Wouldn't it be kind of pointless go go "I wish there was Ice everywhere so I could Ice Skate to work"? If you want ice and talk about skating logical conclusion would be Ice Skating.

Although a really nice date is outdoor skating at frozen ponds or man-made skating rinks in the winter. Since Christmas is coming up it makes for some nice scenery at times.

Really?

I've never understood how people enjoy walking. I mean, sure, it's a pretty inoffensive activity. Very few people actively DISlike walking, but being like, "I enjoy walking" is kind of like saying, "I enjoy breathing a mix of nitrogen, oxygen, and some trace gases." Or, "Gee, feeding myself with basic eating utensils sure is great." Maybe even, "Man, you know what's awesome, HAVING MY EYES OPEN."

Seriously, if all it takes for you to have a good day is going for a walk, well shit, get up and walk your ass to the fridge and enjoy the orgasms along the way.

It's just too normal for me to enjoy. Do something too much and no matter how great it might be, it becomes routine and boring.

Except maybe sex. At least I haven't hit the point where it gets boring yet.

I really don't think that most people who say that they enjoy walks mean that they enjoy the mechanical action of putting one foot in front of the other. In the expression "long walks on the beach" I think the "on the beach" part tend to play a tiny role.

Clearly, all of you have boring walks. I think it's time to upgrade.

Wha? Generally when someone says they enjoy walking, going for a walk is implied. There's a lot more to going for a walk than just the physical action.

I mean, when you say someone enjoys eating, are you just saying

or are you talking about enjoying the whole experience from the indulgence of senses to the feeling of a satisfied stomach?

No that's not awesome enough.

Nobody said they were mutually exclusive. :p

Yes. I know.

The point is that going out side and putting one foot in front of the other is the most mundane experience a person can possibly experience. It is only due to modern technology that we are not doing this every moment that we are not sleeping.

Also--I was quoting 'everyone enjoys walking', in response to someone saying 'I enjoy walking'. The comments "I enjoy long walks on the beach" and "I enjoy walking" are actually descriptions of two entirely different activities.

In the former, yes, the 'on the beach' plays a big role, and it is totally a valid thing to enjoy. There's sand between your toes to enjoy, and normally they're explaining a 'long romantic walk on the beach' which involves probably some idea of romantic talking, starlight over the water, and maybe even some playful running and dancing about.

In the latter... you enjoy walking... where? Outside on the street? The sidewalk? The park?

Listen, guys, I didn't have my own working car until I was in my twenties.

I had jobs well before that.

Guess how I got to work?

'Walking' is the most mundane people can partake of, and I just don't get it when people say they enjoy walking. Just walking. Not 'walking in the woods' or 'walking on the beach' or walking in any particular place--which would, yes, connote that the location is more important and they are doing more than walking there.

Though even then, it wouldn't bother me enough to make a smart ass comment about it. I mean, some people enjoy it for the exercise and what not. Just when someone says 'everyone enjoys walking' that I feel the need to be a smart ass. But apparently not well enough, because now I am explaining it.

Well... yeah... I do like eating. But that doesn't jive with 'I like walking' with no modifiers added to it.

Okay? I'm not exactly sure how this is supposed to make it unenjoyable.

It's exactly the same thing. You're just choosing the view the phrase "I like walking" a certain way because you felt the "need to be a smart ass." I mean why in god's name would you assume that someone who says "I enjoy walking" is referring to the act of putting one foot in front of the other and only that? It makes absolutely no sense at all. Next to no one thinks like that. The closest you will get is someone who enjoys the physical exercise.

There's no reason to make that assumption except to argue over semantics.

Yes, yes, and yes. Why is it so hard to understand that people might enjoy taking walks? There's still more to the experience than you describe.

So you responded to a misinterpretation of one concept with your own misinterpretation of another?

EVERYONE DOES NOT ENJOY WALKING.

THIS WAS THE POINT OF THE JOKE.

I PURPOSEFULLY USED RIDICULOUS HYPERBOLE AND COMPARED IT TO THE MECHANICAL WALK OF PUTTING ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER FOR THE SAKE OF COMEDY!

Do you get it now?