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Re: [billl7] Rap Backup: At Least It Will Slow Me Down?:
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marc801
Aug 11, 2013, 2:56 PM
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billl7 wrote: blueeyedclimber wrote: ... when you hear someone say something about gear slowing them down, it's said in jest. They have no intention of ever testing it. I've heard the humor too - could be gallows humor. Not sure about "no intention". Many times there is a bomber piece likely within play lower down.
"At least it will slow me down" = "I know this piece is crap and purely psychological protection"
It reminds me of the exchange from The Eiger Sanction. Part way up the Eiger things are getting desperate and there's already been one serious injury....
Hemlock (Clint Eastwood): "Don't worry - we'll make it."
Soon to be deceased German(?) climber: "I don't think so. But we will continue with style."
(This post was edited by marc801 on Aug 11, 2013, 3:03 PM)
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Post edited by marc801
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