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epoch
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Jan 21, 2008, 3:14 AM
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JackAttack wrote: notapplicable wrote: JackAttack wrote: epoch wrote: JackAttack wrote: "You know there is an easier way around the side..." -anonymous hiker "If at first you dont succeed, skydiving is not for you" -I dont know who "You know, Westmoreland made all of us officers write our own obituaries during Tet, when we thought The Cong were gonna end it all right there. And, once we clued into the fact that life is finite, the thought of losing it didn't scare us anymore. The end comes no matter what, the only thing that matters is how do you wanna go out, on your feet or on your knees? I bring that lesson to this job. I act, knowing that someday this job will end, no matter what. You should do the same." -FBI Director James Grace from "The Kingdom" I think that last quote is really cool and applies to anything life threatening, but I like it a lot considering my goal of joining the Army Special Forces after I graduate.Good luck with that. thanks. its definatley going to take some hard work considering the strict requirements but i am confident and motivated There appears to be some miscommunication here... I wasnt sure if epoch's post was sarcastic, but I decided to assume that he is a nice guy and that he was being supportive rather than an asshole
Good luck with that.
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JackAttack
Jan 21, 2008, 3:27 AM
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epoch wrote: JackAttack wrote: notapplicable wrote: JackAttack wrote: epoch wrote: JackAttack wrote: "You know there is an easier way around the side..." -anonymous hiker "If at first you dont succeed, skydiving is not for you" -I dont know who "You know, Westmoreland made all of us officers write our own obituaries during Tet, when we thought The Cong were gonna end it all right there. And, once we clued into the fact that life is finite, the thought of losing it didn't scare us anymore. The end comes no matter what, the only thing that matters is how do you wanna go out, on your feet or on your knees? I bring that lesson to this job. I act, knowing that someday this job will end, no matter what. You should do the same." -FBI Director James Grace from "The Kingdom" I think that last quote is really cool and applies to anything life threatening, but I like it a lot considering my goal of joining the Army Special Forces after I graduate.Good luck with that. thanks. its definatley going to take some hard work considering the strict requirements but i am confident and motivated There appears to be some miscommunication here... I wasnt sure if epoch's post was sarcastic, but I decided to assume that he is a nice guy and that he was being supportive rather than an asshole I'm a bit of both, considering that I was in the military and I understand the requirements of SF. Good luck with that.
thanks...i guess
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notapplicable
Jan 21, 2008, 2:31 PM
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"America is the land of the uncommon man. It is the land where man is free to develop his genius -- and to get its just rewards."
-Ann Rand
That ones for you dingus.
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notapplicable
Jan 21, 2008, 2:37 PM
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JackAttack wrote: epoch wrote: JackAttack wrote: notapplicable wrote: JackAttack wrote: epoch wrote: JackAttack wrote: "You know there is an easier way around the side..." -anonymous hiker "If at first you dont succeed, skydiving is not for you" -I dont know who "You know, Westmoreland made all of us officers write our own obituaries during Tet, when we thought The Cong were gonna end it all right there. And, once we clued into the fact that life is finite, the thought of losing it didn't scare us anymore. The end comes no matter what, the only thing that matters is how do you wanna go out, on your feet or on your knees? I bring that lesson to this job. I act, knowing that someday this job will end, no matter what. You should do the same." -FBI Director James Grace from "The Kingdom" I think that last quote is really cool and applies to anything life threatening, but I like it a lot considering my goal of joining the Army Special Forces after I graduate.Good luck with that. thanks. its definatley going to take some hard work considering the strict requirements but i am confident and motivated There appears to be some miscommunication here... I wasnt sure if epoch's post was sarcastic, but I decided to assume that he is a nice guy and that he was being supportive rather than an asshole I'm a bit of both, considering that I was in the military and I understand the requirements of SF. Good luck with that. thanks...i guess
I probably should have left this one alone.
Epoch (along with a few others) tend to act as informal "gate keepers" if you will, for new members. You know, giving their do hazing and what not...
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rudolphluciani
Jan 21, 2008, 3:00 PM
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Stop fighting, guys!
Here's a couple friendly ones:
"There is no presence of self, only a flow of energy. You're moving, because that's what you do."---
---Chris Sharma
"I thought of it while I was riding my Bike!"---
---Einstein
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notapplicable
Jan 21, 2008, 3:47 PM
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Yes sir. Although a bit somber, I have always liked this one because of its honest and self effacing nature.
"We took risks. We knew we took them. Things have come out against us. We have no cause for complaint."
-Scott, found in his diary after the party froze in Antarctica
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gt29905
Jan 22, 2008, 8:50 PM
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notapplicable wrote: "A heart is the only thing that has value. If you have one, get rid of it." Great movie. Infinitely quotable.
What movie is that?
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armsrforclimbing
Jan 22, 2008, 9:03 PM
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Way of the Gun, ca. 2000
Thanks Google.
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sticky_fingers
Jan 22, 2008, 9:06 PM
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"Woman who stand on head, crack up"
--Fortune cookie
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armsrforclimbing
Jan 22, 2008, 9:08 PM
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Man who runs in front of car get tired. Man who runs behind car gets exhausted.
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Gmburns2000
Jan 22, 2008, 9:12 PM
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Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing - Ben Franklin
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rossyy007
Jan 22, 2008, 9:16 PM
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"All who wonder are not lost". - J.R.R. Tolkien
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zeke_sf
Jan 22, 2008, 9:30 PM
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rossyy007 wrote: "All who wonder are not lost". - J.R.R. Tolkien
Yeah, I hate that one too.
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zeke_sf
Jan 22, 2008, 9:33 PM
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Whos Driving Car? .... oh my god bear is driving! how can that be?!
-shortly lived Clerks, animated series
This snippet sums up my deeply held belief that bears do the darnedest things.
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cracklover
Jan 22, 2008, 9:41 PM
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tetons wrote: "There have been joys too great to be described in words, and there have been griefs upon which I have not dared to dwell; and with these in mind I say: Climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are nought without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime. Do nothing in haste; look well to each step; and from the beginning think what may be the end." Everybody knows who said that!
I recognized the quote, but didn't know who'd made it.
Looked it up: Edward Whymper. The first to climb the Matterhorn. Very nast accident on the way down. More from Wikipedia
GO
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notapplicable
Jan 24, 2008, 6:29 PM
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"You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it."
-Robin Williams
Saw this on a shirt yesterday, liked it.
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shimanilami
Jan 24, 2008, 6:49 PM
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"You, Sir, are drunk."
"And you, Madam, are ugly. But I shall be sober in the morning." - Winston Churchill.
(This post was edited by shimanilami on Jan 24, 2008, 6:51 PM)
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ts83
Jan 24, 2008, 6:58 PM
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Nancy Astor: “Sir, if you were my husband, I would give you poison.”
Churchill: “Madam, if I were your husband, I would take it.”
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jgloporto
Jan 24, 2008, 6:58 PM
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"This snippet sums up my deeply held belief that bears do the darnedest things."
-zeke_sf
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imnotclever
Jan 24, 2008, 9:53 PM
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"tell you what. that dog pisses on my pack, I hold it down--squirming and squealing--and then I piss on its pointy little forehead."
-zeke_sf
"I say you hold that damn mongrel down and shit right on its pointy little forehead. that'll show that insubordinate pooch who the alpha is. pisses on your rope? pee on its collar. bites you on the wang? well, you get the picture... "
-zeke_sf
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123mardog
Jan 24, 2008, 10:41 PM
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there aint nothin better than jammin' your fist in a wide crack, oh yeah climbing is fun too
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zeke_sf
Jan 24, 2008, 11:53 PM
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imnotclever wrote: "tell you what. that dog pisses on my pack, I hold it down--squirming and squealing--and then I piss on its pointy little forehead." -zeke_sf "I say you hold that damn mongrel down and shit right on its pointy little forehead. that'll show that insubordinate pooch who the alpha is. pisses on your rope? pee on its collar. bites you on the wang? well, you get the picture... " -zeke_sf
I hate your crag dog
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squamishdirtbag
Jan 24, 2008, 11:59 PM
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"...Philistines may think that we were madmen indeed to go through such suffering and danger to arrive at this lonely spot. What did you hope to find there, they may ask. Glory? Nobody cares about young fools who waste their best years in meaningless combats far from the eyes of the world. Fortune? Our clothes were in rags and next day we would go back down to a life of slaving for the barest essentials. What we sought was the unbounded and essential joy that boils in the heart and penetrates every fibre of our being when, after long hours skirting the borders of death, we can again hug life to us with all our strength...."
Conquistadors of the Useless, Lionel Terray
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imnotclever
Jan 25, 2008, 2:07 PM
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"Time brings value to your experiences."
-Zeke_sf
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