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qwert
Dec 3, 2008, 1:48 PM
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I cleaned my room, so now there is a other book closer to me. However the topic did not change, form Glaciers, by Peter G. Knight:
"For example, real galciers generally do not have horizonmtal beds, do not vary in thickness and surface temperature steadily with distance from the centre-line, and are not necessarily in a steady state"
I think its quite interesting how many "geeky" books are close to a great percentage of the RC population. If one randomly browses the threads on this site, one would rahter think that most people go "hu? hvat is a book? Is it them strange tings with lettres in there? U R teh Gay!"
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Valarc
Dec 3, 2008, 1:56 PM
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qwert wrote: I think its quite interesting how many "geeky" books are close to a great percentage of the RC population. If one randomly browses the threads on this site, one would rahter think that most people go "hu? hvat is a book? Is it them strange tings with lettres in there? U R teh Gay!" qwert
Not really - the folks who are most likely to respond to this thread are those who a.) actually read books and b.) aren't embarrassed by what they're reading.
I would still guess that a large number of RC.noob members do NOT, in fact, read books, but most of those folks aren't gonna be posting here any time soon.
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mushroomsamba
Dec 3, 2008, 2:25 PM
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but the most significant aspects f any cultural code may be conveyed implicitly, not through rule or lesson but through modeling behavior.
-dean barnlund, some book I read for English
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sungam
Dec 3, 2008, 3:07 PM
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I do miss Algonquin.
The BET.
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Gmburns2000
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macherry wrote: reno wrote: Jasmine's favorite things are poetry, French cuisine, shopping, and confident guys with a sense of humor. Wait... magazines count the same as books, right?  penthouse forum: I didn't ever think it would happen to me, but when new neighbours, blond twins, greeted me at the door, i felt my luck was changing........
hmmmm... [scratches chin]
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rogue10186
Dec 3, 2008, 4:08 PM
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Jesus Christmas, I think half the country creamed their pants at that.
World War Z
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duncanlennon
Dec 3, 2008, 5:34 PM
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"The steep groove is accessed from slightly to the left and then climbed directly."
-description of Wall Climb at Curbar, fromPeak District: Climbing by John Coefield and Jon Barton.
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"Under normal market conditions, each Fixed Income Portfolio will invest its assets (excluding cash and cash-equivalents) primarily in the securities of the country or countries, region, sector, and/or currency referred to in the Portfolio's name and Investment Objective."
-some fund prospectus
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crazy_fingers84
Dec 3, 2008, 10:24 PM
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green infrastructure provide opportunities for outdoor recreation, from biking to fishing, and protects valuable natural amenities that attract tourists and the dollars they have to spend.
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chossmonkey
Dec 3, 2008, 11:33 PM
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The pages aren't numbered.
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notapplicable
Dec 4, 2008, 12:21 AM
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chossmonkey wrote: The pages aren't numbered.
Take off your shoes, that will get you to 20.
Or you could swallow your pride and just ask Becca for help with your counting.
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Dec 4, 2008, 1:56 AM
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Great flake climbing up to a slab crux.
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sungam
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notapplicable wrote: chossmonkey wrote: The pages aren't numbered. Take off your shoes, that will get you to 20. Or you could swallow your pride and just ask Becca for help with your counting.
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justroberto
Dec 4, 2008, 6:24 AM
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notapplicable wrote: rtwilli4 wrote: Great flake climbing up to a slab crux. A great climb. I love the delicacy of the foot work at the crux. 
Hmm, that's the sixth sentence. The climb associated with the fifth looks a little nastier.
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notapplicable
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justroberto wrote: notapplicable wrote: rtwilli4 wrote: Great flake climbing up to a slab crux. A great climb. I love the delicacy of the foot work at the crux. Hmm, that's the sixth sentence. The climb associated with the fifth looks a little nastier.
Oh, you are correct sir. and I do not believe I am the worthy opponent of which he speaks...
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Dec 26, 2008, 10:15 PM
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"It fit the strange accent, the abnormal way of speaking and the man’s mannerisms perfectly, if not his ragged appearance."
I love this thread! (Hence the resurrection.) The above is from my own book, the one I'm writing.
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Dec 26, 2008, 10:38 PM
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philbox wrote: Rules: * Get the book nearest to you. Right now, NOW dammit. * Go to page 56. * Find the 5th sentence. * Write this sentence in your post now, NOW. * Don't look for your favourite book or your coolest but really the nearest. (Climbing Anchors by John Long) reads; To remove passive nuts, first try a gentle aproach, wiggling the piece out the way it went in.
5th,
The railing and worn-out road leading up to the cliff are evidence of attempts by private enterprises to profit from the rock.
the 6th is better,
It is no longer possible to drive to the top of the cliff---or witness the caged bear that used to draw tourists to the area.
RRG Rock Climbing
The J-tree Bible is under that.
Then a Chiltons auto manual.
Then a Rand McNally road map.
I need a road trip bad.
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sungam
Dec 26, 2008, 10:47 PM
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j_ung wrote: "It fit the strange accent, the abnormal way of speaking and the man’s mannerisms perfectly, if not his ragged appearance." I love this thread! (Hence the resurrection.) The above is from my own book, the one I'm writing.
I read a little article about how talking on forums and blogging makes you a better writer.
Anyways, do I get a free copy?
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Dec 27, 2008, 12:30 AM
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Graphic novels count don't they? Neil Gaiman's Sandman: The Doll's House reads "But I knew his father -- or perhaps it was his grandfather."
The closest "real" book is A Hitchcock Reader, a textbook for one of my previous film classes. It reads "He told graphic artist and filmmaker Saul Bass that although North by Northwest had run out of money, it still needed a dynamic opening."
(This post was edited by byran on Dec 27, 2008, 12:37 AM)
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Dec 27, 2008, 3:50 AM
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"But if Sophocles had said the same thing at an athletes' trial, it would not have been just to criticize him; so great is the significance of place and time."
Cicero, On Duties
Edited by M.T. Griffn and E.M. Atkins
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uhoh wrote: "But if Sophocles had said the same thing at an athletes' trial, it would not have been just to criticize him; so great is the significance of place and time." Cicero, On Duties Edited by M.T. Griffn and E.M. Atkins
From the other books in my backpack:
"I remember staring at the old man, then at my hands, then at Canada."
Tim O'Brien, The Things They Carried, On the Rainy River
""Then sometimes I get problems at home."
John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces
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Genesis 38:29b KJV reads: "this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez."
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Lazlo wrote: Genesis 38:29b KJV reads: " this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez."
28She hadded twins.29 When tehy wuz bein bornz one of tehm putted out hiz paw, n teh midwife putted a red thread on it n said "U wuz first."30 But then he pullded hiz paw back n hiz brother comed out. Teh midwife was liek "So this is how you has brokened out!" and they nameded him Perez.31 N then hiz brother, who hadded teh red thread on his paw, comed out n they nameded him Zerah.
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Lazlo
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uhoh wrote: Lazlo wrote: Genesis 38:29b KJV reads: " this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez."
What version do you have?
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