Hotel Bed Jumping

October 7, 2006 1:39 AM

Hotel Bed Jumping
posted by delmoi (32 comments total)

don't tell me... you found that at boing boing. heh heh.
posted by lapolla at 1:54 AM on October 7, 2006

I've been in many a hotel room and never thought to jump on the beds. I feel that I've been missing out on life, now. I haven't jumped on any bed since I was a mere child... Well, I guess there is the whole aversion to bumping out my brains all over the ceiling.

I love how everyone looks like they're flying in these pics.
posted by Mister Cheese at 1:57 AM on October 7, 2006

Oh, my gosh, this is WONDERFUL!

delmoi, thank you for this post! This is exactly the sort of stuff I like to send to my son. The exuberance and joy on the jumpers' faces is one of the most beautiful things I've seen all week.

Again, d., thanks.
posted by pax digita at 3:40 AM on October 7, 2006

This has made my morning. Thanks delmoi!
posted by slimepuppy at 4:03 AM on October 7, 2006

Another vote for teh awesome.
posted by longbaugh at 4:18 AM on October 7, 2006

I've never witnessed the birth of a new sexual fetish before.
posted by lyam at 5:23 AM on October 7, 2006

This has put a big smile on my face.

Good post.
posted by bwg at 5:56 AM on October 7, 2006

Whew. I was worried this would be about transitive jumping.
posted by dhartung at 7:12 AM on October 7, 2006

Helped to re-confirm my decision not to open a B&B.
posted by Standeck at 7:37 AM on October 7, 2006

Went down to Baltimore a couple weeks ago and we all went nuts bouncing around the hotel room. I refuse to grow up.
posted by yeti at 7:41 AM on October 7, 2006

my roommate and I tried to get these kind of photos of ourselves. Chinese beds are hard. No luck :-/
posted by trinarian at 7:43 AM on October 7, 2006

I'm waiting for hotel bed BASE jumping to catch on.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 7:58 AM on October 7, 2006

House gymnastics' wanderlusting cousin?
posted by liam at 8:19 AM on October 7, 2006

I need to take a trip.
posted by taosbat at 8:26 AM on October 7, 2006

Wheeee!
posted by owhydididoit at 8:34 AM on October 7, 2006

See, now this is what the internet is all about. Not all that other stupid stuff...
posted by Skygazer at 8:43 AM on October 7, 2006

(And I'm not being sarcastic either.)
posted by Skygazer at 8:44 AM on October 7, 2006

Awesome. The internet wins yet again, extending its winning streak to six games, during which the internet has outscored its opponents 56-10, including three shutouts and 12 home runs.
posted by Kwine at 8:44 AM on October 7, 2006

I guess I'm the only one that finds this behavior extremely rude. If you want to wreck a bed, wreck your OWN bed, not one that other people have to sleep in. Christ.

If they took black magic markers to the walls, would you still be complimenting them on how exuberant they looked?
posted by Malor at 9:01 AM on October 7, 2006 [1 favorite]

"The real war is between those who are turned on, and those who are uptight."
-T. Leary
posted by Divine_Wino at 9:13 AM on October 7, 2006

I found this funny. And I'd rather have had my hotel bed jumped on than any number of other things I can think of off hand.
posted by Cedric at 9:27 AM on October 7, 2006

(I always jump on the bed!) Whee!
posted by applemeat at 9:29 AM on October 7, 2006

If they took black magic markers to the walls, would you still be complimenting them on how exuberant they looked?
posted by Malor at 12:01 PM EST on October 7 [+] [!]

Depends on what they were drawing.
posted by Skygazer at 10:03 AM on October 7, 2006

Word to the wise:

Jump in the morning, after you've done your sleeping, in case there's a cheap box spring failure.
posted by paulsc at 10:15 AM on October 7, 2006

If they took black magic markers to the walls, would you still be complimenting them on how exuberant they looked?

Yes, as long as they are behind things.
posted by exlotuseater at 10:26 AM on October 7, 2006

I do this every time I'm in a hotel! It's nice to see I'm in good company.
posted by Uther Bentrazor at 10:35 AM on October 7, 2006

so, this hospitality blog, who owns it? there are more related channels with other rating type content, but the main blog site appears to be for hoteliers, i think? does anyone know who runs this thing?
posted by mosessis at 11:13 AM on October 7, 2006

Who would have ever thought of that, exlotuseater, amazing...
posted by taosbat at 11:23 AM on October 7, 2006

Wow, look at all the orbs in those haunted photographs.

(seriously, can we get some clean blankets for $80+ a night?)
posted by itchylick at 11:54 AM on October 7, 2006

I'm waiting for the naked hotel bed jumping site.
posted by I Am Not a Lobster at 11:57 AM on October 7, 2006

You know how there is all sorts of footage of skateboarders flubbing a move and having some sort of horrible, cringe inducing crash? I wanna see the footage from Hotel Bed Jumping were it didn't go right.

[bounce bounce]

Guy: Hehe this is going to be awesome...

[bounce bounce]

Guy: make sure you've got the camera focused

[bounce bounce]

Guy: Ok here I go, in 3... 2... 1...

[BOUNCE]

Ceiling.

Guy: Oh!

Wall.

Guy: Shit!

Table.

Guy: (unconscious)

Guy's friend: Dude, you were right. That was awesome!

...

Guy's friend: Dude?
posted by quin at 12:08 PM on October 7, 2006

I love that I'm not the only adult doing this. A hotel room isn't properly settled until the bed's been dived on.
posted by moira at 5:11 AM on October 8, 2006