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climbordie7
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this is a place to leave all of the dumbest questions someone has ever asked you about climbing, or you could drop your dignity and tell us a few of the dumbest questions you have bothered to ask.
the dumbest question i usually get asked while working at the gym is.....is the difficulty of the wall rated by the color of rope?
the answer in my mind is.....are you that dense there are walls that have overhangs that are the same color as the kiddy wall, use your brain before asking such a retarted comment. if you have asked this in your noob stage or prenoob stage of climbing its okay and i am sorry if i upset you.
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Sep 10, 2007, 4:08 AM
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My two favorites that I get a lot are:
How do you get down?
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Are these shoes supposed to fit this "tight?" (asked in reference to the gym shoes that I just said are snug and have the exact same size as their other shoes printed in big numbers on the side of the shoe)
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climbordie7
Sep 10, 2007, 4:26 AM
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lol we get those questions alot at my gym as well, one more that irritates me is when people who know nothing about climbing come up to you in a gym while you are working a problem and they think you are just trying to climb the wall so they offer advice on how you can get up a better way, and in your mind you are thinking, (i can climb circles around this guy so why is he trying to give me advice)
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marvinz
Sep 10, 2007, 4:37 AM
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climbordie7 wrote: this is a place to leave all of the dumbest questions someone has ever asked you about climbing,
climbordie7 wrote: okay i have been a member for a coulpe of months now and i still don't really know what a troll is. and i am not talking about those hideous little dolls with the ugly colored hair. give me the definition of a troll and trolling. |
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ClusterFock
Sep 10, 2007, 4:56 AM
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BAM!
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flint
Sep 10, 2007, 5:41 AM
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marvinz wrote: climbordie7 wrote: this is a place to leave all of the dumbest questions someone has ever asked you about climbing, climbordie7 wrote: okay i have been a member for a coulpe of months now and i still don't really know what a troll is. and i am not talking about those hideous little dolls with the ugly colored hair. give me the definition of a troll and trolling.
nice
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dlintz
Sep 10, 2007, 6:38 AM
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Okay, this may or may not be a dumb question but I need to know?
climbordie7, are you a dude?
d.
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limeydave
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dlintz wrote: Okay, this may or may not be a dumb question but I need to know? climbordie7, are you a dude? d.
I wondered that too.
Thanks for asking!
I'm thinking he's a 14yr old boy who went climbing at the gym for his birthday, and had a cake, and both of his friends come, and after they went to chuckie cheese's.
But that's just a guess.
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time2clmb
Sep 10, 2007, 12:16 PM
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climbordie7 wrote: use your brain before asking such a retarted comment
And what was the comments answer?
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bizarrodrinker
Sep 10, 2007, 12:33 PM
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How do you climb with that pad on your back?
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wanderlustmd
Sep 10, 2007, 12:36 PM
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^
"Are you looking for God?"
said the Old Lady on top of Mount Washington.
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sknowlton
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climbordie7 wrote: this is a place to leave all of the dumbest questions someone has ever asked you about climbing, or you could drop your dignity and tell us a few of the dumbest questions you have bothered to ask. the dumbest question i usually get asked while working at the gym is.....is the difficulty of the wall rated by the color of rope? the answer in my mind is.....are you that dense there are walls that have overhangs that are the same color as the kiddy wall, use your brain before asking such a retarted comment. if you have asked this in your noob stage or prenoob stage of climbing its okay and i am sorry if i upset you.
You know, every time some one asks you a question about climbing, it gives you the opportunity to be an ambassador for climbing. Or, you can just be an ass. The choice, of course, is yours.
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frogclimber
Sep 10, 2007, 2:21 PM
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You say that like it's really an easy decision to make, but you completely fail to consider how much fun it really is to be an ass.
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nepaclimber
Sep 10, 2007, 2:28 PM
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sknowlton wrote: climbordie7 wrote: this is a place to leave all of the dumbest questions someone has ever asked you about climbing, or you could drop your dignity and tell us a few of the dumbest questions you have bothered to ask. the dumbest question i usually get asked while working at the gym is.....is the difficulty of the wall rated by the color of rope? the answer in my mind is.....are you that dense there are walls that have overhangs that are the same color as the kiddy wall, use your brain before asking such a retarted comment. if you have asked this in your noob stage or prenoob stage of climbing its okay and i am sorry if i upset you. You know, every time some one asks you a question about climbing, it gives you the opportunity to be an ambassador for climbing. Or, you can just be an ass. The choice, of course, is yours.
My thoughts exactly, laughing about dumb questions is one thing because god knows i have asked my fair share and will continue to but to insult the person is sad. i guess thats just coming from a hippie though, not the almighty strong climber that is climbordie7
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climbordie7 wrote: the dumbest question i usually get asked while working at the gym is.....is the difficulty of the wall rated by the color of rope?
It might not be the most astute question, but at least the guy was trying to use his brain. Does your gym have an introduction for new customers, or do you just let them wander in off the street and work it out? At least at my gym the staff goes over the rules, how to determine ratings, etc.
Off the top of my head, I've heard...
"What does that do?" (Be it a cam, belay device, etc.)
"How do you get the rope up there?"
"What do the colors mean?" (Regarding tape or holds in the gym.)
You may look at a question as a display of a lack of knowledge. They're also an indicator of interest and engagement. For active learners, asking questions and trying to adapt old knowledge to new systems is a part of the process. While I won't say there are no dumb questions, I try not to be overly critical.
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mturner
Sep 10, 2007, 3:05 PM
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nepaclimber wrote: sknowlton wrote: climbordie7 wrote: this is a place to leave all of the dumbest questions someone has ever asked you about climbing, or you could drop your dignity and tell us a few of the dumbest questions you have bothered to ask. the dumbest question i usually get asked while working at the gym is.....is the difficulty of the wall rated by the color of rope? the answer in my mind is.....are you that dense there are walls that have overhangs that are the same color as the kiddy wall, use your brain before asking such a retarted comment. if you have asked this in your noob stage or prenoob stage of climbing its okay and i am sorry if i upset you. You know, every time some one asks you a question about climbing, it gives you the opportunity to be an ambassador for climbing. Or, you can just be an ass. The choice, of course, is yours. My thoughts exactly, laughing about dumb questions is one thing because god knows i have asked my fair share and will continue to but to insult the person is sad. i guess thats just coming from a hippie though, not the almighty strong climber that is climbordie7
Back off sunshine, in climbordie's defense (can't believe I'm doing this) he said this is just what he was thinking in his mind, there's nothing wrong with that. He probably answered the question in a respectful way in reality....right climbordie?!
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climbordie7
Sep 10, 2007, 3:07 PM
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aww that was so sweet of you, lol i guess it was a stupid question, but i am new to the whole internet forum/ posting thing and i don't really know the lingo yet.
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OverspeedCowboy
Sep 10, 2007, 3:20 PM
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In reply to: "Are you looking for God?" said the Old Lady on top of Mount Washington.
I like this question. I think it may be very deep. "Old ladies" may know a thing or two about life that you at 18 don't.
I like how most rock climbers in the world never learned what they know now they have just always known it and therefor never a newbie.
(This post was edited by OverspeedCowboy on Sep 10, 2007, 3:22 PM)
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bizarrodrinker
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epoch wrote: I came out of the cervix with crampons on me feet, and an ice axe in my hand.
Sounds wicked painful for mama epoch.
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shanz
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bizarrodrinker wrote: epoch wrote: I came out of the cervix with crampons on me feet, and an ice axe in my hand. Hehe i got the picture of an alien popping out of mamas gut with an evil grin with an ice axe in hand
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shockabuku
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I think climbordie7 is a girl, about 16. No joke intended.
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climbordie7
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climbordie7
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reread the post, i never said i actually said that in return i said that is what was going through my mind.
i am actually a nice person and i usually explain things in a decent manor but sometimes in my mind i am thinking.....what on earth lead this person to ask such a rediculous question.
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