I was in a job interview yesterday in Brisbane where the young girl interviewing me noticed on my resume that one of my interests was Kitesurfing! I began to talk about it a little until she asked me;
"So do you do it on the river here in the city?"
I did give her a blank look, and said politely "ah no, dont think you are aloud to"
So i was thinking - Who has heard a better story or saying from a NON KITER??? 
C kites are too dangerous...
C kites are to hard to use...
C kites don't fly very well...
"Your kite is all tangled, you're out of control! quick land it!" (flying a 2 liner at the time, person had never actually seen a 2 line inflatable)...
Boots are bad for your knees...
You can't go upwind on a wakeboard...
Have you seen Cabs 2011 bindings (talking about goose loops)...
How do you fly your kite with that small bar...
"how do you get back after you go out there?"
"how do you stop it from taking you into the sky?"
"is that some kind of paraglider?"
"is that fun?"
another time an old guy came up n started chatting, telling me his an experienced sailor n asked if he can hold the bar "I want to feel the power of the kite"... After explaining that a) if u grab the bar u will send me looping down the beach killing myself and any others in the way and b) u won't appreciate the "power" anyway as it's taken through ur waist/body he grabbed the bar off me anyway! Had to fight his hand off the bar... Unbelievable! Like wat gives him the right, even after telling him how dangerous that could be.
^^ What a kn tool. A nicely timed raily with a swift heel to the jatz crackers was just what he ordered. 
"The new kites are so easy and safe virtually anybody/even I can do it."
Sadly both idiot noobs with no co-ordination or common sense (not to mention lessons) in any other aspect of their lives AND a some kite retailers a few years back were banging out the same routine. 
I have a few choice morsels fired my way when I was the only guy that used to kite one beach in the US when I lived there. The two top ones would have to be:
1)When I was packing up (wearing a full steamer at the time) I got asked by one woman "Did you just parachute in?" 
WTF? "Um no, it's a kite".
2) Old bloke walks up not overly impressed and says "Yeah, I used to have one of them attached to my boat"......... Somehow I don't think so tiger 
That looks like fun.
You must be very strong to do that.
I've got a felling this thread is going to be around for a while
"Has that board got some sort of swivel on it cause i noticed you were riding both ways?"
"Whats with the snowboard boots?" WTF idiot.... go play in traffic
whats happens wen the kite hits the water, does it sink or float? (asked while using my pump)
"Kitesurfing is way easier (read - less skillful) than windsurfing"
From a windsurfer who has never tried to kite.
' As soon as you pull the deflate valve they always say
" ohhhh so it has air in it i wondered how it floats"
.
House mate asks can i have a go of your kite? Ok no worries go get a couple of lessons first! How much are they? X amount!! No way can you teach me with your gear?
Not Kiter:"How fast can you go"
Kiter: "I guess about the windspeed, or faster if the water's really smooth"
Not Kiter: "haha you d!ckhead that's impossible"
Non-kiter: What do you do on the weekend?
Kiter: i go kitesurfing.
Non-kiter: is that the sport where you stand on a board with the sail attached to it?
Kiter: er... no... kitesurfing uses a kite.
tool says ... " do you always have to pump it up "
my reply was, 'nah, only when I want the exercise'
