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happiegrrrl
Feb 18, 2005, 2:52 AM
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yes, that does seem to have ocurred.....
Perhaps being a poseur (definitely have to use that spelling) could be considered performance art...hmmm?
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dirtineye
Feb 18, 2005, 2:55 AM
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In reply to: yes, that does seem to have ocurred..... Perhaps being a poseur (definitely have to use that spelling) could be considered performance art...hmmm?
Kindasorta.
I think you are demeaning one or the other by the association of the two, but I am not sure which one is being demeaned, LOL.
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happiegrrrl
Feb 18, 2005, 3:15 AM
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Well, I can tell you this much...It might be really very funny if someone *like* a drkodos(and I know you consider him a scourge) was able to affect a popular personality at this site that was just enough poseur to be pissing people off, yet able to *substantiate* enough credibilty(by use of other users, all completely fabricated, of course) in order to seem real. Someone with style, elan, adamant ethics of questionable authenticy, and a viscerally irritating sense of anti-charisma.
Personally, I don't know why anyone would bother...but I suppose for some, it is their calling to create a false sense of self.
(This portion of the post deleted, because...well, it was mean. Sorry to anyone who might have been hurt by it.
"Now that was just outright mean, happiegrrl," says my conscience.
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alderak
Feb 18, 2005, 3:24 AM
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we are all "posers".... where I come from your not a real climber until you have at least 7000 posts... bout 300 more to go, bumblie...
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dirtineye
Feb 18, 2005, 3:26 AM
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I don't think Kodos is a scourge, I just think he has a few stale fruit loops in his box. Kodos had only the power people gave him.
Same with Bumblie or any other troll.
They just want a reaction, and or attention. Don't give it to em.
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dingus
Feb 18, 2005, 4:08 AM
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Bumblie eats stale fruit loops?
I don't get it.
DMT
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happiegrrrl
Feb 18, 2005, 4:13 AM
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But I thought it was me who was the attention-seeker?
Fruit loops, now there was a breakfast cereal. I don't think it's possible for solid sugar to get stale, though.
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dirtineye
Feb 18, 2005, 4:18 AM
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In reply to: Bumblie eats stale fruit loops? I don't get it. DMT
now that you mention it, THAT may be his big problem!
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dirtineye
Feb 18, 2005, 4:19 AM
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In reply to: But I thought it was me who was the attention-seeker?
Nah, if oyu wanted attention you'd post semi nude pics of yourself all the time hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
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happiegrrrl
Feb 18, 2005, 4:22 AM
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I think it's only got to be a one-time offer to go down in the annals of history on this site.
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justen
Feb 18, 2005, 5:05 AM
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I get irritated at the glorification of the dirtbag climber.
It seems thats the ultimate characterization- climbers who sacrifice everything to the rock gods.
I have a wife, I'm in school, I have hobbies, and I have limited free time.
Rockclimbing is a HOBBY
a great hobby, that I love, but still a hobby.
(At least for me)
I didn't actually see this sentiment in this thread, but you see it alot in others- people calling others posers b/c they have gear but dont use it much, or heaven forbid- have less worn gear!
It is all a matter of priorities I guess.
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crag_shwagger
Feb 18, 2005, 5:11 AM
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Climbing isnt about proving anything to anyone...if a guy climbs for 5 years and still just TRs thats his call and not ours to ridicule.
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jcshaggy
Feb 18, 2005, 7:15 AM
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Do posers have specific ways of posing while they are at crags? -maybe something similar to yoga?
Anyway I'm off to a local crag this weekend where i intend to pose as much as possible.After that I'll have a nice cold beer because posing works up a thirst. Cheers.
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maybeone
Feb 18, 2005, 12:50 PM
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When it comes to gear, it's not about how often it's used or worn down. It's about the attitude that the accumulation of gear will make you seem like a better climber in the eyes of others.
A noob asks people what piece of gear they should buy after their shoes and harness. A poser doesn't, he goes out and buys a full rack, 2 ascenders, 4 ropes, an entire climbing "wardrobe", and a helmet. And this all before he gets a chalkbag or belay device!
It's just a silly attitude and maybe someone should pull him aside and talk to him before he goes back to the gym.
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bumblie
Feb 18, 2005, 12:58 PM
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In reply to: When it comes to gear, it's not about how often it's used or worn down. It's about the attitude that the accumulation of gear will make you seem like a better climber in the eyes of others. A noob asks people what piece of gear they should buy after their shoes and harness. A poser doesn't, he goes out and buys a full rack, 2 ascenders, 4 ropes, an entire climbing "wardrobe", and a helmet. And this all before he gets a chalkbag or belay device! It's just a silly attitude and maybe someone should pull him aside and talk to him before he goes back to the gym.
Welcome to the darkside! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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cracklover
Feb 18, 2005, 1:00 PM
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Thanks BLK, for that link, you're my hero of the day.
I'd entitle it "Why webcams are a dangerous thing."
Bumblie, I bet you didn't anticipate that!
Anyway, thanks again BLK.
GO
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bumblie
Feb 18, 2005, 1:06 PM
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I'm so embarassed. :oops:
When I learned my private video had made its way onto the net, the webcam was history.
I'm not like that in real life!!! :x :evil: :? :oops: :cry: :cry:
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maybeone
Feb 18, 2005, 1:16 PM
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Bumblie I knew you'd say something like that! Dark Side, Hahahaha!!!!
I felt it come over me like a wave of warm GU (do they still make that stuff?)!!!
I tried to keep it true to my previous posts, though. Remember, back on page 2, I agreed that there were posers. I just want us to try to rehabilitate posers to keep the recidivism rates down.
Thanks for the PM.
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bumblie
Feb 18, 2005, 1:48 PM
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As I walked out the door this morning, my wife said:
"Thanks for the PMS"
Like I had anything to do with her foul mood. :roll:
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bad_lil_kitty
Feb 18, 2005, 4:41 PM
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In reply to: As I walked out the door this morning, my wife said: "Thanks for the PMS" Like I had anything to do with her foul mood. :roll:
Hehehehh, Bumbum, that's kinda funny! May I use that one next time I find myself in a relationship and in a foul mood?! :) Just think, when your cuties grow up - they too can learn this tactic... ;) Sometimes, ya' just can't win!!!
Yay, I am the hero of the day; thanks, Cracklover!!!! Yayyyyy, me!
Now, I have a question I am just dying to have answered. My nalgene bottle has stickers on it - specifically, a Hello Kitty, San Francisco; an In-n-Out Burger; and a Pochaco (one of HK's friends)... I don't have any climbing stickers on it.... Hm, maybe I am a Japanese cutesie school girl wanna be ;)
Hugs to all and keep the thread going; it's entertaining me --- your tax dollars at work :twisted:
love, blk
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jamescuth
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In reply to: Now, I have a question I am just dying to have answered. My nalgene bottle has stickers on it - specifically, a Hello Kitty, San Francisco; an In-n-Out Burger; and a Pochaco (one of HK's friends)... I don't have any climbing stickers on it.... Hm, maybe I am a Japanese cutesie school girl wanna be
sufferers of bearded trad warrior syndrome would assume that you were indeed a cutsie school girl wannabe (or worse, a "climbs for fun" sissy), tho they wouldnt mind if you wore your cutsie schoolgirl dress while giggling and asking them if you could "look at their nuts". even bearded trad warrior cant get everything they need from granite and blood alone...
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lifesstooshort
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What if you are in my situation, were you have been climbing for almost 2 years, and want to move on to "The riskier side of climbing," but you are too young for a job and can't afford gear, and too young to drive to the real rock even if you had the gear, and also didn't have anyone that lives in the same area code to climb with? After those 2 years should you be considered a poseur?
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