An orchestrated political event created when a prominent political leader is removed from a float in a parade conspicuously so as to cause embarrassment for a candidate for office.
When the policeman called for a warrant to be served on a local democratic official during a parade when that official was on a float, his public handcuffing attracted enough media attention that it became known as FloatGate.
by Puchin October 13, 2011
Get the FloatGate mug.A suicidal sport based on racing tippy boats down flat water including, but not limited to, lakes and gorges. Most sprint athletes train through the winter without all that much clothing, layering what they do wear oddly in haste or desperation for warmth. Sprint kayakers are often considered to be rowers' slow cousin and whitewaters' wimpy sister, but in reality alot of pain and guts goes into the sport.
Most clubs share training grounds with rowers and have develloped an intense rivalry with them. Sprint kayakers have to remain fit not just for overall speed but also to fit in the thin boats. New kayakers frequently capsize, and to avoid this they might stear clear of using seats, which brings them lower to the water's surface and improves balance. Many boats use tall spikes to hold seats in place, and as many clubs are fairly poor many boats lack footboards (a board that kayakers use with steering and legdrive) so athletes occasionally have to deal with extreme discomfort. The sport is embaressing if you're caught in public in winter gear, or if you capsize during a regatta on a popular lake. This sport is not to be confused with recreational kayaking; recreational kayaks do well on rough waters while sprint boats are brutal in the wind.
Most clubs share training grounds with rowers and have develloped an intense rivalry with them. Sprint kayakers have to remain fit not just for overall speed but also to fit in the thin boats. New kayakers frequently capsize, and to avoid this they might stear clear of using seats, which brings them lower to the water's surface and improves balance. Many boats use tall spikes to hold seats in place, and as many clubs are fairly poor many boats lack footboards (a board that kayakers use with steering and legdrive) so athletes occasionally have to deal with extreme discomfort. The sport is embaressing if you're caught in public in winter gear, or if you capsize during a regatta on a popular lake. This sport is not to be confused with recreational kayaking; recreational kayaks do well on rough waters while sprint boats are brutal in the wind.
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Brad: "Hey, Keith, check out that freaky chick with the layered spandex!"
Keith: "Haha, I hear she kayaks or something, who does that in the winter, she must be crazy!"
2)
Leslie: "Hey, kayaker! Having trouble keeping up with us shells?" (shells referring to rowing boats)
Andrea: "Hey, rower! Having trouble identifying that whale you're heading straight towards?"
3)
Oscar: "Yo, sprint is whitewater's gimped sis, man!"
Tory: "Oh yeah, I forgot that it's wimpy to risk hypothermia 6 months of the year while pulling 200 pounds with my arms and abs."
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Gregory: "God, it's sooooo cold out, and I have to walk home from the bus!"
Calvin: "Yeah, I have to go kayak until 7:00."
Gregory: "Serious, man? Are you crazy?"
Calvin: "Nah, just a wee bit suicidal."
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Brad: "Hey, Keith, check out that freaky chick with the layered spandex!"
Keith: "Haha, I hear she kayaks or something, who does that in the winter, she must be crazy!"
2)
Leslie: "Hey, kayaker! Having trouble keeping up with us shells?" (shells referring to rowing boats)
Andrea: "Hey, rower! Having trouble identifying that whale you're heading straight towards?"
3)
Oscar: "Yo, sprint is whitewater's gimped sis, man!"
Tory: "Oh yeah, I forgot that it's wimpy to risk hypothermia 6 months of the year while pulling 200 pounds with my arms and abs."
4)
Gregory: "God, it's sooooo cold out, and I have to walk home from the bus!"
Calvin: "Yeah, I have to go kayak until 7:00."
Gregory: "Serious, man? Are you crazy?"
Calvin: "Nah, just a wee bit suicidal."
FLATWATER KAYAK OWNS
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The floodgate turd is a piece of poop which holds back a torrential flow of diarrhea that has built up in a persons colon. Visually similar to rushing water flowing through a dams floodgates.
by Keegan_The_Cat January 5, 2013
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"I was pounding away my girlfriend with her bent over her bed, right? Well she's a squirter, so when I pulled out it looked and sounded like someone fucking threw a bucket of water onto the floor between her legs. I've been calling her floodgate ever since."
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'boring boring boring boring we're meeting at eight tonight boring boring boring boring.'
'ah, thank you flatmate's ear.'
'that reminds me of boring boring boring boring...'
'ah, thank you flatmate's ear.'
'that reminds me of boring boring boring boring...'
by Andrew Doughty May 3, 2008
Get the flatmate's ear mug.THE EGG WAS PLACED IN (SALTY) WATER AND GOT DENSE AND STARTED FLOATING. THIS IS A PROJECT CALLED EGG FLOATATION.
by WAZZ UP.! March 5, 2011
Get the EGG FLOATATION mug.*At the annual college swimming championship competition*
Chuck: Damn Sean, did you see that Erica outswim the other contestants for the umpteenth time? She just won the whole tourney and is the undefeated champion of the whole district! I wonder how the hell she does it.
Sean: Lotsa practice obviously. Like the other swimmers. But one could assume that it's in part due to those damn fine floatation devices she got on her! *points and ogles at Erica as she holds up her trophy to the audience*
Chuck: Amen, brother! I sure wanna make that one my little bed mermaid! Giggidy giggidy!
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Chuck: Damn Sean, did you see that Erica outswim the other contestants for the umpteenth time? She just won the whole tourney and is the undefeated champion of the whole district! I wonder how the hell she does it.
Sean: Lotsa practice obviously. Like the other swimmers. But one could assume that it's in part due to those damn fine floatation devices she got on her! *points and ogles at Erica as she holds up her trophy to the audience*
Chuck: Amen, brother! I sure wanna make that one my little bed mermaid! Giggidy giggidy!
Mark H. UD contributer since February 2004.
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