, hint Eve!)

And, to get back to the original thread here, while Eve probably *could* be in Playboy, she's more than smart enough to want to only be in there 'for the articles!'. Which, as a Parental Unit, is fine with me.

The other 'hint' in my earlier posting is for anyone to figure out what Eve's done that involves jumping (NO ONE will get this).