allison

I'm talking to you, Professor, get in here.

Don't forget to sign up for 'Witty Comebacks 101.'

Sorry I'm late in responding, couldn't let the whole weekend go by without going in the woods for a bit. My point is that when Steffi said something about sport climbing, you said something like 'rock on, my Icelandic brother.' I seek the same 'exotic origin' waiver as I am from a place with an exotic name. I think the objection a few are expressing may have more to do with your singularity of focus, dissing sport climbing and sport climbers. Steffi's said it well in two posts on the subject, so that's all I'm going to add. And in his honor, Iceland's own Sugarcubes! [ 09-01-2002, 06:13 PM: Message edited by: allison ]

Hey you also might want to work on your style, as right now your avatar's about as transparent as Trask's momma's lingerie..... And now, how about a little something from...hmmmm....Eno?

So it seems that it's OK to be a sport climber if you are from an exotic place. Dwayner. I'm from Puyallup, though I was born in boring old Seattle. Puyallup has been mispronounced by many famous people. Does that count?

Chat time again, Dwayner, and bring Pope, if you dare....

No, I dont think the 'esbos' did either. It could have been almost anyone. Maybe you should focus on getting some nice Pee-Chees, school starts soon. Mom and Dad might give you some money of your own for this.

Wasn't too tough to find, and I have a pretty sharp memory. It was only a couple of weeks ago, and it was funny. Were you stalking me? I think we can wrap this up in email. Check your craghag account. [ 08-31-2002, 08:24 PM: Message edited by: allison ]

Yes, I remember that, she also called you a meat-fearing twit, and you called her a beeyotch. Very amusing, Grasshopper!

At least ten people have that avatar's password. Honestly, I don't know what to tell you.

Why do I say I did not? Because I was in the Enchantments when those posts were made. Don't believe me, call the Leavenworth RD and ask them when I picked up my permit. We were a group of four on a permit for five, and I was the party leader.

No, you won't see me at the crags this weekend. I've been out climbing or hiking every non-working weekend since late March. It's not you who I think is CPB. Not quite twice your age, I believe you are...20?

quote: Originally posted by Fence Sitter: and i didn't call you a lesbian you smelly hippie learn to read you illiterate hairy armed bra-burning femmie OK, you got me wondering, so I did a little research on the board. I haven't called anyone any names, so get over it. I didn't think so. I also discovered that we've been through this before. I've objected to this term and been flamed to kingdom come for it. Must have slipped my mind. Fence: If you think I am any of the things you called me, you obviously haven't met me. I'm sort of hoping you guys have been so nasty that the mods will just pull this pig of a thread. I've asked nicely that the term not be used. You've refused and retaliated with a lot of name-calling. What then, is the point? Somehow I suspect that our former scion of brilliance Crazy Polish Bob may be back. How nice for us.

quote: Originally posted by allison: No, it's because I was not exposed to such language when I was a kid. My parent were hippies and occasionally swore, but that's about it. Calling me a lesbian would be about as accurate as calling me a blonde. It's not offensive, merely inaccurate. Come on, you know better!

Whoops, see below. Silly computers. [ 08-31-2002, 05:47 PM: Message edited by: allison ]

I don't recall ever having called any female posters either of those names. It's not my style. Not a name caller. Had to get clarification from lesbian women. Not a lesbian woman myself, try to be sensitive. I think there are a lot of things like this. It wouldn't particularly offend me if someone called me the 'N' word, but I know enough not to call people this. If you're not sure if 'bulldyke' is offensive, I encourage you to call evey woman you know that for one whole day. That might give you a sense of whether or not it is. Heck in my household I was never exposed to a lot of sort of colorful language, for years I thought the bad Jewish word was 'Kite.'

quote: Originally posted by Fence Sitter: bulldyke is not offensive unless you are one...but hey who's gonna admit that? Umm.....not necessarily. Honestly the first time I saw the term on the board it was directed at me. I knew it was intended as an ephitet, but thought maybe it was more of a 'descriptive' term, like 'brunette' or 'drag queen.' So, I went to my source for this kind of information, the women I work with. Lots of them go to the 'other church', so to speak, and I figured they'd know better than me about whether it was 'descriptive' or 'really bad.' They said it was in the latter category. Not cool, not acceptable. Can't you folks think of another insult? To reiterate, I am not a moderator on any bbs. Seems somewhat unnecessary to call me names for objecting. Remember when some of the posters objected to references about child rape? Well, everyone has their limits, it seems. I feel that not paying for a parking pass, but having one through forgery or other means, is a reasonable way to deal with the whole parking pass sitchmo. Honestly if I had enough time to wage war by fighting every ticket in court, well, I'd do something huge with the time. sometimes you've got to pick your battles. Write your congressperson. Flame suit on, I imagine I'm really going to get it now.

Sorry, Mitch, it's really offensive. I'm serious.

Mitch, That woman is an idiot, but using the term you did is extremely offensive, on par with the 'n' word and the 'c' word. Please consider a different choice of words next time. Thanks.

Can you really ever have enough HikeyTown stores?

Sorry!

Sorry, the Goat's a good friend of mine and we're going to have to exhume Chris Farley for the job.

My main point was that while you are waiting in traffic AGAIN while the bridge goes up, don't assume it's some rich dude on the boat. I'd say the majority of the boats I see around here that raise the bridges are owned by people like you and me. Maybe even actually me, I'm considering.....

quote: Originally posted by jon: The one arguement I really have a problem with is this.. I think one of the best examples of how this arguement falls flat are some of the small draw bridges in the Seattle area like Montlake. How much does this bridge cost to operate versus the number of boats that use it, remembering the fact that anyone who has a boat that big needs the bridge opened is probably fairly well off. You can make up examples of these types of things all day long, like the rich guy with the boat could argue that why should his tax dollars subsidize my bus ride to work that a large percentage of the population doesn't use. And that's exactly point, our tax dollars are used for things that you may not support or use. Jon, while I agree with you in spirit, I must say that I have the Fremont bridge opened several times a week to bring a $5000 sailboat under it. So the thing costs as much as a used car, and we pay license tabs, which in turn help to pay for the bridge tenders etc. [ 08-30-2002, 02:38 PM: Message edited by: allison ]

Nice response. I don't know Gary personally, but a lot of people I know do, and he is definitely one of the good guys. I still think the Forest Pass sucks.