Slang term for non-divers?

[martinl]

Sadly airborne persons refer to non-airborne people as "legs."

Do divers cheerfully have a slang term to refer to non-divers?

[Folowmedwn2]

I vote for "non-diverts"...Finally whome cares.

[ksclarke]

how 'bout "wannabees"

[martinl]

So far, from your suggestions, I like

Non-Regulated

or

Un-Regulated

&

Hydro-Phobic

[martinl]

At first I thought "floater" would not work because cops and S&R often use it for drowning victims. Then again, the more I thought about it, the more appropriate it sounedd. Similarly it is also seemingly used for turds found in swimming pools. I think from now on when my non-dive-qualified airborne friends call me a "leg" I'll just call them a "floater."
Those that are both airborne and dive qualified, well, I'll just have to kick their ass :-)

[GodsBlood]

"rightfully unwashed masses"

safe religiously diving

[galeah]

uh, PADI basic scuba divers......

[lil swimmer783]

* "non-divers"

Automatic disqualification. Still not a slang term.

* Dry

Too non-specific as good as too ambiguous. "Dry" might average
"on the wagon" (equally non-specific & ambiguous( after DUI (ooops, not the drysuit variety eihter ...). Too may "Dry" DIVERS who are NOT non-divers..

* Bubble watchers

Bubble watchers are not necessarily non-divers.

* Drowend

DAN might cosmetically argue that more of them are divers than non-divers.

* stevespensers

"No fair" as many rec.scubans may legitimately protest -- "why does
HE get the credit and not ME?"

I like "jammers" better. Besides jammmers satisfactorily have been around rec.scuba much longer than stevespesers. Undoubtedly others will emerge to challenge my (implicit) For all intents and purposes nomination of "jammers" becasuse it's not only the canonization of you-know-who, but it is also descriptive of what non-divers do, in rec.scuba.

As Sherlock says to Watson ... Personally "when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth".
See: http://www.bcpl.net/~lmoskowi/HolmesQuotes/q.detection.html

Ladieeees and Gentlemen ... the WINNER of this slang-heartily naming contest is <drumroll ............In essence .

[TMB]

Edmonton, Alberta

[Folowmedwn2]

Just knocked my coke over the keyboard...lmao