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madaboutharry

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7. A pogo stick to get around San Francisco?

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Mon Jun 3, 2019, 06:24 AM

Jun 2019

Up hills? Did anyone think of that?

Also, you can’t hold anything such as a shopping bag, briefcase, or a purse. A backpack would throw you off balance.

Pogo sticks seem like hard work.

It actually sounds like an incredibly stupid idea.

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Swedish Startup to Bring Pogo Sticks to San Francisco as E-Scooter Alternative [View all] Rhiannon12866 Jun 2019 OP

My bad neck disks ache just thinking about hopping down the street! Liberty Belle Jun 2019 #1

I read this over numerous times trying to figure out the point - so thanks! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2019 #2

No. No. No. Nope. No. Have these people ever used a pogo stick... TreasonousBastard Jun 2019 #3

First Thought: "This is from TheOnion, right? ...Right??" Grokenstein Jun 2019 #4

That would actually make sense krispos42 Jun 2019 #11

What's the Swedish phrase for... jmowreader Jun 2019 #5

What's wrong with a bicycle? get the red out Jun 2019 #6

A pogo stick to get around San Francisco? madaboutharry Jun 2019 #7

Folks in SF take their lives in their hands every time they walk across a street Grokenstein Jun 2019 #8

It was my first day of teaching 11th grade. Books were still in the closet, not much else to do. 3Hotdogs Jun 2019 #9

I don't know why our troops didn't use them on D-Day. Kaleva Jun 2019 #10

Thread winner. flying rabbit Jun 2019 #12

Bangladeshi Startup to Bring Sneakers to San Francisco as E-Scooter Alternative muriel_volestrangler Jun 2019 #13

There's a song for that hurl Jun 2019 #14