Dr_Flash_Amazing

DFA will lend his support to the verbal check/double-check routine. Making this a habit of your pre-climb routine cuts down on some of the most common accident causing mistakes, like improperly hooked up belay devices or unlocked locking biners, and harness buckles and knots that aren't doubled back. Huge. It also keeps you in the habit of double-checking everything, like making sure the rope is through the chains and you're correctly attached to it before you unclip from your runners after cleaning a route. [ 10-03-2002, 04:20 PM: Message edited by: Dr Flash Amazing ]

Did your dog really leave you, troubleski?

DFA: Furthermore, the Doctor would like to clarify that his comment was about a totally random act of violence that he figured most anyone would find ridiculous, which was the point. The Doctor wasn't joking about parents beating their kids, or any number of other more realistic, serious, and likely forms of child abuse, because that shit truly isn't funny. DFA would have said what he said had we been talking about nuns, mothers, dogs, Trask, or anyone, because the idea of kicking some random person in the teeth for laughing at you is so prima facie ridiculous that it's hard to assign any serious value to it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What a fucking backpeddling cop-out. You didn't say "random person": "Also, if small children laugh at you, just kick them in the teeth..." I'd like to see you explain "a lack of serious value" in your post to a female student of mine who came to school with teeth missing because her dad punched her in the mouth. Comments like yours don't offend me, they piss me off. You're obviously more interested in being pissed off and showing DFA to be wrong than actually having a discussion here, but for some reason, the Doctor is compelled to continue trying to explain himself. Go figure. DFA's original comment, you're right, is not about a random person, but a small child. The Doctor's mention of "a random person" in the above explanation was in reference to the fact that the child in question was probably previously unknown to the tooth-kicker. You are choosing to ignore key parts of the Doctor's explanation so you can continue in your self-righteous tirade. And, the Doctor is not "back-pedaling" or copping out here. He was trying to clarify what he said, so that maybe you wouldn't be so upset. He feels that there is a very clear distinction between what he said (when children laugh at you, kick 'em in the teeth), and a serious advocation of child abuse. If, at this point, you are still unable to discern the difference here, then the Doctor is done "discussing" it with you. You can continue to trot out stories of heinous child abuse trying to make the Doctor look like a shithead, but what you are talking about and what the Doctor was joking about are not, in fact the same thing. The difference may be too subtle for you to grasp, but it's there just the same. [ 10-03-2002, 03:40 PM: Message edited by: Dr Flash Amazing ]

DFA's favorite truck is his new Subaru Legacy wagon. So far it's proved itself strong in the passing lane through the mountains, and good for hauling a bunch of lumber from Home Depot. Better gas mileage and ride than the truck, too. Subeage!

Let's try it with ducks and see: Not only is the Tonka pileup an impediment, but there's a flock of walking ducklings following mother duck southbound in the fast lane. Traffic is ducked to say the least. Oh, man, it's too good! DFA has to go pee now! [ 10-03-2002, 03:21 PM: Message edited by: Dr Flash Amazing ]

Monkey Face!

quote: Originally posted by Off White: this is supposed to be the world's funniest joke: Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn't seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy takes out his phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps: "My friend is dead! What can I do?" The operator says: "Calm down, I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead." There is a silence, then a gunshot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says: "OK, now what?" Here's the story: http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/10/03/joke.funniest/index.html

The Doctor understands what y'all are saying. DFA is not about to become hyperactively self-censoring, however, just to avoid offending one or two people once in a while. That kind of attitude, taken to it's logical extreme, would result in almost nothing being funny because it might offend someone. Talk to 20 people, and you'll surely find 20 things that most people would joke about but that each those people finds offensive. Furthermore, the Doctor would like to clarify that his comment was about a totally random act of violence that he figured most anyone would find ridiculous, which was the point. The Doctor wasn't joking about parents beating their kids, or any number of other more realistic, serious, and likely forms of child abuse, because that shit truly isn't funny. DFA would have said what he said had we been talking about nuns, mothers, dogs, Trask, or anyone, because the idea of kicking some random person in the teeth for laughing at you is so prima facie ridiculous that it's hard to assign any serious value to it. [ 10-03-2002, 03:08 PM: Message edited by: Dr Flash Amazing ]

quote: Originally posted by Greg W: Got it!!! Oooooh, her soft silky grey flanks feel good in my hand, her trigger begs to be pulled, she so...tight!! Oh Oh Oh Yeah... Lyrics from Charlton Heston's new album?

quote: Originally posted by Greg W: quote:Originally posted by Dr Flash Amazing: That'd be the one after Gen-X. Maybe the Doc makes the Gen-X cut, he's honestly not sure. Anyone know the cutoff date? The 13th (or 'X') Generation birth dates are 1961-1981, The Millenial Generation birth dates are 1982-current. Cool, thanks for the beta. Looks like DFA sits within the bounds of Generation-X, with a comfortable 5-year margin.

A guy walks into an auto parts store, and says to the guy at the counter "I'd like to get a gas cap for my Yugo." The guy at the counter thinks for a moment, and replies "OK, that sounds like a fair trade."

Trask =

*splat* *rrrribbit* *splat splat splat* *rrrribbit* *splat splat* Check your window, holmes!

quote: Originally posted by Off White: There's also the matter of context and individual personality. Anybody who is aware of DFA and his flaming left wing liberal leanings would automatically know that the lad was making a joke, whereas anyone who familiar with Trask's knee-jerk right wing scatological spew would know that he doesn't mean harm to anyone on this board and he was making a joke also. Scott'teryx on the otherhand would be obviously making a joke, and various and sundry would be compelled to tear him a new asshole for his chutzpah. Isn't life strange? You callin' the Doctor a flamer, man? You wanna get kicked in the teeth, or what?

quote: Originally posted by Greg W: Generation "Why?" Are you speaking of the Millenial generation (the one after Gen X) or the one before (wouldn't that be Baby Boomers)? Just trying to clarify. PAGE TOP, MOTHERFUCKER!!! That'd be the one after Gen-X. Maybe the Doc makes the Gen-X cut, he's honestly not sure. Anyone know the cutoff date? (Please don't make the mistake of thinking DFA actually gives a shit, though.) [ 10-03-2002, 01:52 PM: Message edited by: Dr Flash Amazing ]

quote: Originally posted by Off White: Doctor, with all due respect, thats because you are an Autocad using fool who doesn't actually have to make a living in a blue collar world. Worry about a cord on a small deck? Get into a tight dank rotting crawlspace or some overheated insulation filled ceiling cavity and thats when it really matters. Much as it shocks me to say it, GregW and Trask know what they're talking about. Re: your comment about Greg and Trask: Anyway, DFA is sure you're right, but it's irrelevant. The Doctor likes the convenience of the cordless, despite not "really" needing it. Slightly wankish? Maybe, but, as you astutely point out, that's why DFA works behind a computer (although DFA has spent time loading UPS trucks, woodworking, pumping gas, etc.). It's also why the Doctor likes All-Wheel Drive, power windows and cruise control (when they're affordable), and CD changers. Sure, you could fuck around with tire chains, leaning over to roll down the windows, keeping your foot on the gas, and switching CDs every 40 minutes (all of which the Doctor has done plenty of), but why bother if you don't have to?

quote: Originally posted by trask: DFA, do you ever have the feeling people take most of what you post the wrong way? Why is that? trollip People always take things DFA says the wrong way. The Doctor thinks it's because the world is populated with idiots. (See that right there? That was sarcasm!)

Quoth DFA: "And don't delude yourself, there is something wrong with golf. Shit, everything is wrong with golf. Golf is just wrong. Also, if small children laugh at you, just kick them in the teeth when their parents aren't looking. Little bastards." The Doctor would think that given the context of his response (deriding golf, a common source of easy laffs) and the subject matter to which he was responding, the sarcasm or at least the fact that the comment was not serious would be obvious. Perhaps if the Doctor had said "children need to be put in their place, and today's soft approach to discipline is ineffective and a leading factor in our youth population's lack of morals. There is no shame in spanking or even slapping your child in order to let them know who is in charge," that could be construed as dangerous and serious advocation of wailing on children. However, it was the Doctor's hope that something so clearly over-the-top as "kick them in the teeth when their parents aren't looking" would be readily identifiable as not serious. But DFA digresses. If you found that offensive, then the Doctor is sorry. The Doctor disagrees that there was nothing funny about what he said, and maintains that you are taking this far too seriously. There is nothing pompous about this refusal to admit wrongdoing, we simply disagree.

Fuck that, man! As a person on the cusp of generations "X" and "Why?", the Doctor finds convenience to be a key factor in any number of decisions. You wanna go fucking around with your primitive and inconvenient extension cords, be the Doctor's guest (not that the orderlies would ever let you near electricity or tools, of course). DFA will happily zip from project to project with nary a concern for outlets and such.

quote: Originally posted by ScottP: quote:Originally posted by Dr Flash Amazing: (snip of other non-funny stuff) Also, if small children laugh at you, just kick them in the teeth when their parents aren't looking. Little bastards. Advocating violence toward children is not funny, dickhead. It's an interesting coincidence that an adult recently punched a kid in the mouth and got beat to death for it. Probably why you'd do it while nobody was looking. That was blatant sarcasm, pal, so take a few deep breaths and try to relax. Big difference between advocating violence toward children and making sarcastic remarks.

Dr. Flash Amazing is working on about 9,400 of "those days." What's your gripe, son?

"Another question i would like to raise is the helmet. It looked like a bike helmet when we were climbing, but it was a Meteor climbing helmet. The helmet was destroyed. Not that it would have helped in such a fall, but don't think a climbing helmet should end up in a half dozen small pieces after a fall." It has always been the Doctor's understanding that helmets are supposed to break, or that it's not abnormal for them to. The idea being that whatever impact that would be breaking your skull breaks the helmet instead. W/r/t the Meteor being like a bike helmet, bike helmets protect skulls in high speed bicycling accidents and impacts with or caused by motor vehicles, and would likely offer adequate protection in a climbing fall. In fact, DFA recalls reading that styrofoam helmets are better for falling-type impacts than for rock fall, as small projectiles are more likely to split right through the foam (as opposed to being deflected by a harder plastic lid), whereas in a fall, the foam acts as more of a shock-absorbing/dispersing "second skull." For what it's worth; no sniping, bickering, or derision intended or implied. [ 10-03-2002, 11:38 AM: Message edited by: Dr Flash Amazing ]

quote: Originally posted by Greg W: Screwing shit, drilling holes, etc. Basic home improvement stuff and building training structures in my garage. The DeWalt uses metal gears. doesn't Ryobi use a lot of plastic/nylon internal parts? As a contractor, I understand why they buy 'em - even if they last for the length of the job, they usually disappear not long after. Get the DeWalt. DFA has the 18v DeWalt and it kicks ass all over the house. Kicks reasonably good ass in concrete, too.

From the article (italics added): "Police said they found a marijuana cigarette in Moss' car after he was arrested Sept. 24." Can't they just say "joint?"