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dirtineye
Feb 17, 2005, 5:05 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: But, I think the responses weren't what you were expecting, and I think that perhaps that rankled you... I'd disagree. The responses were totally predictable. The people who responded were predictable as well. Bravo, Bumblie. 8^)
He would have gotten a better answer if he had Asked the N00b.
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dingus
Feb 17, 2005, 5:11 PM
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In reply to: and dingus, I should have clarified - I didn't mean climbing stickers. Of course, how could anyone have known.... Anyway, my helmet has, the chiquita on the forehead, a smileyface on the back, a Patagonia one that a guy who works for them gave me, a UPC code, and a JTree one.
Oh happiegirl you're not going to like this verdict...
That's REVERSE POSING of course, a considerable phenomenon in our sport.
Now don't get me wrong happiegirl, posing is posing and we're all posers here. And the JTree and Ratagonia stickers are dead giveaways anyway, so you're not a pure reverse poser, perhaps you're in a halfway house? Er, HAT???
But reverse posing is a particularly insideous form of posing and its practicioners deserving of a more harsh and penetrating laughter. (sorry)
See, its usually done by people who believe they are too cool to be posers, but who nevertheless must succumb to the relentless gravity of their posing needs. They are posing addicts who have already self-admitted their weakness but seek to hide their pitiful habit with a trick.
So they purposely distract the (in this case) viewer by using images not associated with their sport, a clever sleight of hand manner that calls attention to:
a: not only are they a climber but
b: they are a COOL climber.
My Bro Angus has a safety sticker on his helmet, with a red line drawn through it. A screaming cry for posing help!
Thank you
Thankyouverymuch
DMT
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dingus
Feb 17, 2005, 5:13 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: But, I think the responses weren't what you were expecting, and I think that perhaps that rankled you... I'd disagree. The responses were totally predictable. The people who responded were predictable as well. Bravo, Bumblie. 8^)
I predicted you would say this...
DMT
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bumblie
Feb 17, 2005, 5:16 PM
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In reply to: wankers....I'll go take a whack, then. and dingus, I should have clarified - I didn't mean climbing stickers. Of course, how could anyone have known.... Anyway, my helmet has, the chiquita on the forehead, a smileyface on the back, a Patagonia one that a guy who works for them gave me, a UPC code, and a JTree one. Now the JTree one causes me a little conceren, because I was going to sticker my helmet with the places I've been, sort of like they used to do with steamer trunks back in the oceanliner daze...but if that makes me a pose(u)r...then I WON'T do it!
Hopefully, you'll get the validation you so desparately seek. :(
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rendog
Feb 17, 2005, 5:20 PM
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In reply to: the noob becomes the poseur when it gets a climbing related tattoo, like oh, say... a great big muskrat 'climbing' ice with 2 claw hammers and a severed rope...
yeah people like that are total queer assed posers
same with those that talk smack about people
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the_pirate
Feb 17, 2005, 7:07 PM
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What the hell is this NUMB3RS / NUMB#RS show that you guys are in a huff about?
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maybeone
Feb 17, 2005, 7:38 PM
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In reply to: At least five people on this thread have less than 20 posts. I feel a great sense of pride :wink: that so many noobs felt comfortable enough to chime in. It's all about stimulating discourse.
I must say I'm very stimulated by all of your posts because we all know that online posts are the true measure of a climber. Thanks for showing us yet another way to look down on people. I'll make sure to post 30 times an hour to catch up to you. It won't leave any time for actual climbing but I need priorities, right?
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bumblie
Feb 17, 2005, 7:54 PM
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How is the climbing around Ann Arbor?
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kimmyt
Feb 17, 2005, 8:00 PM
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This thread makes me giggle.
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bumblie
Feb 17, 2005, 8:12 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: At least five people on this thread have less than 20 posts. I feel a great sense of pride :wink: that so many noobs felt comfortable enough to chime in. It's all about stimulating discourse. I must say I'm very stimulated by all of your posts because we all know that online posts are the true measure of a climber.
Must you?
Some of us consider post count to be irrelevant. :wink:
In reply to: Thanks for showing us yet another way to look down on people. I'll make sure to post 30 times an hour to catch up to you. It won't leave any time for actual climbing but I need priorities, right?
I do enjoy the smug manner in which you chastise me for my presumed snobbery. Is this a case of irony?
How is the climbing around Ann Arbor?
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maybeone
Feb 17, 2005, 8:19 PM
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bumblie,
You're the one who classified people with less than 20 posts as noobs. Does that make sense? Or did you mean noob in the sense of "I'm a noob at online chatting"?
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bumblie
Feb 17, 2005, 8:37 PM
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In reply to: bumblie, You're the one who classified people with less than 20 posts as noobs. Does that make sense? Or did you mean noob in the sense of "I'm a noob at online chatting"?
Nice catch. I should've been more specific. Then again, lack of specificity helped my intended double entendre, don't you think?
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maybeone
Feb 17, 2005, 8:38 PM
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Bumblie,
The climbing sucks in Ann Arbor. We've got a gym and home walls in the winter. Buildering and road trips in the summer. But I hardly see how that has any bearing on the topic of noobs or posers (I refuse to spell it differently). Where do I need to live to be a climber?
I think you read some of the other people's posts without wanting to learn anything from anybody. I learned some great stuff from you. Your profile is cool, your pictures are sweet, your daughters are adorable, and you know a lot about climbing! But this aggressive behavior is not really in line with the principles or lifestyle of rock climbing. And that is definitely not directed at you alone! People need to chill out and talk more about climbing and less about other people. Go back and read some of the old posts here, a lot of people agree with you about some things.
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maybeone
Feb 17, 2005, 8:50 PM
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I'm still trying to get 10 pages by the weekend.
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caughtinside
Feb 17, 2005, 8:53 PM
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In reply to: But this aggressive behavior is not really in line with the principles or lifestyle of rock climbing.
There are no principles or lifestyles to rockclimbing.
That's its appeal.
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bumblie
Feb 17, 2005, 9:09 PM
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Woohoo! Page 7. :D
One night at the gym, I was talking to a friend about a regular (indoor climber only), who was across the room. My friend said he didn't know that person. When I asked why, he said:
As far as I'm concerned, if they ain't climbing outside, THEY'RE PONDSCUM!
Was this bad?
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dingus
Feb 17, 2005, 10:45 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: Oh happiegirl you're not going to like this verdict... Oh Dingus, I'm not unhappy with the verdict.....I can be a reverse poser or a halfway house residential poser in your book, and still feel good about myself. I always like what you have to say, and the style with which you say it.
That's why you're happiegirl I reckon.
I have a couple of old kitchen cabinets out in my garage I bought at a sale for 5 bucks. I smear all decals I get on their doors. Don't know why, never show em to anybody. Guess they serve my latent posing needs or something.
Maybe its art?
DMT
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happiegrrrl
Feb 17, 2005, 10:51 PM
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Definitely. Somewhere you got the idea to do it(a concept), and you've followed through, bringing thought into the 3 dimensional world. That's art.
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dirtineye
Feb 18, 2005, 12:53 AM
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In reply to: Definitely. Somewhere you got the idea to do it(a concept), and you've followed through, bringing thought into the 3 dimensional world. That's art.
By that definition, taking a shyte is art.
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dingus
Feb 18, 2005, 12:56 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: Definitely. Somewhere you got the idea to do it(a concept), and you've followed through, bringing thought into the 3 dimensional world. That's art. By that definition, taking a shyte is art.
Hell, put it in a mason jar with some elephant piss and a nativity scene and get a grant from the national endowment!
DMT
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happiegrrrl
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:roll:
Obviously....you fall into the Charlie the Tuna category of connoisseur of good taste. And yes, I suppose that would be considered art, if you had the cojones to do the act and put it out there. Others have, as dingus plainly stated.
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dirtineye
Feb 18, 2005, 2:46 AM
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Luckily my 'career' as a starving artist ended before that sort of thing got popular.
Nice thread hijack though, huh?
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