I don't believe you
You wouldn't have had the first clue what you were doing - I've trained as a ski-jumper and you actually can't just pile up to the top of the run, strap on someone else's skis and break the record of the British champion. For a number of reasons, the least of which being that they wouldn't let you up there. But all that's by the by - you had a broken collar bone while you did it? I've seen people break stuff while ski jumping and it isn't pretty - they certainly don't go to the pub right afterwards, chat up people, then take their skis and go for a second go, no matter how hard they are. I'm guessing you've got a lot of mileage out of this anecdote down the pub as part of your "been in the forces innit" bragadoccio (the reference to "herdy gerdys" is a clue)and thought you'd try it here. A friend of mine trained with the army in Norway and would delight in telling everyone how great a skier he was - could have skiied for Britain etc - until he went skiing with me and I annhilated him..
(lost, Tue 29 Jul 2008, 13:15, Reply)