JGowans

Trask, surprisingly you never cease to amuse me with your direct put-downs. Not the most original nor witty, but just plain fucking chuckle material. Cheers to you Trask!

Edward Munch would not be amused.

Anybody been climbing in Zakopane before? I'll be there for 2 weeks in mid August and would like to hear of any info that you may have. Cheers

When the oil has been depleted and the usefulness of Iraq has long been rendered irrelevant, what will remain to remind them of past glories and great cultures that have passed through time? Surely not fleets of Mercedes Benz will attest to a once great nation's history and culture? Without art and other historical references, we have nothing to benchmark our future against nor learn from past mistakes.

1) The only English the Queen be speaking when I'm around is "Gag-lish", with many slurred consonants and drooled vowels. 2) Your linking of coprophage with male homosexuality identifys you as a fag-hating hate criminal. 3) You're a virgin every night on Capital Hill, I'm sure. Anything for a free drink, huh? LOL

1. Correction - Unless you speak the Queen's English by being part of the Commonwealth that she surveys. 2. If I am exhibit A, does that then mean that you are a bit gay in declaring yourself ready to devour me? 3. I care not to divulge my first time to a stranger.

How interesting that 1. You masticate faeces 2. You exhibit delusional tendancies such as thinking that the shit you eat would be comprised of matter capable of functioning like a human and therefore surfing the Internet. 3. This "human-like" shit also has more than a passing interest in climbing and frequents this site. Truly remarkable.

I want to know too; that, and "WERD". Is it an acronym. My daughter was able to explain "bling bling". WERD to ya mutha homes.

Hmm. I'm affronted. I spend time compiling a thoughtful response and the best you can come up with is an emoticon. You do bore me Ursa_Eagle. Perchance I shall give you another chance to redeem yourself. Should redemption not be forthcoming, may the fleas of a thousand camels infest your underpants!

I had a similar epiphany when I was 24. Chaps like Jim though are hard to see from the rarified atmosphere of the interior of a luxurious and sumptious SUV. My eyes are normally glazed over as I stare at the instrument panel and think of all the things I can do with the vastly powerful V8 engine in front of me and the second stick thingy that sits in front of my automatic stick shifter. Why, I could climb kerbs and demolish entire lines of landscaped flowerbeds in parking lots if I wished. Jim, instead would meekly have to sidle along like the rest of the commoners in the drive through lane at McDonalds. Vroom vroom, hear me roar Jim!

That is your definition of pleasure. Mine and some others around here derive a certain amount of pleasure from driving a frightfully expensive SUV knowing that most of the commoners in this world are hopeless saps that can only gaze disdainfully as we sail by in our ultra-modern ships of the asphalt. May your jalopy bring you joy Jim.

Personally speaking Ian, you are right to mock my SUV ownership in terms of 4-wheel drive obsolescence on the highway. I now see the folly of my erroneous mid-twenties choices and no longer can justify owning an SUV myself. It's not right for me but that's not to say that it isn't right for anyone. I thought it was great at the time to be 25 and own a fucking Land Rover! In fact, I still do, but I suppose it doesn't hold the same allure for me anymore. Besides, I don't have to justify my rig to anyone. Laugh on. I shall merely use my index finger to gently tap the power window button on my console to ensure all windows are closed, turn up the volume on my premium stereo (god I love the volume control thingy on the steering wheel) and listen to one of the CDs in my 6 CD changer. If it's a little chilly, I'll warm my bum up thanks to my cold climate package which is always good on the leather seats. The walnut interior can sometimes effuse an inexplicable feeling of warmth too. Being so thoroughly enthralled in my shiny SUV, your comments shall pass by in space in time and I will be completely oblivious to you SUV-haters. I just hope you are not driving a Geo Metro else I may squish you accidentally. Well, must dash chaps, I have tea to drink and crumpet to tend to.

Holy crap...divine intervention! Yes, I have considered a career, but having spent my young adult life reading Dilbert, I think I'd prefer to leave a "career" to those that truly desire one.

RobBob, I think the last thing you need to do is justify how you choose to spend your clearly hard-earned dollars to folks on this site. Fuck'em! It's your money, and your perogative on how you choose to spend that money. There's plenty of people posting here who are quick to decry your new rig but at the same time, I'm sure they've bought things in the past that others would deem luxury and superfluous to needs. Don't be so hypocrytical you wankers! If you really want to live a holier than though life, then you can start by ceasing to spend time spraying on an Internet forum and instead choose to constructively spend that time doing something else like working for homeless charities or something. It really is a case of envy for most. It's the case the world over. It's quicker and more convenient to disparage SUV owners than to simply accept that they've earned the purchasing power to afford said luxury item. It's identical to when someone gets the dream job that you wanted, or the unversity spot that you coveted, or the girlfriend you had many a wet dream over, and on, and on... For example...I am jealous that you wankers can skip up 5.11s and I'm still flailing around 5.9s. Therefore, I'll instead attack your naff choice of clothing, personal hygiene, or style in getting up the 5.11 rather than recognize that you're a better climber than me and maybe there's something I can learn from you. Well, I've mumbled on long enough now...back to work I suppose...

That actually does sound pretty cool. Sounds like you just have to be able to kayak and count further than your 10 fingers. I think I'm capable of that...

This is my buddy for tonight. I have about 8 of these bad boys in my fridge. That should get me up to the Simpsons at 6.30

Shit now I feel lame. I need to remember to brink my hip flask of Jaeger to work every Friday so I can drink it as I walk home. I have a buddy in Golden, BC whose motto is "All you need in life is whisky, weed, and Slayer." I need to remember that. If Fence_Sitter is reading this...that's perspective buddy!

Well, it was the Scottish get-together and it never took off. We were all afraid that Cavedude would show up Nah, I think we may just try to be a bit less ambitious and aim for a table at the regular pub club instead. Now I'm gasping for a few pints. I'm gonna have to leave work early...it's getting critical.

Anybody boozing it up tonight?

Similar to me. I get called "Fucking Trouble" as in "Stay away from that dickhead. He's Fucking Trouble." - Not to suggest that you and I were fornicating (fucking trouble) or anything. Hmmm.

Actually, what ARE some of the cooler jobs out there? What's the best job you ever had or aspire to?

Are there any gainfully employed folks on this board that know of some cool jobs that pay about $150K a year and one only has to work about 20 hours a week? My job sucks.

How can you say that Erik? Clinton knew he had power and used it for getting laid. That in my book is a great example for the rest of us and he therefore gets my vote as greatest living president. He'd get 2 votes if he'd only used that power to have sex with nice looking chicks instead of the fugly Lewinsky.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2938141.stm

Note to Vegetable. He mentioned 14,000ft. If I'm not mistaken, Raininer is 14,410ft. Btw, is Denali really higher than Rainier? Thanks for the info mate. I was planning on doing either Denali, Mt. Si, or a round-trip around Discovery Park this weekend. I think I'll stick to one lap of Greenlake.