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You know, since it's Friday and we're adding polls to things...

Perhaps you'd like to post a little contact information for him?

Yes, and William Shatner registered but never posted, does that count?

Well, good god, someone make up our mind. I'm going to the City of Rocks 7th to the 16th, so I'd swing through on route whichever weeekend. Of course, the next weekend would be fine too I did vote, only once, but can't remember what I voted for.

Can you detect the humor in this sentence?: "My prosecutor is a partisan zealot," said Tom Delay. I think regardless of where you sit on the political spectrum, you've got to admit it's one of the clearest cases of pot-kettlitis of at least the entire week. I actually burst out laughing while lying in bed yesterday morning, hearing that quote on the radio.

Aren't they playing at the Showbox this weekend?

from Snopes.com Killer Dolphins Claim: Dolphins trained by the U.S. Navy to hunt terrorists were washed out to sea by Hurricane Katrina and are now missing. Status: Probably not. Example: [The Observer, 2005] It may be the oddest tale to emerge from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Armed dolphins, trained by the US military to shoot terrorists and pinpoint spies underwater, may be missing in the Gulf of Mexico. Experts who have studied the US navy's cetacean training exercises claim the 36 mammals could be carrying 'toxic dart' guns. Divers and surfers risk attack, they claim, from a species considered to be among the planet's smartest. The US navy admits it has been training dolphins for military purposes, but has refused to confirm that any are missing. [Rest of article here.] Origins: The winner for "Most bizarre rumor to come out of Hurricane Katrina" so far is the above-cited Observer report that a group of killer dolphins armed with "toxic dart" guns, and trained by the U.S. Navy to track down and immobilize spies and terrorists, was washed out to sea in the Gulf of Mexico by the storm. The cetaceans are now missing and presumed to be armed and dangerous, at least according to rumor. The Observer article quotes a "respected accident investigator," Leo Sheridan, who maintains that the killer dolphins now supposedly on the loose pose a serious threat to innocent lives: My concern is that they have learnt to shoot at divers in wetsuits who have simulated terrorists in exercises. If divers or windsurfers are mistaken for a spy or suicide bomber and if equipped with special harnesses carrying toxic darts, they could fire,' he said. 'The darts are designed to put the target to sleep so they can be interrogated later, but what happens if the victim is not found for hours?' The sole source for this story seems to be the above-mentioned Mr. Sheridan, whose validity as an information source is dubious at best. In 2003 Sheridan reported that he believed his private team of divers had located the airplane flown by Amy Taylor (an aviation pioneer who was killed when Airspeed Oxford she was flying from Scotland to Oxfordshire on went down in the Thames Estuary on 5 January 1941), but no more has been heard about the elusive airplane since then. Sheridan has also long been beating the drums about the U.S. Navy's having a secret team of dolphins trained "to recognize and drown enemy divers," claiming in another Observer article back in 1998 that sixteen of the animals were destroyed with small explosive charges planted in harnesses on the undersides of their necks and detonated via radio signals "in order to prevent the dolphins and the Navy's technology from falling into the wrong hands" when they got loose off the coast of the French Mediterranean. The U.S. Navy does employ trained dolphins for tasks such as detecting and marking mines, but even such intelligent creatures as dolphins aren't too good at the advanced tasks of distinguishing friend from foe or ordinary scuba divers from terrorists. Killer dolphins are likely to be found only in the realm of fiction and overactive imaginations. Last updated: 27 September 2005

Hey, just be glad he's not showing you the colostomy bag.

I've got a full set of tube chocks if you want to go full retro, can't sell 'em though, those puppies are gonna be worth some money someday.

Does anyone know if there's any money in developing one of them Via Ferrata thingumies?

A man walked in to a bar after a long day at work. As he began to drink his beer, he heard a voice say seductively "You've got great hair!" The man looked around but couldn't see where the voice was coming from, so he went back to his beer. A minute later, he heard the same soft voice say "You're a handsome man!" The man looked around, but still couldn't see where the voice was coming from. When he went back to his beer, the voice said again "What a stud you are!" The man was so baffled by this that he asked the bartender what was going on. The bartender said "Oh, it's the nuts--they're complimentary."

Sorry, I'm just a dull old chap. But really, thanks for the effort, I can now bookmark this thread to be revived sometime in 2007, maybe then Dru will respect me.

It should be a great early fall evening tonight. We've been busy setting some things up for the lead, so Confucious 11c, Rubber Boa 11c, Floater 11b, Squirt Theory 11a(?), Gone Against The Tide 10c, and the as yet unnamed 11c left of Floater are all ready for some attention. There's also a new trail between the old deck and the new bench that will really control erosion in that high traffic area underneath Hercules.

Whats the matter Dru, have you not been getting all the attention you need? Dredging up two year old threads about yourself seems like a clear cry for help.

I'm very impressed that you managed to turn this into a poo thread with no help whatsoever from E-rock! I was always fond of the terms "crack a growler" or "pinch a loaf" although it's always charming to hear a man remark, "I gotta go, it's crowning."

There's a distinct connection between that movie and the Ramsters in Yelm. You know, followers of Ramtha? That would the the 35,000 year old warrior who channels his wisdom through the former wife of a Tacoma dentist? Mount Rainier's gonna erupt and the Lizard People will come out? Those people. One of my employees went to one of their all night extravaganzas, but I was relieved to learn it was because Selma Hayek (current celebrity devotee) was going to be there, and my employee was convinced he'd wind up tied to her for half the night. Didn't really work out that way.... Oh, and no, I didn't go see the movie, even though the illustrious world premiere happened only 12 miles from my house.

go post an inquiry at ascensionist.com bwrts likely has some info too, or knows who would

No, that's not him in the accident report.

I was always taught that pounding on a bolt was a bad thing. I wasn't. Agree to disagree? Noob. Not pounding on existing bolts has been a long standing practice. In fact, I just read that instruction again yesterday, in the intro of the most current Brown Beckey. In truth, I suspect it does go back to the day of Rawl split shank bolts, Star Dryvins, and the like, but I don't see any reason why it would be a useful thing to do to any bolt. If it's loose, you're not going to make it better by whacking on it.

well duh, it is the loneliest number that you ever knew.

Not only is Steve a great brewer, he's an excellent human being. It's always laudable when the personal quality of the individual carries through to the work performed. Terminal Gravity is one of my favorite breweries on the planet.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I always find it a little disconcerting when the holds are covered in saliva.

You'd better be more polite, he lurks here a lot, and he's one mean vindictive son of a bitch.