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zao479
Sep 24, 2005, 11:28 PM
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In reply to: "I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time." -Jack London
Great Quote!
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pdx_climber
Sep 27, 2005, 5:26 PM
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Despite the fact that Cliffhanger came out many years ago, people still ask me if I use a "bolt gun" while climbing.
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dingus
Sep 27, 2005, 5:31 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: "I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time." -Jack London Great Quote!
He drank himself to death, if memory serves.
DMT
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oopps
Sep 27, 2005, 9:02 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: "I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time." -Jack London Great Quote! He drank himself to death, if memory serves. DMT
I thought it was suicide... morphine overdose...
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shanedms
Sep 27, 2005, 9:24 PM
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Done Everest yet? (chuckle)
-countless people
If you did that on real rock, you would be dead!
-parent to child after taking a toprope fall in the gym
Are the ropes made of real snakeskin?
-five year old gym visitor
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fender13
Sep 27, 2005, 9:30 PM
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I like to scare my non climbing friends with my callouses
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yrnn
Sep 27, 2005, 9:57 PM
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i ask random hot girls if i have rough hands or if they think big strong forearms are sexy
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janderson4010
Sep 28, 2005, 7:03 AM
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I was climbing at a local roadside crag when a woman stopped her car, ran over to my climb and screamed,"don't you realize you could die if you fell?!" I told her I knew what I was doing and she left, but I don't think she believed me.
on another note I try to be nice to people, when I first started to climb the people in the gym where so rude I didn't go back for about two months. I went back to stay in shape last winter but I really don't want to climb there this winter.
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gore_2_explore
Sep 28, 2005, 1:48 PM
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To answer your question boondock_saint, I started climbing with trad. Actually my first climb was a 5.8(not a good idea).
While hiking to our secret boulders in upstate New York i had people ask me if my pads were massage tables, beds (some toothless redneck smiling like he just figured out what we Kansas City Faggits were doing) and lastly a ping pong table. Like we are hiking a mountain to invent a new sport.....EXTREME PING PONG!!!!! I can understand that they don't know but just ask rather than make yourself look stupid.
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boondock_saint
Sep 28, 2005, 3:04 PM
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Like you said, bad idea.
Is there any way to contact askmen.com regarding the article, we should get some mass e-mailing going; not that it would make a difference but it would still be fun.
Anyway I was the gym the other day and a friend of a friend was there (pretty cute) so I gave her a catch. She asks me if I need a catch and I ask if she can lead belay. She goes ... well what's the difference?? I look at her and go: WRONG ANSWER!
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wjca
Sep 28, 2005, 3:17 PM
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In reply to: i ask random hot girls if i have rough hands or if they think big strong forearms are sexy
Every one of them is thinking "Rough hands and big strong forearms? This guy masturbates way too much. Loser."
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b3a
Sep 28, 2005, 4:27 PM
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Friend of mine : "You guys use flour, don't u?"
The glove question is also a common one.
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jonesin
Sep 28, 2005, 4:58 PM
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I was buying a complete set of BD C4's and a customer behind me in line asked me which one (size) was for beginners as his daughter was getting into climbing and he wanted to buy her some gear so she would be safe. Naturally I told him the #6 was the beginners piece.
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olderic
Sep 28, 2005, 5:58 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: "I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time." -Jack London Great Quote! He drank himself to death, if memory serves. DMT I thought it was suicide... morphine overdose...
A little research:
http://www.jack-london.org/suicide.htm
gives the answer - or does it?
Guess your memory is a bit tarnished DMT - but that's ok - it came off well as one of your typically profound meaning of like the universe etc. comments....
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yrnn
Sep 28, 2005, 8:15 PM
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In reply to: Every one of them is thinking "Rough hands and big strong forearms? This guy masturbates way too much. Loser." |
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lilclimber18
Sep 28, 2005, 8:44 PM
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these 2 girls were at the gym one day, and they were climbing up a route that was also a lead route, and it already had the quickdraws on it... anyways, she fell, and the belayer was like "grab the chain thing, thats what its used for - to get yourself back to the wall..." oh gosh, i hear a lot of stupid things that non-climbers say. i cant even remember all of them.
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tcormack
Nov 2, 2005, 2:20 AM
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Climber: I liketo rock Climb.
Non Climber: With ropes?
Climber: Yes!
Nonclimber: I climb to but only freestyle And with tricks.
What a dummie :lol:
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blouderk2
Nov 2, 2005, 2:24 AM
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My favorite is... How do you climb El Capitan? Do you have to use one super long rope? :lol:
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brent_e
Nov 2, 2005, 2:34 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: "I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time." -Jack London Great Quote!
that kinda sounds like ......um..... the one with the dog???
what book IS that???
White Fang???
Brent
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kuan
Nov 3, 2005, 7:30 AM
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This wasn't something that was said, but I used to belay kid's parties at my climbing gym. One time, one of the mothers INSISTED that her son wear a helmet while climbing. It was the only way that she was going to let him participate. Since we don't rent out helmets for climbing INSIDE the gym, he brought his own - a shiny silver bike helmet that was at least a couple sizes too big. Poor kid had to run around with his big old noggin flopping all over the place like some sort of bobble head. It was classic.
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sparky
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That's what makes it fun. It's just really hard not to laugh in their faces.
Also, one of my FAVORITE things to do is --when a tourist takes a picture of me climbing, take a picture of them, they'll get really confused and you get a pretty funny picture.
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dynoclimber
Nov 8, 2005, 4:22 PM
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I was once climbing at the gym and some guy omes in with a Brand new set of gear, (including womens shoes) and proclaims "I brought a whole thing of chalk today, Wanna share?" Im like, no thanks, I have my own. Then he immedialty pulled out a box of crayola chalk that teachers use to wrie on the board, dumps it in a ziploc baggie and steps on it a few times.
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deserteaglle
Nov 8, 2005, 5:24 PM
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Well, I'm a wuss because I wasted a perfectly good opportunity to be snide and make someone else feel stupid the other day.
I was going to this dudes house who had a bouldering wall, so I walk into my cousins beer and cigarette store waiting until it's time to go, with my little black bag with my shoes and chalk in it. She asks,
"What's in your bag?"
I replied, keeping it short and simple,
"Rockclimbing stuff."
She lit up and said,
"Ewwww, I love rockclimbing!!! But I only rappel cuz, I have like no arm strength." :roll:
She is extremely cute so I just nod my head and say "cool".
I would kill for an ugly guy to ask me that question so I could slam him, and make him feel like the loser he is!!!! :twisted:
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moose_droppings
Nov 8, 2005, 6:52 PM
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Just happened yesterday. I was hiking out from climbing all day, rope and shoes in my rope bag, and a gear sling full of gear. When i got close to the road, i saw 2 girls on the trail. The one asked if i was a climber, so i felt obigated to keep them in the dark, and replied no, What was said next by girl #2 keep me chuckling the rest of the evening, she said, "I did'nt think you were, your not wearing rock climbing shoes."
Guess i should of been wearing those comfortable muther fockers for 2 miles out of the woods.
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