Grom or Not? - ASRA - Australian Skateboard Racing Association2024-03-29T12:03:08Zhttp://www.skateboardracing.org.au/forum/topics/grom-or-not?feed=yes&xn_auth=nofrom wikipedia, note that it…tag:www.skateboardracing.org.au,2011-08-14:2144162:Comment:5904752011-08-14T08:02:14.955ZBen Wahttp://www.skateboardracing.org.au/profile/BenWa
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grommet_(sportsperson)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">from wikipedia</a>, note that it includes skateboarding.</p>
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<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grommet_(sportsperson)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">from wikipedia</a>, note that it includes skateboarding.</p>
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Young grommet on a board with his dad watching.</div>
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<p><b>"Grommet"</b> ("<b>grom</b>") is a term used to describe a young participant in <a class="mw-redirect" title="Extreme sports" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_sports" rel="nofollow">extreme sports</a>. The term originally was used in the <a title="Sport" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport" rel="nofollow">sport</a> of <a title="Surfing" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfing" rel="nofollow">surfing</a> for anyone under the age of 16. However in recent years, the term has been expanded to include other extreme sports, most notably <a title="Skateboarding" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skateboarding" rel="nofollow">skateboarding</a> and <a title="Snowboarding" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowboarding" rel="nofollow">snowboarding</a>. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grommet_(sportsperson)#cite_note-0" rel="nofollow"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup></p>
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<p>The first <a title="Comparative contextual analysis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparative_contextual_analysis" rel="nofollow">contextual</a> use of the word appears in a 1964 article by the journalist, <a title="Nicholas Tomalin" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Tomalin" rel="nofollow">Nicholas Tomalin</a>, who on a visit to <a title="Newquay" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newquay" rel="nofollow">Newquay</a> in Cornwall noted that: "A surfer who is no good or just beginning is a “gremmie”. "<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grommet_(sportsperson)#cite_note-1" rel="nofollow"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup></p>
<p>The word "Gremmie", which was used in the <a title="United States" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" rel="nofollow">United States</a> in the 1940s and 1950s, was derived from the word "<a title="Gremlin" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gremlin" rel="nofollow">Gremlin</a>". <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grommet_(sportsperson)#cite_note-2" rel="nofollow"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup></p>
<p>The term "grommet" was used in Lockie Leonard Legend by Tim Winton: '...Things are never as simple as they seem, not even for grommets..."</p>
<p>The word was originally a <a class="mw-redirect" title="Derogatory" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derogatory" rel="nofollow">derogatory</a> term for an inexperienced <a class="mw-redirect" title="Surfer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfer" rel="nofollow">surfer</a>, but has become an accepted term for all young participants. For example, the <a title="British Surfing Association (page does not exist)" class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=British_Surfing_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" rel="nofollow">British Surfing Association</a> offers a Grommet Surf Club for young surfers. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grommet_(sportsperson)#cite_note-3" rel="nofollow"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup></p>
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<p> </p> Woo. I drive, don't give a cr…tag:www.skateboardracing.org.au,2011-08-11:2144162:Comment:5872882011-08-11T23:46:31.620ZMichael McCordhttp://www.skateboardracing.org.au/profile/MichaelMcCord
Woo. I drive, don't give a crap about new shit, and respect females.<br/>I think i'd like to be a grom though... I call myself a grom now and then
Woo. I drive, don't give a crap about new shit, and respect females.<br/>I think i'd like to be a grom though... I call myself a grom now and then EAST VAN GROM SQUAD!!!!!! fuc…tag:www.skateboardracing.org.au,2011-07-10:2144162:Comment:5451992011-07-10T09:39:29.283ZEmilyhttp://www.skateboardracing.org.au/profile/EmilyThiele
EAST VAN GROM SQUAD!!!!!! fucken eh, being is a grom is NOT a bad thing, just means you're young. but don't listen to me i'm female.
EAST VAN GROM SQUAD!!!!!! fucken eh, being is a grom is NOT a bad thing, just means you're young. but don't listen to me i'm female. groms don't drive.tag:www.skateboardracing.org.au,2011-07-06:2144162:Comment:5361712011-07-06T21:56:22.148ZArbihttp://www.skateboardracing.org.au/profile/ArbiTobin
groms don't drive.
groms don't drive. ***and you wanna hump Kevin R…tag:www.skateboardracing.org.au,2011-07-06:2144162:Comment:5360672011-07-06T19:15:08.462ZIan Cogganhttp://www.skateboardracing.org.au/profile/IanCoggan
***and <br/>you wanna hump Kevin Reimers or Adam Coltans leg.<br/>and you splurge if something new comes out and its exactly the same in every way but a different colour.
***and <br/>you wanna hump Kevin Reimers or Adam Coltans leg.<br/>and you splurge if something new comes out and its exactly the same in every way but a different colour. uhhyour a little cunt!tag:www.skateboardracing.org.au,2011-07-06:2144162:Comment:5354752011-07-06T19:10:56.540ZIan Cogganhttp://www.skateboardracing.org.au/profile/IanCoggan
uhh<br/>your a little cunt!
uhh<br/>your a little cunt! That's rad.
And to prove tha…tag:www.skateboardracing.org.au,2011-07-06:2144162:Comment:5338512011-07-06T02:33:20.956Zuan whozarmyhttp://www.skateboardracing.org.au/profile/uanwhozarmy
<p>That's rad. </p>
<p>And to prove that his skills aren't limited to growing mad face pubes and breakdancing</p>
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<p>That's rad. </p>
<p>And to prove that his skills aren't limited to growing mad face pubes and breakdancing</p>
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</p> tag:www.skateboardracing.org.au,2011-07-06:2144162:Comment:5339882011-07-06T01:07:50.410ZHophttp://www.skateboardracing.org.au/profile/Hop
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<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/W_qF_ypQ9xw" frameborder="0" height="378" width="475"></iframe> More Patrick Melcher - he has…tag:www.skateboardracing.org.au,2011-07-06:2144162:Comment:5339862011-07-06T01:07:14.096ZHophttp://www.skateboardracing.org.au/profile/Hop
<p>More Patrick Melcher - he has sideburns here</p>
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<p>More Patrick Melcher - he has sideburns here</p>
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<p> </p> your mum buys your geartag:www.skateboardracing.org.au,2011-07-05:2144162:Comment:5333882011-07-05T01:45:51.281ZBen Modhttp://www.skateboardracing.org.au/profile/BenModra
your mum buys your gear
your mum buys your gear