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Peeps... better than Gu.

Her milkshake brings all the boys to the yard...

Daddy, why did we attack Iraq?

... besides, you totally left out of the story "Polypro-and-Shorts Man soon realized that if he was going to continue to get it on with her, that he was going to need to add a couple of items to his '10 Essentials', after she mentioned Low-Angle-Slab Man's '10-inch Essential'..."

Wow, the Tori Allen of 8k meters....

I think I saw parts of the movie several years back - in that vein, I have read Alas, Babylon, and Warday.

I was just going to post that, too. That would be a ghostly ride.

5.9+ or possibly 12a, either or.

Here's a primer on the French Bowline ... of course, the context for use is a slightly different 'sport.'

I took a couple of t.r. runs on it on Sunday - it had been several years since I was on it last - I think that the slab moves past the last bolt are a bit stiff for 11c- I found nothing but a pair of terribly thin crimps while I did the Roadrunner with my feet until I could get them up to decent smears. But it is an Index 11c, after all. I actually had much more trouble on the final thin crack move exiting the slab. And this may start some terse discussions, but I think of Index's grades as 'redpoint' grades, i.e. it's 11c if you have worked it out and know exactly how to do the moves, rather than an 'on-sight' grade, which I consider a bit softer.

to the dog or the owner?

I cut a notch into it, too.

There are a good handful of slots in the Escalante area - I explored a few back in college. I don't remember the names of the canyons right now - some are in the guidebooks, but many are left for adventurous souls to find on their own.

I just file a couple of deep notches into all my metal gear.

and the flowers in 'The Wall'...

Alright - the best, true story I have is of a friend (fellow occasional poster here) and my buddy Jesse going up to do Liberty Crack, essentially as their 1st climb together (other than a day at 32). They are a few pitches up, and as Jesse starts to lead out on the free cracks above the roof, my friend looks up and says, "Hey, you ever notice on the big 'biners if you turn this collar, the gate doesn't open?" Took him totally by surprise.

Smiffy!

Also, does a trunkmonkey count as a passenger, or does he have to be in the passenger compartment?

Simple - get a motorcycle - instant HOV lane access.

Well, this certainly is: strip the hottie You may not want to open this in the office. Duh.

Alright -obvious one - Royal Robbins, especially for visionary aid routes, as well as being an early proponent of clean climbing. But how about Ray Jardine for making a toy that allowed us gapers to climb cracks grades harder than we may attempt with just Hexes and nuts - look at it this way - we may appreciate Gill's focus, Croft's solos, anyone's big numbers or audacious ascents, but every one of us who climbs any iota of trad carries derivatives of those funky camming devices on our harnesses.

storefront nipple piercing banned

Read it a couple of months back - a fair read, some cool research - coworker is reading "Angels and Demons" right now - says it's exactly the same plot - just substitute "Illuminati" for "Templars/Priory of Scion" (actually A&D was written before DaVinci) If you want the whole 'Templar Plot' done well and with some literacy and humor, rather than just as an Oprah Bestseller, read Focaults Pendulum, by Umberto Eco.