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I tried garage sailing once, but it sank.

Some diver is going to be so confused.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i think i would try and fit 'they are not as buoyant as they look' in there somewhere

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hmm, that would be a good addition.

"I heard about garage sailing. I tried it out one day at the local lake. Turns out, they're not as buoyant as they look."

Something to avoid "sank" or "sunk." Both of those seem wrong right there.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Get rid of that middle sentence.

"I heard about garage sailing. Turns out, they're not as buoyant as they look"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I sit corrected. That is so much better.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm really getting stuck on "garage sailing" since it's not, to my knowledge, a common term. I think you need to set it up better to help prime the listener to think of garage sales while talking about things that both "types" could have in common (you'd likely do either on the weekend).

"Somebody told me about garage sailing. So I woke up up early on Saturday morning. And let me tell you, turns out: not as buoyant as they look."

Or maybe like this, with a bridge that makes the listener lean forward a little and listen harder.

"You know garage sails, right? Bad idea, dangerous, stay away. They just sink."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Depending on the audience, a bit of setup is necessary to get any payoff. Works great when driving past several garage sales in a row, or if people were just talking about them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

You should try yard sailing instead. Much more bouyant, but it's tricky fiting on something that's just one yard.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

No! No row, only sale!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I haven't been to a garage sale in a while. I don't really need a second one.