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Its a pity Basil couldn't do his own dirty work. Bush doesn't want to follow through on veteran's benefits but he wants to spend billions so Basil doesn't have to be responsible for dealing with his own leader? Talk about a welfare scam.

Good idea Fairweather, but I'm an old man now, spend more time typing. I just can't do that every twenty minutes anymore. I guess you'd also have to be more ambidexterous, and our female members (heheh, he said member) just wouldn't get the same kind of workout. Trask, don't say anything.

Just yesterday I was noticing the beginnings of new callous on my fingertips, courtesy of my recent trip to Bishop and a few days on the home crag. I was lamenting the inevitiable coming loss of the small gains made in finger toughness as hardened skin succumbs to our moisturizing climate here on the wet side of the mountains, when it came to me: What if I covered all the keys on my keyboard with 80 grit sandpaper? I touch type, so seeing the letters doesn't matter for me, but I imagine one could produce self stick sanpaper keycovers with letters and symbols included. The more you spray, the more you train! Everyday I am spraying to be the best Northwest face climber.

It is strange that some get all breathless comparing Saddam Hussein to Hitler, but are oddly oblivious to creeping fascism here at home. Bit by bit, like turning up the heat on a pot full of crabs, so the bulk of folks don't get alarmed until they're already cooked. I read an interesting article in Free Inquiry the other day (a secular humanist rag, for those unfamiliar or wanting to know their slant) that was based on a study of the primary historical fascist regimes. It offered a list of 14 common elements, a number of which are happening here these days. No, I won't list them now, this is Spray and people don't really want facts, and I'm not suggesting that the US is a fascist country, but trading freedom for a dubious security is not a good deal if you ask me.

Its cool she got rescued and all, but there's a bit of spin in the story. Reports from her Doctors and Father are that she has no gunshot or stab wounds. Here's a link to the CNN story should anyone want to read more. LINK Its understandable that people want a hero, and the military wants a fierce woman warrior, but fact is we don't know what really happened. I do imagine you'll have to get in line FS, I bet she's got a raft of proposals already in the mail.

So what makes you so immune to breathless panic Josh! Rational thought is well and good, but what about all those folks not capable of it? If this country was any good at statistics and probability, we'd sell a lot fewer lottery tickets. You know, the tax on those who aren't too good at math?

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I thought it was Michael Jackson

Yeah, smear may not be out of the question, but it might just be payback for Clinton. As an off topic aside, I can't believe the Republicans are whining about Democrat obstruction on judicial appointments, they wrote the book on that one under Clinton. And bear in mind, I'm not much of a Clinton fan, but not because he lied about cheating on his wife. Ahh well, thanks Trask for prodding me to dream a little. Time to go, nose, meet grindstone.

I thought I'd go ahead and give you a serious reply. I'd be satisfied if we get out with minimal casualties on both sides, Saddam Hussein dead or gone, a viable non-totalitarian Iraqi government swiftly installed, ample demonstration to the world that this was not about US profit in oil and re-construction contracts, no expansion of US ambitions for empire, no contribution to turmoil in other nations in the region, and that we follow through on promises to help Afghanistan. I'd also like the US to stop acting the 800lb gorilla, so the rest of the world is not inspired to form alliances to counter the threat of a rogue superpower. Oh, and while I'm wishing, how about a resounding and humiliating defeat for Bush in 2004, a repudiation of neo-conservative claptrap, and a resumption of respect for civil liberties. That would satisfy me.

I can't get no.

Is that you Dru? Or just someone else inspired by this site's little obsession. As anyone who's ever done battle in the alpine with the dastardly rodent knows: the snafflehound is dead, long live the snafflehound.

Re-read allison's post Robbob, I don't think she's taking it personally, she's arguing with your interpretaton. I can see your point, but it doesn't offer much comfort. If someone does something in your name that you believe is absolutely wrong, you should just shut up until they're done? I can't really come up with an analogy that isn't hysterical hyperbole, but surely you can grasp the enormity of the dilemma between being totally opposed to the reasons for this war and wanting it to be over with minimal casualties? Do I recall correctly that you were generally in favor of the invasion? That would make it much easier to be quiet.

Nope, every moderator has access to the admin section that allows banning avatars. Changing passwords, info, email address, all that stuff is up for grabs. See, we're much more moderate than you think.

Drunken paintball in the dark. Who are the paramedics in this crowd?

I just know the scene: two captains will choose up their teams and all the liberals will be left until last. I remember elementary school.

Well, I'll be the wet blanket. Here's an excerpt from Snopes.com Origins: Contrary to widespread public belief, "gerbil-stuffing" is unknown as an actual sexual practice, nor has a verified medical case of a gerbil (or other rodent) having been extracted from a patient's rectum ever been reported. (Despite the assiduousness with which doctors record unusual items removed from patients' rectums in order to write them up as illustrative cases , a medical journal article involving a gerbil removal has yet to surface.) The notion of gerbilling (not necessarily restricted to homosexuals -- the insertion of items into the rectum for purposes of autoeroticism is practiced by heterosexuals as well) appears to be pure invention, a tale fabricated to demonstrate the depravity with which "faggots" allegedly pursue sexual pleasure. If you would like more, including links to hilarious stories of real things stuffed where the sun don't shine, go here and run a search on gerbils.

I gotta say, running around the Westlake mall with some gun type thingys shooting at each other isn't a really great idea given the current level of paranoia. I mean, sounds like fun and all, but you're likely to find yourself face down on the pavement with the man's boot on your neck and several real guns pointed at you. Don't forget to take pictures and post them here.

Dru would get the reference.

Agent Cooper?

Yeah Will, you're probably right. I've never been to Joe's, and only spent an afternoon in intermittent snow playing at Big Rocks. I had a good time and was impressed by the potential, plus I always enjoy a good no-crowd experience. I hope you didn't live too close to the area where the ranchers dump all their dead cattle. "The Fleshpits" is what I recall Bob calling it. Yep, the same guy you're referring to. He's been one of my best friends since 5th grade. That would be the 68-69 academic year.

Nope, its a red meat. High in protein, low in fat. Substituting pickup trucks for llamas in the Andes has had a detrimental effect on regional nutrition. It's getting so that there are so many around now, prices are stabilizing down at per pound costs comparable to any farm animal, so its probably only a matter of time before it starts to show up on the table. Mine are closer than they know when they get out and play the "can't catch me" game.

Yeah, what DFA said. Rudolf Steiner?

I've got a backcountry dog encounter story. A number of years ago I took some friends on a llama packing trip south on the PCT from Chinook Pass. At camp, I staked out the llamas, and after dinner this dog came up, followed by his hollering owner. It was some sort of large, boxy headed, wiry haired dog, which decides to mess with one of the tethered llamas, while the owner just watches, afraid to grab his dog. I come running over as the dog chases Hannibal (the llama) from one end of the tether to the other. Realizing he wasn't going to run away, Hannibal wound up and put one back foot square in the face of the dog. It made a sound like hitting a watermelon with a sledghammer, but since llamas have soft pads and toenails rather than hooves, all it did was break a tooth and bloody it up a little. The dog however was quite done with this game and Hannibal went back to browsing. I didn't feel compelled to berate the owner, it seemed like everyone involved got the message.

I'd like to point out that AlpineK is not a moderator in Spray, but rather in the Freshiezone. Around here, he's just another combatant.