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They did actually ban Sphinx, though.

Does it ever happen to you where a song get's stuck in your head and the melody keeps going even though you don't even like the song? In fact, you might actually detest the song. Here's an example. WARNING, if you are in the least bit suggestible stop reading here. If you do read on DO NOT THINK about this melody. Wake me up before you go-go Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo Wake me up before you go-go I don't want to miss it when you hit that high Wake me up before you go-go 'Cause I'm not plannin' on going solo Wake me up before you go-go Take me dancing tonight I wanna hit that high (yeah, yeah)

No, that's not correct. Let's put that rumor to rest.

The necklasses are to give out to the ladies in exchange for...well you know.

You look pretty buff for an old guy.

Mike, show more respect For the poor dead Bill Robbins. Despite what you think.

Oh, Necro- he's still around.

Guess where I first met Distel32? Vantage, last spring. At that stage in his career (9 months experience), I'd say he wasn't yet a confirmed boulderer. Now he is a worldly veteran avec neck beard.

Seems to me that if you know exactly which cams are needed for the route, there is little need for cams with an unusually large range. It's when you don't have the beta and you are guessing. That's when they would be really nice.

Well, not exactly. He came back as Whiskey Breath which got banned, and then as Bohanon which, in turn, was banned.

Give me a break, Luke. In the mountains holds break off all the time and no one gives it a second thought. It's all part of the game.

I made an error in an ealier post, which I have corrected. The Frogs sell for $22.50 at Pro Mountain Sports. I think they might be a good idea for that critical second clip.

Anyone ever use one of these? PMS has them for $22.50.

Don't forget to pick up some of those beaded necklaces. You'll want some of those.

speaking of thread drift, taking note of your palindromic autosig, did you know that much of the genetic material of the Y-chromosome is palindromic? It has something to do with error correction in the absence of a complimentary partner.

I was referrring more to the people listed by lummox in his first reply than to neocons in general.

The word does carry a lot of negative baggage, doesn't it? i·de·ol·o·gy ( P ) Pronunciation Key (d-l-j, d-) n. pl. i·de·ol·o·gies The body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, group, class, or culture. A set of doctrines or beliefs that form the basis of a political, economic, or other system.

Most excellent.

All of them can be characterized by a common trait, a fixed mind set. They are very close minded and are supremely confident in the correctness of their view of the world. They tend to become fixated on a few core issues and don't look at the big picture. Their mental construct of reality is best termed "belief based", that is it is not based on information and critical thinking. Most of them were spoon fed their beliefs by others.

Who cares about Al Gore anyway? He's already consigned to the dustbin of history. He blew his chance and now about all he'll ever do is work the speaking circuit.

I am really impressed to see Muffy asking technical questions. It shows she is starting to get serious about her climbing.

Yes, I did commit a brain fart. I had just read another account of an ascent of Ptarmigan Ridge by Fred Beckey and company and I confused the two accounts in my mind. Maybe I'll post that one too, although it's quite a bit longer. One observation was that in those days the Park Service required a support party on some of these climbs. You read about a support party of two hiking to high camp with the climbers and carting out their sleeping bags and other overnight gear, then meeting them at Paradise with cold beers. Where are you going to find people willing to do that these days?

Climbers have been buying their gear mail order. That's why REI doesn't carry the gear any more.

Sell what? Your virginity? Your dropped cam? What?

Is there such thing as a boulder problem with a crack? Or are they all face problems?