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j_b, eat your vegan burgers and quit bitching. Every month there's a new list of harmful substances that are in all of our foods, and 'experts' tell us that we're all going to die tomorrow if we don't eat tofu. Might as well commit suicide, life is so dangerous to your health. Dumbass.

and you are a science student? What's that got to do with anything? Engineering, to be precise. You don't seem to understand that people are left unfulfilled by sitting in a circle, holding hands, and being peaceful. History shows that people always fight each other, no matter what. It's human nature. Peace doesn't work. Males have an urge to prove themselves, be it via drinking more than their buddies, wrestling, stealing horses (eg native americans), or war. Our instinct is to fight. To fight, one must hate. So hate cannot be eradicated.

What you don't seem to grasp is that this will not work. People hate each other, and it's not always due to logic. Religion is a case in point. People will always hate the US for some reason or another, there is no way to avoid it. NONE.

Easy, there, Ryland, don't blow a fuse. That's a bit harsh. Take another look. Most of your lazy, disrespectful teens have their adult counterparts. And some of us actually break your stereotype. Imagine that!

I somewhat disagree. As climbers, we are part of a small community. When someone in that community dies or gets hurt, it strikes closer to home than when the same happens to someone that we truly have no connection to. I have some friends who are into skiing truly nasty terrain. Hence, when I read about the skier/boarder fatalities on St. Elias, it hit home, as one of the unfortunates could have been one of my friends. Same with climbers. The guys who died on Snow Creek Wall are a prime example. I had no idea who these guys were. But one of my friends knew one of them. Could have been me, or someone I know. Due to this effect, I think most people do not offer condolences as a mindless courtesy. They mean it. As for the flame wars, I have noticed the flaming occurs usually when someone gets into trouble up there, but makes it out fine. Look at the Lambone/Glacier Peak thread. People are worried when their friends are in trouble, even if they know that person only through internet contact or common friends. As for risk, I think about the risks I take often. I don't know why I climb, as it is an unnecessary risk we choose to take. That's probably part of the attraction, but I'm not sure. Here's to life.

obviously you need to read better press if you are not aware that americans and local civilians are dying every day in iraq and afghanistan. do i need to remind you that it was supposed to be all over by now? that none of this is a surprise? where are the wmd? what about making the world safer for democracy and eliminating terrosism? when are the troops coming back? how much is this going to cost? How would you suggest handling the situation?

That's the entire point of mods....plus then he could ban everyone who disagrees with him?

That would be hilarious.

red tape? administrative oversite? or he just doesn't have to choose to use his powers? He was a mod as of two days ago.

Naw, he prolly left the competition in the dust!

Nice troll, Orca. You verbally abused me in several PMs, put me down on basis of percieved climbing ability, age, assumed sexual activity( ), etc, etc, etc. I didn't save any PMs, nor did I save the URLs of the threads where you behaved like a jackass, mainly because they were too numerous. You know what I'm talking about, don't pretend you don't.

actually ray you should comment on what you know...since you dont know me...you really dont know what goes on in my life... Commenting on what you don't know is a popular pasttime on this board, Erik...you should know, too.

I'm a large, but maybe you should send me the XL so I can sell it to cracked for an exorbitant sum. My bid is...let's see....$374.31. Going....going...MINE!

A good route.

Lummox found a girlfriend!

Why do you care?

True. We should rant against the media, then. But her website still doesn't appeal to me.

I have injured my fingers a few times at the gym (ligament sprains) and was forced to take a few months off at a time. Very frustrating. I notice I go through cycles of interest, moving from cragging to alpine to ice to skiing, redirecting my focus, but still participating in the others. Probably helps keep me from burning out. I still don't get to climb as much as I want.

"We don't need no water let the motherfucker burn, burn motherfucker, burn!"

But it also means that FRESHIEZ! are on the way, too!

Coming from a sleazeball pornographer....