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duckbuster_13
Jun 20, 2006, 1:52 AM
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So i was talking to the owner of our local outdoor shop the other day, and she was telling me about how the owner of a local office building asked her to rappel down the side of his building to retrieve a wasp's nest because the pest control guys were afraid to do it... and it got me wondering... what the heck else are climber's good for?
Here is my short list that I came up with after about 5 minutes of consideration... please feel free to add your two cents.
In no particular order:
1) taking stuck lids off jars
2) making eve trough cleaning a spectator sport
3) rescuing cats out of trees w/o the help of the fire department
4) rendering most stone walls useless as a security measure
5) making sure that everyone at the office or social event is aware of the tools at hand, just in case there is a need for the application of a tourniquet, or an emergency escape is necessary.
any others?
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redlegrangerone
Jun 20, 2006, 1:57 AM
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Climbers are good for that most important of tasks:
Making sure that the world is not overrun with excess Ham Sammiches.
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ryannremtp
Jun 20, 2006, 1:59 AM
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Retrieving kites stuck in tress, not powerlines.
Reminding psych patients that they can't really climb the wall, but I can.
Escaping from angry husbands who caught us cheating with their wife.
Those are the ones that I can think of off the top of my head.
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angry
Jun 20, 2006, 2:02 AM
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I'm good for about $20.
Do me a favor and not cash that check until the end of the month, anyway.
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lilcapntravis
Jun 20, 2006, 2:21 AM
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Climbers are great for getting the possessive apostrophe rule right. But you didn't do it, so you're not a climber. Sorry.
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schmizzarocks
Jun 20, 2006, 2:30 AM
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Changing a light bulb without a ladder.
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styndall
Jun 20, 2006, 2:46 AM
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I'm pretty much only good for making snarky comments on the internet.
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grover
Jun 20, 2006, 3:36 AM
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You should have asked...
Climbers, good god ya'll, what are they good for ........?
Absolutely nothin, Say it again.
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z_rock90
Jun 20, 2006, 3:45 AM
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1) Climber are good for having "Oh Shit moments "
2) alot of cool storys
3) having a hell of a good time!
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glyrocks
Jun 20, 2006, 3:51 AM
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In reply to: Climbers are great for getting the possessive apostrophe rule right. But you didn't do it, so you're not a climber. Sorry.
hah, awesome.
i have to say, other than that, i'm not really sure what we're good for. hijacking threads?
speaking off, raleigh has a hockey team, by the way. and we won. the other guys didn't.
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colotopian
Jun 20, 2006, 3:57 AM
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hot lov'n and holding friends couches down. :D
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grimpiperx
Jun 20, 2006, 4:06 AM
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Giving parks lots and lots of money
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curt
Jun 20, 2006, 4:08 AM
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In reply to: ...any others?
Like Maxwell House, climbers are good to the last drop.
Curt
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climbingkid1
Jun 20, 2006, 4:19 AM
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1) providing cheap entertainment
2) getting hikers even more lost ( sorry)
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bdplayer
Jun 20, 2006, 4:43 AM
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Tying the canoe to the car so it doesn't come off in the middle the interstate and get crushed by an eighteen wheeler.
Dressing up as the gorilla for nephew's party, complete with hanging by one hand and scratching under your armpit.
Boring co-workers to death with over-precise details on how to execute exotic moves as a "Gaston," "Iron Cross," and "Mantle."
Window washing. This one I'm serious about. I used to clean high rise building windows in Atlanta. No kidding.
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kason
Jun 20, 2006, 4:59 AM
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climbers are good for supporting the indie/folk rock genre, being able to sleep anywhere, living on what (or if) you can afford to eat, and keeping the micro breweries in business
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climbsomething
Jun 20, 2006, 5:14 AM
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I guess not for having an original, sharp sense of humor...
(Curt, I'm veddy disappointed in you! :P )
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pink_chalk
Jun 20, 2006, 6:26 AM
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Climbers are good for admiring a nice rack! :shock: ... and NO, I'm not a 13 year old boy.
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fanfoui
Jun 20, 2006, 6:45 AM
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Climbers are good for tying hangmen's knots for suicidal people
They're also good for showing 5 year old kids 57 other ways to lace their frickin' shoes
Climbers are good to go, or eat here
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the_iceman
Jun 20, 2006, 7:17 AM
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Climbin' rocks and things...
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erin
Jun 20, 2006, 12:52 PM
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making sure emergency rooms stay busy
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duckbuster_13
Jun 20, 2006, 1:25 PM
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no i got the possessive apostrophe right... i just forgot to pluralize "good" to "goods".
it should've read..." what the heck are climber's goods for?"
you know... THE GOODS!
... right... ok.. in truth i just f'ed up.... which brings me to....
#6 Pointing out the errors in technique...of just about everything.
:)
OH... and
#7 Making health insurance underwriters antsy
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dingus
Jun 20, 2006, 1:47 PM
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Getting into a trade show booth (up and over the wall, doorknob for foothold) after the dumbass Booth Captain (God I hate corp. America!) forgot the key.
Oh! So THAT'S what climbers are good for! Dumbass praised me for 5.1 boulder problem, lol.
DMT
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